"Kiss My Grits!"

Flo's catchphrase, "Kiss my grits!" enjoyed widespread popularity at the time the character appeared on the television sitcom Alice. The sitcom Alice sitcom ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. According to Polly Holliday, the line was originally written as, "Kiss my honeydew!", but did not get any laughs. Since her portrayal of Flo, Polly Holliday has refused to repeat her famous "grits" line. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.