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Bill S. · 09-18-2007, 10:26 PM

As you may or may not know, Jackie originally signed on to produce 78 half-hour episodes of The Honeymooners (two seasons worth), but pulled the plug after only 39. If he had decided to continue the series for a second season, what would you have liked to have seen? Do you think it would have been as good as the first season? Jackie didn't seem to think so, which is the main reason he decided not to do it. I think some of the later Lost Episodes (from the 1956-1957 season), like "My Fair Landlord," "Finders Keepers," and "Catch A Star," along with the '57 Europe episodes, would've been pretty much the same, considering the same writers would've been working on the scripts, but I don't know about some of those shorter ones like "Forgot To Register" and "Check Up"...I couldn't really see those working as half-hour shows. But even if all the Lost Episodes from that season were used for a second Honeymooners season, that would still only add up to 20 episodes, leaving 19 more to go.

I would've loved to have seen what new storylines the writers would've come up with. I always thought 1957's "Manager Of The Baseball Team" was a pretty dull way to end things...Ralph thinking he's going to be made manager of the bus company, only to find out that he's actually been made manager of the company baseball team. Even though The Honeymooners was brought back to life again after that, that was the last time Jackie, Art, Audrey & Joyce did it together...and the last episode that was done in the 50's, but it didn't even show any signs of being a final episode. I think "Songwriters" would've been the perfect finale, with Ralph actually succeeding for a change...

*ClassicPinUp* · 09-19-2007, 05:46 AM

You're right Songwriters would have been a much better way to end the show. Manager Of The Baseball Team was such a downer IMO..and typical Ralph failure where as Songwriters would have finally shown that Ralph could and did infact "make it."

As for a second season... I don't think it would have been as good. I believe Jackie got out just in time and definitely on top of the game. Then again they did have the best writers so who knows? IMO though I couldn't see them coming up with -as funny- scripts of Kramden and Norton "getting into trouble." I think they just about covered every possible way.

The only way I could really see another season is if they had left off with Songwriters. They could of had Ralph and Norton finally moving into that "dream" apartment and then taken it from there.

The Great One · 09-19-2007, 05:55 PM

I'm not sure how the second season would have turned out but I definitely wish that they would have filmed it. It would be nice to have more Honeymooners episodes to add to the collection.

09-18-2007, 10:26 PM	#1
Bill S. Member Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2003 Posts: 1,112	If there was a second season... As you may or may not know, Jackie originally signed on to produce 78 half-hour episodes of The Honeymooners (two seasons worth), but pulled the plug after only 39. If he had decided to continue the series for a second season, what would you have liked to have seen? Do you think it would have been as good as the first season? Jackie didn't seem to think so, which is the main reason he decided not to do it. I think some of the later Lost Episodes (from the 1956-1957 season), like "My Fair Landlord," "Finders Keepers," and "Catch A Star," along with the '57 Europe episodes, would've been pretty much the same, considering the same writers would've been working on the scripts, but I don't know about some of those shorter ones like "Forgot To Register" and "Check Up"...I couldn't really see those working as half-hour shows. But even if all the Lost Episodes from that season were used for a second Honeymooners season, that would still only add up to 20 episodes, leaving 19 more to go. I would've loved to have seen what new storylines the writers would've come up with. I always thought 1957's "Manager Of The Baseball Team" was a pretty dull way to end things...Ralph thinking he's going to be made manager of the bus company, only to find out that he's actually been made manager of the company baseball team. Even though The Honeymooners was brought back to life again after that, that was the last time Jackie, Art, Audrey & Joyce did it together...and the last episode that was done in the 50's, but it didn't even show any signs of being a final episode. I think "Songwriters" would've been the perfect finale, with Ralph actually succeeding for a change...

09-19-2007, 05:46 AM	#2
ClassicPinUp ***** Senior Member** Join Date: Oct 28, 2006 Posts: 2,246	You're right Songwriters would have been a much better way to end the show. Manager Of The Baseball Team was such a downer IMO..and typical Ralph failure where as Songwriters would have finally shown that Ralph could and did infact "make it." As for a second season... I don't think it would have been as good. I believe Jackie got out just in time and definitely on top of the game. Then again they did have the best writers so who knows? IMO though I couldn't see them coming up with -as funny- scripts of Kramden and Norton "getting into trouble." I think they just about covered every possible way. The only way I could really see another season is if they had left off with Songwriters. They could of had Ralph and Norton finally moving into that "dream" apartment and then taken it from there.
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09-19-2007, 05:55 PM	#3
The Great One Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 29, 2006 Posts: 6,378	I'm not sure how the second season would have turned out but I definitely wish that they would have filmed it. It would be nice to have more Honeymooners episodes to add to the collection.
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