been produced. and to make things worse his mother was in the episode along with the girls-lol

this was the worst alice ep i seen so far since it's been on ION


it was explained that mel was in las vegas

I am watching this right now.

I am watching this right now.


i had to turn it off, No mel, no interest

I wonder if Vic was having health problems at that time?

been produced. and to make things worse his mother was in the episode along with the girls-lol

this was the worst alice ep i seen so far since it's been on ION


it was explained that mel was in las vegas


The worst??:lol:

it did seem to me that they used Martha Raye quite a bit in the later seasons.

The song at the end was kinda ridiculous.

Was this the episode where they sang Do ya think i'm sexy? lol

OMG this is the episode Catlover aka Monika was looking forward to watching. :rofl: I think she said she hadn't seen it or hadn't seen it in a long time. DO YA THINK I'M SEXY? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl:

OMG this is the episode Catlover aka Monika was looking forward to watching. :rofl: I think she said she hadn't seen it or hadn't seen it in a long time. DO YA THINK I'M SEXY? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl:
I know most Alice fans consider this the worst episode. You have to cover your eyes to watch it. :lol:

I know most Alice fans consider this the worst episode. You have to cover your eyes to watch it. :lol:
Oh God, I hurried up and changed the channel before my son asked me what that was all abt. :lol:

Seeing Alice dressed up like that was bad enough...seeing Mel's mother dressed like that...:eek2:

Oh God, I hurried up and changed the channel before my son asked me what that was all abt. :lol:

Seeing Alice dressed up like that was bad enough...seeing Mel's mother dressed like that...:eek2:
:rofl:

Oh God, I hurried up and changed the channel before my son asked me what that was all abt. :lol:

Seeing Alice dressed up like that was bad enough...seeing Mel's mother dressed like that...:eek2:


my eyes my eyes........they burn, they burn.......:p

my eyes my eyes........they burn, they burn.......:p
:rofl: :lol:

I am being reminded of that Exorcist scene..."It burns, it burns." :lol:

:rofl: :lol:

I am being reminded of that Exorcist scene..."It burns, it burns." :lol:


Ding Ding Ding!! Irene gets my pop culture reference :lol:

Johnny, tell her what she's won:

"Why Irene.................. IT'S A NEW CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR" :D

Ding Ding Ding!! Irene gets my pop culture reference :lol:

Johnny, tell her what she's won:

"Why Irene.................. IT'S A NEW CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR" :D
*jumping up and down...boobs hitting her face* :lol:

Glad i missed it-lol

It was by far the worst and the show was brutally going downhill. The plug should had been pulled after the 7th season. You can see Linda Lavin's energy was not there.

There was 2 of them that Mel didn't appear in. The other one was Dollars to Donuts, which was the previous episode in production code order (which was the order E! used to show them in, rather than original airdate order, which is the order ION mostly uses). Looks like that episode airs next week (March 19th) It also has Carrie in it.

The airdate order is very strange-- we see Alice with her longer permed hair and then bam, short do and then bam, once again longer hair LOL

Mel being out of that ep just showed me how important he was to the show

The airdate order is very strange-- we see Alice with her longer permed hair and then bam, short do and then bam, once again longer hair LOL
Very strange indeed. Awhile back wasn't there an episode with FLO or BELLE even though the Jolene episodes were being aired? :lol:

That was probably the week of Valentines day. They seemed to be showing episodes where people had crushes that week. One was "Love is a Free Throw", which was a 2nd season episode.

Oh ok. Thanx for that info. ^^

I wonder if Vic was having health problems at that time?vic was recovering from a heart attack at the time the ep was taped

OMG this is the episode Catlover aka Monika was looking forward to watching. :rofl: I think she said she hadn't seen it or hadn't seen it in a long time. DO YA THINK I'M SEXY? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: that ep was utterly repulsive

vic was recovering from a heart attack at the time the ep was taped


I had a feeling that it was health related.

vic was recovering from a heart attack at the time the ep was taped


how did you find this out?

how did you find this out?i remember seeing it on the news when it happened

that ep was utterly repulsive
I agree, way to destroy a song, lol

Vic Tayback has a triple bypass surgery that why he missed 2 espoide. Beth Howland and Linda Lavin are the only two actress never missed any epsoide from 1 thru 201 epsoide.

That why Vic died of massive heart attack in 1990 due to heavy smoking. Poor Phillip he was in shock when he heard that in 1990. Those two are a good buddies.

Here's the info on Vic Tayback on what was going on with him

http://www.geocities.com/classics4ever/alice/cast/tayback/vic.htm

Thanx Kool.

BTW, how hard could it have been to just NOT film the episode and wait for Vic to get back on his feet?

Thanx Kool.

BTW, how hard could it have been to just NOT film the episode and wait for Vic to get back on his feet?


The show must go on, people had bills to pay

The show must go on, people had bills to pay


But watching those two episodes just showed how MEL ws the glue that held the show together. Not seeing Mel on a ep of Alice was like not seeing

George on the Jeffersons
Fred on Sanford and Son
Nell on Gimmie a Break
jack on Three's Company

The show must go on, people had bills to pay
Nobody should have been forced to watch that do ya think I'm sexy episode. They should have handed their pay to their audience for putting on such a show. lol

But watching those two episodes just showed how MEL ws the glue that held the show together. Not seeing Mel on a ep of Alice was like not seeing

George on the Jeffersons
Fred on Sanford and Son
Nell on Gimmie a Break
jack on Three's Company


Darrin on Bewitched

Nobody should have been forced to watch that do ya think I'm sexy episode. They should have handed their pay to their audience for putting on such a show. lol
:rofl:

I agree. That episode is like the Judith Cohen episode on Good Times. puke:

But watching those two episodes just showed how MEL ws the glue that held the show together. Not seeing Mel on a ep of Alice was like not seeing

George on the Jeffersons
Fred on Sanford and Son
Nell on Gimmie a Break
jack on Three's Company

Did any of those happen besides Fred not being on Sanford and Son? I know Jack was on every episode of Three's Company (he was the only one that didn't miss an episode). Actually, in the case of Sanford and Son, one of my favorite episodes is a Grady episode, when Redd Foxx was off due to the contract dispute. The "Fred's Treasure Garden" one where there's marijuana growing in the garden, but Grady thinks it's "wild parsley".

George (Sherman Hemsley) appeared in every Jeffersons episode.

I think Nell Carter appeared in each GAB episode.

George (Sherman Hemsley) appeared in every Jeffersons episode.

I think Nell Carter appeared in each GAB episode.

I figured George was probably in every episode. I was pretty sure Nell was too (I'm the editor of the Gimme a Break guide over at tv.com, and had watched just about every episode while I was working on it.) She was even on the two "spinoff" episodes where they tested spinoff shows ("Nell and the Kid", and "The Center")

So, I guess Solomon is correct in comparing Mel to these other characters on other shows. Albeit, Sherman Hemsley or Nell Carter NOT being in an episode of each of their shows, would be crazy, since they were the stars, but Mel was a star of ALICE, the show had the obvious star, but the remaining 3 were also stars. When Polly Holliday played Flo, she was in each and every episode, as was the character Vera, Jolene and even Belle. So why when Vic became sick would they even try and carry out an episode without him? I find that kinda rude. I mean, we weren't there, maybe Vic wanted them to go ahead and pursue filming the show, but as a producer, I would have said NO. I would have waited it out. There have been times when shows stalled production when someone became sick. That is why there is unemployment insurance, to cover the times when work is not available. Besides, these people had contracts, it wasn't like they were getting paid weekly like normal people.

Nobody should have been forced to watch that do ya think I'm sexy episode. They should have handed their pay to their audience for putting on such a show. lol
:clap AMEN TO THAT!!

:rofl: :rofl:

Nobody should have been forced to watch that do ya think I'm sexy episode. They should have handed their pay to their audience for putting on such a show. lol

Seeing Linda Lavin in that aerobics gone disco outfit was sight enough--seeing Martha Raye in that was life scarring! :eek:

Seeing Linda Lavin in that aerobics gone disco outfit was sight enough--seeing Martha Raye in that was life scarring! :eek:
:eek: That it was. :brent

One of the worst sitcom episodes EVER!!!!! :crazy: It is right up there with the Judith Cohen story on Good Times. :eek:

:eek: That it was. :brent

One of the worst sitcom episodes EVER!!!!! :crazy: It is right up there with the Judith Cohen story on Good Times. :eek:
I can never hear or even think of that song anymore without thinking about this episode. :eek: :lol:

I can never hear or even think of that song anymore without thinking about this episode. :eek: :lol:
Which song? Send in the Clowns (Good Times) or Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Alice) :lol:

Which song? Send in the Clowns (Good Times) or Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Alice) :lol:
Both! :eek: :rofl:

Both! :eek: :rofl:
Same here. :rofl:

Same here. :rofl:
:rofl:

Which song? Send in the Clowns (Good Times) or Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Alice) :lol:


For me, it would be "Do you think I'm sexy". LOL. I will leave it there. :o

For me, it would be "Do you think I'm sexy". LOL. I will leave it there. :o
:lol:

I think that episode of ALICE should be removed and burned for eternity.

Which song? Send in the Clowns (Good Times) or Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Alice) :lol:
I own the first two seasons of The Muppet Show on DVD, and one episode has guest Judy Collins singing Send in the Clowns. Guess what I thought of while that performance was going on. :rolleyes: :o :rofl:

:lol:

I think that episode of ALICE should be removed and burned for eternity.


You mean those who are burning for eternity will have that episode played over and over :lol:

You mean those who are burning for eternity will have that episode played over and over :lol:
Yes! :lol: And the Judith Cohen episode as well. ;)

Let's see...any other episodes we can add to the mix?

Yes! :lol: And the Judith Cohen episode as well. ;)

Let's see...any other episodes we can add to the mix?
Let's add the Jermaine Jackson ep of Facts of Life...hands down one of the most painful half-hours in sitcom history.

Let's add the Jermaine Jackson ep of Facts of Life...hands down one of the most painful half-hours in sitcom history.
AMEN SISTER, AMEN. :clap:

Let's add the Jermaine Jackson ep of Facts of Life...hands down one of the most painful half-hours in sitcom history.


Let's all go to a payphone and hyperventilate! :brent

Let's all go to a payphone and hyperventilate! :brent
:rofl:

Let me add any of the A Different World episodes featuring Lisa Bonet.

Let's all go to a payphone and hyperventilate! :brent
You said it, my friend. :nod:

Seeing her hypervenilate AND having that bowl haircut did not help her any. I'm sorry. :crazy:

Seeing her hypervenilate AND having that bowl haircut did not help her any. I'm sorry. :crazy:
No, it didn't...sorry, Solomon. :lol:

how about we add that 70s musical ep of that 70s show and also not sure of the taitle but the happy days ep where they sing immigration blues and think positave

That Happy Days episode felt like a forced history lesson :lol:

how about we add that 70s musical ep of that 70s show and also not sure of the taitle but the happy days ep where they sing immigration blues and think positave
Good ones!!!!

Let me add the stupid Happy Days episode abt Potsie singing, "Pump your blood" for that episode where he fails a biology test. :rolleyes:

Good ones!!!!

Let me add the stupid Happy Days episode abt Potsie singing, "Pump your blood" for that episode where he fails a biology test. :rolleyes:


awwwwwww, I actually like that song :(

awwwwwww, I actually like that song :(
:faint:


I remember hearing it last year in a commercial. I was :eek:

Vic Tayback has a triple bypass surgery that why he missed 2 espoide. Beth Howland and Linda Lavin are the only two actress never missed any epsoide from 1 thru 201 epsoide.

That why Vic died of massive heart attack in 1990 due to heavy smoking. Poor Phillip he was in shock when he heard that in 1990. Those two are a good buddies.

Wow, only missed two episodes after a triple bypass? Impressive.

been produced. and to make things worse his mother was in the episode along with the girls-lol

this was the worst alice ep i seen so far since it's been on ION


it was explained that mel was in las vegas

Mel was the character that made the show worthwhile. I am kind of glad he wasn't in this episode since it was such a bad one. However, he was in the the robot waitress one, which ranks among the worst in my opinion.

Mel was the character that made the show worthwhile. I am kind of glad he wasn't in this episode since it was such a bad one. However, he was in the the robot waitress one, which ranks among the worst in my opinion.
A robot episode??? :eek: Was that made around the same time the Dukes of Hazzard had Robot P. Coltrane??? Good grief!!

A robot episode??? :eek: Was that made around the same time the Dukes of Hazzard had Robot P. Coltrane??? Good grief!!

Yes, the robot was even similar in appearance. When robots make a guest spot, it's time to starting thinking about a "series finale".

Yes, the robot was even similar in appearance. When robots make a guest spot, it's time to starting thinking about a "series finale".
You said it, my friend. :eek: