THE HONEYMOONERS - Jackie Gleason

[ekmanning5]

Originally Posted by JHS2RT

Steven Foster

Of course he did. I was referring to the episode ; $99,000 Answer.

[Tapehead47]

Originally Posted by ekmanning5

Of course he did. I was referring to the episode ; $99,000 Answer.

That's the one where they were on a "$64,000" quiz show and Ralph ignored Norton's suggestions.

Where's my $99,000?

Rick

[JHS2RT]

Originally Posted by analogdigit

best sitcom ever! I watch them every night on channel 23 in chicago. My top five episodes in order:

1. Better living through tv - it's zipping the modern way! Ha! Ha!
2. Tv or not tv - heads you win, tails you lose.
3. Alice and the blonde - if he keeps this up, he's going to be a buried treasure!
4. The maid - the chubby one is going to be trouble.
5. Dial j for janitor - eureka, my garbage can is full!

Great Lines --- Thanks

[Mystic]

There is a sadness to the struggle of the families and ancillary characters depicted in The Honeymooners, especially Gleason's hapless Ralph, that I have always found very moving, even as a young boy of, what, 7-8 years old. The only show I've seen that comes even close to rivaling the class struggle and personal despair presented in The Honeymooners is, in my opinion, Roseanne. Let the flaming ensue.

[outshined]

Originally Posted by Mystic

There is a sadness to the struggle of the families and ancillary characters depicted in The Honeymooners, especially Gleason's hapless Ralph, that I have always found very moving, even as a young boy of, what, 7-8 years old. The only show I've seen that comes even close to rivaling the class struggle and personal despair presented in The Honeymooners is, in my opinion, Roseanne. Let the flaming ensue.

I second Roseanne.

A somewhat deeper show than given credit for. And funny as hell, to boot.

[Mystic]

Originally Posted by outshined

I second Roseanne.

A somewhat deeper show than given credit for. And funny as hell, to boot.

Oh yes, wayyyy deeper than it is credited. But, Roseanne herself is, um, polarizing (to say the least), which prevents many from being able to make an unbiased assessment & evaluation of series' merits. Not unlike Gleason, from what I have read in the critical literature of the period.

[JHS2RT]

The Honeymooners is, in my opinion, Roseanne
NO WAY IN HELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SOTA]

Originally Posted by JHS2RT

The Honeymooners is, in my opinion, Roseanne
NO WAY IN HELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pound for pound, The Honeymooners was far funnier and original to boot!

J.R.

[JHS2RT]

Originally Posted by Mystic

There is a sadness to the struggle of the families and ancillary characters depicted in The Honeymooners, especially Gleason's hapless Ralph, that I have always found very moving, even as a young boy of, what, 7-8 years old. The only show I've seen that comes even close to rivaling the class struggle and personal despair presented in The Honeymooners is, in my opinion, Roseanne. Let the flaming ensue.

ROSEANNE --------- NO WAY !!! That show was the pits and was not funny at all. The worst show depicting family life. DOES NOT HOLD A CANDLE TO THE HONEYMOONERS !!!!
James

[Brian]

Topper
The Burns and Allen Show
Bilko

[Dave1384]

Bang........................zoom

[Jack Lord]

Yea Blabbermouth might be my favorite as well.

I got into the Honeymooners back in college in NYC. I did not like it at first, but it came on Channel 11 in between the Odd Couple and Star Trek, so I would not move. Soon enough I was hooked.

Classic stuff.

[Cactus Bob]

How about "Kranmar's Delicious Mystery Appetizer". In the episode "A Dog's Life"

Honeymooners was absolutely the best sitcom ever!

[danj]

IMHO, The Honeymooners was the best sitcom of all time. I Love Lucy and Bilko are right on its heels. Great stuff! We do forget that there was a lot of junk on fifties tv and we only remember the best.

Gleason was a comic genius and one of tv's greatest characters - not just as Ralph Kramden but as just plain Jackie.

Pert Kelton was the original Alice and a great personal friend of Jackie's. The network didn't like her and insisted she be replaced. She was, with the immortal Audrey Meadows. Still, Pert was a great Alice. She played Alice's mother on the 60s version of The Honeymooners. She's probably best remembered for her tour-de-force performance as Marion the Librarian's mother in the classic musical "The Music Man."

One reason the fifties are considered "the golden age" of American television is talent - the sheer volume of it. Yes, there was a lot of junk then but the quality stuff was frequent and well remembered. I present a small list of names as examples why it was the golden age:

1. Rod Serling
2. Sid, Imogene, Carl, and Howard
3. Nate Hiken and Phil Silvers
4. Jackie, Audrey, Art, and Joyce
5. Lucy, Desi, Vivian, and Bill
6. Paddy Chayesky
7. Richard Boone
8. Ed Sullivan
9. Milton Berle
10.Fran Allison
11.Andy Griffith
12.Eve Arden
13.Nanette Fabray
14.Nat "King" Cole
15.Burns & Allen
16.Jack Benny
17.James Arness
18.Dick Powell
19.Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner (again)
20.Abbott and Costello

[Dave1384]

Groucho Marx.