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For Whom the Belle Toils

Episode Number: 91    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Sunday March 2, 1980    Prod Code: 166949
Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as "one of the best waitresses I've ever had." However, Belle is now aiming for lusher pastures as a country-music writer.

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Writer: Vic Rauseo, Linda Morris
Director: Marc Daniels
Star: Linda Lavin (Alice Hyatt),  Diane Ladd (Belle Dupree (1980-1981)),  Beth Howland (Vera Louise Gorman),  Vic Tayback (Mel Sharples),  Philip McKeon (Tommy Hyatt)
Recurring Role: Ted Gehring (Charlie),  Victoria Carroll (Marie)
Guest Star: Hugh Gillin (Slade),  Howard Mann (Customer)

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New cast member Dianne Ladd (Belle) played the part of Florence Jean Castleberry in the 1974 film, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore in which the series is based on. (edit)

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The title of this episode is an allusion to the novel and subsequent movie titled, For Whom the Bell Tolls. The novel was written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1940. The movie was released in 1943. (edit)
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