Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "Please Leave The Premises" & "House Beautiful":

[Frank Gannucci]

Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "Please Leave The Premises" & "House Beautiful" (aka "Pardon My Glove"):

Episode #132 (Syndicated episode #24)
TV: Half-hour.
VCR: Attached to "The Safety Award."
Laserdisc: Attached to “Young At Heart”, “Here Comes The Bride”, “A Dog’s Life”, “Mama Loves Mambo”, “House Beautiful” (aka “Pardon My Glove”), Young Man With A Horn”, “Head of The House” (aka “Ralph’s Big Mouth”), “The Worry Wart”, Ralph Kramden, Hero At Large” (aka “Trapped”), “The Loudspeaker”, “On Stage”, “Opportunity Knocks, But” & “Unconventional Behavior.”
DVD: Attached to episodes #17 - #24 of the classic 39. The HD Blu-Ray set has the exact same episodes (including two versions of the following: "The $99,000 Answer" & "Here Comes The Bride" (in which one has the original ads) 60 Minutes Interview & outtakes (in which Jack talks about outtakes).
Air Date: 3/10/56

To see the finished script, click here: http://www.springfieldspringfield.co...episode=s04e24

Ralph is visiting the doctor. He's been flying off the hook over the slightest things. Alice explains that to Ed which Ed replies that Ralph has never been 100% in the laugh department. Ralph comes home. He is all happy. He says that from no on, he will not fly off the handle over the simple little things anymore. He read a poem which he claims will calm him down. The poem: "Pins and needles. Needles and pins. It's a happy man that grins." Ralph has been aggravated several times on the way home, but instead of getting angry, he said the poem. He goes into the bedroom. Mr. Johnson comes in with a notice saying that he will raise the rent by $5. His reason for the increase is in the note. Ed: "I knew this would happen as soon as the war ended." Ralph comes out and gets the notice. He goes back into the bedroom, while Ed says to Mr. Johnson that in a few seconds, Ralph will come out at ease about the rent increase. Ralph storms out and he's anything but happy about the increase. Ralph (yells): "YOU (Mr. Johnson) ARE NOT GETTING ONE MORE DIME FROM ME." Ralph is flying over the handle over a simple $5 rent increase. Ed: "Pins and needles. Needles and pins..." Ralph (yells to Ed): "SHUT UP!" Ralph argues some more with Mr. Johnson. They banter back and forth about the rent increase. Alice says that the rent increase is only $5. Ralph views that as a big thing. Ralph arguing about this seems a little extreme. Ralph says that Mr. Johnson is bluffing that if Ralph doesn't pay the increase him and Alice will be kicked out and if they barricade themselves in, they will have no heat, gas, water & electricity. Mr. Johnson says that he will and leaves. Ralph (in his mind) is now at war with the landlord and being "nice", he drags the Nortons into it too. Alice: "It's crazy Ralph." Both Alice and Ed recite Ralph's poem so they will calm down.

In the next scene, the front door is barricaded and Ralph and Alice are walking around with winter coats on, now they have no water, heat, gas and electricity. When CBS FOX Video released this on VHS, they say the Kramdens have no heat or water. It says nothing about the fact they have no gas or electricity which makes this episode much more of a surprise to the viewer who hasn't seen or heard anything about this episode other than by reading CBS FOX Video's description of it. Also for the first few seconds in this scene, there's a loud whistling noise that can be heard. Well, anyway the Kramdens are walking around. What is Ralph going to do as far as his job goes? Anyway, Ralph sits down. Alice: "Come on Ralph. Let's keep going. We'll make it easy for the men in the white coats to catch us." Ralph reminds Alice that this is war, WAR and it's going to be run like a war and he's the general and she's the private. Ralph: "You're a private. You got nothing to say." Gee, Ralph is making a big fuss about a $5 rent increase. With the rent increases of apartments today, I wonder what it would be like if the Kramdens lived in a more modern apartment and the rent increase would be bigger. Anyway, the Kramdens argue. Ralph wonders why Alice doesn’t get behind him since all the great men in history have had a woman behind them. Alice said that she would if there was more room for her to stand. A fat joke. Ralph says that he is fighting because in a few years, the rent will go up another $5 and in 20 years time, the rent will go up again by another $5. Alice: "Now I understand Ralph. I didn't know you wanted to live here for 20 years. Now I am in favor of not giving up. I rather freeze to death right now." A knock on the door is heard and Ralph thinks that it's Mr. Johnson. It's Norton. Ralph: "What is that idiot doing out of his apartment?" Alice: "What is this idiot (her or him) doing in this apartment?" Ralph removes the barricade and opens the door to let Norton in. Ed comes in with a BIG overcoat on along with a hat, and some goggles. He looks so ridiculous that the crowd laughs. Ed comes down to explain that the landlord and the sheriff were in his apartment (which also has no heat, water, gas or electricity thanks to Ralph because he dragged them in this fight) and they gave him a notice saying they will be kicked out if they don't pay the increase. Ed: "I guess that he (Mr. Johnson) is not bluffing." Ed says that he doesn't mind being deprived of no neat, gas, electricity, no good food and water but being locked up with Trixie for three days is more than he can stand. Ralph isn't giving up. Ed tries to get out, saying that since he paid the increase, he and Trixie are going out to get some steak. Ralph, being "nice", says that Ed is not going anywhere. According to Ralph, he's fighting for the Kramdens and Nortons. Ed tires to leave again, but to no avail. Mr. Johnson knocks on the door. He has the sheriff with him and orders Ralph to open up. Ralph doesn't listen. Mr. Johnson says to them to stay in there and that the sheriff is dispatching one of his men outside in the hallway and the minute Ralph opens the door, he will get slapped with an eviction notice. Mr. Johnson (yells): "...AND DON'T TRY TO USE THE FIRE ESCAPE. THE SHERRIFF WILL HAVE A MAN OUT THERE TOO." Ralph is scared now, but he denies it and says that the landlord is scared. Since Ed hasn't had a decent meal in three days, he wants some food, so Alice makes some supper for them. The supper: Celery sticks. Alice: "The supply boats couldn't make it through the blockade." Ralph isn't amused. Now he has an idea. He will take some sheets, tie them together to make a rope, drop the rope down the bedroom window, climb down the rope, go into a restaurant, buy some food and take the food back into the apartment. Alice: "Ralph, that sounds very dangerous." Question: How is Ralph going to carry the food and climb the "rope" at the same time? Ralph ties the sheets. Alice complains of being freezing, so Ed offers her his coat because he's suffocating. He takes off his coats, to reveal the fact that he has several hot water bottles attached to him. Ralph has just finished making his rope and asks Ed to carry out the task. Ed says no because he's scared of heights. Ralph: "All right yellow belly, I'll go." He ties the rope to the kitchen table and attempts to climb down only to fall down and somewhat take the kitchen table with him. Ed sees where Ralph fell and notices another one of the sheriff’s men. D'oh!

Ralph and Alice have been kicked out. Their furniture is all outside. I guess we are supposed to believe that Ralph weathered his fall to the ground and suffered NO INJURIES whatsoever. Ralph still won't quit but after it starts to snow and hearing that Alice is going to her mother's, he finally quits because of this. Ralph: "You know that I know how easy, you get virus." He says something like that. Alice isn't pleased about that statement as Ralph walks back into the building to get their apartment back. The camera zooms in on Alice as she says: "Pins and needles. Needles and pins. A happy woman is a woman who grins."

We later learn that apparently after all this, Ralph was somehow allowed back to live in the building. Also, somehow he kept his job after his self-imposed siege.

Episode #133 (Syndicated episode #25)
TV: Half-hour.
VCR: Attached to "A Dog's Life."
Laserdisc: Attached to “Young At Heart”, “Here Comes The Bride”, “A Dog’s Life”, “Please Leave The Premises”, “Young Man With A Horn”, “Mama Loves Mambo”, “Head of The House” (aka “Ralph’s Big Mouth”), “The Worry Wart”, Ralph Kramden, Hero At Large” (aka “Trapped”), “The Loudspeaker”, “On Stage”, “Opportunity Knocks, But” & “Unconventional Behavior.”
DVD: Attached to episodes #24 - #32 of the classic 39. The HD Blu-Ray set has the exact same episodes (including two versions of the following: "The $99,000 Answer" & "Here Comes The Bride" (in which one has the original ads) 60 Minutes Interview & outtakes (in which Jack talks about outtakes).
Air Date: 3/17/56

This episode has been re-titled and is now known as "House Beautiful" although it's still known as "Pardon My Glove."

To see the finished script, click here: http://www.springfieldspringfield.co...episode=s04e24

The girls are discussing on what to do for Ralph's birthday. Alice wants to give Ralph a cake with "Happy Birthday Ralph" on it. She changes the flavor because the previous flavor is a flavor that he likes and she just got him a belt and she wants to make sure it fits. Trixie: "If it doesn't, you can always exchange it for bigger size." Alice: "There is no bigger size." Ha! They finish up the plans and the guest list. Trixie leaves. The boys come in from their Raccoon meeting. They play on eating the pizza pie they have with them. Ralph is apparently on a diet and Alice orders him to eat the salad that she made for him. Alice goes to bed as the boys eat. Ralph: "This is not a bad salad. Everything in this salad is good for you. Got carrots for your eyes. Beats for your blood. Lettuce for your teeth. Everything in here is good for you." Ed: "Poor little pizza. Ain't good for nothing." Ed is really enjoying the pizza pie. Ralph wants a teeney-wenney piece. Ed chops up a piece that is too small so Ralph asks for a bigger piece. Ed says that the bigger piece is an itsy-bitsy piece. Ed: "This is an itsy-bitsy piece and this is a teeney-wenney piece." The boys spot the guest list and the fact that Alice has not forgotten about Ralph's birthday and she's planning for a surprise party for him tomorrow night. Ed says that the bets way for him not to ruin the surprise party is to act surprised. Ed demonstrates in a very bad way that you can tell that his "surprise" is not real. Alice wakes up and Ed almost spills the beans.

The next morning, Alice is talking to Andre, the Interior Decorator at a department store. Trixie comes by and Alice offers the great news. Andre's Department Store is going to decorate the apartment for nothing and they will get free publicity in Sunday's paper. When Andre, the interior decorator came into the kitchen from the bedroom, you can see an empty ashtray and Andre holding his cigar. If you watch closely when Trixie is talking to Alice, you can see Andre holding his cigar until he reaches for his briefcase and the cigar is no longer in his hand--it's in the ashtray without seeing him reach in the ashtray to place it there. Andre is going to come by tonight to ask Alice on what they should do to the apartment and the following morning, while Ralph is gone, Andre and his workers will redecorate the place. Ralph is not supposed to know about this, so this will be a big surprise when he gets home tomorrow night (Alice has rescheduled the party for tomorrow night, unbeknownst to Ralph). Isn't this like TLC's, "While You Were Out" program? Andre and Trixie leave. Alice gets into the bedroom. Ralph comes home, expecting a surprise party, but doesn't get anything. He is upset. Alice comes out and says that she will go upstairs to Trixie's. Ralph: "I will be up there when you need me." Alice doesn't know what he's talking about. Ralph starts to sing "Happy Birthday" and when Ed comes down, he dances with him a little bit. Ed says that there is no surprise party upstairs and the fact that Ralph didn't get one tonight, maybe the surprise is that Ralph will get no party. Ralph (yells): "GET OUT!"

Later on, Ralph is still home. Alice is waiting for Andre to come and for Ralph to go bowling. Ed comes down too. Ralph and Ed spot a man's glove (Andre's) in the dresser, so naturally Ralph thinks that Alice is cheating on him. Alice comes out all dressed up. She sarcastically says that Winston Churchill came over when Ralph was gone and she couldn't greet Winny in just anything but she doesn't explain to Ralph why she is wearing it again. She leaves the room and when Ed spots Andre's cigarette; he says that Alice might be correct.

Later on that night, Alice is getting worried that Ralph will be here when Andre will get here and that he will be late for bowling. Ed comes down all ready to bowl but Ralph isn't. He says that his home is being broken up. So, they will trick Alice to say that they are leaving and they go outside on the fire escape, and surprise the suspected Gigolo. They, off course, forget their bowling balls, so Ed goes down to get them. A knock is heard and Ed, being scared, thinks that's the guy, and leaves the balls there. Alice says to Andre that she is coming. While no one is in the room, Ralph gets the bowling balls and hits his head on the window. Ralph is all mad as he is standing outside with Ed. Andre comes in. Alice doesn't notice that the bowling balls on the kitchen table are now gone. Andre wants to get his glove that he left here that Ralph has unbeknownst to Alice and Andre. After hearing that Alice saying that Ralph would make things difficult for him if he got some input on the new design of the place. Ralph still doesn't know that the place will be redecorated and when Alice knows that the glove that Andre left is missing, Ralph yells: "HA HA!" When Ralph says "HA HA!!" out on the fire escape his hand goes right through what is supposed to be glass on the kitchen window. He says that he will kill Andre. Andre cancels her plans to redecorate the place after hearing that Ralph will kill him (despite the fact that he has no proof that he's her husband) and leaves. Alice explains everything to Ralph and that Ralph has ruined it. Ed leaves. Ralph apologizes to Alice. Ralph & Alice hug and kiss.

Credit I think goes to (the original) Bill's 'Mooners Archives, eBay.com, tv.com, Honeymooners Lost Episodes Book, tvguide.com, honeymooners.net, Honeymooners Box Set booklet Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD booklet, Wikipedia.org, Yahoo Groups You're A Riot! & Amazon.com

[ChrisTV]

Why is this called "House Beautiful"?

[Frank Gannucci]

Originally Posted by ChrisTV

Why is this called "House Beautiful"?

Sorry for the late reply. Who knows why it was renamed.