Alice and Flo were best friends. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Jimmie Joe fell madly in love with Alice in the episode of "Alice", "Love Me, Love My Horse". young man. Peerl Medical Abbreviation, "Alice" cast from left to right: Polly Holliday as "Flo" Florence Jean Castleberry; Vic Tayback as diner owner Mel Sharples; Philip McKeon as Alice's son Tommy; Linda Lavin as Alice Hyatt; and Beth Howland as Vera Louise Gorman on Jan. 1, 1979. Pickling Lime Lowes, Search Sitcoms Online: