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seventies_sitcoms · 07-23-2005, 02:35 PM

I think Mel's Diner was destroyed twice on the show. One of times was when Flo drives her boyfriend's Mack truck through the front, and the other time was when a wrecking ball went through the front. Didn't everything go back to being the same when they rebuilt the set like props and stuff? Maybe Mel didn't have insurance to get a new front built and new furniture and booths. LOL!

I always thought they rebuilt the set to exactly same. If they wanted to be authentic they would've brought in new props.

Wasn't the diner different in the pilot episode? It had a lot of western stuff in it.

71dude · 07-23-2005, 09:25 PM

Also a tree falls through the diner, and a hot-air balloon crashes through the roof.

seventies_sitcoms · 07-24-2005, 01:12 AM

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Also a tree falls through the diner, and a hot-air balloon crashes through the roof.

I might remember the tree, but I can't remember a hot-air balloon. Wrecking the diner must've been a popular storyline on the show.

tito · 07-08-2006, 08:19 PM

There was also an episode (don't remember the name) when this guy wanted to talk to Flo, but they locked him out of the diner. He had a group of strong men with him & they actually picked the front of the diner up so he could get inside & see her. At the end, Mel was like 'can you put my diner down, please?'

alicefan4vr · 07-09-2006, 05:03 AM

LOL! I was going to mention that one too - but the group of men were there to see JOLENE.

There was ALSO the time Mel left Vera in charge and although the structure was left intact, in the end, the tables were all overturned, the kitchen had caught fire, and the sprinklers had come on and destroyed everything.

Poor diner - but so resilient.

FredScuttle · 07-09-2006, 11:17 AM

There was also one where they thought there was buried treasure
in the diner, and started digging holes in the floor in the storeroom.
Granted they didn't destroy a wall or ceiling like in the other episodes.

magellan333 · 07-09-2006, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tito

There was also an episode (don't remember the name) when this guy wanted to talk to Flo, but they locked him out of the diner. He had a group of strong men with him & they actually picked the front of the diner up so he could get inside & see her. At the end, Mel was like 'can you put my diner down, please?'

You have got to be kidding?? How ridiculous? Surely this was an episode of some long forgotten spinoff like, "Alice: The Animated Adventures". That is just STUPID.

FredScuttle · 07-13-2006, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by magellan333

You have got to be kidding?? How ridiculous? Surely this was an episode of some long forgotten spinoff like, "Alice: The Animated Adventures". That is just STUPID.

Nope, it definitely was a real episode. Except it wasn't Flo, it was Jolene. If it's the one I'm thinking of, it should be from season 7, "Jolene and the Night Watchman". A muscle-bound watchman falls for Jolene. It has a bunch of guys with names like "Ox" and "Moose" and "Bull" as guests, so I'm guessing those are the guys that helped lift the diner wall. I do remember it as an episode, so he's not making it up

Just not 100% sure if it's that one or not, without hunting my tapes down and looking for it.

Ireneparalegal · 07-13-2006, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FredScuttle

There was also one where they thought there was buried treasure
in the diner, and started digging holes in the floor in the storeroom.
Granted they didn't destroy a wall or ceiling like in the other episodes.

I remember that one so well.

I too found it strange that the diner was always back to it's original "shape".

Scoobiedoo30 · 07-22-2006, 11:00 AM

The only episode I remembered is when fis The Wrecking Ball Episode

07-23-2005, 02:35 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	The times when the diner gets destroyed? I think Mel's Diner was destroyed twice on the show. One of times was when Flo drives her boyfriend's Mack truck through the front, and the other time was when a wrecking ball went through the front. Didn't everything go back to being the same when they rebuilt the set like props and stuff? Maybe Mel didn't have insurance to get a new front built and new furniture and booths. LOL! I always thought they rebuilt the set to exactly same. If they wanted to be authentic they would've brought in new props. Wasn't the diner different in the pilot episode? It had a lot of western stuff in it.

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tito Survey Says! Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 129	There was also an episode (don't remember the name) when this guy wanted to talk to Flo, but they locked him out of the diner. He had a group of strong men with him & they actually picked the front of the diner up so he could get inside & see her. At the end, Mel was like 'can you put my diner down, please?'
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07-23-2005, 09:25 PM	#2
71dude Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 116	Also a tree falls through the diner, and a hot-air balloon crashes through the roof.

07-09-2006, 05:03 AM	#5
alicefan4vr Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 29, 2005 Posts: 10	LOL! I was going to mention that one too - but the group of men were there to see JOLENE. There was ALSO the time Mel left Vera in charge and although the structure was left intact, in the end, the tables were all overturned, the kitchen had caught fire, and the sprinklers had come on and destroyed everything. Poor diner - but so resilient.

07-09-2006, 11:17 AM	#6
FredScuttle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 31, 2005 Posts: 477	There was also one where they thought there was buried treasure in the diner, and started digging holes in the floor in the storeroom. Granted they didn't destroy a wall or ceiling like in the other episodes.