Frank Gannucci
11-17-2008, 11:48 PM
"TV or Not TV":
(Ralph is trying to tell Alice that he has more money in is wallet than Ed.)
Ralph: "I have it here."
(Ralph points to his hip pocket.)
Alice: "You have it here..." (Points to her left hip.) "...you have it here..." (Points to her right hip.) "...and you have it here." (Points to her stomach.)
"Better Living Through TV":
Ralph: "What is the first thing that a person has to do if he wants to sell something?"
Ed: "Well, first they look your name (Ralph's) in the phonebook and then they try to sell it to you."
"Cottage For Sale Part 1":
Ralph: "What kind of life do you think that I lead in this city driving a bus all day? What do I hear? Taxi horns, police whistles, fire engines, breaks schreeching and people hollering. When I finish my work and come home what do I hear? Babies crying, garbage cans-a-rattlin', peddles-a-yellin'. I ask you. What do I have to do to get a little peace and quiet?"
Alice: "Why don't you shut up?"
"My Fair Landlord":
Ralph: "The person who lent me this place was an ex-GI."
Alice: "Who was he, Benedict Arnold?"
"My Fair Landlord":
Ed: "Can you paint this place during a time when I am not here like on a Sunday?"
Ralph: "Why not now?"
Ed: "I can't stand the smell of paint."
Ralph: "Are you kidding me? You work in the sewer all day and you can't stand the smell of paint?"
"Lawsuit" (Color):
Ed: "I know a person who died from stubbing his toe?"
Man: "Stubbing his toe? How is that possible?"
Ed: "He stubbed it on the Grand Canyon's edge."
"Ralph Goes Hollywood":
Bing: "Looks like you run a very democratic household Ralph."
Trixie: "Yeah, you know what happened to them in the last election."
"Life Upon The Wicked Stage":
Ralph: "The theater has been in me all my life."
Alice: "Yeah, I knew that that wasn't your stomach. It was the balcony."
"The Golfer":
(Ralph picks up the cotton ball.)
Ralph (yells): "OW! IT HAS PINS IN IT."
Ed: "What did you expect. chicken noddles?"
(WNET) & (WNET HD) (NY PBS affiliate):
Thu. Nov. 20, 2008 3:45a (CC) (if this special is being shown in your area, your time may vary): "Jackie Gleason: Genius At Work": Various clips are shown of Jackie Gleason showing his comedic brilliance. (VCR Plus Code for WNET: 76797285. For WNET HD: 32159198.)
(AmericanLife TV):
(AmericanLife also has an OnDemand Service. This show might be one of the shows to watch.)
TV-G
All times are Eastern.
Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden. Art Carney as Ed Norton. Shelia MacRae as Alice Kramden. Jean Kean as Trixie Norton.
Fri. Nov. 21 10p & Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 12a #39 (aka #192) – “Ralph Goes Hollywood”: Bing Crosby, Maureen O'Hara and Bert Parks are the guests as the Honeymooners head for Hollywood to claim their songwriting prize. High jinks include a stay at Maureen's mansion, expense-account living and Ralph's plan to throw a party for Bing. (The role of the "reporter" is played by George Petrie.) (VCR Plus Code for Fri.: 6537. For Sat.: 86421.)
Fri. Nov. 28 10p & Sat. Nov. 29, 2008 12a #40 (aka #193) – “The Mexican Hat Trick”: Carol Lawrence and the Baja Marimba Band guests as the Honeymooners head for colorful Mexico. Mix-ups include a rendezvous between the alluring El Lobo (Carol) and Ralph; a run-in with the banditos Jenkins (Jesse White) and Pedro (Phil Leeds); and the kidnapping of Alice and Trixie. (VCR Plus Code for Fri.: 8848. For Sat.: 15190.)
(WPIX) & (WPIX HD):
TV-G
All times are Eastern.
Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden. Art Carney as Ed Norton. Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden. Joyce Randolph as Trixie Norton.
WPIX has stopped the Viewer's Choice Hour.
Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 1a #035 (aka #126) - "Ralph's Big Mouth" (aka "Mind Your Own Business"): Norton gets fired from his job in the sewer after taking Ralph's advice about demanding a promotion. Finding something new won't be easy, Norton says, because, after all, a sewer worker is like a brain surgeon---"we're both specialists." Still, after a couple of weeks, he finds work selling irons door-to-door. And when he tells his pal that he made $40 his first day on the job, Ralph suddenly contemplates leaving the bus company to become a salesman with Norton's company. (VCR Plus Code for WPIX: 20304. For WPIX HD: 46182.)
1:30a #017 (aka #118) - “Ralph’s Big Mouth” (aka "Head of The House"): In the hilarious "Head of the House" (originally telecast March 31, 1956), Ralph marks his "emancipation" as king of his castle by sitting down with Norton to finish a bottle of wine that is "a little strong but good." Their first toast, Ralph says, is "to my wife, who has finally found her place." Actually, what Alice found was a bottle of grape juice, which she substituted for the wine. When the men get plastered and pass out, Trixie and Alice pour their own drinks and make their own toasts. "I give you our husbands," says Trixie. "You can have 'em," says Alice. The wine-and-grape-juice scene, Art Carney recalled, was one of his favorites. "We really were laughing at each other...because we were supposed to be laughing...crocked and everything. Funny scene." (VCR Plus Code for WPIX: 18960. For WPIX HD: 55328.)
(WGN America) (Not WGN's Chicago feed):
Sun. Nov. 23, 2008 12a (CC) #55 (aka #83) - *“The Adoption”: Ralph and Alice decide to adopt a baby, but first they have to pass inspection at the adoption agency. (VCR Plus Code: 603217.)
9p (CC) #56 (aka #67) – “The People's Choice (Part One)”: When Ralph heroically captures a murderer on his bus, he is asked to run for public office. (VCR Plus Code: 749323.)
9:30p (CC) #57 – “The People's Choice (Part Two)”: Alice thinks the men who asked Ralph to run for public office are crooks who intend to use Ralph as a stooge, but Ralph doesn't believe her. (VCR Plus Code: 831878.)
Sun. Nov. 30, 2008 9p (CC) #58 (aka #30/#32) – “‘Norton Moves In’/‘Dinner Guest’”: (For “Norton Moves In”): The Nortons move in with the Kramdens while their apartment is being painted. Trixie and Alice take the bedroom, while Norton and Ralph attempt to sleep on a cot in the kitchen. (For “Dinner Guest”): Ralph invites a man from the bus company to dinner so he can discuss promotion. There's only one problem -every time Ralph attempts to mention the promotion Alice changes the subject. (VCR Plus Code: 213160.)
9:30p #59 (aka #85) (CC) - *“One Big Happy Family”: In an effort to save money, Ralph and Ed decide to share an apartment. But life is not so sweet with Ralph and Alice and Ed and Trixie all under the same roof. (VCR Plus Code: 329295.)
*: This episode has been edited HEAVILY.
Credit goes to wgnamerica.com, wpix.com, tvland.com & tvguide.com.
(Ralph is trying to tell Alice that he has more money in is wallet than Ed.)
Ralph: "I have it here."
(Ralph points to his hip pocket.)
Alice: "You have it here..." (Points to her left hip.) "...you have it here..." (Points to her right hip.) "...and you have it here." (Points to her stomach.)
"Better Living Through TV":
Ralph: "What is the first thing that a person has to do if he wants to sell something?"
Ed: "Well, first they look your name (Ralph's) in the phonebook and then they try to sell it to you."
"Cottage For Sale Part 1":
Ralph: "What kind of life do you think that I lead in this city driving a bus all day? What do I hear? Taxi horns, police whistles, fire engines, breaks schreeching and people hollering. When I finish my work and come home what do I hear? Babies crying, garbage cans-a-rattlin', peddles-a-yellin'. I ask you. What do I have to do to get a little peace and quiet?"
Alice: "Why don't you shut up?"
"My Fair Landlord":
Ralph: "The person who lent me this place was an ex-GI."
Alice: "Who was he, Benedict Arnold?"
"My Fair Landlord":
Ed: "Can you paint this place during a time when I am not here like on a Sunday?"
Ralph: "Why not now?"
Ed: "I can't stand the smell of paint."
Ralph: "Are you kidding me? You work in the sewer all day and you can't stand the smell of paint?"
"Lawsuit" (Color):
Ed: "I know a person who died from stubbing his toe?"
Man: "Stubbing his toe? How is that possible?"
Ed: "He stubbed it on the Grand Canyon's edge."
"Ralph Goes Hollywood":
Bing: "Looks like you run a very democratic household Ralph."
Trixie: "Yeah, you know what happened to them in the last election."
"Life Upon The Wicked Stage":
Ralph: "The theater has been in me all my life."
Alice: "Yeah, I knew that that wasn't your stomach. It was the balcony."
"The Golfer":
(Ralph picks up the cotton ball.)
Ralph (yells): "OW! IT HAS PINS IN IT."
Ed: "What did you expect. chicken noddles?"
(WNET) & (WNET HD) (NY PBS affiliate):
Thu. Nov. 20, 2008 3:45a (CC) (if this special is being shown in your area, your time may vary): "Jackie Gleason: Genius At Work": Various clips are shown of Jackie Gleason showing his comedic brilliance. (VCR Plus Code for WNET: 76797285. For WNET HD: 32159198.)
(AmericanLife TV):
(AmericanLife also has an OnDemand Service. This show might be one of the shows to watch.)
TV-G
All times are Eastern.
Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden. Art Carney as Ed Norton. Shelia MacRae as Alice Kramden. Jean Kean as Trixie Norton.
Fri. Nov. 21 10p & Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 12a #39 (aka #192) – “Ralph Goes Hollywood”: Bing Crosby, Maureen O'Hara and Bert Parks are the guests as the Honeymooners head for Hollywood to claim their songwriting prize. High jinks include a stay at Maureen's mansion, expense-account living and Ralph's plan to throw a party for Bing. (The role of the "reporter" is played by George Petrie.) (VCR Plus Code for Fri.: 6537. For Sat.: 86421.)
Fri. Nov. 28 10p & Sat. Nov. 29, 2008 12a #40 (aka #193) – “The Mexican Hat Trick”: Carol Lawrence and the Baja Marimba Band guests as the Honeymooners head for colorful Mexico. Mix-ups include a rendezvous between the alluring El Lobo (Carol) and Ralph; a run-in with the banditos Jenkins (Jesse White) and Pedro (Phil Leeds); and the kidnapping of Alice and Trixie. (VCR Plus Code for Fri.: 8848. For Sat.: 15190.)
(WPIX) & (WPIX HD):
TV-G
All times are Eastern.
Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden. Art Carney as Ed Norton. Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden. Joyce Randolph as Trixie Norton.
WPIX has stopped the Viewer's Choice Hour.
Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 1a #035 (aka #126) - "Ralph's Big Mouth" (aka "Mind Your Own Business"): Norton gets fired from his job in the sewer after taking Ralph's advice about demanding a promotion. Finding something new won't be easy, Norton says, because, after all, a sewer worker is like a brain surgeon---"we're both specialists." Still, after a couple of weeks, he finds work selling irons door-to-door. And when he tells his pal that he made $40 his first day on the job, Ralph suddenly contemplates leaving the bus company to become a salesman with Norton's company. (VCR Plus Code for WPIX: 20304. For WPIX HD: 46182.)
1:30a #017 (aka #118) - “Ralph’s Big Mouth” (aka "Head of The House"): In the hilarious "Head of the House" (originally telecast March 31, 1956), Ralph marks his "emancipation" as king of his castle by sitting down with Norton to finish a bottle of wine that is "a little strong but good." Their first toast, Ralph says, is "to my wife, who has finally found her place." Actually, what Alice found was a bottle of grape juice, which she substituted for the wine. When the men get plastered and pass out, Trixie and Alice pour their own drinks and make their own toasts. "I give you our husbands," says Trixie. "You can have 'em," says Alice. The wine-and-grape-juice scene, Art Carney recalled, was one of his favorites. "We really were laughing at each other...because we were supposed to be laughing...crocked and everything. Funny scene." (VCR Plus Code for WPIX: 18960. For WPIX HD: 55328.)
(WGN America) (Not WGN's Chicago feed):
Sun. Nov. 23, 2008 12a (CC) #55 (aka #83) - *“The Adoption”: Ralph and Alice decide to adopt a baby, but first they have to pass inspection at the adoption agency. (VCR Plus Code: 603217.)
9p (CC) #56 (aka #67) – “The People's Choice (Part One)”: When Ralph heroically captures a murderer on his bus, he is asked to run for public office. (VCR Plus Code: 749323.)
9:30p (CC) #57 – “The People's Choice (Part Two)”: Alice thinks the men who asked Ralph to run for public office are crooks who intend to use Ralph as a stooge, but Ralph doesn't believe her. (VCR Plus Code: 831878.)
Sun. Nov. 30, 2008 9p (CC) #58 (aka #30/#32) – “‘Norton Moves In’/‘Dinner Guest’”: (For “Norton Moves In”): The Nortons move in with the Kramdens while their apartment is being painted. Trixie and Alice take the bedroom, while Norton and Ralph attempt to sleep on a cot in the kitchen. (For “Dinner Guest”): Ralph invites a man from the bus company to dinner so he can discuss promotion. There's only one problem -every time Ralph attempts to mention the promotion Alice changes the subject. (VCR Plus Code: 213160.)
9:30p #59 (aka #85) (CC) - *“One Big Happy Family”: In an effort to save money, Ralph and Ed decide to share an apartment. But life is not so sweet with Ralph and Alice and Ed and Trixie all under the same roof. (VCR Plus Code: 329295.)
*: This episode has been edited HEAVILY.
Credit goes to wgnamerica.com, wpix.com, tvland.com & tvguide.com.