Alice is an American television
sitcom that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on
CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars
Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner in a suburb of
Phoenix,
Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at
Mel's Diner, where Alice is employed.