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Mel's Christmas Carol

Mel's Christmas Carol

1981TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-PG
Comedy
6.7
IMDB Rating
72 votes

On Christmas Eve Mel is haunted by a former partner after he fires the waitresses.

Director
Marc Daniels
Writers
Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
Stars
Linda Lavin, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland
Release Date
December 20, 1981
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin
as Alice Hyatt
Vic Tayback
Vic Tayback
as Mel Sharples
Beth Howland
Beth Howland
as Vera Louise Gorman
Philip McKeon
Philip McKeon
as Tommy Hyatt
Celia Weston
Celia Weston
as Jolene Hunnicutt
Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford
as Jake
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
as Henry

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Stage 3, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros. Television

🏷️ Keywords

christmas episodechristmasscroogegetting firedchristmas holiday

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Classic TV Xmas Top Ten Worst - Ep #2
by kgraovac2023-12-21
3/10

"The waitresses walk off the job after Mel tries making them work til midnight on Xmas Eve. He then is haunted by the ghost of his old business partner, who tells Mel what fate awaits him for his Scrooge-like ways. This is the worst of the four ALICE Xmas episodes. Jack Gilford is completely wasted as the ghost of Mel's old idol Jake Farley. All he does is basically tell Mel he is doomed unless he changes his ways. We don't even get a glimpse into Xmas future or anything like that. Just some cheap videotape-era "special effects". The best I can say is that the diner set lo..."

💡 Did You Know?

Vic Tayback and Jack Gilford died within one week of each other.

📖 Synopsis

On Christmas Eve Mel is haunted by a former partner after he fires the waitresses.