I'm reading in Sports Illustrated about how breakdancing (or 'breaking', as they try to call it nowadays) is an Olympic sport this year and how prevalent it was back in the '80s and they mention Alice had a breakdancing episode.

How'd that work?

I'm reading in Sports Illustrated about how breakdancing (or 'breaking', as they try to call it nowadays) is an Olympic sport this year and how prevalent it was back in the '80s and they mention Alice had a breakdancing episode.

How'd that work?

Yes during the last season of Alice it was a episode called Footloose Mel featuring...........................RERUN from What's Happening:lol:

Yes during the last season of Alice it was a episode called Footloose Mel featuring...........................RERUN from What's Happening:lol:

Do you remember the plot? I’m guessing a dance team comes in the diner and somehow puts on a show. Am I close?

Do you remember the plot? I’m guessing a dance team comes in the diner and somehow puts on a show. Am I close?
If my memory is correct, Mel throws them out because they are dressed like hoodlums. They all wore that loud 80s crap with spiked jewelry, bandanas, etc. There is an extensive dance routine in the alley in the back of the diner. But somehow they are invited to dance inside the diner. I cant recall for what though. It draws a big crowd and even Alice gets into the break dancing. Its so silly that its sort of funny in a good way.

Do you remember the plot? I’m guessing a dance team comes in the diner and somehow puts on a show. Am I close?

Bunch of hoodlums coming to mel's diner to chill and eat:lol:

I remember a scene with the breakdancing group in the alley. Something happened that led them to start chanting "The jerk! The jerk! The nerdy kid!" It was pretty corny.

OMG !! LOL !!

I have no idea why I have never seen this episode before? I thought I had seen every Alice episode ?! Or if I did see this , not recently ? I think I would remember this!? :D

One that comes close to being completely goofy and corny was when Jay Leno and Horshak guest starred as Outlaw motorcycle Bikers who kidnapped Alice ! Those two were SO NOT scary ! Very unbelievable as Biker gang tough guys! :rolleyes:It was hilarious!:happyface:D

OMG !! LOL !!

I have no idea why I have never seen this episode before? I thought I had seen every Alice episode ?! Or if I did see this , not recently ? I think I would remember this!? :D

One that comes close to being completely goofy and corny was when Jay Leno and Horshak guest starred as Outlaw motorcycle Bikers who kidnapped Alice ! Those two were SO NOT scary ! Very unbelievable as Biker gang tough guys! :rolleyes:It was hilarious!:happyface:D

It was during the last season and Rerun and his hoodlums friends came to Mel's looking to chill lol

It was during the last season and Rerun and his hoodlums friends came to Mel's looking to chill lol

OMG ! How funny ! I've got to see this! Like I said before , I can't believe I haven't seen it already !?

And like Jay Leno and Arnold Horshak , I can't picture Rerun as a hoodlum ! :crazy::D

OMG ! How funny ! I've got to see this! Like I said before , I can't believe I haven't seen it already !?

And like Jay Leno and Arnold Horshak , I can't picture Rerun as a hoodlum ! :crazy::D

here is a small clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbyX5Rm2LNM

here is a small clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbyX5Rm2LNM

How cool! Even Mel started dancing ! :D

How cool! Even Mel started dancing ! :D

Do you have any of the Alice DVD's? I said I will start buying them in August since the complete series release is never going to come out

Do you have any of the Alice DVD's? I said I will start buying them in August since the complete series release is never going to come out

No. I never got any Alice DVD's as much as I like that show I should have. I always just watched it on the TV channels.

No. I never got any Alice DVD's as much as I like that show I should have. I always just watched it on the TV channels.

Just never understood why show is treated show bad. Not available on streaming, no complete series set on DVD and ****** timeslots in syndication:lol:

Just never understood why show is treated show bad. Not available on streaming, no complete series set on DVD and ****** timeslots in syndication:lol:

Yeah, that's true. Alice was a really popular , long running show! ;)

I don't understand why the series is unavailable for streaming and the full series DVD release.

I don't understand why the series is unavailable for streaming and the full series DVD release.

Thats why I gave up and will just buy the DVD

Ratings were down. McKeon wasn't on the show much anymore. The cast was getting older.

This episode screamed of CBS wanting an episode to bring in younger viewers.

Ratings were down. McKeon wasn't on the show much anymore. The cast was getting older.

This episode screamed of CBS wanting an episode to bring in younger viewers.

Actually the ratings wasnt down, it was still in top 20. This is from a dec 28 1984 article

Alice was one of CBS top 20 shows, but still one of the lowest rated shows of the season, It hadn't been top 20 since 1982:

http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2020/03/1984-85-ratings-history.html