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Frank Gannucci · 03-12-2021, 08:19 AM

Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "A Dog's Life" & "Cold" (Novemeber '52 version):

Episode #11
TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original “airdate”.
VHS & DVD: Hasn’t been released.
Air Date: 2/1/52???

"A Dog's Life":

Note: I don't have "Alice Finds A Dog” but since it is to believed an earlier version of "A Dog’s Life", I thought I would post the review for "A Dog’s Life." The script for this episode is at UCLA Library Special Collections Box 109 Folder 28 Harry Crane Collection.

Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and the Classic 39 are on and the same.

To see the finished script, click here: http://www.springfieldspringfield.co...episode=s04e21

WPIX Program Director Julie O'Neil found the original master film of the 1970 fireplace of the Yule Log special in WPIX's film archives in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The master film was misfiled in a Honeymooners film can marked with the episode title “A Dog’s Life,” which led to the title of a 2006 40th anniversary special about the Log called A Log’s Life.

Alice wants to have a young puppy but she knows that Ralph won't allow it. That doesn't stop her though. She gets dog food for the dog. Ralph comes home and says he has another emergency lodge meeting tonight. Alice: "Do you realize that the Raccoons have more emergency meetings than the U.N.?" Ralph: "It turns out that we have more emergencies than the U.N." Sure. Ed comes in and says that they have another emergency meeting tonight. Alice: "I'm beginning to think that all those emergency meetings are nothing more than a poker game." Ed disagrees. Ed: "An executive meeting, that's a poker game." Gee, what executive meetings huh? Alice leaves, while Ed eats the bowl of dog food that is on the table. Ed doesn't notice that it is dog food. Ralph comes out and says something about his weight. Ralph: "Have you seen me when I weighed 165?" Ed: "No, Ralph I never did see your baby pictures." Ha! Ed raves more and more about the food and lets Ralph taste it. Ed says that Alice cooked it and everything Trixie makes comes out of a can. Ralph is convinced that he has found his latest million dollar idea. Uh oh! He will market that food in cans and he will get his boss to help him sell it. Ralph and Ed think of the name. It's called: Kran-Mar's Delicious Mystery Appetizer. Ed thinks that this idea will take the cake. Ralph: "It just goes to show what I have always said: ' Every dog has his day!'"

At the office, Ralph tells his boss, Mr. Marshall, that in his lunch box, he has a million dollars. Mr. Marshall: "Then you must have had a good day on the bus." Ha! Ralph brings out the food. Ralph: "This food will go great with O' Doofers (Hor D' Ourves mispronounced.) Mr. Marshall: "Hor D' Ourves!" Ralph: "They will go great with that too." Mr. Marshall tries it and likes it. He brings out his co-workers. One of them says: "There's something about the aroma that I recognize." Uh oh! Man: "Hey, this is dog food." Ha ha ha. Ralph says that he is nuts so they bring in Charlie (he raises dogs.) Charlie agrees. Ralph faints.

At home, Alice is holding the puppy that she just got. The puppy is cute. Trixie adores the puppy to (which is a he.) Trixie says that she would get a puppy just like him, if it wasn't for the fact that Ed is allergic to dogs. Wait a minute. In the episode titled: "The Sleepwalker", didn't Ed get a dog? He wasn't allergic to them then so why is he allergic to them now? Trixie leaves as Alice puts the puppy in his box in the bedroom. Ed comes in and when he starts sneezing, Alice says that she just got a dog and she doesn't want Ralph to know now. Ed says that despite the allergy, he will hold the dog for a while before he gets dinner in his box. Ed: "Food in bed huh? Boy, talk about a dog's life." Alice leaves. Ed puts the food in the puppy's box but of course, Ed gets some of the food too. Ralph comes home in a rage and explains what happened to him at the office. Ralph: "How would you like it if you gave your boss dog food to eat?" Ed: "Terrible, unless he was a cocker spaniel." Ralph: "It was a miracle I wasn't fired." Ralph thinks that it was Alice's mother's fault for all of this but then realizes that Alice has a dog. Ralph: "That mutt is leaving." Ralph says that Alice can't have a dog because of the fact that Ralph will have to do all the dog-related work for it. One of the things he complains about is the fact that he thinks that he was to take him for a walk just before he goes to bed. Ralph takes the box along with the puppy in it to the dog pound. He leaves as Ed continues his feast of the dog food.

At the dog pound, Ralph surrenders the dog. He takes the puppy out and gives a speech about a nice owner will come along and take him to a better home etc. That's almost the same exact speech that he gave to the "baby" in "The Adoption." The puppy gets taken away. Ralph says to one of the people who work there (played by George Petrie.) He asks him if the dog he surrendered will get a new home. Man: "I hope so because after some dogs can stay for a certain number of days without being picked up and that's it. We already have some that are over the limit." Ralph: "What will happen if no one picks him up in those certain number of days?" Man: "Then they will be killed." I wonder if that really happens. We now learn that Ralph loves the dog after all. Ralph: "You mean to tell me that my dog is going to be killed?" Ralph charges into the room where his dog was placed in. Ralph (yells): "WAIT A MINUTE!" Alice comes in. She learned of Ralph surrendering the puppy and she wants to bring him back home again. Ralph comes out with not only her puppy but with all of the dogs that are over the limit. Ralph: "I fell in love with your puppy." They leave with the dogs in tow. But, the dogs aren't seen again for the rest of the series, much like some of the other things that the Kramdens got, like TVs for instance.

Episode #12
TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original airdate.
DVD: Hasn’t been released.
Air Date: 2/8/52???

"Cold" (Nov. 1952 version):

Note: I don't have an earlier version of this episode but since it is to believed an earlier version of “Cold", I thought I would post the review for "Cold." The script for this episode is at UCLA Library Special Collections Box 109 Folder 27 Harry Crane Collection.

Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and this one are on and the same.

In this episode, Ralph has a terrible cold but by the way he's been acting, you think he was MUCH sicker than he is. Alice is trying to nurse him back to health. Trixie comes by, but of course if you see this episode on TV, Trixie is already in the beginning scene.

Ralph doesn't want a doctor to come by because he thinks the doctor will charge him like $10 to paint his throat. Paint his throat? Ralph: "I can have this whole joint painted for $8." Alice says that doctors don't paint throats anymore for people who have colds. Alice makes Ralph some water to put his feet in. Ralph puts his feet in the water. The water pouring from Alice's kettle is scolding hot which causes Ralph to scream in pain.

After Trixie leaves, Ralph complains about Alice bringing in people when he is sick. Ralph then asks Alice to take off the plaster that on his back. He has a cold that is so severe, that he has to have plaster on his back? Taking it off is painful for Ralph. So after Alice is halfway through taking it off, Ralph thinks that she has taken it all of his back. She reveals that she only took some of it off. Ralph says to please the other half of it back on.

Ralph tells Alice a story on how he knew someone who won money and lost it. Alice tells Ralph that she took out a life insurance policy on him. Ralph of course has a fit and accuses her of wanting to see him die. She calls her selfish. Alice then says that she took a life insurance policy on her too. Ralph says that he's sorry and Alice forgives him.

Credit I believe goes to the old Bill 'Mooners Archive, eBay.com, tv.com, Honeymooners Lost Episodes Book, tvguide.com, honeymooners.net, Honeymooners Box Set booklet Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD booklet, Yahoo! Groups You’re A Riot! & amazon.com.

Frank Gannucci · 04-21-2023, 07:10 AM

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03-12-2021, 08:19 AM	#1
Frank Gannucci Member Forum Star Join Date: Mar 05, 2007 Posts: 16,090	Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "A Dog's Life" & "Cold" (Novemeber '52 version): Honeymooners Episode Reviews: "A Dog's Life" & "Cold" (Novemeber '52 version): Episode #11 TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original “airdate”. VHS & DVD: Hasn’t been released. Air Date: 2/1/52??? "A Dog's Life": Note: I don't have "Alice Finds A Dog” but since it is to believed an earlier version of "A Dog’s Life", I thought I would post the review for "A Dog’s Life." The script for this episode is at UCLA Library Special Collections Box 109 Folder 28 Harry Crane Collection. Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and the Classic 39 are on and the same. To see the finished script, click here: http://www.springfieldspringfield.co...episode=s04e21 WPIX Program Director Julie O'Neil found the original master film of the 1970 fireplace of the Yule Log special in WPIX's film archives in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The master film was misfiled in a Honeymooners film can marked with the episode title “A Dog’s Life,” which led to the title of a 2006 40th anniversary special about the Log called A Log’s Life. Alice wants to have a young puppy but she knows that Ralph won't allow it. That doesn't stop her though. She gets dog food for the dog. Ralph comes home and says he has another emergency lodge meeting tonight. Alice: "Do you realize that the Raccoons have more emergency meetings than the U.N.?" Ralph: "It turns out that we have more emergencies than the U.N." Sure. Ed comes in and says that they have another emergency meeting tonight. Alice: "I'm beginning to think that all those emergency meetings are nothing more than a poker game." Ed disagrees. Ed: "An executive meeting, that's a poker game." Gee, what executive meetings huh? Alice leaves, while Ed eats the bowl of dog food that is on the table. Ed doesn't notice that it is dog food. Ralph comes out and says something about his weight. Ralph: "Have you seen me when I weighed 165?" Ed: "No, Ralph I never did see your baby pictures." Ha! Ed raves more and more about the food and lets Ralph taste it. Ed says that Alice cooked it and everything Trixie makes comes out of a can. Ralph is convinced that he has found his latest million dollar idea. Uh oh! He will market that food in cans and he will get his boss to help him sell it. Ralph and Ed think of the name. It's called: Kran-Mar's Delicious Mystery Appetizer. Ed thinks that this idea will take the cake. Ralph: "It just goes to show what I have always said: ' Every dog has his day!'" At the office, Ralph tells his boss, Mr. Marshall, that in his lunch box, he has a million dollars. Mr. Marshall: "Then you must have had a good day on the bus." Ha! Ralph brings out the food. Ralph: "This food will go great with O' Doofers (Hor D' Ourves mispronounced.) Mr. Marshall: "Hor D' Ourves!" Ralph: "They will go great with that too." Mr. Marshall tries it and likes it. He brings out his co-workers. One of them says: "There's something about the aroma that I recognize." Uh oh! Man: "Hey, this is dog food." Ha ha ha. Ralph says that he is nuts so they bring in Charlie (he raises dogs.) Charlie agrees. Ralph faints. At home, Alice is holding the puppy that she just got. The puppy is cute. Trixie adores the puppy to (which is a he.) Trixie says that she would get a puppy just like him, if it wasn't for the fact that Ed is allergic to dogs. Wait a minute. In the episode titled: "The Sleepwalker", didn't Ed get a dog? He wasn't allergic to them then so why is he allergic to them now? Trixie leaves as Alice puts the puppy in his box in the bedroom. Ed comes in and when he starts sneezing, Alice says that she just got a dog and she doesn't want Ralph to know now. Ed says that despite the allergy, he will hold the dog for a while before he gets dinner in his box. Ed: "Food in bed huh? Boy, talk about a dog's life." Alice leaves. Ed puts the food in the puppy's box but of course, Ed gets some of the food too. Ralph comes home in a rage and explains what happened to him at the office. Ralph: "How would you like it if you gave your boss dog food to eat?" Ed: "Terrible, unless he was a cocker spaniel." Ralph: "It was a miracle I wasn't fired." Ralph thinks that it was Alice's mother's fault for all of this but then realizes that Alice has a dog. Ralph: "That mutt is leaving." Ralph says that Alice can't have a dog because of the fact that Ralph will have to do all the dog-related work for it. One of the things he complains about is the fact that he thinks that he was to take him for a walk just before he goes to bed. Ralph takes the box along with the puppy in it to the dog pound. He leaves as Ed continues his feast of the dog food. At the dog pound, Ralph surrenders the dog. He takes the puppy out and gives a speech about a nice owner will come along and take him to a better home etc. That's almost the same exact speech that he gave to the "baby" in "The Adoption." The puppy gets taken away. Ralph says to one of the people who work there (played by George Petrie.) He asks him if the dog he surrendered will get a new home. Man: "I hope so because after some dogs can stay for a certain number of days without being picked up and that's it. We already have some that are over the limit." Ralph: "What will happen if no one picks him up in those certain number of days?" Man: "Then they will be killed." I wonder if that really happens. We now learn that Ralph loves the dog after all. Ralph: "You mean to tell me that my dog is going to be killed?" Ralph charges into the room where his dog was placed in. Ralph (yells): "WAIT A MINUTE!" Alice comes in. She learned of Ralph surrendering the puppy and she wants to bring him back home again. Ralph comes out with not only her puppy but with all of the dogs that are over the limit. Ralph: "I fell in love with your puppy." They leave with the dogs in tow. But, the dogs aren't seen again for the rest of the series, much like some of the other things that the Kramdens got, like TVs for instance. Episode #12 TV: Hasn’t been seen on TV since its original airdate. DVD: Hasn’t been released. Air Date: 2/8/52??? "Cold" (Nov. 1952 version): Note: I don't have an earlier version of this episode but since it is to believed an earlier version of “Cold", I thought I would post the review for "Cold." The script for this episode is at UCLA Library Special Collections Box 109 Folder 27 Harry Crane Collection. Nobody knows for sure if this episode ever aired on TV or not. In the early 2010s, it was revealed that this as long as some other sketches were rumored to have been shown on TV. I am going to assume that the script for this one and this one are on and the same. In this episode, Ralph has a terrible cold but by the way he's been acting, you think he was MUCH sicker than he is. Alice is trying to nurse him back to health. Trixie comes by, but of course if you see this episode on TV, Trixie is already in the beginning scene. Ralph doesn't want a doctor to come by because he thinks the doctor will charge him like $10 to paint his throat. Paint his throat? Ralph: "I can have this whole joint painted for $8." Alice says that doctors don't paint throats anymore for people who have colds. Alice makes Ralph some water to put his feet in. Ralph puts his feet in the water. The water pouring from Alice's kettle is scolding hot which causes Ralph to scream in pain. After Trixie leaves, Ralph complains about Alice bringing in people when he is sick. Ralph then asks Alice to take off the plaster that on his back. He has a cold that is so severe, that he has to have plaster on his back? Taking it off is painful for Ralph. So after Alice is halfway through taking it off, Ralph thinks that she has taken it all of his back. She reveals that she only took some of it off. Ralph says to please the other half of it back on. Ralph tells Alice a story on how he knew someone who won money and lost it. Alice tells Ralph that she took out a life insurance policy on him. Ralph of course has a fit and accuses her of wanting to see him die. She calls her selfish. Alice then says that she took a life insurance policy on her too. Ralph says that he's sorry and Alice forgives him. Credit I believe goes to the old Bill 'Mooners Archive, eBay.com, tv.com, Honeymooners Lost Episodes Book, tvguide.com, honeymooners.net, Honeymooners Box Set booklet Honeymooners Lost Episodes DVD booklet, Yahoo! Groups You’re A Riot! & amazon.com.

04-21-2023, 07:10 AM	#2
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