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Alice (Sitcom): Alice Hyatt
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Alice is an American television situation comedy Starring Linda Lavin as Alice Hyatt a widowed mother with a teenage son, Tommy (Philip McKeon). After her husband died in an accident, Alice decided to move from New Jersey to Hollywood California and fulfill her dream of becomming a singer. But Alice's car breaks down in Arizona on the way to Hollywood, forcing for to take a job at Mel's Diner where she worked alongside Mel Sharples (Vic Tayback), the grouchy owner, and fellow waitresses Flo (Polly Holliday) and Vera (Beth Howland).
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Alice Hyatt is a fictional character in the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and in the subsequent television remake Alice. In the movie, she was played by Ellen Burstyn, who won an Academy Award for the role. In the television series, Alice was played by actress and singer Linda Lavin.
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When this comedy premiered in 1976, it was the story of a recently widowed aspiring singer with a very precocious 12-year-old son. Alice Hyatt had moved from her home in New Jersey to look for work in Phoenix. While attempting to find a singing job, she kept her household together by working as waitress at Mel's Diner. The two other waitresses at Mel's provided quite a contrast. Flo, the old hand, was lusty, outspoken and crude (her favorite expression was "Kiss my grits"), but had difficulty hiding a soft heart. Vera, on the other hand, was young, impressionable, and rather quiet. Mel Sharples, the owner of the diner, was ... its cook and the creator of Mel's Famous Chili, which was so popular in the area that it (along with fun-loving Flo) attracted a loyal and regular clientele.
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Along the way, Alice Hyatt made friends, and even Mel became a needed father figure for Tommy, although some of his shenanigans met with some disapproval from Alice. She ... got along well with Mel's mother, Carrie. Carrie often greeted Alice with the line, "You little Dickens you!" which was her sign of affection for Alice.
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Alice was first seen in August of 1976 but was based on the 1975 film, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore starring Ellen Burstyn and centering around Alice Hyatt. The television series had Linda Lavin starring as Alice. After her husband, Donald, was killed in a truck accident, Alice Hyatt and her 12-year-old son, Tommy, moved out of their home in New Jersey and headed for Hollywood. The other two waitresses, in the beginning were Flo and Vera. Flo was the man-hungry southern belle, who's favorite saying was "Kiss My Grits." The other waitress, Vera, was shy and quiet and somewhat, as Mel put it, "dingy."
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After her husband is killed in a trucking accident, Alice Hyatt packs up the car and, with her son Tommy, heads to Hollywood dreaming of a singing career. Her car breaks down in Phoenix, Ariz.... forcing her to take a job at Mel's Diner, a greasy spoon where gruff owner Mel Sharples barks ord…more
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