Alice (TV Series) Characters - Mel Sharples, Vera Louise Gorman-Novak, Alice Hyatt, Carrie Sharples, Florence Jean Castleberry, Belle Dupree (Paperback)

Chapters: Mel Sharples, Vera Louise Gorman-Novak, Alice Hyatt, Carrie Sharples, Florence Jean Castleberry, Belle Dupree, Jolene Hunnicutt, Tommy Hyatt. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Melvin Emory Sharples (commonly known as Mel) is a fictional character in the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and the television sitcom series, Alice. The character was played by the late Vic Tayback, who reprised his movie role for the television show. Melvin Emory Sharples was born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. After a stint in the United States Navy, where he served primarily as a cook, he opened a diner on 1130 Bush Highway in Phoenix, Arizona, and called it Mel's Diner. (In a first season episode, it was stated to have been on 4th Street, in Phoenix, but in later seasons, it was generally accepted to have been located at 1130 Bush Highway.) He was known for wearing a grease spattered T-shirt and a sailor cap beanie when he was cooking and often also wielded a spatula. The diner was best known for its 14 oz. cup of coffee, as its sign showed, and "Mel's Famous Chili." Although the diner established a loyal clientele, most notably Henry Beesmeyer, the running joke was that his food was awful. Also, at some points, Mel could be incredibly stupid and somewhat ignorant. Mel's frequent and numerous rivals in the restaurant business included Barney's Burger Barn and Benny's Beanery, where the food was usually better. Mel has always had three waitresses working at the diner. His longest-employed waitress was rambunctious Florence Jean Castleberry, better known as Flo; Vera Louise Gorman-Novak, a shy, nervous woman from Boston; and New Jersey born Alice Hyatt. After Flo moved back to Cowtown, Belle Dupree, a waitress he knew from when he first worked in r...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=376478