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Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearances on The Love Boat (1977–1987).
Alice took a job at Mel's because her car broke down when she and Tommy reached Phoenix on the way to Los Angeles. Mel was a widower, having been married to a woman named Ruby; hence the restaurant's name, "Mel & Ruby's Cafe." Mel was a middle-aged bachelor. Alice and Tommy live in a nearby motel while she works at Mel's.
Season and series finale: Vera announces she's pregnant as husband Elliot gets promoted to police detective, Jolene decides to open a beauty shop, and Alice sets off to be a singer. Mel is offered a bundle from a land developer to sell the diner and he decides to jump at the chance, even though Mel's Diner will be demolished.
In Socorro, New Mexico, Alice Hyatt's husband, Donald, a Coca-Cola delivery driver, is killed on the job in a traffic accident. A former singer, Alice sells most of her belongings, intending to take her son, Tommy, to her childhood home of Monterey, California, where she hopes to pursue the singing career she abandoned when she married Donald.
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS, during which a total of 202 episodes were produced spanning nine seasons. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore .
Beth Howland as Vera, Linda Lavin as Alice, and Polly Holliday as Flo on Alice (1976) She left Barney Miller to star in the lead role in Alice, which was a sitcom success that ran from 1976 to 1985 thru the CBS network. The series was based on the Martin Scorsese–directed Ellen Burstyn film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Lavin portrayed ...
She remained on Alice throughout its nine seasons. After the sitcom ended in 1985, Howland went into semi-retirement. After the sitcom ended in 1985, Howland went into semi-retirement. She made occasional guest appearances in shows including Murder, She Wrote , Chicken Soup for the Soul , Sabrina the Teenage Witch , and The Tick . [ 11 ]
Mel comes to work one day and is surprised to find his mother Carrie has come to town for another visit. She quickly takes over the diner and starts running the kitchen herself. 112