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Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series, and More) (hardback)
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781629334271
Publisher: Bearmanor Media
Published: Sep 1 2019
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series, and More) takes you behind the scenes of one of television's most beloved sitcoms. It all started with Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Learn how the movie and series were developed, peruse the fact-filled episode log, and test your Alice trivia knowledge with a fan quiz featuring over 120 questions.
The book also includes:
Insights from David Silverman (writer for Alice); Christopher Tayback, son of Vic Tayback (Mel in Alice); Lucy Lee Flippin (Fran in Flo); and others
Cast and crew bios
A collection of favorite character sayings, such as Kiss my grits, Stow it, and When donkeys fly
Memorable foods from Mel's Diner, like Carrie's wonderful lemon pudding and the secret recipe for Mel's famous chili
A guide to the spin-off series Flo
Come laugh at all the hilarious situations Alice and her friends get entangled in while learning about a true comedy classic.
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