Once again a silly title hides a truly excellent episode. Working as a bartender at a disco, David recognizes the joint's teen dancing star as Alice, who he knew as a little girl. Seems she's been running away from home ever since the last time David saw her - when her father died - and her mother's not dealing with the problem.
There's a lot being explored here: runaways, alcoholism, lost innocence. It's all confronted effectively, with minimal After School Special pontificating. Donna Wilkes is perfect for her role, falling somewhere between cute girlhood and sexy womanhood, and playing the intense hostility of a teenage runaway alcoholic while maintaining the viewer's compassion. David wants to help her, and you root for him all the way.
One of the best surprises of the episode is Louie, Alice's dancing partner and boyfriend. He's not good to Alice at all; he's insensitive, jealous, occasionally cruel, and gives less than zero support for her when she tries to give up alcohol. Yet the ep doesn't play him as a straight-up villain. Indeed, it goes out of its way to inform us of how much more important his dance contests with Alice are to him than they are to her. It's a poignant warning that you don't have to have villainous motives to treat other people like dirt.
To top it off, there's a good dose of McGee in here, and Alice's frequent quoting of Alice in Wonderland actually works for some odd reason. This one doesn't hit quite all of the right notes, but it's consistently moving and entertaining.