Andrea Aal

After Mel refuses to listen to Alice's ideas on improving working conditions, she quits her job at the diner and is promptly replaced by Blanche, a prototype food-service robot, whose charm and efficiency impress the customers.

Vera (BETH HOWLAND) winds up in the hospital after trying to save some baby birds, and the rest of the Mel's Diner crew learn that bandages can cover up a lot of things--including Vera.