(The Carolina Hurricanes best the NY Rangers 1-0.)

(Ralph meets with Ed in the bus company locker room)

Ed: “Ralph, what a loss. It’s bad enough that the NHL playoffs are four months late but the Rangers lost.”

Ralph: “You said it Norton. I didn’t even know that the game happened until it was too late. We need a NY team to win the Cup this year.”

Ed: “Yes, it has been too long since a NY team won the Cup. 17 years ago was the last time when the NJ Devils won.”

Ralph: “What a shame. You know Alice’s mother is also anti-NY teams much like Garrity and Joe Fenstablau. I want to see her reaction when one of the NY teams finishes the playoffs.”

Ed: “I want to see your face Ralph as well.”

Ralph: “Thank you Norton.”

Ed: “I want to see the expression on your face when you see Alice’s mom if both NY teams fail In their quest.”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEEEEEEET OUT!”

(Ed leaves.)

(JACKIE walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

(The Carolina Hurricanes beat the NY Rangers 4-1.)

(Ralph comes home all sad.)

Alice: "Hiya Ralph! How was your day?"

Ralph: "Miserable. All the passengers got mad at me when I blared the Rangers/Hurricanes game on the radio so the whole bus can hear the game. They must all be Hurricanes fans."

Alice: "Ralph, you should have changed the station."

Ralph: "Are you kidding me? Rangers need more fans. All the bums on the bus kept on heckling the Rangers and yelling at me to change the station and I yelled back at them."

(Ed comes down and blows his nose out of sadness.)

Ed: "Hiya Ralph and Alice. What a lousy game. I cried a river when the tide came in. Hey Ralph, it is all over social media the video of you yelling on the bus to the passengers who were Hurricanes fans. You made a spectacle of yourself."

Alice: "Ralph, I hope you don't get fired."

Ralph: "Oh relax. I bet no one will watch that video."

Garrity (from upstaris, yells): "HEY KRAMDEN! I SAW YORU VIDEO ON YOUTUBE. YOU YELLING ON THE BUS WHEN THE RANGERS GAME WAS ON. YOU ACTED AND SOUNDED LIKE THE FAT IDIOT YOU ARE."

(Ralph goes to the window and sticks his head out.)

Ralph (yells): "OKAY GARRITY, WHO IS THE DUMBEST PERSON IN THE UNIVERSE'S HISTORY? WHO IS IT?"

All (from outside, yell): "RALPH KRAMDEN!"

(Ed laughs.)

Ralph (to Ed, yells): "GET OUT! GET OUT!"

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you and of course, the Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(the NY islanders beat the Florida Panthers 2-1.)

(Ralph meets Ed in the subway.)

Ed: "Ralph, with the Islanders beating the Florida Panthers, 2-1, are chances of seeing a NY team win the Cup are increased."

Ralph: "Yes. I want the Islanders and the Rangers to meet in the third round. That will increase our chances of seeing a NY team enter into the Cup finals."

Ed: "Boy, those Panthers they look real tough."

Ralph: "Yeah. They also have the advantage of playing near Miami Beach."

(Crowd cheers.)

Ed: "Too bad the playoffs this year had to start in August rather than April this year."

Ralph: "Once again, I didn't even know that the first game happened until today. Now, the Islanders need to do is win game 2."

Ed: "You got that right. They need to win the series."

Ralph: "But, of course. Those Islanders are going to win the series."

(Ralph gets up.)

Ralph (yells): "ATTENTION EVERYONE. DOES ANYBODY AGREE WITH ME THAT THE ISLANDERS WILL WIN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS?"

Man (yells): "OOOOH! WHO CARES?"

Man #2 (yells): "NOBODY CARES ABOUT THEM MAN. THEY PLAY ON LONG ISLAND. NOBODY CARES ABOUT HOCKEY."

Ed: "There is your answer Ralph. All these people are not as smart as we are. Your brain is as big as yoru stomach."

(The subway stops.)

Ralph (yells): "GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEET OUT! I DON'T CARE IF THIS IS YORU STOP."

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie (yells): "GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE."

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders beat the Florida Hurricanes 4-2.)

(Ralph comes into the kitchen.)

Ralph: "Alice, my Islanders won again. They are halfway to the end of the series."

Alice: "I am sure you are happy Ralph. I hope that you celebrate responsibly with Ed."

Ralph: "I always do."

Alice: "Oh really. I suppose that you were sober Ralph the time you came on down here, stuck your head out the window and yelled: 'Hey Mrs. Gallagher, get your cat out of our apartment. The only trouble is that it wasn't her cat. You had your Raccoon Hat on backwards."

Ralph: "All right. You got to pick on the one bad time."

Alice: "THere were a million more times where you did the same thing."

Ralph: "Oooooh, one of these days...one of these days..."

(Ed comes down.)

Ed: "Hey Ralph. What a game that had to be huh? The Islanders are now up by two games. It will be great when the Rangers face the Islanders in the third round."

Ralph: "Yes. It is not a question of if. It is when."

Ed: "We should all spread the word about two of our three hockey teams doing so good."

(They both sing a song about their two of their three hockey teams being so good.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. The Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

Ralph: "Alice, my Islanders won again. They are halfway to the end of the series."


Alice: “Ralph, you big galoot. These series are 3 out of 5. They’re two thirds to the end of the series“

(The Carolina Hurricanes won the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round, 3 games to 0, by beating the NY Rangers 4-1.)

(Ralph meets Ed at the stoop of the building.)

Ralph: "What a lousy game Norton. I just found out that today that the first round of the playoffs this year is 3 out of 5. The Rangers BLEW it."

Ed: "That's so sad Ralph. I sooo wanted to see a NY Rangers and Islanders matchup in the third round."

Ralph: "It won't happen this year. At least we still got the Islanders."

Ed: "Yeah, maybe they will beat Carolina as punishment for Carolina beating the Rangers."

Ralph: "Yeah, that is one way of putting it. I want the Hurricanes to be beaten."

Ed: "They will get beaten. If you were on a hockey team Ralph, you should be on the Hurricanes."

Ralph: "Why do you say that?"

Ed: "People will know that you are a member by opening your mouth."

Ralph (points to the door): "You know what this means Norton?"

Ed: "Yes, I do."

Ralph (points to the door): "You know what this means."

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The Florida Panthers beat the NY Islanders 3-2.)

(Ralph is in the poolroom with Ed.)

Ralph: "What a heartbreaker game Norton. The Islanders were apparantly one game away from sweeping the Panthers."

Ed: "I couldn't agree more. The team couldn't tie the score in the last few seconds. I was listening to the game on the job and than all of a sudden, the water washed the radio into the East River."

Ralph: "Well I think that the Islanders will pull through. We may have lost the Rangers but we only are allowed to have ONE team to win the Cup. If I won that Cup, I would love it."

Ed: "You would probably fill it up with beer."

(Both laugh.)

Ed: "I would fill it up with beer and milk mixed together."

(Ralph rolls his eyes.)

Ralph: "Yeah, beer and milk REALLY go well together."

Ed: "I know that you would see it my way Ralph. As a matter of fact, let's raise the stakes, if the Islanders win, we go on eBay and win the fake trophy."

Ralph: "THe wives won't dare say no."

(They arrive abck at the apartment to see the girls.)

Alice: "Ralph, are you nuts? You are not going to spend a whole lot of money on a fake Stanley Cup."

Trixie: "Yeah Ed. You won't either."

Ralph: "We will Alice. All of our lives we wanted to be something in sports. I wanted to play hockey but I got discouraged. Do you know what they called me?"

Alice: "Yeah. Big Fat Goalie."

(Ed laughs.)

Ralph (to Ed, yells): "SHUT UP!" (normally): "Now girls, that money is just as much ours as it is yours. WE ARE GOING TO SPEND IT ON THE CUP ON EBAY. People are going to think highly of us like we were in the NHL."

Ed: "Yeah even though Ralph was called Big Fat Goalie."

Ralph (to Ed and Trixie, yells): "GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET OUT!"

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders won the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round, 4 games to 1, by beating the Florida Panthers 5-1.)

(Ralph comes home and puts his bus cap on the dresser.)

Ralph: "Hiya Alice! What a day I had today. All the passengers were nice and to top it off, the Islanders won the first round."

Alice: "Who did they beat again?"

Ralph: "The Florida Panthers. I heard the game on the radio. That was a great game."

Alice: "Who are they going to face next?"

Ralph: "I don't know. This year the NHL and the NBA decided to have their playoffs during the summer. I can't wait to find out who the Islanders' next victims will be."

(Ed comes down.)

Ed: "Hey Ralph-ie boy! What a game Ralph. I was able to watch the game on Bruce's smartphone until the tide came in."

(Ralph rolls his eyes.)

Ed: "What excitement down there in the sewer Ralph. People were cheering like mad that the Islanders won."

Ralph: "So was I."

Ed: "Really, I didn't hear you down in the sewer."

Ralph: "The next game will be sometime next week. Boy, I have a felling that the Islanders will win it all."

(They all sing a song about the Islanders winning it all.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-2.)

(The girls are cooking dinner in the Kramden apartment.)

Trixie: “Expect our boys to come rolling in here after their early bowling game with the news of the hockey game.””

Alice: “Yes.”

(The boys come in.)

Ed: “Hi girls.”

Ralph: “Hi girls. What a great game those Islanders had against those pesky Capitals. The Islanders are unstoppable.”

Ed: “it’s too bad that the Capitals are facing us again. I had it with them.”

Ralph: “Me too. I wish they stay out of the NHL playoffs.”

Ed: “So do I.”

Alice: “When’s the next game?”

Ralph: “Friday night. Me and Norton will watch the game in his apartment.”

Ed: “Oh Ralph. That can’t happen. Trixie’s mom is coming over.”

Ralph: “You are not going to sit there and tell me Ed that you are going to blow this chance?”

Ed: “Yes I will.”

Ralph: “Norton, if I were you and my mother-in-law was coming, I would say that she can’t come.”

Alice: “Ralph, DONT you dare say that.”

Ralph: “I will. She tells me that I am a chicken.”

Ed: “Ralph, you are not a chicken.”

Ralph:”There.”

Ed: “You are an elephant.”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT!GET OUT! GEEEEEET OUT!”

(The Norton’s leave.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. GOOD NIGHT.”

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5-2.)

(Ralph & Ed are in the poolroom on Saturday morning.)

Ralph: "What a game Norton. Those Capitals sure got what is coming to them. Hahahaha."

Ed: "They shure did Ralph. Now the Islanders are in the driving seat with a 2 game lead."

Ralph: "I so wish this series would end in a blowout. I am soooo sick of seeing our teams face the Capitals. They are like roaches."

Ed: "Yes, I see roaches every day when I am in the sewer."

(Harvey & George walk by.)

Harvey: "Hello Ralph and Ed."

Ralph: "Looks like my Islanders are going to win. The Islanders are going to twist the Capitals into bookends."

Harvey: "Is that so?"

George: "Haha."

Harvey: "You think you are a wiseguy huh? I don't like wiseguys. If your Islanders win, you get to belt me. If they lose, I belt you."

Ralph: "Bring it on yooooooooooou sneak."

(Later on, Ralph & Ed come home. Ralph has a black eye.)

Alice: "Ralph, what caused this? Are you ok?"

Ralph: "I got a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG mouth."

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. The Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 2-1.)

(On Monday, Ralph meets Ed for lunch at Ed's manhole.)

Ed: "Hey Ralph. What about that game yesterday afternoon huh?"

Ralph: "Yes. Those Islanders have a stranglehold on the series. A three game lead. Hahaha!"

Ed: "Looks like those pesky Capitals aren't going to beat us."

Ralph: "Yeah. No team has beaten a NY team when down by three games."

Ed: "Well, there was the time when the Boston Red Sox beat the NY Yan..."

Ralph (yells): "DON'T SAY IT NORTON! I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THAT."

Ed: "To think that the Islanders won the series in overtime."

Ralph: "Yes."

Ed: "What are we going to do when the Islanders beat those pesky Capitals?"

Ralph: "Oooh, I will shout from the rooftops."

Ed: "Don't you do that everynight with Alice and you arguing?"

Ralph: "Ooooh, you are a riot Norton. A real riot. But, let's sing about how great the NHL teams are in New York."

(They do.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The Washington Capitals beat the NY Islanders 3-2.)

(Ralph walks into the kitchen.)

Ralph: "Alice, how could the Islanders BLOW IT? They had a two goal lead and they were on the cusp of sweeping those pesky Capitals."

Alice: "Ralph, the Islanders still have the advantage."

Ralph: "Yeah, I know but think about all the teams that have come back and won a series after being down three games. It has happened multiple times since 2004 when the Yankees lost to those BUM Red Sox."

(Ed comes down and blows his nose out of sadness.)

Ed: "What a heartbreaker Ralph-ie boy."

Ralph: "I just hope the Islanders don't lose to those Capitals. I hate them with a PASSION."

Ed: "The Capitals are trouble with a capital T."

Ralph: "I bet that Donald Trump is cheering on the Capitals."

Ed: "Hey, if they lose and he was the CEO of the Capitals, he would say to all of them: 'You're fired.'"

(All of them laugh.)

Ralph: "We need this city to make the Islanders popular."

Ed: "I will put posters of the Islanders all over the sewer and hope they don't wash away."

Ralph: "I will put posters all over the bus company and this apartment especially on Garrity's door. Hahahaha."

Ed: "That is to that poor misguided soul Garrity and we should put a poster on the locker of that poor misguided soul Joe Fenstablau."

(They both sing a song about making the Islanders popular.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders won the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4 games to 1, by beating the Washington Capitals 4-0.)

(The boys come home to greet the girls in the Kramden apartment.)

Ralph: “Well girls, what a game me and Norton saw.”

Ed: “Those Capitals got what was coming to them.”

Trixie: “I bet you boys must be happy.”

Alice: “I bet.”

Ralph: “Those pesky Capitals lost.”

Ed: “It’s on to the third round where the Islanders will meet their next victims. I think it will be the Lightning of Tampa Bay.”

Ralph: “Another Florida team.”

Alice: “How Long has it been since the Islanders won the Cup?”

Ralph: “40 years.”

Ed: “With the water that you can fill the Cup, you can fill the NYC sewers.”

(Ralph rolls his eyes.)

Ralph: “It’s time for me to belt Harvey because of that bet we made. Harvey is right next door.”

(Ralph goes next door. He comes back with a black eye.)

Ed: “Ralph, what happened? It looks like you got yourself into trouble again.”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT! GEEEEEEET OUT!”

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders won the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4 games to 1, by beating the Washington Capitals 4-0.)

(The boys come home to greet the girls in the Kramden apartment.)

Ralph: “Well girls, what a game me and Norton saw.”

Ed: “Those Capitals got what was coming to them.”

Trixie: “I bet you boys must be happy.”

Alice: “I bet.”

Ralph: “Those pesky Capitals lost.”

Ed: “It’s on to the third round where the Islanders will meet their next victims. I think it will be the Lightning of Tampa Bay.”

Ralph: “Another Florida team.”

Alice: “How Long has it been since the Islanders won the Cup?”

Ralph: “40 years.”

Ed: “With the water that you can fill the Cup, you can fill the NYC sewers.”

(Ralph rolls his eyes.)

Ralph: “It’s time for me to belt Harvey because of that bet we made. Harvey is right next door.”

(Ralph goes next door. He comes back with a black eye.)

Ed: “Ralph, what happened? It looks like you got yourself into trouble again.”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT! GEEEEEEET OUT!”

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0.)

(Ed comes down to see Ralph at the table.)

Ed: "Whaddaya say there Ralph? What a great game that was."

Ralph: "Oh I agree. Those Islanders really grounded those Flyers."

Ed: "4-0. Those Flyers got bombed."

Ralph: "Yeah, they most certainly did Norton. Maybe the Islanders will sweep this series too."

Ed: "The city of brotherly love is feeling the pain of their Flyers losing."

Ralph: "That is so right Norton."

Ed: "Too bad the series is not taking place in New York and Philly because the league stated that teams must play in certain cities this year."

Ralph: "Real shame. I am sure that the Islanders will love to play at Nassau but they can't. I am sure they would also love to play at the Fun & Sun Capital of the World, Miami Beach."

(Crowd cheers.)

Ed: "This will be the Islanders year."

(They both sing a song about it being the Islanders year.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. Just like I said that the Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The Philadelphia Flyers beat the NY Islanders 4-3.)

(Ralph is at the poolroom. Him and Ed are all upset.)

Ed: "What a heartbreaking game Ralph. The Islanders lost in overtime."

Ralph: "Now, the series is even. I don't want the Islanders to lose this series. They worked so hard for this."

Ed: "You got that right. They did. I wonder what Harvey & Geroge are going to think."

Ralph: "You know what they will do. They will ridicule the team."

(Harvey & George come by.)

Harvey: "Hello Ralph! Looks like your Islanders team lost to my Flyers."

(George laughs.)

Geroge: "I bet that you think that the Flyers have a funny name."

Harvey: "Is that so?"

Ralph (stammering): "The Flyers are a lovely name."

Harvey: "Well, how about we make a bet. If the Flyers win, I get $100 from you. If the Islanders win, you get $100 from me."

Ed: "The bet is on."

Harvey: "Come on George, let's leave. If you don't show up with the money two days after the series is over, I will come get you."

(Harvey & George leave.)

Ed: "Apox on you and your ancestors Harvey and George."

Ralph (to Ed, yells): "GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEEEEEET OUT!"

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1.)

(The boys hop on the subway.)

Ralph: "What a game that we watched at the bar Norton. That was a super game."

Ed: "The Flyers got clipped."

Ralph: "I will say that they did. Too bad that the games had to be delayed."

Ed: "This hockey and basketball season is strange."

Ralph: "Yeah, it's not normal. Hopefully, the Islanders can bring joy back to the city this year."

Ed: "I know that governor Andy Como would be proud of the team."

Ralph: "So would that BUM DeBlassio."

Ed: "The Islanders are going to bring joy to New York."

Ralph: "You can say that again Norton."

(They all sing a song about the Islanders bringing joy to New York in which Ed makes references to the sewer much to Ralph's chagrin.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The NY Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2.)

(Ralph is having his lunch at the Gotham Bus Company locker room. Ed comes in.)

Ed: “Whaddaya say there Ralph-ie boy?”

Ralph: “That was a great game last night Norton. I didn’t even know it was going to be on. The Islanders beat those Flyers and now have a commanding 3-1 lead.”

Ed: “So do the Tampa Bay Lightning against those Boston Bruins.”

Ralph: “Our goal of seeing a Floridian team playing the Islanders is coming true. If both teams win, that means that the people in Florida are going to cheer. Those people are lucky to be in Florida. The home of that fun and sun capital of the world, Miami Beach.”

(Crowd cheers.)

Ed: “Those Flyers got grounded. Hey, I just ran into that poor, misguided soul Joe Fenstablau. He told me the Islanders will lose.”

Ralph: “That Joe will lose. He will. I sooo want to see the look on his face when the Islanders win the Cup.”

Ed: “And I’m sure he wants to see the look on your face if the Islanders lose the Cup especially after blowing a three game lead.”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEEEEET OUT!”

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. Like I said, the Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

(The Philadelphia Flyers beat the NY Islanders 4-3.)

(The boys come home. They greet Alice.)

Ralph: "What a heartbreaking game Alice. The Islanders were winning, than they were losing by two goals with 4 minutes remaining and than they did the impossible and tied it but in overtime..."

(Ed blows his nose out of sadness.)

Ed: "They blew it. Fortunately, we still have a 3 game to 2 advantage."

Ralph: "Let's hope the Islanders don't blow this opportunity."

Alice: "Well, I heard Garrity from upstairs yell in celebration when the Flyers won."

Ralph: "He is such a bum. I would love to break him in two."

Ed: "He must hate very single team we root for. He is a poor, misguided soul like Joe Fenstablau."

Ralph: "We will show him. When the Islanders win the Cup, I am going to buy a replica, fill it with beer and douse him with it when I knock on his door."

Alice (sarcastically): "Nice to see you acting mature Ralph."

Ralph: "Thank you Alice."

(Ed goes to the window and sticks his head out.)

Ed (yells): "HEY GARRITY, RALPH SAYS HE WILL DRENCH YOU WITH BEER WHEN THE ISLANDERS WIN THE CUP."

Garrity (from upstairs, yells): "THAT'S A LAUGH. RALPH WILL PROBABLY DRINK IT ALL AND ACT LIKE THE TOWN DRUNK JUST LIKE HE ACTS LIKE THE TOWN FATSO."

(Everyone outside, Alice and Ed laugh.)

Ralph (to Ed, yells): "GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET OUT!"

(Ed leaves.)

Ralph (yells): "DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE MOON ALICE?"

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The PHiladelphia Flyers beat the NY Islanders 5-4.)

(Ralph & Ed just watched the game at the bowling alley.)

Ed: “What a heartbreaking game Ralph. If the Islanders lose, this series will be a real heartbreaker and I know that with a body like yours, you will die from a heartbreak.”

Ralph: “Ooooooh, you are real funny Norton. I can’t believe the Islanders blew a three game to one lead. Now they have to play on Saturday night. What a bad game.”

Ed: “It would be great if the Islanders win in double overtime but they didn’t.”

Ralph: “Yes, the Islanders need to win this series. I don’t want to have to face Joe Fenstablau, Garrity and Harvey and rub it in my face. I never do that.”

Ed: “You DON’T?”

Ralph: “Don’t you insult me Norton like that. I accept good things with honor and dignity.”

Ed: “Than how come you got drunk in celebration of the Yankees winning the 1996 World Series and acted all obnoxious and...”

Ralph (yells): “ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!”

Ed: “Winning comes with honor and dignity.”

Ralph: “I agree.”

(They both sing a song about winning with honor and dignity.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. The Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

Ralph Kramden, a NY NHL fan? (Part 19) (The NY Islanders won the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, 4 games to 3, by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 .)

(Ralph & Ed come into the Kramden apartment at 1a.)

Ralph (yells): “WHAT A SERIES NORTON! HAHA! THE ISLANDERS ADVANCE!”

Ed: “What a great night Ralph-ie.”

(Alice comes out.)

Alice: “Ralph, I wish you would have more common sense. You two came in here howling at the top of your lungs.”

Ralph: “We did because it is time to celebrate. Now the Islanders are going to strike the Lightning.”

Ed: “The Islanders should have beaten the Flyers two games ago.”

Ralph: “You can say that again Norton. WHOA! WHAT A GAME!”

Garrity (from upstairs, yells): “HEY KRAMDEN! CUT OUT THE NOISE!”

(Ralph goes to the window and sticks his head out.)

Ralph (yells): “HEY GARRITY! YOU ARE A BUM! WHO AGREES WITH ME?”

(Silence.)

Garrity (from upstairs, yells): “WHO HERE THINKS THAT RALPH KRAMDEN IS THE BIGGEST BUM LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY IN THE BUILDING?”

All (yell): “I DO!”

(Ed laughs.)

Ralph (yells): “OKAY NORTON! PUT THEM UP!”

(Ralph wants to fight Ed. Alice tries to separate them.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

(Ralph & Ed just watched the game from Ed’s apartment.)

Ralph: “What a lousy game Norton. The Islanders got destroyed by the Lightning.”

Ed: “What a bloutz.”

Ralph: “I hope that all of our fellow Islanders fans cheer the team on.”

Ed: “It’s too bad that the NHL has deemed it necessary to have all the games in a few cities this year.”

Ralph: “Yeah, I would love it if they played in the Coliseum.”

Ed: “I know. In front of us and the Raccoons. They might allow us into their locker room.”

Ralph: “Especially when they win the Cup this year. It’s too bad that when they played the Panthers that they couldn’t have the luxury of being in Miami Beach.”

(Crowd cheers.)

Ed: “It’s time for the Islanders to strike Tampa and prove that Lightning can strike four times.”

Ralph: “Yes, we know that the Islanders will win it all.”

(They both sing a song about the Islanders winning it all.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. The Miami Beach crowds are the best. GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE.”

(Crowd cheers.)

(Ralph & Ed just watched the game from Fascination Bar & Grill.)

Ed: "What an upsetting game Ralph. The Islanders lost in the last 10 seconds."

Ralph: "What a heartbreaking game. I wanted the series tied up. Man those Lightning are tough to beat."

Ed: "You can say that again Ralph-ie boy."

Ralph: "Now, I am not sure if I wanted our team to face a team from Florida. The only reason we like it when our teams play teams from Florida is because they are so close to Miami Beach comapred to the rest."

(Crowd cheers.)

Ed: "Especially the Panthers."

Ralph: "Now, those Islanders have to face a two game deficit."

Ed: "Come on Ralph. You got to cheer up. You got to smile."

Ralph: "What have I got to smile about?"

Ed: "You got to smile. It's easy to smile when things are good but now it's a challenge. Come on Ralph. Give me a smile there. Give me those teeth."

(Ralph smiles.)

Ed: "That's the way I want you to look. Now, don't think of tonight. Think of happier times. Think of before the series started. Hwo the Islanders didn't have a deficit. THink of the first two minutes of the game, when the Islanders scored first blood before they blew it. You got to smile. Smile."

Ralph (startling people, yells): "GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEET OUT!"

(Ed leaves.)

Ralph (to people): "Somewhere, there is a straightjacket waiting for that man."

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "The Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(Ralph and Ed exit the taxi cab.)

Ed: “What a great game Ralph.”

Ralph: “It was a dan-dan-dandy.”

Ed: “We all thought the game was going to go into overtime and now the Islanders are three games away from the Cup.”

Ralph: “When the Islanders win the Cup, we should all celebrate. I only hope that the team will get a parade.”

Ed: “I would love to be underneath that parade as well as being above.”

Ralph: “That figures. Well, what time can you come over for Sunday, game 4?”

Ed: “I can’t come. My mother-in-law is coming and I have to be there.”

Ralph: “Than tell Trixie that you are the KING of your household and you get to do whatever you want.”

Ed: “I don’t want to rock the boat Ralph.”

Ralph: “Well, I am the boss of my household. The Cheese of my household and you are the mouse.”

Ed: “I rather Be a live mouse than a dead BIG CHEESE.”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEET OUT!”

(Ed leaves.)

(JACKIE walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

(Ralph mopes around the kitchen.)

Ralph: “Alice, my Islanders blew it. Now they have to win the next three games in order to advance.”

Alice: “Ralph, cheer up. Maybe the Islanders will pull out a miracle.”

Ralph: “They better.”

(Ed comes down and blows his nose out of sadness.)

Ed: “What a lousy game Ralph. Now the Islanders will have to win the next three games. Maybe the Islanders will pull off a miracle. Maybe the series will end on a high note.”

Ralph: “You are right Norton. Maybe the Islanders will pull it out. Tell me something Norton. How can you be so positive?”

Ed: “Because I’m a Lightning fan.”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT! GEEEET OUT!”

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. The Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

(Ralph wakes up all tired from the night before. He slightly stumbles into the kitchen to have his breakfast that Alice has made.)

Alice: "Ralph, I don't understand this. You & Ed celebrated the Islanders win last night until 2a."

Ralph: "We had to have fun Alice. The Islanders are coming back to win the series after being down two games. They are the comeback kids."

Alice: "What about work?"

Ralph: "So what? I will be all fresh by 12p. So will Norton. I won't run into something on the job and Ed won't drown on the job."

Alice: "You better hope not."

(Ed comes down. He is all tired.)

Ed: "Whaddaya say Kramdens? How about that game last night Ralph-ie?"

(Ed yawns.)

Ralph: "Alice here thinks it was stupid for us to celebrate until 2a last night the Islanders win. We will show her. We need fun in our lives. Alice, I will prove to you that I am not going to pay for celebrating and neither will Ed. We have a feeling that today will be a PERFECT day."

(Later on, Ralph & Ed come home after work. Ralph is all upset.)

Alice: "Ralph, what happened?"

Ralph: "I fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a Super Target store."

Ed: "I thought that hitting the bullseye was a good thing but today it was bad. You were the dart Ralph but with your size, it's no wonder that you hit the target."

Ralph (yells): "GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEEEEEEEEEET OUT!"

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: "Once again, the Miami Beach crowds are the BEST! GOOD NIGHT!"

(Crowd cheers.)

(The TB Lightning won the Eastern Conference finals, 4 games to 2, by beating the NY Islanders 2-1.)

(Ralph meets Ed at the pool room.)

Ralph: “How was your night, last night Norton?”

Ed: “It was a dark, dark day.”

Ralph: “What a shame. The Islanders blew it. The Lightning are now going to go to the Stanley Cup.”

Ed: “What a shame. The poor team. That poor team.”

(Ed blows his nose.)

Ralph: “ Here comes George and Harvey.”

(They come by.)

Harvey: “Did you catch that great game Ralph? The Islanders got OWNED.”

Ralph: “Yeah they did.”

Ed: “Ralph here would never get OWNED in a game. He challenges you to a pool game where if he loses, he will lose $50.”

Ralph (yells): “NORTON!”

Harvey: “Lets go.”

(Later on, Ralph and Ed come into the Kramden apartment.)

Ed: “Ralph, I always know you for being level headed. You lost. Why did you pick a game with Harvey For?”

Ralph (yells): “GET OUT! GET OUT! GEEEEET OUT!”

(Ed leaves.)

(Jackie walks on stage. Crowd cheers.)

Jackie: “Thank you. GOOD NIGHT!”

(Crowd cheers.)

Ed: "Hey Ralphie boy, how do you think I should spend my new sawbuck?"

Ralph: "Where'd you get ten bucks?"

Ed: "Won it offa Murphy, who works with me down in the sewer."

Ralph: "How'd you do that?"

Ed: "He was born on Long Island. He bet me that team would beat Tampa."

Ralph: "If he was born on Long Island, how'd he get in the sewer with you?"

Ed: "He commutes."

Ralph: "Anyway, I'm glad it's over for them bums. No one in Brooklyn could root for that team, even though they made believe they moved here."

Ed: "Yeah, the only people that rooted for them in Brooklyn were those Russians. He..he... What do they know?"

Ralph: "Nothin'. Everyone knows Brooklyn is Ranger territory. Can you imagine someone actually tryin' to move that team here? Hew sure lost his shirt on that deal."

Ed: "Well, they've had so many owners the guy probably forgot which team he owned."

Ralph: "Any other fans of that team in the sewer?"

Ed: "You kiddin'? Think we're uneducated? We got guys with master's degrees down in that sewer."

Ralph: "Master's degrees? What's a guy with a master's degree doin' in the sewer?"

Ed: "The backstroke! He... he... he..."

Ralph: "GET OUT!!!"

Ralph: "GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY AND LET'S GO RANGERS!"