Alice: Florence of Arabia
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Florence of Arabia
- 40.
- Season: 2
- Episode: 16
- First Aired: 2/19/1978
- Prod Code: 166680
Flo is excited about her latest boyfriend, Ben, because he has been wining and dining her and has begun lavishing her with expensive gifts. First she gets a fur coat and then he presents her with a diamond ring. Alice is excited for Flo but she is in for a shock when she meets Ben, who turns out to be a rich Arab who admits to her that he intends to make Flo his fourth wife and have her join his harem. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Tom Whedon
- Director:
- Kim Friedman
- Stars:
- Linda Lavin (Alice Hyatt)
- Polly Holliday (Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry (1976-1980))
- Vic Tayback (Mel Sharples)
- Beth Howland (Vera Louise Gorman)
- Guest Star:
- George Loros (Turhan)
- Richard Libertini (Ben)
- When Mel cuts the glass with Flo's diamond ring, you can see the glass is already pre-cut, and his oval cutting motion is quite a bit larger than the actual glass that falls out. edit »
- Philip McKeon does not appear in this episode. edit »
- The title of this episode is an allusion to the novel, Lawrence of Arabia. It was written by the British author T. E. Lawrence.
It was made into an award-winning movie. Lawrence of Arabia was released in 1962 and starred Peter O'Toole in the title role.
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