by Hal Erickson
synopsis
As a rule, Valentine's Day brings out the best in everyone. However, this rule seldom applies in the special world of TV sitcoms. Take this Valentine episode of Alice, for example, in which the spirt of Dan Cupid is squashed by the fact that Alice (Linda Lavin) has quarreled with her boyfriend Mitch (Phillip R. Allen), Mel (Vic Tayback) has had a falling out with his Significant Other Marie (Victoria Carroll), and so on all down the line...