Surprising Stories from the Set of the Sitcom Alice

Premiering in 1976 and running until 1985, Alice logged nine seasons on CBS. That longevity made it one of the longer-running sitcoms centered on a working single mother during the era of Second Wave Feminism.

While other socially conscious ’70s comedies came and went, Alice kept serving coffee and independence week after week. Through cast changes, spin-offs, and shifting TV trends, it endured. For a show about starting over, that kind of staying power feels especially fitting.