Linda Lavin stars as Alice Hyatt, a newly widowed mother, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and works as a waitress, determined to make it on her own and somehow manage to keep smiling.

When Mel (Vic Tayback) decides to go fishing with an old college buddy who turns out to be a handsome football player, Alice (Linda Lavin) decides it's time to get back in the game of love.

Alice (Linda Lavin) makes quite an impression after a one-night singing engagement in a local nightclub.

Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin) is plagued by obscene phone calls and reluctantly becomes a pistol-packing mama.

While Mel is on vacation, Alice (Linda Lavin) takes charge of the diner and almost succeeds in burying the business.