Episode Review: "Jack & Julie: How Sweet It Is" (in Eng.: "Jack & Julie Together"):

[Frank Gannucci]

"Jack & Julie" (in England and possibly the entire U.K., this special is called "Jack & Julie Together" since Julie Andrews [who is from England] is more famous than Jackie and since Jackie wasn't really known in the U.K.):

This hasn't been seen on TV nor released since it's original airdate in 1974.

This is the only footage of this sketch that is available. Here’s the YouTube link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=k4144l-PxdQ

Ralph comes home. He sees a letter that Alice wrote. It says that since Ralph forgot their anniversary and in turn forgot to give her a card she “forgot” to make dinner. Ralph is upset. He tries to make his own dinner. After that, Ralph sits down at the kitchen table. Ed Norton (played by Julie Andrews) comes in. Yes, a woman plays Ed Norton in this sketch. Ed asks what Ralph is eating. Ed grabs whatever Ralph is eating much to Ralph’s chagrin. Alice is out with her mother. Alice is mad at her for not sending her a birthday card. Ed says: “Why don’t you tell her that you sent her a card but it got lost in the mail?” Ralph: “That’s dishonest. Besides, I already told her that last year.” Ed then suggests writing a nice, intimate poem. Ralph agrees. Ralph has Ed write the poem for him. Ralph: “’My dearest, darling, loving, sweetheart Alice. Roses are red. Violets are blue. I am sorry I forgot your birthday, but I will make it up…” Ed suggests him ending that sentence with: “…but I will make it up. I will forget next year’s too.” Ralph is upset and tries to kick Ed out.

Ed asks why he is being kicked out. Ralph: “Because you are a nut.” Ed: “Why do you pick on me?” Ralph: “Because you are a BUM!” Ralph says that it was a sorry day when he ran into Ed. Wow! That isn’t nice. Ralph: “Here I am in desperate trouble. My marriage is hanging by a thread. The whole world is crumbling down around me. Who let’s me down? My best friend.” Ed agrees. He says that he doesn’t deserve a friend like him. Ed: “I am always taking and never giving. I will get out of your life. I will move away.” Ed is crying. Ed: “There are many other towns with sewers.” Ralph is feeling guilty. He says that he (Ralph) is everything he says that Ed was. He goes through the same “I am sorry” routine that he usually gives Alice. Ed stands up and says that Ralph is the nicest guy in the whole world. Ed forgives Ralph’s apology. Ralph: “Baby, you’re the greatest.” He kisses Ed which causes the audience to laugh. Well, Ralph kissing Ed is understandable considering that Ed was played by Julie Andrews. Ed (after the kiss): “Va-va-va-voom!” They both go out to get something to eat as the sketch ends.

[W.B.]

It first aired in the U.S. in mid-1974 as Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is, then about three months later in Britain as Julie Andrews and Jackie Gleason . . . Together. In the U.K. at the time, Mr. Gleason, if he was known at all, was generally known for his mood records.