Growing up in the NY/NJ area during the 1980's, one of the best hours on TV were 11pm to Midnight on channel 11 WPIX. It was The Odd Couple followed by The Honeymooners and every weekday night, during the summers, I would watch them on a 13'inch b/w TV my older brother gave me. Year after year, episode after episode, I saw them all, plenty of times. This episode of The Honeymooners was among the best of the original 39. I still remember some of my favorite lines, "Hey, Ralph, he's even bigger than your friend Shirley", "A pox on you and all your ancestors" and of course, the unforgettable "Get a load of fatso over there" Honeymooners is a classic show that I never tire of watching.
I can confirm this also.. from bx, NY. I might add ours was 13" b/w on top of color RCA wood floor model, then another 20" panasonic that neither worked. Also a clothes hangar for an antenna, and plyers to change the channel..lol. Good times for sure.
@@mikeguaraldo Same here. It was extra-special that they were both NYC-based shows from different eras. Ralph and Ed spoke like my elder family who grew up in Brooklyn
As a teenager growing up in East Flatbush Brooklyn in the early 70s. The summer routine was the 10 o’clock news then the Honeymooners followed by the Burns &Allen show. Life was simple due to less choices. But, the quality of what was available goes untouched.
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I had just moved to N.Y.C. from U.K. to be with my girlfriend, 1983, staying in her Auntie's house out on the island, watched this most nights in our small room on a teeny telly and loads of Star Trek repeats if I recall correctly. Classic television. It's 11pm. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?, I'll never forget that, seemed so strange.
I've seen all these episodes literally dozens of times each......and they never get old (and they never seem dated)......Jackie Gleason was pure comedic genius.
@@JohnSmith-mx8wp Yeah, remind me again, how old they are, in September, this year, 2021, I just became 66, and I still say the year, 1960 is the start of "modern times".
Yes!!! That line always freaked me out and stayed with me for over 36 years from when I first watched the Honeymooners.. like he covertly always wanted to see Ralph get his ass kicked or at least humiliated because Ralph would always pick on him.
Probably the best sidekick of all time in sitcoms. Imagine they did most of these shows in a single take because film was so expensive. In several episodes you can see them laughing with thier backs turned. Much more talent then today's so called greats.
Grew up on the Lower East Side.. I was a kid in the 80s and stayed up late to watch the Odd Couple, The Honeymooners and Cheers . Then when I was older, my best friend and I would stay up all night on the phone together and watch the Honeymooners marathon on NYE. I was heartbroken when I moved out of NY and could no longer see the honeymooners every New Years.. our tradition ended! 🥲 Thank you , RUclips ❤️❤️ finding these episodes is like a warm hug on a cold winter day!
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I grew up watching both the Odd couple and the Honeymooners on WPIX in the 1970’s. I had to buy the box set when I moved out of NYC but it wasn’t the same, I now watch them both on classic channel called “MeTV” in California and it’s like being back in the Bronx with my brother and cousin. I never tire of Ralph and Norton, I read their lines as they perform their roles, simply classic.
This was my dad's fav tv show! Today is the anniversary of his passing, so I usually watch Honeymooners and his favorite movies and its like hes right there with me
My condolences to you Steve. My Dad passed over 44 years ago, and I still have fond memories of he and I watching this on WPIX Channel 11 back in the mid 1970s.
I used to live in Bensonhurst Brooklyn Kama from 1956 through 1965 oh, then moved out to Amityville Long Island. Today is April 17th 2022. The Honeymooners one of the greatest TV comedies ever on television.
Every year on New Year's Eve starting at 11pm on WPIX-11 here in New York starts the annual Honeymooners Marathon!!!! Every year me and my family(well what's left of my family that is) always watch it. Never ever miss it even though they never seem to show all 39 Episodes!!
Makes me long for those warm summer evenings sitting in the den with my dad watching the Honeymooners while my mom would sit near by reading a book, but still laughing at the funniest parts. I miss my parents and those days
I think the entire sewer system of NYC should be changed to : The Edward L. Norton Sewer system of NY embossed on ALL the manhole covers! !!!! SUPER COOL!
The best comedy show along with Jack Benny...BUT the best show ever in tv was The Twilight Zone...I just turned 75 on 01 02 24 and have seen my share of shoes...
Having a photographic memory and perfect concentration was just 2 of Jackie Gleason's wonderful gifts .He also disliked rehearsing any thing so every thing you see is completely original and spontaneous
@@louisd95714 Its common knowledge he NEVER rehearsed. I've seen several interviews where he said as much. He said when you rehearse alot the act gets stale. He was a genius. And in the movie the hustler he made his own pool shots.
The actor who played "Harvey" was George Mathews, a year after George appeared in this episode, he was a supporting cast member of the 1956 film "The Last Wagon" Directed by Delmer Daves. George played Sheriff "Bull" Harper who tracked down Comanche Todd (Richard Widmark), and took him prisoner and also co-starring a very young Nick Adams. The film was shot on location in Sedona, AZ near the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon, George played his role, much as he did in this Honeymooners episode, "tough guy". If you are into Western films, I highly recommend this, with beautiful high Desert scenery and shot in Deluxe Color and CinemaScope............
TY for posting that! Harvey always intrigued me and I loved his character here. Just found The Last Wagon, free on YT and watched "Harvey- Bull Harper" do his thing. Same Brooklyn accent, funny how in the Old West a Brooklyn accent existed...
@@bluesky6449 I am very pleased that you enjoyed the "Last Wagon", as they say, " they don`t make movies like that anymore"! I feel that George was a very underrated actor, he always put in a no-nonsense performance whenever he appeared. By the by, I use to live in Arizona, once you get a short distance from the cities, Tucson, Green Valley and Apache Junction etc. the landscape is as you see it in the film, beautiful country and ultra dry and many Indian reservations dotted around. thank you bluesky for your comment.........
@@giraffesareselfish9563 Hello Cat! I remember that episode too, with close to 500 GUNSMOKE episodes to recall, it is not easy. Thanks Cat for your comment.......
@@reyshielharding3987 I agree, they do tend to run together. It's difficult to find Gunsmoke episodes. Paramount+ has a few seasons, 7 I think, but they are all Chester episodes, which are good, but not enough.
The Great One was interviewed in 1984 by Morley Safer. The Great One was asked why The Honeymooners were so successful in reruns, so many years later? The Great One says, “I can come up with 20 academic answers, but I will give you one…because it’s funny” F’n LEGEND!
Saw all these episodes in living "black and white" every Saturday night while dad shined our shoes and sister in curlers after our baths to prepare us for Sunday morning church. Loved them then and more now. Seen them so many times I can say their lines along with them.
You're right. Laurel and Hardy were great, too, The Three Stooges, and Abbott and Costello could be entertaining, but none of them were as great as Jackie and Art.
More like no rehearsal. Jackie would just glance at the script and go live: "Every man for himself!" Audrey Meadows was always scared stiff, but you'd never know it.
From what I've read and seen, even though it was live-to-air, Gleason wanted the cast to not worry if they occasionally missed a cue or blew a line. He said real-life conversations are never word-perfect or neatly synchronized, so they shouldn't aim for perfection. To that end, he preferred for the cast to be under rehearsed rather than over rehearsed so that there was always room for spontaneity.
Man this is excellent! The Harvey dude is a classic example of the Ganster dudes back in the 40's . I BELIEVE he played a ganster in a movie! He looks mean all the time even when he is being nice! Perfect dude to play Harvey!!!
Jackie Gleason and art Carney were a great team both had. a true talent for comedy and true icons.a true classic is when you keep watching and never get sick of them. May they rip.
This comedy is classic. It stands up extremely well even today which is about 70 years since these episodes were made. Jackie Gleason was fabulous and Art Carney was fabulous how he played the 'idiot'. Comedy gold!
70s & 80s I watched the Honeymooners with my dad & every show there was during that time.Its 2022 & still can't get enough of the Honeymooners.I watched it with my friends even my girlfriend when I was a kid.Honeymooners will go beyond 2022 with whomever loves it.
With any kind of justice the people who watched it growing up in the 70s, like me, will introduce it to their children, who will then introduce it to their children.......
I'm amazed by the quality of this show, especially when i realize it was realised on 50's. We have a remake of this comedy from 1998 in Poland and it has a legendary status here, Polish actors bring it on even higher quality. What is more: the scenario is still up to date after 50 years.
He says “ let me show you the results of a misspent youth “ is a reference it a mark twain quote. A “ proficiency in pool is a sine of a misspent youth “
Jackie Gleason: "The Honeymooners lasted as long as it did, because it was funny." How true! He ended the series after the famous 37 because he felt that the material was getting thin, they were running out of ideas, and he didn't want to cheapen it. Absollute classics!
First time I saw this the ending was unsuspecting and hilarious! I bought the box set for my hometheatre, library. Watched this rerun as a child with many family members now sadly gone, relieving those times through these classics, thanks for the upload. Old black and white classics from the golden age of entertainment, simply the best!
Did you know I have a video on this on my channel about there being a Mandela / quantum effect in it? The line was " I'll twist him into a pretzel" not bend. That's why Norton says " I'm not the one who said I'll twist you into a pretzel he did' My Sister and I are huge fans and we knew it was "twist" See, first he says "twist" into bookends and then he used to say "twist" him into a Pretzel. That's what happens when Scientists at CERN and D Wave mess with the quantum filed.
This is one of my favorite episodes. Very special to me. One of my best friends dad is in this episode. He played George. We watched this together when I was at my buddy's house. We were both students at the High school of Performing Arts in NY at the time. It was really inspiring to see what a great actor could do.
@@beani24329 lololololol! Not at all. He was a great actor. He did a good deal of Broadway. If you look him up on IMDB, you'll see him on "The Twilight Zone" as a NASA engineer! Great actor, great guy!
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Back in those days Alot of the actors were paid under the table to avoid taxes ' So they wrote that part intentioly and included in the scene to get by with it.
I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS AS A KID BACK IN THE 1970S AND LAUGHED SO HARD AS ALL OF US KIDS DID BACK THEN WHEN TRULY GREAT COMEDIANS DID THEIR NATURAL TALENT ON TV AND JACKIE GLEASON AND ART CARNEY WERE 2 GOOD ONES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION.
The first couple of minutes are perfect, Norton snatches the coin, he could have messed that up, who breaks was great, Norton scratches and they just keep going etc. Perfect.
Like others, been watching this show since I was a little kid in the early 60s. Never get tired of it. The amazing thing was finding out they only filmed one season, it seemed like many. Ed and Ralph, one of the great comedy teams ever.
I love the honeymooners. Jackie Gleason makes me laugh so hard!!!! I have 2 box sets of the honeymooners on DVD and I’m gonna get the box set of the Jackie Gleason show to add to my collection next.
My favorite episode is "Unconventional Behavior" when Ralph, Norton, Alice and Trixie are going to Minnesota for the Racoons Lodge Convention meeting Ralph & Norton end up getting on the wrong train and eventually end up handcuffed to each other!😄😄
Absolutely love the honeymooners I can remember watching these shows with my grandfather and great grandfather back in the early 60s late 50s and to this day around the holidays when they play the honeymooners marathon I watch them all like they were still on television today not every episode every line and they still crack me up RIP to the whole cast from making one hell of a show that stands the test of time
When something is funny, it doesn't matter what era it's from funny is just funny, I can watch this countless times and almost recite the lines that are coming up, but I don't care I love watching it
Growing up in the NY/NJ area during the 1980's, one of the best hours on TV were 11pm to Midnight on channel 11 WPIX. It was The Odd Couple followed by The Honeymooners and every weekday night, during the summers, I would watch them on a 13'inch b/w TV my older brother gave me. Year after year, episode after episode, I saw them all, plenty of times. This episode of The Honeymooners was among the best of the original 39. I still remember some of my favorite lines, "Hey, Ralph, he's even bigger than your friend Shirley", "A pox on you and all your ancestors" and of course, the unforgettable "Get a load of fatso over there" Honeymooners is a classic show that I never tire of watching.
i grew up in same area, same time as you...and I remember watching this late at night on Channel 11 WPIX myself...good memories...
Same here, only in Chicago. Same hour, on Channel 9 WGN. 😭😭
" *Go and get your friend, HAAVEE* "
I can confirm this also.. from bx, NY. I might add ours was 13" b/w on top of color RCA wood floor model, then another 20" panasonic that neither worked. Also a clothes hangar for an antenna, and plyers to change the channel..lol. Good times for sure.
@Nu Nu ...woe..I was going to say the same line up comment ....there was also bendy hill on channel 9..lol
@@mikeguaraldo Same here. It was extra-special that they were both NYC-based shows from different eras. Ralph and Ed spoke like my elder family who grew up in Brooklyn
Isn't it funny how you can watch these episodes over & over for years & still laugh as if you've seen it for the first time?
It’s amazing. I know almost every line, and it’s still funny!
@@rodneyalaking8241 I know & I love 💘 it!!
Please watch "Miodowe lata" - polish version of it
I watch it every single day!
Classic🤣🤣
RIP Joyce Randolph the last survivor from this 1950s sitcom who played Trixie Norton
she was a hottie, too. I'll bet she was wild in the sack.
As a teenager growing up in East Flatbush Brooklyn in the early 70s. The summer routine was the 10 o’clock news then the Honeymooners followed by the Burns &Allen show. Life was simple due to less choices. But, the quality of what was available goes untouched.
Exactly the same for me growing up in Chicago.
ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEDY SHOWS OF ALL TIME.😂👍BOB
The chemistry between Gleason and Carney was something to behold.
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I had just moved to N.Y.C. from U.K. to be with my girlfriend, 1983, staying in her Auntie's house out on the island, watched this most nights in our small room on a teeny telly and loads of Star Trek repeats if I recall correctly. Classic television. It's 11pm. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?, I'll never forget that, seemed so strange.
@@robertbuchanan9234 Yup, WPIX Channel 11.
Jackie often said "Where ever Gleason goes, Carney goes."
All ad libbed according to Jackie when asked on 60 minutes& Carson
Jackie Gleason is one of the most wonderful Comedians of all time
This beats today’s tv shows anytime
I found out about him in the back to the future movie. He was mentioned in one of the scenes.
@@frozengamer3030 thanks for the wonderful trivia buddy 👍
@@michaellamb2964 no problem
And the laughs are from a real studio audience not the canned crap we have to listen to now!
@@frozengamer3030 60 years ago... and still funny... one of the best shows all time
I've seen all these episodes literally dozens of times each......and they never get old (and they never seem dated)......Jackie Gleason was pure comedic genius.
The "Classic 39" are now 65 years old! Timeless.
Yup
@@JohnSmith-mx8wp Yeah, remind me again, how old they are, in September, this year, 2021, I just became 66, and I still say the year, 1960 is the start of "modern times".
Don't forget Art Carney... He was also a comic genius
@@cobrakai226 Absolutely.....I should have included him!
One of the best honeymooners episode of all time
Definitely Top 3.The $99,000 question has got to be number1!
I say it's a 39 episode tie for best episode!!
@Mike OBrien " Right trooo da hat".....For years I thought he was saying " My Tudor hat" .Ralph was SHOOK.
@@missayawk yes lol! :)
Honeymooners was a classic
Norton was the Glue of this Show...What a Brilliant Character Performance by Art Carney...."Come on ralph ill hold your coat"...Hilarious
Yes!!!
That line always freaked me out and stayed with me for over 36 years from when I first watched the Honeymooners.. like he covertly always wanted to see Ralph get his ass kicked or at least humiliated because Ralph would always pick on him.
Probably the best sidekick of all time in sitcoms. Imagine they did most of these shows in a single take because film was so expensive. In several episodes you can see them laughing with thier backs turned. Much more talent then today's so called greats.
I love Ralph's face when George says his friend is even bigger than him.
Had the distinct pleasure and honor of meeting Mr. Gleason himself back in 1986, just before he passed…a great man! He really was The Great One 🤩
Great! My father had the exact same accent. And sort of looked like him...he sure drank like Jackie.
Grew up on the Lower East Side.. I was a kid in the 80s and stayed up late to watch the Odd Couple, The Honeymooners and Cheers . Then when I was older, my best friend and I would stay up all night on the phone together and watch the Honeymooners marathon on NYE. I was heartbroken when I moved out of NY and could no longer see the honeymooners every New Years.. our tradition ended! 🥲 Thank you , RUclips ❤️❤️ finding these episodes is like a warm hug on a cold winter day!
The simplicity of comic genius is a thing to behold. Golden indeed. Thank you❤
Growing up in the Bronx in the 1970s the best hour to watch the honeymooners was at 11pm 😆
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was it on CHANNEL 11 ??
@@entertainingsportshighligh7525Absolutely! PIX
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I grew up watching both the Odd couple and the Honeymooners on WPIX in the 1970’s. I had to buy the box set when I moved out of NYC but it wasn’t the same, I now watch them both on classic channel called “MeTV” in California and it’s like being back in the Bronx with my brother and cousin. I never tire of Ralph and Norton, I read their lines as they perform their roles, simply classic.
This episode teaches a lesson beyond comedy: the power of confidence.
The lesson here is don't be an asshole like Ralph was at the beginning.
So true
Factssss
This was my dad's fav tv show! Today is the anniversary of his passing, so I usually watch Honeymooners and his favorite movies and its like hes right there with me
I was just thinking of my Dad he loved this show also. Especially this episode.
My condolences to you Steve. My Dad passed over 44 years ago, and I still have fond memories of he and I watching this on WPIX Channel 11 back in the mid 1970s.
I used to live in Bensonhurst Brooklyn Kama from 1956 through 1965 oh, then moved out to Amityville Long Island. Today is April 17th 2022. The Honeymooners one of the greatest TV comedies ever on television.
I used to live in Bensonhurst 60-84 the street names are nowhere in Bensonhurst
The honeymooners is just Solid Gold. Period
Agree
Every year on New Year's Eve starting at 11pm on WPIX-11 here in New York starts the annual Honeymooners Marathon!!!! Every year me and my family(well what's left of my family that is) always watch it. Never ever miss it even though they never seem to show all 39 Episodes!!
Makes me long for those warm summer evenings sitting in the den with my dad watching the Honeymooners while my mom would sit near by reading a book, but still laughing at the funniest parts. I miss my parents and those days
This Is One Of The Best Comedies Of All Time Period!!!
Agtee
Agree
This one and the TV one
The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy and The Odd Couple were my three fav shows growing up. I still laugh at the jokes I've heard 1,000 times already!
I think the entire sewer system of NYC should be changed to : The Edward L. Norton Sewer system of NY embossed on ALL the manhole covers! !!!! SUPER COOL!
Yes!
This episode is over 70 years old still funny
Let’s not forget Norton giving Harvey, Ralph’s address. How thoughtful. lol.
Then he twists the knife by asking, "Why did you have to go pick a fight with that big guy?" Funniest line ever.
“Get a load of fatso!” 🤣😂
Honeymooners absolutely the best show ever
My father was a friend of one of the early writers, Walter Stone. His daughter taught me how to play strip poker.
three's company was slightly better
Gleason & Carney....comic geniuses; great actors. Classic and vintage golden comedy.
I agree.. Two comic legends at the height of both careers.. This show is definitely in the top 5 comedy shows of all-time 😊
This is my favorite of them all. I never get tired of watching it. Pure comedy gold.
What about Fortune. " Get the bags norton"
I agree it's one of my favorite episodes
I don't like this one. Ralph brought it on himself.
“Gold Jerry, Gold!”
"A Matter of Record" - blabbermouth. I think that's the funniest.
I never tire of watching the Honeymooners; great comedy with a superb cast!
Grew up in the 50’s. Our B&W TV with rabbit ears and The Honeymooners ever Saturday night.
I love the way Norton always got Ralph into trouble
Remember When Norton Punched Ralph In The Stomach
I truly believe this is the best show that was ever on TV.
The best comedy show along with Jack Benny...BUT the best show ever in tv was The Twilight Zone...I just turned 75 on 01 02 24 and have seen my share of shoes...
@@Twilightzone-rw5kn Twilight zone is great! Happy Birthday.
OH PLEASE, i bet you say that same thing on the - (ALL IN THE FAMILY) show, lol
Once i got Older i really came to Appreciate just how GREAT Art Carney was as Norton...Brilliant work by Art
@jack woods : Yeah, now you're a full grown nut :)
@@michaellorusso4912 lol
And Jackie Gleason made no secret of his admiration for Carney's comedic skills. He thought Art Carney was brilliant.
It is so hard to believe that this show only ran for one year. It was so fun to watch.
They say it ran for one season but tubi has 5 seasons none of the original 39 episodes either
Having a photographic memory and perfect concentration was just 2 of Jackie Gleason's wonderful gifts .He also disliked rehearsing any thing so every thing you see is completely original and spontaneous
My. Favorite. Also
This is not true. He rehearsed some scenes even before the scheduled rehearsals so he could get a head start.
@@louisd95714 Its common knowledge he NEVER rehearsed. I've seen several interviews where he said as much. He said when you rehearse alot the act gets stale. He was a genius. And in the movie the hustler he made his own pool shots.
@@trent3872 I must have read wrong then.
Actually, Willie Mosconi was filming the shots in the Hustler
Jackie Gleason was actually an excellent pool player.
Played Minnesota Fats
All those guys were back then.
Made his own shots in The Hustler move, whereas Paul Newman had a professional player make his shots.
What a time the 50s in new york must have been. Cigarettes were the only requirement.
@@dwaynesisto5185 Loved that movie.
The actor who played "Harvey" was George Mathews, a year after George appeared in this episode, he was a supporting cast member of the 1956 film "The Last Wagon" Directed by Delmer Daves. George played Sheriff "Bull" Harper who tracked down Comanche Todd (Richard Widmark), and took him prisoner and also co-starring a very young Nick Adams. The film was shot on location in Sedona, AZ near the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon, George played his role, much as he did in this Honeymooners episode, "tough guy". If you are into Western films, I highly recommend this, with beautiful high Desert scenery and shot in Deluxe Color and CinemaScope............
TY for posting that! Harvey always intrigued me and I loved his character here. Just found The Last Wagon, free on YT and watched "Harvey- Bull Harper" do his thing. Same Brooklyn accent, funny how in the Old West a Brooklyn accent existed...
@@bluesky6449 I am very pleased that you enjoyed the "Last Wagon", as they say, " they don`t make movies like that anymore"! I feel that George was a very underrated actor, he always put in a no-nonsense performance whenever he appeared. By the by, I use to live in Arizona, once you get a short distance from the cities, Tucson, Green Valley and Apache Junction etc. the landscape is as you see it in the film, beautiful country and ultra dry and many Indian reservations dotted around. thank you bluesky for your comment.........
@@reyshielharding3987 Seems like i remember seeing him in an episode of Gunsmoke but I can't remember the name of the episode.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 Hello Cat! I remember that episode too, with close to 500 GUNSMOKE episodes to recall, it is not easy. Thanks Cat for your comment.......
@@reyshielharding3987 I agree, they do tend to run together. It's difficult to find Gunsmoke episodes. Paramount+ has a few seasons, 7 I think, but they are all Chester episodes, which are good, but not enough.
Harvey: Where Do You Live?
Norton: 328 Chauncey Street!!!
That was my favorite part,
The Great One was interviewed in 1984 by Morley Safer. The Great One was asked why The Honeymooners were so successful in reruns, so many years later? The Great One says, “I can come up with 20 academic answers, but I will give you one…because it’s funny” F’n LEGEND!
Saw all these episodes in living "black and white" every Saturday night while dad shined our shoes and sister in curlers after our baths to prepare us for Sunday morning church. Loved them then and more now. Seen them so many times I can say their lines along with them.
the curlers...and the hair net over them!! oh yeah...!!
Jackie Gleason and Art Carney , two of the most brilliant actors ever
Great chemistry between the two.
One of the greatest comedy duos in history, was Carney and Gleason. Comic genius, right up there with Laurel and Hardy and Chaplin.
Don't forget Betty White and Bea Arthur.
Yep! And Gleason was a devoted fan of Oliver Hardy and paid homage to him from time to time. Check out 22:20 and the way he says, "I certainly do!"
don't forget the three stooges
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@@inthenameofthefather.7240 I k I I i I I iiii
@@inthenameofthefather.7240 Yeah. I agree. The 3 Stooges were definitely another great comedy duo!
There is no team better then Gleason and Carney, They were God's gift to Television.
You're right. Laurel and Hardy were great, too, The Three Stooges, and Abbott and Costello could be entertaining, but none of them were as great as Jackie and Art.
@@joemarshall4226 Hey Joe i agree with every word..We were lucky to have enjoyed them all.
@@joemarshall4226 Can't leave Andy Griffith and Don Knotts out of that conversation
Andy & Barnie were pretty darned great too.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 Thank you!! My thought exactly.
5:26 "Harvey!, oooohhhh Harvey!.... I got a friend named Shirley that's bigger than you!" 😂😂😂😂
Every New Years Day Is The Honeymooners day i can't believe there is still 1 actress still alive from this show
Norton is hilarious!🤣🤣🤣👍
Excellent slapstick comedy at it's best 😂
Great LIVE performers with almost no rehearsal. This kind of talent is greatly missed.
I have heard that the cast did rehearse, except for Gleason. He said he wanted it to be fresh for filming. Another reason he's The Great One.
More like no rehearsal. Jackie would just glance at the script and go live: "Every man for himself!" Audrey Meadows was always scared stiff, but you'd never know it.
From what I've read and seen, even though it was live-to-air, Gleason wanted the cast to not worry if they occasionally missed a cue or blew a line. He said real-life conversations are never word-perfect or neatly synchronized, so they shouldn't aim for perfection.
To that end, he preferred for the cast to be under rehearsed rather than over rehearsed so that there was always room for spontaneity.
Man this is excellent! The Harvey dude is a classic example of the Ganster dudes back in the 40's . I BELIEVE he played a ganster in a movie! He looks mean all the time even when he is being nice! Perfect dude to play Harvey!!!
Audrey Meadows was so beautiful!
I have a friend named Shirley that is more beautiful.
Jackie Gleason and art Carney were a great team both had. a true talent for comedy and true icons.a true classic is when you keep watching and never get sick of them. May they rip.
Nothing beats the Honeymooners. To not hear the theme song is a crime. And the Jackie Gleason Orchestra is wonderful music as well.
All in the family is the only better sitcom!
Yes, I was looking forward to that. I missed it.
Norton: He’ll fight you anytime. He’ll be there! 😂
This comedy is classic. It stands up extremely well even today which is about 70 years since these episodes were made. Jackie Gleason was fabulous and Art Carney was fabulous how he played the 'idiot'. Comedy gold!
70s & 80s I watched the Honeymooners with my dad & every show there was during that time.Its 2022 & still can't get enough of the Honeymooners.I watched it with my friends even my girlfriend when I was a kid.Honeymooners will go beyond 2022 with whomever loves it.
With any kind of justice the people who watched it growing up in the 70s, like me, will introduce it to their children, who will then introduce it to their children.......
“We tossed a kern.”
I'm amazed by the quality of this show, especially when i realize it was realised on 50's. We have a remake of this comedy from 1998 in Poland and it has a legendary status here, Polish actors bring it on even higher quality. What is more: the scenario is still up to date after 50 years.
Good clean comedy, amazing actors and writers.
I can't get enough of the honeymonner's.
Classic wholesome comedy in about 25 minutes. Thoroughly enjoyable. Thumbs up Golden Age Cinema.
This is one of the best episodes of the honeymooners. I used to watch it every night 🌙 when they played 2 episodes a night.
For those who might not know, Gleason was a superb pool player.
He really was! And he started as a boy in the 1920s.
He says “ let me show you the results of a misspent youth “ is a reference it a mark twain quote.
A “ proficiency in pool is a sine of a misspent youth “
I hear yes he was good in movie hustler movie
Jackie Gleason was super great actor yes Norton was great too both so funny
He played Minnesota Fats in The Hustler with Paul Newman.
Classic. Love the honeymooners. Still laugh at this even tho I know the show word for word. This show CAN never die
CAN?
Jackie Gleason: "The Honeymooners lasted as long as it did, because it was funny." How true! He ended the series after the famous 37 because he felt that the material was getting thin, they were running out of ideas, and he didn't want to cheapen it. Absollute classics!
"C'mon Ralph I'll hold your coat."
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
LMAO!!! 😂😂
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Yeah and I loved Gleason's reaction
I love how Norton acts as the fight promoter.
Probably one of the greatest shows of all time, it may be dated, but it's comedy gold..!!
The Honeymooners IS Not Dated
The Honeymooners IS TIMELESS
"I hope it was cold and strong milk!" Hahahahahah
“A uhhh Ralph he’s even bigger than your friend Shirley”
💀
I'm not the one who said ide twist ya into a pretzel, he did!
😆 lol
My favorite one is " I can core a apple" I can watch it over and over forever!!!!
The audience applaud as each cast member appears....in the early episodes, Carney was the 1st to get applause when he appeared...😄
Same thing with Kramer on Seinfeld.
First time I saw this the ending was unsuspecting and hilarious!
I bought the box set for my hometheatre, library.
Watched this rerun as a child with many family members now sadly gone, relieving those times through these classics, thanks for the upload.
Old black and white classics from the golden age of entertainment, simply the best!
Did you know I have a video on this on my channel about there being a Mandela / quantum effect in it? The line was " I'll twist him into a pretzel" not bend. That's why Norton says " I'm not the one who said I'll twist you into a pretzel he did' My Sister and I are huge fans and we knew it was "twist" See, first he says "twist" into bookends and then he used to say "twist" him into a Pretzel. That's what happens when Scientists at CERN and D Wave mess with the quantum filed.
@@QuantumEffectResidue Um, er, yeah right, I was just about to post the same thing.
Classic! Gleason & Carney might be My All-time favorite comedy Duo!
This is one of my favorite episodes. Very special to me. One of my best friends dad is in this episode. He played George. We watched this together when I was at my buddy's house. We were both students at the High school of Performing Arts in NY at the time. It was really inspiring to see what a great actor could do.
Did he really talk like that in real life?
@@beani24329 lololololol! Not at all. He was a great actor. He did a good deal of Broadway. If you look him up on IMDB, you'll see him on "The Twilight Zone" as a NASA engineer!
Great actor, great guy!
@@brentcarterandfriends What's his real name?
@@lydialilli4351 Leslie Barrett
@@brentcarterandfriends Yeah, I remember him. I didn't like the way Ralph put him down at the beginning. He acted the asshole here.
Pernters… Reminds me of my My dad’s heavy Bronx accent
Love this episode it really epitomizes the relationship between Ralph and Ed.
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One of the few episodes where Ralph and Norton's scheme actually worked.
Not exactly but it worked 🤣
I liked the way Norton kept Ralph's" kern"
LOL
Back in those days Alot of the actors were paid under the table to avoid taxes ' So they wrote that part intentioly and included in the scene to get by with it.
@@keithclark486 so the "kern" was part of his salary?
@@giraffesareselfish9563
Yes ' lol
@@keithclark486 i guess that was a lot of money in those days...lol
A classic own the DVD collection and watch them over and over. I know the jokes coming and still laugh.
Great episode.Har. veeey! Thanks for posting this!
Thank you for this!! One of my fave episodes 😆
I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS AS A KID BACK IN THE 1970S AND LAUGHED SO HARD AS ALL OF US KIDS DID BACK THEN WHEN TRULY GREAT COMEDIANS DID THEIR NATURAL TALENT ON TV AND JACKIE GLEASON AND ART CARNEY WERE 2 GOOD ONES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION.
Really? You must have had a special group, I found most kids in those days as clueless then as kids are today.
Why capital letters?
@@FigaroHey BECAUSE I SPEAK IN ALL CAPS, IF THATS TO MUCH FOR YOU ?? THEN IT SUCKS TO BE YOU.
One of the funniest episode ever. Harvy.
The first couple of minutes are perfect, Norton snatches the coin, he could have messed that up, who breaks was great, Norton scratches and they just keep going etc. Perfect.
It's a "cern"....lol
Heads I win tails you lose. That was a phrase used by many comedians.
Always bring me back to my childhood in the bronx ny. Love you mom!!!!
Like others, been watching this show since I was a little kid in the early 60s. Never get tired of it. The amazing thing was finding out they only filmed one season, it seemed like many. Ed and Ralph, one of the great comedy teams ever.
I love the honeymooners. Jackie Gleason makes me laugh so hard!!!! I have 2 box sets of the honeymooners on DVD and I’m gonna get the box set of the Jackie Gleason show to add to my collection next.
The best Honeymooners episode ever!! 😂😂😂
Naahhh.how bout the episode with the clock and his mother-in-law.
My favorite episode is "Unconventional Behavior" when Ralph, Norton, Alice and Trixie are going to Minnesota for the Racoons Lodge Convention meeting Ralph & Norton end up getting on the wrong train and eventually end up handcuffed to each other!😄😄
@@NYRangers520 Yes that a funny one too. Norton: hey Ralph do you mind if I smoke? Ralph I don’t care if you burn. Lol
Nah....maybe third....best was the 99 million dollar show....2nd was when he found the money!
This is definitely my favorite episode 🤣 😭 😂 😍
One of the best and funniest episode! "A pox on you and all your ancestors!"...I also like how Norton was teaching Ralph how to defend himself!
The pants pulled up to the armpits are just as funny.
Absolutely love the honeymooners I can remember watching these shows with my grandfather and great grandfather back in the early 60s late 50s and to this day around the holidays when they play the honeymooners marathon I watch them all like they were still on television today not every episode every line and they still crack me up RIP to the whole cast from making one hell of a show that stands the test of time
One of the greatest shows ever
When something is funny, it doesn't matter what era it's from funny is just funny, I can watch this countless times and almost recite the lines that are coming up, but I don't care I love watching it
Back in the days when people didn’t lock their doors, when your best friend was your neighbor, and he would just walk right in.
Something missing from these episodes...can't quite put my finger on it...hmmmm
Never gets Old! Love the Honeymooners 💯👍 🚌🚌 🌝
The interesting thing is that Jackie never rehearsed. He said he wanted his dialog to sound fresh and real. And it did. Yea Bensonhurst!
I had a 13" Sylvania that needed pliers to change the channel...how I miss those simpler times!
I miss those times, but Iove my big color TV
And a coat hanger for a antenna.
21:58 The guy Ralph knocks out played one of the dock goons in "On the Waterfront". His name was Mike O'Dowd.
Tony Galento was in that movie, too, and knocked out Gleason in real life.
@@timmcinnes2594 - Yes, that's the story. Tony Galento had a reputation for being a mean and somewhat dirty fighter.