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Alice

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TV Series

The Resume

    (August 31, 1976-July 2, 1985)
    Aired on CBS
    Linda Lavin as Alice Hyatt
    Philip McKeon as Tommy Hyatt
    Polly Holliday as Flo Castleberry (1976-80)
    Vic Tayback as Mel Sharples
    Beth Howland as Vera Gorman
    Diane Ladd as Belle Dupree (1980-81)
    Celia Weston as Jolene Hunnicutt (1981-85)
    Set in Phoenix, Arizona
    Premise: A widowed single mom works as a waitress while hoping to launch a singing career
    Based on the film 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (1974)

Why Alice might be annoying:

    It turned an Oscar-winning Martin Scorsese film into an excuse to yell 'Kiss my grits!'
    Tayback was the only actor from the film to reprise his role in the series.
    Lavin recorded different versions of the theme song each season.
    Holliday left for an unsuccessful spin-off, 'Flo.'
    The waitresses were always getting fired and eventually rehired, even though Phoenix would seem to be large enough to offer alternative restaurants to work at.

Why Alice might not be annoying:

    Ladd, who played Flo in the movie, replaced her in the series.
    Jolene was a distant relative of Boss Hogg from The Dukes of Hazard.
    It won a Golden Globe for best comedy (1980).
    Alice was named Favorite Working Mom at the TV Land Awards (2007).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 50.0% Annoying