Frank Gannucci
10-19-2012, 08:03 AM
Episode Reviews: “Supermarket Shopping” (Alice’s Anniversary) & “Alice Finds A Dog”:
Note: I forgot to include this episode last week.
Episode #3
TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original “airdate”.
VHS & DVD: Hasn’t been released.
Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and this one are on and the same.
The episode opens with Ralph and Alice retuning home after going on a long shopping spree. Immediately, they get into an argument on what Alice spent that day. If you see this episode on TV, you will notice that the episode begins right in the MIDDLE of the argument.
Ralph is upset that Alice just spent his whole paycheck: $42.50 a week. Ralph says that he doesn't want his salary revealed to the whole building. So Alice yells: "$42.50 A WEEK! $42.50 A WEEK! $42.50 A WEEK!" Ralph decides that Alice wants to make it public, so he makes it public by yelling out the window what he earns per week. This same spiel by both would be repeated in two more episodes "The Next Champ" & "Brother Ralph." But in the latter episode, Ralph decides not to make his salary public and another difference is that in both episodes, he earns $62 a week.
Ralph is also complaining that he's tired of Alice dragging him all over the neighborhood for her shopping spree. One of the things Alice did was walk three more blocks from one store to another store to buy pickles. She says she saved a few cents by doing that because in the other store they were in, pickles cost more.
Ralph says because Alice spent his whole paycheck, he doesn't have any money, much like Alice. But, when Ed Norton comes down to borrow $5; Ralph is more than happy to give it to him. He hid the money in a very safe place. Ed leaves. Alice complains that Ralph lied. But Ralph says, since he used the $5 that Ed borrowed, he now doesn't have enough money to buy Alice her anniversary present. Alice thought that Ralph forgot. So when the present arrives at the house, Ralph says he has no money. So Alice pays for it, by getting the money that she hid in a very safe place.
Ralph now knows that Alice lied to him also. Alice reveals that she was going to use that money to buy Ralph a gift. After she says that, Alice says that she needs a pickle. Ralph jumps to the conclusion that they are going to have a baby. He gets so excited, but then Alice breaks the news to him that she has an allergy and she needs those pickles to help her get cured. But, she says that one of these days, they will have a baby. The only baby, they ever wound up having was one in which they adopted and had to give it back to the original other. The storyline in which Ralph thought that Alice was pregnant was repeated a few times after they made this episode.
Episode #11
TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original “airdate”.
VHS & DVD: Hasn’t been released.
Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and the Classic 39 are on and the same.
WPIX Program Director Julie O'Neil found the original master film of the 1970 fireplace of the Yule Log special in WPIX's film archives in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The master film was misfiled in a Honeymooners film can marked with the episode title “A Dog’s Life,” which led to the title of a 2006 40th anniversary special about the Log called A Log’s Life.
Alice wants to have a young puppy but she knows that Ralph won't allow it. That doesn't stop her though. She gets dog food for the dog. Ralph comes home and says he has another emergency lodge meeting tonight. Alice: "Do you realize that the Raccoons have more emergency meetings than the U.N.?" Ralph: "It turns out that we have more emergencies than the U.N." Sure. Ed comes in and says that they have another emergency meeting tonight. Alice: "I'm beginning to think that all those emergency meetings are nothing more than a poker game." Ed disagrees. Ed: "An executive meeting, that's a poker game." Gee, what executive meetings huh? Alice leaves, while Ed eats the bowl of dog food that is on the table. Ed doesn't notice that it is dog food. Ralph comes out and says something about his weight. Ralph: "Have you seen me when I weighed 165?" Ed: "No, Ralph I never did see your baby pictures." Ha! Ed raves more and more about the food and lets Ralph taste it. Ed says that Alice cooked it and everything Trixie makes comes out of a can. Ralph is convinced that he has found his latest million dollar idea. Uh oh! He will market that food in cans and he will get his boss to help him sell it. Ralph and Ed think of the name. It's called: Kran-Mar's Delicious Mystery Appetizer. Ed thinks that this idea will take the cake. Ralph: "It just goes to show what I have always said: ' Every dog has his day!'"
At the office, Ralph tells his boss, Mr. Marshall, that in his lunch box, he has a million dollars. Mr. Marshall: "Then you must have had a good day on the bus." Ha! Ralph brings out the food. Ralph: "This food will go great with O' Doofers (Hor D' Ourves mispronounced.) Mr. Marshall: "Hor D' Ourves!" Ralph: "They will go great with that too." Mr. Marshall tries it and likes it. He brings out his co-workers. One of them says: "There's something about the aroma that I recognize." Uh oh! Man: "Hey, this is dog food." Ha ha ha. Ralph says that he is nuts so they bring in Charlie (he raises dogs.) Charlie agrees. Ralph faints.
At home, Alice is holding the puppy that she just got. The puppy is cute. Trixie adores the puppy to (which is a he.) Trixie says that she would get a puppy just like him, if it wasn't for the fact that Ed is allergic to dogs. Wait a minute. In the episode titled: "The Sleepwalker", didn't Ed get a dog? He wasn't allergic to them then so why is he allergic to them now considering that that episode was shown three months ago? Trixie leaves as Alice puts the puppy in his box in the bedroom. Ed comes in and when he starts sneezing, Alice says that she just got a dog and she doesn't want Ralph to know now. Ed says that despite the allergy, he will hold the dog for a while before he gets dinner in his box. Ed: "Food in bed huh? Boy, talk about a dog's life." Alice leaves. Ed puts the food in the puppy's box but of course, Ed gets some of the food too. Ralph comes home in a rage and explains what happened to him at the office. Ralph: "How would you like it if you gave your boss dog food to eat?" Ed: "Terrible, unless he was a cocker spaniel." Ralph: "It was a miracle I wasn't fired." Ralph thinks that it was Alice's mother's fault for all of this but then realizes that Alice has a dog. Ralph: "That mutt is leaving." Ralph says that Alice can't have a dog because of the fact that Ralph will have to do all the dog-related work for it. One of the things he complains about is the fact that he thinks that he was to take him for a walk just before he goes to bed. Ralph takes the box along with the puppy in it to the dog pound. He leaves as Ed continues his feast of the dog food.
At the dog pound, Ralph surrenders the dog. He takes the puppy out and gives a speech about a nice owner will come along and take him to a better home etc. That's almost the same exact speech that he gave to the "baby" in "The Adoption." The puppy gets taken away. Ralph says to one of the people who work there (played by George Petrie.) He asks him if the dog he surrendered will get a new home. Man: "I hope so because after some dogs can stay for a certain number of days without being picked up and that's it. We already have some that are over the limit." Ralph: "What will happen if no one picks him up in those certain number of days?" Man: "Then they will be killed." I wonder if that really happens. We now learn that Ralph loves the dog after all. Ralph: "You mean to tell me that my dog is going to be killed?" Ralph charges into the room where his dog was placed in. Ralph (yells): "WAIT A MINUTE!" Alice comes in. She learned of Ralph surrendering the puppy and she wants to bring him back home again. Ralph comes out with not only her puppy but with all of the dogs that are over the limit. Ralph: "I fell in love with your puppy." They leave with the dogs in tow. But, the dogs aren't seen again for the rest of the series, much like some of the other things that the Kramdens got, like TVs for instance.
Note: I forgot to include this episode last week.
Episode #3
TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original “airdate”.
VHS & DVD: Hasn’t been released.
Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and this one are on and the same.
The episode opens with Ralph and Alice retuning home after going on a long shopping spree. Immediately, they get into an argument on what Alice spent that day. If you see this episode on TV, you will notice that the episode begins right in the MIDDLE of the argument.
Ralph is upset that Alice just spent his whole paycheck: $42.50 a week. Ralph says that he doesn't want his salary revealed to the whole building. So Alice yells: "$42.50 A WEEK! $42.50 A WEEK! $42.50 A WEEK!" Ralph decides that Alice wants to make it public, so he makes it public by yelling out the window what he earns per week. This same spiel by both would be repeated in two more episodes "The Next Champ" & "Brother Ralph." But in the latter episode, Ralph decides not to make his salary public and another difference is that in both episodes, he earns $62 a week.
Ralph is also complaining that he's tired of Alice dragging him all over the neighborhood for her shopping spree. One of the things Alice did was walk three more blocks from one store to another store to buy pickles. She says she saved a few cents by doing that because in the other store they were in, pickles cost more.
Ralph says because Alice spent his whole paycheck, he doesn't have any money, much like Alice. But, when Ed Norton comes down to borrow $5; Ralph is more than happy to give it to him. He hid the money in a very safe place. Ed leaves. Alice complains that Ralph lied. But Ralph says, since he used the $5 that Ed borrowed, he now doesn't have enough money to buy Alice her anniversary present. Alice thought that Ralph forgot. So when the present arrives at the house, Ralph says he has no money. So Alice pays for it, by getting the money that she hid in a very safe place.
Ralph now knows that Alice lied to him also. Alice reveals that she was going to use that money to buy Ralph a gift. After she says that, Alice says that she needs a pickle. Ralph jumps to the conclusion that they are going to have a baby. He gets so excited, but then Alice breaks the news to him that she has an allergy and she needs those pickles to help her get cured. But, she says that one of these days, they will have a baby. The only baby, they ever wound up having was one in which they adopted and had to give it back to the original other. The storyline in which Ralph thought that Alice was pregnant was repeated a few times after they made this episode.
Episode #11
TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original “airdate”.
VHS & DVD: Hasn’t been released.
Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and the Classic 39 are on and the same.
WPIX Program Director Julie O'Neil found the original master film of the 1970 fireplace of the Yule Log special in WPIX's film archives in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The master film was misfiled in a Honeymooners film can marked with the episode title “A Dog’s Life,” which led to the title of a 2006 40th anniversary special about the Log called A Log’s Life.
Alice wants to have a young puppy but she knows that Ralph won't allow it. That doesn't stop her though. She gets dog food for the dog. Ralph comes home and says he has another emergency lodge meeting tonight. Alice: "Do you realize that the Raccoons have more emergency meetings than the U.N.?" Ralph: "It turns out that we have more emergencies than the U.N." Sure. Ed comes in and says that they have another emergency meeting tonight. Alice: "I'm beginning to think that all those emergency meetings are nothing more than a poker game." Ed disagrees. Ed: "An executive meeting, that's a poker game." Gee, what executive meetings huh? Alice leaves, while Ed eats the bowl of dog food that is on the table. Ed doesn't notice that it is dog food. Ralph comes out and says something about his weight. Ralph: "Have you seen me when I weighed 165?" Ed: "No, Ralph I never did see your baby pictures." Ha! Ed raves more and more about the food and lets Ralph taste it. Ed says that Alice cooked it and everything Trixie makes comes out of a can. Ralph is convinced that he has found his latest million dollar idea. Uh oh! He will market that food in cans and he will get his boss to help him sell it. Ralph and Ed think of the name. It's called: Kran-Mar's Delicious Mystery Appetizer. Ed thinks that this idea will take the cake. Ralph: "It just goes to show what I have always said: ' Every dog has his day!'"
At the office, Ralph tells his boss, Mr. Marshall, that in his lunch box, he has a million dollars. Mr. Marshall: "Then you must have had a good day on the bus." Ha! Ralph brings out the food. Ralph: "This food will go great with O' Doofers (Hor D' Ourves mispronounced.) Mr. Marshall: "Hor D' Ourves!" Ralph: "They will go great with that too." Mr. Marshall tries it and likes it. He brings out his co-workers. One of them says: "There's something about the aroma that I recognize." Uh oh! Man: "Hey, this is dog food." Ha ha ha. Ralph says that he is nuts so they bring in Charlie (he raises dogs.) Charlie agrees. Ralph faints.
At home, Alice is holding the puppy that she just got. The puppy is cute. Trixie adores the puppy to (which is a he.) Trixie says that she would get a puppy just like him, if it wasn't for the fact that Ed is allergic to dogs. Wait a minute. In the episode titled: "The Sleepwalker", didn't Ed get a dog? He wasn't allergic to them then so why is he allergic to them now considering that that episode was shown three months ago? Trixie leaves as Alice puts the puppy in his box in the bedroom. Ed comes in and when he starts sneezing, Alice says that she just got a dog and she doesn't want Ralph to know now. Ed says that despite the allergy, he will hold the dog for a while before he gets dinner in his box. Ed: "Food in bed huh? Boy, talk about a dog's life." Alice leaves. Ed puts the food in the puppy's box but of course, Ed gets some of the food too. Ralph comes home in a rage and explains what happened to him at the office. Ralph: "How would you like it if you gave your boss dog food to eat?" Ed: "Terrible, unless he was a cocker spaniel." Ralph: "It was a miracle I wasn't fired." Ralph thinks that it was Alice's mother's fault for all of this but then realizes that Alice has a dog. Ralph: "That mutt is leaving." Ralph says that Alice can't have a dog because of the fact that Ralph will have to do all the dog-related work for it. One of the things he complains about is the fact that he thinks that he was to take him for a walk just before he goes to bed. Ralph takes the box along with the puppy in it to the dog pound. He leaves as Ed continues his feast of the dog food.
At the dog pound, Ralph surrenders the dog. He takes the puppy out and gives a speech about a nice owner will come along and take him to a better home etc. That's almost the same exact speech that he gave to the "baby" in "The Adoption." The puppy gets taken away. Ralph says to one of the people who work there (played by George Petrie.) He asks him if the dog he surrendered will get a new home. Man: "I hope so because after some dogs can stay for a certain number of days without being picked up and that's it. We already have some that are over the limit." Ralph: "What will happen if no one picks him up in those certain number of days?" Man: "Then they will be killed." I wonder if that really happens. We now learn that Ralph loves the dog after all. Ralph: "You mean to tell me that my dog is going to be killed?" Ralph charges into the room where his dog was placed in. Ralph (yells): "WAIT A MINUTE!" Alice comes in. She learned of Ralph surrendering the puppy and she wants to bring him back home again. Ralph comes out with not only her puppy but with all of the dogs that are over the limit. Ralph: "I fell in love with your puppy." They leave with the dogs in tow. But, the dogs aren't seen again for the rest of the series, much like some of the other things that the Kramdens got, like TVs for instance.