Frank Gannucci
08-28-2020, 07:42 AM
Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "Run, Santa, Run" & "King of The Castle":
Episode #183 (Syndicated episode #10)
TV: One hour long musical
DVD: Attached to "King of The Castle" & "Movies Are Better Than Ever."
Color Episode Title: "Run, Santa, Run."
Lost Episode Title: "Santa & The Bookies."
Air Date: Sat. 12/17/66
"Run, Santa, Run":
The June Taylor Dancers open up and sing ""It's A Happy Time of The Year." After that, Ralph comes by and so does Ed. & Ed are having lunch outside. Ed has a table for him to eat on with a tall candle. Ed shows his napkin which has an "N" on it. Ralph: "What does the 'N' stand for, nut?" Ed: "No, the 'N' stands for napkin." Gee how clever. Ralph is upset that Alice hasn't been giving him good lunches lately, so Ed gives him a turkey leg for him to eat. Ralph is about to eat it when Ed tells him that that turkey leg was with him when he was down in the sewer. Ralph says that Alice has been acting strange. He says that he has been having tuna fish and he also mentions that she has been going to the supermarket early. Ed: "Maybe she wants to go on the picket line and get interviewed by Roger Mudd." Ralph says that she wants to get bargains, so that's why she goes to the supermarket early. Ralph & Ed then sing: "A Woman's A Curious Creature."
Alice is busy knitting clothes for some baby. Trixie comes in with a turkey leg that Ed brought for lunch. She brought it for Ralph, just in case he has to eat tuna fish again. Alice reveals her temporary job she has just so she can save enough money for Christmas (hence the reason she has been going to the "supermarket early".) She won't tell Ralph because Ralph will make her quit no matter how hard the job is. It's the principle of the thing to him. She did and said the same exact thing in "Expectant Father" too. Alice hurts her back so Trixie says she will make sure Alice go sees a doctor.
Ralph comes home and is upset that he has to have tuna fish again. Alice says that it isn't. She gives him the turkey leg. Ralph is happy until he finds out that it was left over from Ed's lunch. He wanders why that he couldn't have a hot meal. Ralph: "Don't you ever cook? Do you know what our gas bill was last time? 48 cents." Alice says that she is sorry, but she has been so busy. Ralph wonders why she ahs been putting on her best dress and going to the supermarket early. Alice says that she is going on a husband/wife picket line and going to be interviewed by Walter Cronkite. Ralph says that she isn't being interviewed by Walter but by Roger Mudd. Alice: "Don't cross-examine me." Alice goes into the bedroom. When Ed comes down, he asks Ralph if he can hide Trixie's Christmas present in the Kramdens' apartment, Ralph says yes and sticks the present in the bureau drawer -- where Alice has hidden the baby clothes. A moment later, when Norton tells Ralph that Trixie has made a doctor's appointment for Alice, Ralph is sure that Alice is pregnant. Now Ralph is remorseful for yelling at Alice. Alice comes in. Ralph: "Oh sugar-dumpling puss." Alice says that Ralph was right he deserves a hot meal. Ralph is acting all nice because he thinks that Alice is pregnant. Alice doesn't know what to make of it. Ralph: "When can we expect the happy occasion? Alice: "After I go to the butcher’s and get you two lamb chops." Ralph: "Did you hear that? It's going to be twins." Alice leaves, saying that she is going to get Ralph two lamb chops. Ralph only wants one because two are too heavy. She leaves. Ralph: "That son of mine is going to get things that I didn't have. He's going to have an education." He decides he has to make some more money in a hurry so that his future son can go to college. He needs so extra money for the kid. Ed: "I have some money that is owed to me and when I get it, it's just as good as yours." Ralph: "You're a good pal Norton. Who owes you?" Ed: "You do." Gee, that really helps Ralph. Ed finds some jobs that Ralph can do to earn extra money for the kid. One of them requires chemical engineering and it is in South America. Ralph says to forget about that job because he doesn't want to go to South America. Ed finally finds a job for Ralph, a street Santa. Ralph tells Ed that he is going to be his elf. Ralph & Ed sing "Father of the Year" in which Ralph says that his son will graduate from college in 1989. Also while they are singing, Jackie & Art walk off the set and walk back on.
The next day outside in New York, it is revealed that the people who wrote the ad are bookmakers, Lenny & Sidney. Ralph comes with his Santa outfit and the people identify themselves as Mr. Smith and Mr. Smith. Ralph and Ed begin their first day on the job. An old lady comes by. When she puts down her bet with the money, Ralph says that she doesn't have to do that. Lady: "I want 'Rocking Chair' for $2." Ralph still doesn't know what she meant. A person comes by and puts his money in the pot. Ralph says he will get that back many fold. Man: "I should. It's 20 to 1." Ed: "What are you talking about? It's half-past six." He leaves. A policeman comes by and puts his money in (thinking that what Ralph and Ed are dong something good.) When Ralph says to the police officer to put in his slip (everyone else put in their slips). The policeman sees what's really going on and sends Ralph and Ed to jail, thinking that they are the bookies they are looking for.
In the police station, a group of people (along with Ralph & Ed) show up and stand for their mug shots. Ralph & Ed try to explain their innocence. Crook: "Don't do this to Santa." The other crooks, Ralph & Ed sing: "Don't Put Santa In Prison." After the song, Ralph explains to the police officer that his wife is pregnant and he was just trying to make just as much money for the baby. Alice comes by and Ralph tells her that he was making extra money for their future baby. Alice says that she is not pregnant. Ed says that maybe Trixie is pregnant. Ed: "Are you with Elf?" Trixie: "No, I'm with Nincompoop." Now Ralph and Ed are in bigger trouble. When Ed says that the two Mr. Smiths are going to come by their street corner and collect the money soon, Ralph hatches a plan so the police can catch the real bad guys.
Later on, the police say that they are going to hide from the crooks and also instruct Ralph & Ed to wait until the two "Mr. Smiths" and when they come, they are to ring the bell so they can catch them. The two "Mr. Smiths" come but the bell doesn't make a sound when they try to ring it so Ralph & Ed yell "DING DONG! DING DONG!" The two "Mr. Smiths" don't know why they are yelling "DING DONG!" The police come and catch them.
It looks like Ralph will have a Merry Christmas after all. Alice asks why Ralph thought she was having a baby. Ralph says that he found baby clothes, so Alice reveals the fact that she got a temporary job so she can get enough money to get Ralph's present, a rocking chair. Ed: "How do you like that? She's Knuckles Grogan." The Kramdens & Nortons sing "It's A Happy Time of The Year" as people dance in the background.
At the curtain call, Jackie introduces the cast (I'm sure this was edited by AmericanLife, now Youtoo America). Because of that, we never found out who played the two "Mr. Smiths." (The audience clapped when they saw them for the first time.) This is not shown on the DVD as well.
Episode #184 (Syndicated episode #11)
TV: One hour long musical
DVD: Attached to “Run, Santa, Run” & “ “Movies Are Better Than Ever”.
Color Honeymooners Title: "King of The Castle."
Lost Episode Title: "Battle of The Sexes."
Air Date: Sat. 1/7/67
"King of The Castle":
I did a tape trade with Videowack and managed to get the UNCUT version of this episode (well, more uncut than the one that was on Youtoo America and Familynet.) This means that thee person who recorded, must have either recorded this when this episode originally aired or when this episode was repeated on CBS or this is a producer’s copy. That person could have been one of the first people to own a VCR because I got this copy in January 2007 which is one year before the episode made its way onto the home video market.
Despite a picture of this episode being shown on the Best of Color Honeymooners DVD, this episode is not on that DVD.
At a bowling alley, the June Taylor Dancers sing: "Bowling, bowling, bowling." The dancers bowl but you don't hear the pins being knocked down. It is so obvious that the balls are fake (especially when the dancers THROW the bowling balls like baseballs.) Also, the alley isn't much like a bowling alley. It only has two lanes (unless we are supposed to think that the alley has rooms that have two lanes each.) In 2001, on the now sadly defunct Honeymooners.net Message Board, he says that one of the female dancers accidentally hit someone with a bowling ball (probably their former soul mate). I didn't see it, but I guess it was one of those moments that are hard to spot. Ralph & Ed come in. Ed says that he just saw the June Taylor Dancers around here. Ralph says that these alleys are popular with show people." Ed warms up by excessively drying his hands and warming up in general. This aggravates Ralph. Ed bowls and we hear the pins fall down. He bowled a strike. Ralph: "Watch how it should be done. It is all in the form." Ralph does some body movements and then bowls. Ed: "Lucky shot. You managed to knock down one pin." A man comes by with a message. Trixie called and wants Ed to come home because her mom is coming. Ralph is upset. Ralph: "Besides this night, the only other nights that we have out are lodge night, pool night and poker night." Ralph gives a story about him being at the Sons of Italy hall for a smoker and Alice calls him up asking him to come home because the ice box is leaking. He didn't come home. Ralph: "I showed her whose boss." Ed: "What happened when you came home?" Ralph: "Never mind about that." This is Ralph's cue to give Norton a "King of the Castle" speech, and to tutor him on what to tell Trixie when he returns home -- after he and Ralph have finished bowling. Norton is so inspired that he says Ralph's words should be recorded and played at every wedding instead of "Here Comes the Bride." Gee, can you just see how ridiculous it would look at a wedding? That's divorce court or breakup city right there. Ralph & Ed sing: "The Man Is The King."
That night, Trixie comes into the Kramden apartment crying. Ed has been playing "king" and has been bullying her. Ralph gets waken up and told of the news of the Nortons fight. Ralph: "What do you want me to do, take on the winner?" Much to Ralph's chagrin, he gets told that Trixie will sleep in the bedroom while he will sleep on the folding cot. After Ralph gets told that he won't sleep upstairs because of Alice's orders, he gets mad. Ralph's body movements are funny as he says his "king" speech to Alice and she becomes suspicious. Alice is going to go upstairs to see what is causing Ed to act like this but Ralph says no and he will sleep on the cot. She goes into the bedroom. Ed Norton comes down. Ed: "I knew my part. She didn't know hers." Ed helps Ralph unfold the folding cot but he accidentally sandwiches Ralph's finger. As Ralph is yelping in pain, the girls come out. Ed: "I have more of a right to be here because Ralph is the king of this castle and I'm a guest of his." The girls now know that Ralph put Ed up to this. Ralph: "Can you stand to see him have some fun?" Trixie says no. The girls go upstairs and stay at the Nortons while the boys stay downstairs to fend for themselves. Ralph: "Good luck to the both of you." They leave. Ed: "You are a regular Dear Abby." Who would have guessed that 45 years later, her column (under another person's name) would still be newspapers? Ralph and Ed are convinced that they are in the right and when the girls find that out, they will take them back when they have learned their lesson. Sure. Ralph sleeps in the bedroom. Ed: "I feel like I'm at home. Trixie makes me sleep in the bedroom too."
The Kramden apartment looks absolutely terrible. The trash can is overflowing. There are clothes all over the place. Ralph comes home. Ed comes home soon afterwards. Ed has been complaining about Ralph's cooking. As Ed goes to get a mop, a dry cleaning man comes by. Ralph says he will get the clothes ready in a minute. While the man is in the hallway, Ralph uses the tablecloth as a laundry bag (he also puts dirty dishes inside it too.) Ralph gives his bag to the laundry man. As Ed is cleaning up, he and Ralph sing a song that goes: "R-a-g-g m-o-p-p. Rag mop. Ed accidentally hits Ralph with the mop and Ralph gets mad. Ralph says to Ed to put the mop away. Ed does that, but not before he accidentally hits Ralph again with the mop. Ralph kicks Ed out. Ed comes back with the "laundry bag" that the laundry man returned. (The laundry man dropped it and it broke.)
Later on, Ralph comes out with a loud apron on and he's wearing it the same fashion as he did in "Brother Ralph." Ralph is getting some franks and beans for himself. Ed comes in. Ralph: "How could Alice do this to me?" Ralph & Ed sing: "Come home" in which some of the lyrics are: "(Wives name) please come home." After that, Ed says that he has an idea. Ralph should take an ad out in the paper that says: "I Ralph Kramden, do not assume the debts of Alice Kramden." Ralph: "It won't work. I tried that the day after we were married." Ed has another idea. Ed will dress up as a women and Ralph will take him out then vice-versa. Ed: "Or we can always go dancing." Ralph's too proud to apologize to Alice, so he and Norton scheme to get the wives to make the first move. They fake having a party in the apartment. Ed goes to get noisemakers. While Ralph is yelling jovial remarks out the window so Alice and Trixie can hear him upstairs, Alice walks in and the party crash-lands.
After that, in the Nortons apartment, Alice talks to Trixie about how the badly the boys are doing. They end up singing a song about bringing them home. After that, Alice tells about the schemes that Ralph pulled to try to get them back that didn't work and then mentions three more schemes about three more schemes that Ralph will try. The first one being the sympathy routine. She correctly guesses all three noises that Ralph will make to get her to apologize to him. The threat to cut off Alice's household money. The third is the "I'm leaving forever" warning. According to Alice, Ralph has walked out of her life 17 times. Oh boy! Ralph must really love Alice and doesn't the part where Alice said that Ralph walked out of her life 17 times funny? Ralph and Ed come in and Ralph tires all three of the schemes and when he tries the latter one, he walks out and comes back, warning Alice again. Alice doesn't comply. He leaves again as the girls continue to eat their food. Ralph comes back again with Ed. Alice: "I thought you were leaving forever." Ralph: "I wouldn't give you the satisfaction." None of the schemes have worked. Alice gets up. Alice: "I am going to explain to you something as I choke on a piece of turkey." Alice states the girls' case. Alice: "If you two people apologize, me and Trixie will take you two back." Ralph: "What do you say Norton?" Ed: "I think that they have learned their lesson." Ralph: "We accept your apology." Trixie: "Will you accept our apology Ed?" Ed: "Yes." The girls open their arms to welcome them back but Ralph and Norton sweep right past them and try to eat the food Trixie has prepared for her own and Alice's dinner. Ralph: "Hurry up, it's our bowling night." Gee, that's so not starting things off on the right foot. In this episode, the girls apologize with the boys, but in the earlier version of this episode, just the boys apologize.
There is no curtain call in my copies of this episode. The 1968 rerun copy is on the MPI DVD. The original airing copy does have a curtain call which Jackie plugs the Super Bowl "tomorrow" on CBS. He says it is going to be something else. Little did anyone know how big the Super Bowl games wers going to be.
Credit I think goes to (the original) Bill's 'Mooners Archives, eBay.com, tv.com, Honeymooners Lost Episodes Book, tvguide.com, honeymooners.net, Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD booklet, Wikipedia.org, Yahoo Groups You're A Riot! & Amazon.com.
Episode #183 (Syndicated episode #10)
TV: One hour long musical
DVD: Attached to "King of The Castle" & "Movies Are Better Than Ever."
Color Episode Title: "Run, Santa, Run."
Lost Episode Title: "Santa & The Bookies."
Air Date: Sat. 12/17/66
"Run, Santa, Run":
The June Taylor Dancers open up and sing ""It's A Happy Time of The Year." After that, Ralph comes by and so does Ed. & Ed are having lunch outside. Ed has a table for him to eat on with a tall candle. Ed shows his napkin which has an "N" on it. Ralph: "What does the 'N' stand for, nut?" Ed: "No, the 'N' stands for napkin." Gee how clever. Ralph is upset that Alice hasn't been giving him good lunches lately, so Ed gives him a turkey leg for him to eat. Ralph is about to eat it when Ed tells him that that turkey leg was with him when he was down in the sewer. Ralph says that Alice has been acting strange. He says that he has been having tuna fish and he also mentions that she has been going to the supermarket early. Ed: "Maybe she wants to go on the picket line and get interviewed by Roger Mudd." Ralph says that she wants to get bargains, so that's why she goes to the supermarket early. Ralph & Ed then sing: "A Woman's A Curious Creature."
Alice is busy knitting clothes for some baby. Trixie comes in with a turkey leg that Ed brought for lunch. She brought it for Ralph, just in case he has to eat tuna fish again. Alice reveals her temporary job she has just so she can save enough money for Christmas (hence the reason she has been going to the "supermarket early".) She won't tell Ralph because Ralph will make her quit no matter how hard the job is. It's the principle of the thing to him. She did and said the same exact thing in "Expectant Father" too. Alice hurts her back so Trixie says she will make sure Alice go sees a doctor.
Ralph comes home and is upset that he has to have tuna fish again. Alice says that it isn't. She gives him the turkey leg. Ralph is happy until he finds out that it was left over from Ed's lunch. He wanders why that he couldn't have a hot meal. Ralph: "Don't you ever cook? Do you know what our gas bill was last time? 48 cents." Alice says that she is sorry, but she has been so busy. Ralph wonders why she ahs been putting on her best dress and going to the supermarket early. Alice says that she is going on a husband/wife picket line and going to be interviewed by Walter Cronkite. Ralph says that she isn't being interviewed by Walter but by Roger Mudd. Alice: "Don't cross-examine me." Alice goes into the bedroom. When Ed comes down, he asks Ralph if he can hide Trixie's Christmas present in the Kramdens' apartment, Ralph says yes and sticks the present in the bureau drawer -- where Alice has hidden the baby clothes. A moment later, when Norton tells Ralph that Trixie has made a doctor's appointment for Alice, Ralph is sure that Alice is pregnant. Now Ralph is remorseful for yelling at Alice. Alice comes in. Ralph: "Oh sugar-dumpling puss." Alice says that Ralph was right he deserves a hot meal. Ralph is acting all nice because he thinks that Alice is pregnant. Alice doesn't know what to make of it. Ralph: "When can we expect the happy occasion? Alice: "After I go to the butcher’s and get you two lamb chops." Ralph: "Did you hear that? It's going to be twins." Alice leaves, saying that she is going to get Ralph two lamb chops. Ralph only wants one because two are too heavy. She leaves. Ralph: "That son of mine is going to get things that I didn't have. He's going to have an education." He decides he has to make some more money in a hurry so that his future son can go to college. He needs so extra money for the kid. Ed: "I have some money that is owed to me and when I get it, it's just as good as yours." Ralph: "You're a good pal Norton. Who owes you?" Ed: "You do." Gee, that really helps Ralph. Ed finds some jobs that Ralph can do to earn extra money for the kid. One of them requires chemical engineering and it is in South America. Ralph says to forget about that job because he doesn't want to go to South America. Ed finally finds a job for Ralph, a street Santa. Ralph tells Ed that he is going to be his elf. Ralph & Ed sing "Father of the Year" in which Ralph says that his son will graduate from college in 1989. Also while they are singing, Jackie & Art walk off the set and walk back on.
The next day outside in New York, it is revealed that the people who wrote the ad are bookmakers, Lenny & Sidney. Ralph comes with his Santa outfit and the people identify themselves as Mr. Smith and Mr. Smith. Ralph and Ed begin their first day on the job. An old lady comes by. When she puts down her bet with the money, Ralph says that she doesn't have to do that. Lady: "I want 'Rocking Chair' for $2." Ralph still doesn't know what she meant. A person comes by and puts his money in the pot. Ralph says he will get that back many fold. Man: "I should. It's 20 to 1." Ed: "What are you talking about? It's half-past six." He leaves. A policeman comes by and puts his money in (thinking that what Ralph and Ed are dong something good.) When Ralph says to the police officer to put in his slip (everyone else put in their slips). The policeman sees what's really going on and sends Ralph and Ed to jail, thinking that they are the bookies they are looking for.
In the police station, a group of people (along with Ralph & Ed) show up and stand for their mug shots. Ralph & Ed try to explain their innocence. Crook: "Don't do this to Santa." The other crooks, Ralph & Ed sing: "Don't Put Santa In Prison." After the song, Ralph explains to the police officer that his wife is pregnant and he was just trying to make just as much money for the baby. Alice comes by and Ralph tells her that he was making extra money for their future baby. Alice says that she is not pregnant. Ed says that maybe Trixie is pregnant. Ed: "Are you with Elf?" Trixie: "No, I'm with Nincompoop." Now Ralph and Ed are in bigger trouble. When Ed says that the two Mr. Smiths are going to come by their street corner and collect the money soon, Ralph hatches a plan so the police can catch the real bad guys.
Later on, the police say that they are going to hide from the crooks and also instruct Ralph & Ed to wait until the two "Mr. Smiths" and when they come, they are to ring the bell so they can catch them. The two "Mr. Smiths" come but the bell doesn't make a sound when they try to ring it so Ralph & Ed yell "DING DONG! DING DONG!" The two "Mr. Smiths" don't know why they are yelling "DING DONG!" The police come and catch them.
It looks like Ralph will have a Merry Christmas after all. Alice asks why Ralph thought she was having a baby. Ralph says that he found baby clothes, so Alice reveals the fact that she got a temporary job so she can get enough money to get Ralph's present, a rocking chair. Ed: "How do you like that? She's Knuckles Grogan." The Kramdens & Nortons sing "It's A Happy Time of The Year" as people dance in the background.
At the curtain call, Jackie introduces the cast (I'm sure this was edited by AmericanLife, now Youtoo America). Because of that, we never found out who played the two "Mr. Smiths." (The audience clapped when they saw them for the first time.) This is not shown on the DVD as well.
Episode #184 (Syndicated episode #11)
TV: One hour long musical
DVD: Attached to “Run, Santa, Run” & “ “Movies Are Better Than Ever”.
Color Honeymooners Title: "King of The Castle."
Lost Episode Title: "Battle of The Sexes."
Air Date: Sat. 1/7/67
"King of The Castle":
I did a tape trade with Videowack and managed to get the UNCUT version of this episode (well, more uncut than the one that was on Youtoo America and Familynet.) This means that thee person who recorded, must have either recorded this when this episode originally aired or when this episode was repeated on CBS or this is a producer’s copy. That person could have been one of the first people to own a VCR because I got this copy in January 2007 which is one year before the episode made its way onto the home video market.
Despite a picture of this episode being shown on the Best of Color Honeymooners DVD, this episode is not on that DVD.
At a bowling alley, the June Taylor Dancers sing: "Bowling, bowling, bowling." The dancers bowl but you don't hear the pins being knocked down. It is so obvious that the balls are fake (especially when the dancers THROW the bowling balls like baseballs.) Also, the alley isn't much like a bowling alley. It only has two lanes (unless we are supposed to think that the alley has rooms that have two lanes each.) In 2001, on the now sadly defunct Honeymooners.net Message Board, he says that one of the female dancers accidentally hit someone with a bowling ball (probably their former soul mate). I didn't see it, but I guess it was one of those moments that are hard to spot. Ralph & Ed come in. Ed says that he just saw the June Taylor Dancers around here. Ralph says that these alleys are popular with show people." Ed warms up by excessively drying his hands and warming up in general. This aggravates Ralph. Ed bowls and we hear the pins fall down. He bowled a strike. Ralph: "Watch how it should be done. It is all in the form." Ralph does some body movements and then bowls. Ed: "Lucky shot. You managed to knock down one pin." A man comes by with a message. Trixie called and wants Ed to come home because her mom is coming. Ralph is upset. Ralph: "Besides this night, the only other nights that we have out are lodge night, pool night and poker night." Ralph gives a story about him being at the Sons of Italy hall for a smoker and Alice calls him up asking him to come home because the ice box is leaking. He didn't come home. Ralph: "I showed her whose boss." Ed: "What happened when you came home?" Ralph: "Never mind about that." This is Ralph's cue to give Norton a "King of the Castle" speech, and to tutor him on what to tell Trixie when he returns home -- after he and Ralph have finished bowling. Norton is so inspired that he says Ralph's words should be recorded and played at every wedding instead of "Here Comes the Bride." Gee, can you just see how ridiculous it would look at a wedding? That's divorce court or breakup city right there. Ralph & Ed sing: "The Man Is The King."
That night, Trixie comes into the Kramden apartment crying. Ed has been playing "king" and has been bullying her. Ralph gets waken up and told of the news of the Nortons fight. Ralph: "What do you want me to do, take on the winner?" Much to Ralph's chagrin, he gets told that Trixie will sleep in the bedroom while he will sleep on the folding cot. After Ralph gets told that he won't sleep upstairs because of Alice's orders, he gets mad. Ralph's body movements are funny as he says his "king" speech to Alice and she becomes suspicious. Alice is going to go upstairs to see what is causing Ed to act like this but Ralph says no and he will sleep on the cot. She goes into the bedroom. Ed Norton comes down. Ed: "I knew my part. She didn't know hers." Ed helps Ralph unfold the folding cot but he accidentally sandwiches Ralph's finger. As Ralph is yelping in pain, the girls come out. Ed: "I have more of a right to be here because Ralph is the king of this castle and I'm a guest of his." The girls now know that Ralph put Ed up to this. Ralph: "Can you stand to see him have some fun?" Trixie says no. The girls go upstairs and stay at the Nortons while the boys stay downstairs to fend for themselves. Ralph: "Good luck to the both of you." They leave. Ed: "You are a regular Dear Abby." Who would have guessed that 45 years later, her column (under another person's name) would still be newspapers? Ralph and Ed are convinced that they are in the right and when the girls find that out, they will take them back when they have learned their lesson. Sure. Ralph sleeps in the bedroom. Ed: "I feel like I'm at home. Trixie makes me sleep in the bedroom too."
The Kramden apartment looks absolutely terrible. The trash can is overflowing. There are clothes all over the place. Ralph comes home. Ed comes home soon afterwards. Ed has been complaining about Ralph's cooking. As Ed goes to get a mop, a dry cleaning man comes by. Ralph says he will get the clothes ready in a minute. While the man is in the hallway, Ralph uses the tablecloth as a laundry bag (he also puts dirty dishes inside it too.) Ralph gives his bag to the laundry man. As Ed is cleaning up, he and Ralph sing a song that goes: "R-a-g-g m-o-p-p. Rag mop. Ed accidentally hits Ralph with the mop and Ralph gets mad. Ralph says to Ed to put the mop away. Ed does that, but not before he accidentally hits Ralph again with the mop. Ralph kicks Ed out. Ed comes back with the "laundry bag" that the laundry man returned. (The laundry man dropped it and it broke.)
Later on, Ralph comes out with a loud apron on and he's wearing it the same fashion as he did in "Brother Ralph." Ralph is getting some franks and beans for himself. Ed comes in. Ralph: "How could Alice do this to me?" Ralph & Ed sing: "Come home" in which some of the lyrics are: "(Wives name) please come home." After that, Ed says that he has an idea. Ralph should take an ad out in the paper that says: "I Ralph Kramden, do not assume the debts of Alice Kramden." Ralph: "It won't work. I tried that the day after we were married." Ed has another idea. Ed will dress up as a women and Ralph will take him out then vice-versa. Ed: "Or we can always go dancing." Ralph's too proud to apologize to Alice, so he and Norton scheme to get the wives to make the first move. They fake having a party in the apartment. Ed goes to get noisemakers. While Ralph is yelling jovial remarks out the window so Alice and Trixie can hear him upstairs, Alice walks in and the party crash-lands.
After that, in the Nortons apartment, Alice talks to Trixie about how the badly the boys are doing. They end up singing a song about bringing them home. After that, Alice tells about the schemes that Ralph pulled to try to get them back that didn't work and then mentions three more schemes about three more schemes that Ralph will try. The first one being the sympathy routine. She correctly guesses all three noises that Ralph will make to get her to apologize to him. The threat to cut off Alice's household money. The third is the "I'm leaving forever" warning. According to Alice, Ralph has walked out of her life 17 times. Oh boy! Ralph must really love Alice and doesn't the part where Alice said that Ralph walked out of her life 17 times funny? Ralph and Ed come in and Ralph tires all three of the schemes and when he tries the latter one, he walks out and comes back, warning Alice again. Alice doesn't comply. He leaves again as the girls continue to eat their food. Ralph comes back again with Ed. Alice: "I thought you were leaving forever." Ralph: "I wouldn't give you the satisfaction." None of the schemes have worked. Alice gets up. Alice: "I am going to explain to you something as I choke on a piece of turkey." Alice states the girls' case. Alice: "If you two people apologize, me and Trixie will take you two back." Ralph: "What do you say Norton?" Ed: "I think that they have learned their lesson." Ralph: "We accept your apology." Trixie: "Will you accept our apology Ed?" Ed: "Yes." The girls open their arms to welcome them back but Ralph and Norton sweep right past them and try to eat the food Trixie has prepared for her own and Alice's dinner. Ralph: "Hurry up, it's our bowling night." Gee, that's so not starting things off on the right foot. In this episode, the girls apologize with the boys, but in the earlier version of this episode, just the boys apologize.
There is no curtain call in my copies of this episode. The 1968 rerun copy is on the MPI DVD. The original airing copy does have a curtain call which Jackie plugs the Super Bowl "tomorrow" on CBS. He says it is going to be something else. Little did anyone know how big the Super Bowl games wers going to be.
Credit I think goes to (the original) Bill's 'Mooners Archives, eBay.com, tv.com, Honeymooners Lost Episodes Book, tvguide.com, honeymooners.net, Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD booklet, Wikipedia.org, Yahoo Groups You're A Riot! & Amazon.com.