Frank Gannucci
05-28-2021, 07:29 AM
Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "Suspense" & "Lost Job":
Episode #41
TV: Attached to "Two Tickets To The Fight."
VCR: Attached to "Letter To The Boss" & "Dinner Guest."
DVD: Attached to "Letter To The Boss", "Dinner Guest" and "Ralph Kramden's Greatest Schemes." On the Lost Episodes DVD Box Set, it is attached to “Xmas Party” (’52 version), “Alice Plays Cupid”, “Glow Worm Cleaning Powder”, “Lost Job”, “Anniversary Gift”, “Income Tax”,” “Alice’s Aunt Ethel”, “What’s Her Name”, “Lunch Box”, “Hot Tips”, “Norton Moves In”, “Ralph’s Diet”, “Dinner Guest”, “Manager of The Baseball Team” (’53 version) & “Dorsey Brothers Show.”
Air Date: Sat. 1/24/53
"Suspense":
The episode opens with Alice and Trixie rehearsing for an upcoming play. In the play, Alice mentions that she is going to kill someone. Trixie thinks that Alice will be great in the play. Some boy comes by to deliver some pills for Ralph. Alice doesn't have anything to offer the boy in exchange. She offers a banana, but he declines saying that "He's not a monkey." He leaves. Alice and Trixie rehearse their lines for the play in the bedroom.
and overhear what Alice and Trixie are saying. Ralph thinks that Alice is going to kill him. The girls come out. Alice says she cooked a great dinner for Ralph but Ralph says that he lost his appetite. The girls then go upstairs. Ralph: “She is trying to fatten me up so I can be a bigger target.” Ralph says that he has been a perfect husband. Sure you have Ralph. Alice comes back down. Ed: “See you later Ralph. I hope.”
Ralph talks about what he heard in the bedroom, so Alice assumes he is taking about the play. Alice: "I have been in a mental rut lately and this is something that I always wanted to do." Alice says that her family might come in and see it. Ralph gets upset because he thinks that Alice's family wants him dead. Alice: "My sister may come in from Pittsburgh." Ralph gets upset all the more. Alice: "My mother is all for it." Ralph gets upset more. Alice offers Ralph the pills. Ralph naturally thinks that the pills are poison.
Ralph then tells Alice what he heard Alice say in the bedroom. He says that she is planning to kill him. Alice then decides to play a joke on Ralph saying that the pills are poison but she is going to digest the pills. She does. Ralph is frantic, thinking that Alice is going to die. So, he calls Norton down and tries to help Alice "recover." Ralph says that he loves Alice. Ed comes down and Ralph tells him that Alice needs to "recover." Ralph gets the First Aid book but he's too nervous, so Ed reads it. Alice then "recovers" and says she was playing a joke on Ralph. Ralph: "Norton, get out of here. Me and Alice are going to have a fight." Ed leaves.
Ralph: "Alice, for the first time since we have been married, I am going to beat you up." Alice says that he isn't because he loves her. Ralph says: "Well, I mean it." They kiss.
Episode #42 (Syndicated episode #51)
TV: Attached to "Guest Speaker."
VCR: Attached to "Goodbye Aunt Ethel."
DVD: Attached to "My Fair Landlord", "The Cold", "Halloween Party" & "Ralph's Sweet Tooth." On the Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD Box Set, it is attached to “Xmas Party” (’52 version), “Glow Worm Cleaning”, “Alice Plays Cupid”, “Suspense”, “Anniversary Gift”, “Income Tax”, “Alice’s Aunt Ethel”, “What’s Her Name”, “Lunch Box”, “Hot Tips”, “Norton Moves In”, “Ralph’s Diet”, “Dinner Guest”, “Manager of The Baseball Team” (’52 version) & “Dorsey Brothers Show.”
Air Date: Sat. 1/31/53
The script for this episode can be found at the UCLA Library Special Collections Box 109, Folder 18
"Lost Job":
The episode opens up as Ralph Kramden comes home from a day's work. The Kramdens and Nortons are planning to go to the Royal Chinese Gardens for dinner. Ralph mentions something about a guy by the name of Irvine Sharpio. For some reason, the audience laughs when he says that. Was he a guy who worked for The Jackie Gleason Show?
Ralph and Alice notice that Ralph brought home a pink slip. Uh oh! You know what that means, right? Ralph thinks he got fired after 12 years of working for the bus company. Question: In the episode titled "Quiz Show" that aired about several months before this one, didn't Ralph say he worked for a cab company? (Also, notice that in the next season, Ralph said he worked for the bus company for nine years. A season or two after that, he said he has worked for the bus company for 15 years. Wow! Talk about factual errors.) Ed Norton comes down and now Ralph & Alice tell him that they can't afford to go out with him and Trixie. Soon after that, Ed leaves.
A person from the bus company named Dutch comes up to take Ralph bowling. Ralph doesn't want to go. Ralph explains how he brought home a pink slip. The guy laughs, saying that they never used those pink slips in years and that Ralph brought home the wrong thing so he's not fired. Ralph gets upset at him, then later calms down. Now, Ralph wants to go bowling with him, but the other guy, upset with Ralph, leaves. Ralph: "Sore head." Ralph yells at the Nortons, saying that they can go to dinner now. The Kramdens 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 #41
TV: Attached to "Two Tickets To The Fight."
VCR: Attached to "Letter To The Boss" & "Dinner Guest."
DVD: Attached to "Letter To The Boss", "Dinner Guest" and "Ralph Kramden's Greatest Schemes." On the Lost Episodes DVD Box Set, it is attached to “Xmas Party” (’52 version), “Alice Plays Cupid”, “Glow Worm Cleaning Powder”, “Lost Job”, “Anniversary Gift”, “Income Tax”,” “Alice’s Aunt Ethel”, “What’s Her Name”, “Lunch Box”, “Hot Tips”, “Norton Moves In”, “Ralph’s Diet”, “Dinner Guest”, “Manager of The Baseball Team” (’53 version) & “Dorsey Brothers Show.”
Air Date: Sat. 1/24/53
"Suspense":
The episode opens with Alice and Trixie rehearsing for an upcoming play. In the play, Alice mentions that she is going to kill someone. Trixie thinks that Alice will be great in the play. Some boy comes by to deliver some pills for Ralph. Alice doesn't have anything to offer the boy in exchange. She offers a banana, but he declines saying that "He's not a monkey." He leaves. Alice and Trixie rehearse their lines for the play in the bedroom.
and overhear what Alice and Trixie are saying. Ralph thinks that Alice is going to kill him. The girls come out. Alice says she cooked a great dinner for Ralph but Ralph says that he lost his appetite. The girls then go upstairs. Ralph: “She is trying to fatten me up so I can be a bigger target.” Ralph says that he has been a perfect husband. Sure you have Ralph. Alice comes back down. Ed: “See you later Ralph. I hope.”
Ralph talks about what he heard in the bedroom, so Alice assumes he is taking about the play. Alice: "I have been in a mental rut lately and this is something that I always wanted to do." Alice says that her family might come in and see it. Ralph gets upset because he thinks that Alice's family wants him dead. Alice: "My sister may come in from Pittsburgh." Ralph gets upset all the more. Alice: "My mother is all for it." Ralph gets upset more. Alice offers Ralph the pills. Ralph naturally thinks that the pills are poison.
Ralph then tells Alice what he heard Alice say in the bedroom. He says that she is planning to kill him. Alice then decides to play a joke on Ralph saying that the pills are poison but she is going to digest the pills. She does. Ralph is frantic, thinking that Alice is going to die. So, he calls Norton down and tries to help Alice "recover." Ralph says that he loves Alice. Ed comes down and Ralph tells him that Alice needs to "recover." Ralph gets the First Aid book but he's too nervous, so Ed reads it. Alice then "recovers" and says she was playing a joke on Ralph. Ralph: "Norton, get out of here. Me and Alice are going to have a fight." Ed leaves.
Ralph: "Alice, for the first time since we have been married, I am going to beat you up." Alice says that he isn't because he loves her. Ralph says: "Well, I mean it." They kiss.
Episode #42 (Syndicated episode #51)
TV: Attached to "Guest Speaker."
VCR: Attached to "Goodbye Aunt Ethel."
DVD: Attached to "My Fair Landlord", "The Cold", "Halloween Party" & "Ralph's Sweet Tooth." On the Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD Box Set, it is attached to “Xmas Party” (’52 version), “Glow Worm Cleaning”, “Alice Plays Cupid”, “Suspense”, “Anniversary Gift”, “Income Tax”, “Alice’s Aunt Ethel”, “What’s Her Name”, “Lunch Box”, “Hot Tips”, “Norton Moves In”, “Ralph’s Diet”, “Dinner Guest”, “Manager of The Baseball Team” (’52 version) & “Dorsey Brothers Show.”
Air Date: Sat. 1/31/53
The script for this episode can be found at the UCLA Library Special Collections Box 109, Folder 18
"Lost Job":
The episode opens up as Ralph Kramden comes home from a day's work. The Kramdens and Nortons are planning to go to the Royal Chinese Gardens for dinner. Ralph mentions something about a guy by the name of Irvine Sharpio. For some reason, the audience laughs when he says that. Was he a guy who worked for The Jackie Gleason Show?
Ralph and Alice notice that Ralph brought home a pink slip. Uh oh! You know what that means, right? Ralph thinks he got fired after 12 years of working for the bus company. Question: In the episode titled "Quiz Show" that aired about several months before this one, didn't Ralph say he worked for a cab company? (Also, notice that in the next season, Ralph said he worked for the bus company for nine years. A season or two after that, he said he has worked for the bus company for 15 years. Wow! Talk about factual errors.) Ed Norton comes down and now Ralph & Alice tell him that they can't afford to go out with him and Trixie. Soon after that, Ed leaves.
A person from the bus company named Dutch comes up to take Ralph bowling. Ralph doesn't want to go. Ralph explains how he brought home a pink slip. The guy laughs, saying that they never used those pink slips in years and that Ralph brought home the wrong thing so he's not fired. Ralph gets upset at him, then later calms down. Now, Ralph wants to go bowling with him, but the other guy, upset with Ralph, leaves. Ralph: "Sore head." Ralph yells at the Nortons, saying that they can go to dinner now. The Kramdens 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.