Frank Gannucci
02-19-2021, 08:51 AM
Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "Ralph Threatens To Leave"/Alice & Ralph Get Dressed For A Dance Last Night (aka "The Dance"):
Episode #5
TV: This episode was seen on The Honeymooners Really Lost Debut Episodes. This special was shown in 1993 on Disney Channel (yes, THAT Disney Channel) and was shown on TV land in 2000. In 2018, the Catchy Comedy channel aired this episode and it was attached to "Bread" & "Ring Salesman" ('51).
VHS: Attached to “Bread”, “Razor Blades”, “New TV Set”, “The Ring Salesman” (’51 version), & “Quiz Show” (’51 version)
DVD: Attached to “Bread”, “Razor Blades”, “New TV Set”, “Alice & Ralph Get Dressed For A Date Last Night” (aka “The Dance”), “The Ring Salesman” (’51 version), “Quiz Show” (’51 version), “Xmas Party” (’51 version), “New Bowling Ball”, “The Turkey”, “Lost Baby”, “Quiz Show” (’52 version), “Halloween Party” (’52 version), “Cold”, “Pickles”, “Jellybeans” & “Six Months To Live” (’51 version).
Air Date: Sat. 11/16/51
"Ralph Threatens To Leave":
The episode opens up with Alice cooking dinner. Ralph comes home and gets fed what Alice calls a vegetable meatloaf (one without meat). Ralph doesn’t like it. Ralph: “When a man comes home, he expects some meat for dinner.” Alice calls Ralph a meat head Alice says the meat is a favorite among college girls. Ralph: “I’m a bus driver.” Alice: “Big deal. Bus driver.” That is enough for Ralph to leave.
Ralph gets a big bag to put all his things in. You can see that they still have the TV set from the previous episode. Alice: “You can’t be serious.” Ralph: “Oh, I am.” Ralph: “You never loved me. You feel in love with my uniform.” Ralph said the same thing in “Better Living Through TV.” Alice says that Ralph is acting like a child. Alice: “Where are you going?” Ralph: “Never mind that. Where are YOU going?” Alice: “I’m going to stay home and wash my hair.” Ralph: “That is what our love means. I’m going and you are staying at home to wash your hair.” Ralph hopes that after she washes her hair to curl it so she can go out and flirt. Ralph accuses Alice of flirting with the waiter last Tuesday when they were out for dinner. Alice: “I was looking at the waiter so I can get some meatballs.” Ralph: “When I left a quarter tip, why didn’t you say: ‘Make it 35.’? What was the extra dime for?” Alice: “Because he gave me an extra meatball.” Ralph: “That does it. 400 People in the restaurant and he picks YOU to give an extra meatball too.” Alice has had enough. Alice: “You don’t have to leave. I’M leaving. After 12 years, a meatball came between us.” Ralph says no she won’t. He is “all ready packed.” Ralph: “If you need anything, let me know. If you need me, you can get in touch with me at…as soon as I get there, I will let you know. If you need money, there is $6 in pennies under the bathtub. He leaves. Alice is visibly crying. I guess this counts as one of the 18 or 19 times that he walked out of her life. Ralph comes back. Ralph: “I can’t go. I got a Knights of Columbus meeting tomorrow.” Alice laughs. Alice: “You big lug. We will never break up. I have always loved you even when you short-changed me when I walked on your bus.” Ralph wants to go out for dinner. Alice suggests going out for a pizza. Ralph (angrily): “You starting with meatballs again?” (normally): “I’m sorry baby. Come here.” They hug and kiss.
Episode #6
This episode is NOT listed in John K’s Book “To The Moon” because it is a skit on the E.S. Show.
TV: In 2018, the Catchy Comedy channel aired this episode and it was attached to "Razor Blades" & "New Tv Set."
DVD: Attached to "Bread", "Razor Blades", "New TV Set", "Ralph Threatens To Leave", "Ring Salesman" (both JGS and ESS versions), "Quiz Show" (both versions), "XMas Party" ('51 version), "Cold", "New Bowling Ball", "The Turkey", "Lost Baby", "Halloween Party", "Pickles", "Jellybeans" & "Six Months To Live."
Air Date Sat. 11/30/51
"Ralph & Alice Get Ready For A Dance Last Night" (aka "The Dance"):
Alice has a gown on and is calling for Ralph to get ready. Ralph is in the bedroom getting ready. Alice doesn’t want to be late for the dance. Ralph comes out with a long white shirt on and boxers on. He can’t wear his collar. It is too stiff. Alice can’t wetten it and iron it because her nails are wet after the second coat. Ralph says that they are late. Alice will now iron and wetten it. Ralph tries to plug it in but he somehow hurts his foot when the iron lands on it. With the way he is hollering in pain, you think something big landed on him. Ralph (yells): “WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? CAN’T YOU PLUG IT IN?” Alice (yells): “THAT IS IT! I AM NOT GOING!” Ralph: “Don’t go.” Alice: “I wouldn’t give you the satisfaction.” Alice begrudgingly starts to iron Ralph’s collar.
Ralph wants to know where his socks are. Alice: “You got some nerve asking me that.” Ralph: “Is that a crime to ask that question?” Alice: “Where would your socks be?” Ralph: “In the drawer. That is why I asked you.” Ralph can’t get the drawer out. Ralph (yells): “ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE DRAWER FIXED?” Ralph puts on a sock that has a big hole in it. Ralph: “I have a hole in my sock.” Alice: “Certainly. How else are you going to get your foot in it?” Ralph goes into the bedroom as Alice is putting on her makeup. Ralph comes out and asks where the tuxedo he rented. Alice says that she put it in the closet. The Nortons are going to come down to pick them up at 8pm. Ed told Ralph that yesterday. It is 8pm now. Ralph then helps Alice out by trying to get the powder can open for her because it is stuck. Ralph uses hot water to loosen it. When he opens it again, the powder goes all over his pants. Ha! Ralph: “I can’t go. I look like Halloween.” Alice: “Just go and brush it off.” Alice asks Ralph if he saw her other fake eyelash. He saw it and threw it out because he thought it was a cockroach. Alice: “How am I going to look with one fake eyelash?” Ralph is upset even more. Ralph goes to get his coat. Alice now won’t go. Ralph: “Do whatever you want.”
Alice then mentions on how Ralph was a disgrace last year. One of the things he did was drinking. Ralph comes out with a tuxedo coat that is too small. The powder on Ralph’s pants now looks even more obvious maybe due to brushing. Ralph calls Ed down. Ed comes down in his typical Ed Norton attire except he is wearing a flannel shirt. Ralph asks Trixie to without them to the dance. Ed says that the dance was last night and they went down to pick them up and since the Kramdens weren’t home and Ed thought that they changed their mind about going and they left without them. Ed leaves. Ralph apologizes. Ralph: “I haven’t done one thing right since we were married.” Alice: “Ralph, I pressed your blue suit.” They will go out anyway. They hug and kiss.
Credit I think goes to (the original) Bill's 'Mooners Archives, eBay.com, the now defunct tv.com, Honeymooners Lost Episodes Book, tvguide.com, honeymooners.net, Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD booklet, Wikipedia.org, the now defunct Yahoo Groups You're A Riot! & Amazon.com.
Episode #5
TV: This episode was seen on The Honeymooners Really Lost Debut Episodes. This special was shown in 1993 on Disney Channel (yes, THAT Disney Channel) and was shown on TV land in 2000. In 2018, the Catchy Comedy channel aired this episode and it was attached to "Bread" & "Ring Salesman" ('51).
VHS: Attached to “Bread”, “Razor Blades”, “New TV Set”, “The Ring Salesman” (’51 version), & “Quiz Show” (’51 version)
DVD: Attached to “Bread”, “Razor Blades”, “New TV Set”, “Alice & Ralph Get Dressed For A Date Last Night” (aka “The Dance”), “The Ring Salesman” (’51 version), “Quiz Show” (’51 version), “Xmas Party” (’51 version), “New Bowling Ball”, “The Turkey”, “Lost Baby”, “Quiz Show” (’52 version), “Halloween Party” (’52 version), “Cold”, “Pickles”, “Jellybeans” & “Six Months To Live” (’51 version).
Air Date: Sat. 11/16/51
"Ralph Threatens To Leave":
The episode opens up with Alice cooking dinner. Ralph comes home and gets fed what Alice calls a vegetable meatloaf (one without meat). Ralph doesn’t like it. Ralph: “When a man comes home, he expects some meat for dinner.” Alice calls Ralph a meat head Alice says the meat is a favorite among college girls. Ralph: “I’m a bus driver.” Alice: “Big deal. Bus driver.” That is enough for Ralph to leave.
Ralph gets a big bag to put all his things in. You can see that they still have the TV set from the previous episode. Alice: “You can’t be serious.” Ralph: “Oh, I am.” Ralph: “You never loved me. You feel in love with my uniform.” Ralph said the same thing in “Better Living Through TV.” Alice says that Ralph is acting like a child. Alice: “Where are you going?” Ralph: “Never mind that. Where are YOU going?” Alice: “I’m going to stay home and wash my hair.” Ralph: “That is what our love means. I’m going and you are staying at home to wash your hair.” Ralph hopes that after she washes her hair to curl it so she can go out and flirt. Ralph accuses Alice of flirting with the waiter last Tuesday when they were out for dinner. Alice: “I was looking at the waiter so I can get some meatballs.” Ralph: “When I left a quarter tip, why didn’t you say: ‘Make it 35.’? What was the extra dime for?” Alice: “Because he gave me an extra meatball.” Ralph: “That does it. 400 People in the restaurant and he picks YOU to give an extra meatball too.” Alice has had enough. Alice: “You don’t have to leave. I’M leaving. After 12 years, a meatball came between us.” Ralph says no she won’t. He is “all ready packed.” Ralph: “If you need anything, let me know. If you need me, you can get in touch with me at…as soon as I get there, I will let you know. If you need money, there is $6 in pennies under the bathtub. He leaves. Alice is visibly crying. I guess this counts as one of the 18 or 19 times that he walked out of her life. Ralph comes back. Ralph: “I can’t go. I got a Knights of Columbus meeting tomorrow.” Alice laughs. Alice: “You big lug. We will never break up. I have always loved you even when you short-changed me when I walked on your bus.” Ralph wants to go out for dinner. Alice suggests going out for a pizza. Ralph (angrily): “You starting with meatballs again?” (normally): “I’m sorry baby. Come here.” They hug and kiss.
Episode #6
This episode is NOT listed in John K’s Book “To The Moon” because it is a skit on the E.S. Show.
TV: In 2018, the Catchy Comedy channel aired this episode and it was attached to "Razor Blades" & "New Tv Set."
DVD: Attached to "Bread", "Razor Blades", "New TV Set", "Ralph Threatens To Leave", "Ring Salesman" (both JGS and ESS versions), "Quiz Show" (both versions), "XMas Party" ('51 version), "Cold", "New Bowling Ball", "The Turkey", "Lost Baby", "Halloween Party", "Pickles", "Jellybeans" & "Six Months To Live."
Air Date Sat. 11/30/51
"Ralph & Alice Get Ready For A Dance Last Night" (aka "The Dance"):
Alice has a gown on and is calling for Ralph to get ready. Ralph is in the bedroom getting ready. Alice doesn’t want to be late for the dance. Ralph comes out with a long white shirt on and boxers on. He can’t wear his collar. It is too stiff. Alice can’t wetten it and iron it because her nails are wet after the second coat. Ralph says that they are late. Alice will now iron and wetten it. Ralph tries to plug it in but he somehow hurts his foot when the iron lands on it. With the way he is hollering in pain, you think something big landed on him. Ralph (yells): “WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? CAN’T YOU PLUG IT IN?” Alice (yells): “THAT IS IT! I AM NOT GOING!” Ralph: “Don’t go.” Alice: “I wouldn’t give you the satisfaction.” Alice begrudgingly starts to iron Ralph’s collar.
Ralph wants to know where his socks are. Alice: “You got some nerve asking me that.” Ralph: “Is that a crime to ask that question?” Alice: “Where would your socks be?” Ralph: “In the drawer. That is why I asked you.” Ralph can’t get the drawer out. Ralph (yells): “ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE DRAWER FIXED?” Ralph puts on a sock that has a big hole in it. Ralph: “I have a hole in my sock.” Alice: “Certainly. How else are you going to get your foot in it?” Ralph goes into the bedroom as Alice is putting on her makeup. Ralph comes out and asks where the tuxedo he rented. Alice says that she put it in the closet. The Nortons are going to come down to pick them up at 8pm. Ed told Ralph that yesterday. It is 8pm now. Ralph then helps Alice out by trying to get the powder can open for her because it is stuck. Ralph uses hot water to loosen it. When he opens it again, the powder goes all over his pants. Ha! Ralph: “I can’t go. I look like Halloween.” Alice: “Just go and brush it off.” Alice asks Ralph if he saw her other fake eyelash. He saw it and threw it out because he thought it was a cockroach. Alice: “How am I going to look with one fake eyelash?” Ralph is upset even more. Ralph goes to get his coat. Alice now won’t go. Ralph: “Do whatever you want.”
Alice then mentions on how Ralph was a disgrace last year. One of the things he did was drinking. Ralph comes out with a tuxedo coat that is too small. The powder on Ralph’s pants now looks even more obvious maybe due to brushing. Ralph calls Ed down. Ed comes down in his typical Ed Norton attire except he is wearing a flannel shirt. Ralph asks Trixie to without them to the dance. Ed says that the dance was last night and they went down to pick them up and since the Kramdens weren’t home and Ed thought that they changed their mind about going and they left without them. Ed leaves. Ralph apologizes. Ralph: “I haven’t done one thing right since we were married.” Alice: “Ralph, I pressed your blue suit.” They will go out anyway. They hug and kiss.
Credit I think goes to (the original) Bill's 'Mooners Archives, eBay.com, the now defunct tv.com, Honeymooners Lost Episodes Book, tvguide.com, honeymooners.net, Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD booklet, Wikipedia.org, the now defunct Yahoo Groups You're A Riot! & Amazon.com.