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This episode filled the other half hour of the CBS prime-time block along with the 2 1/2 hour airing of the final M*A*S*H episode, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen".
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First appearance of nervous customer Doug, who usually ends up running out of the diner after being hollered at by Mel.
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This episode marks the first appearance of Flo's often talked about boyfriend Bubba Norris.
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This is the only episode where it's mentioned that Mel has a brother named Louis from Brooklyn.
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Vera gets a letter for her 15th high school reunion, which would make her 33 (or 32 at the youngest), yet, two episodes ago, in "
Vera's Popcorn Romance", she was only 31.
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We learn that Vera is 31 in this episode.
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Beginning with this episode, the diner got a bit of a remodel, with new cowboy themed wallpaper replacing the old wallpaper.
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Alice wears a white orchid in her hair in this episode.
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Alice wears a pink flower in her hair in this episode.
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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.
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When Alice goes to the storeroom to call the drugstore, the clock on the wall reads "11:40". When she comes back out, it now reads "11:30".
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The phone number at Mel's Diner is mentioned in this episode as being (602) 555-3538.
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Alice wears a blue carnation in her hair in this episode.
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When Linda Lavin turns to fall backward a second time to prove Alice trusts the others, she can be seen lifting her right foot to step over the mat hidden behind the sofa to cushion her fall.
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On Saturday June 11, 2005 TV Land chose this episode to represent Alice during its "Warner Bros 50th Anniversary Marathon", celebrating the 50th anniversary of the movie studio's TV division.
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Morey Amsterdam is best known as Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show
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This is the first episode where Mel uses the phrase "stow it".
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Alice wears a pink carnation in her hair in this episode.
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Beginning with this episode, Mel's Diner went through a some changes. The back room is now the Men's room, and there's now a storeroom behind the kitchen.
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Vera has a pet canary named Percy.