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Originally Posted by treky
which Christmas episode? There was more than one. Ther was an ep. of "the classic 39", there was a "lost" episode where Jackie played his other characters besides Ralph (he played Ralph at the beggining and end of it)(and I just found out, that was a remake of one of the Dumont sketches, where Pert Kelton played Alice), and another "lost" episode where Ralph & Norton are playing Santa and an elf-but they're really "fronts" for a bookie, unbeknowenst to them.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about "Twas The Night Before Christmas." The episode where Gleason plays his other characters is "The Honeymooners Christmas Party" from 1953, which is actually the third time that particular sketch was done. As you mentioned, it was originally a DuMont sketch with Pert Kelton in 1951, but it was also remade in 1952. However, the 1952 version is considered "Still Lost." Finally, the episode where Ralph & Norton play Santa and his elf is "Santa And The Bookies" from 1953, which was also remade in 1954, however the latter episode, along with the 1952 "Christmas Party" show, is still unreleased. Hopefully MPI will include these in their re-release of the Lost Episodes.