Douglas Robinson

Mel comes to work one day and is surprised to find his mother Carrie has come to town for another visit. She quickly takes over the diner and starts running the kitchen herself.

The staff is trapped in the diner with two guard dogs.

Alice almost loses her job when Tommy gives Mel some marketing tips.

Vera is finally able to pay for her pet parrot, Birdie. When Birdie imitates everything Mel says, Mel yells and the parrot dies.

A cross-country trucker's former partner gets a waitressing job at the diner.

To keep up with a competitor, Mel runs a contest offering a $3,000 prize.