EPISODE
The Honeymooners - Season 1
A bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience.
16 November 1912, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
October 24, 1897 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
November 21, 1907 in Piestany, Austria-Hungary [now Piestany, Slovakia]
May 17, 1904
June 21, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA
October 21, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
16 February 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 February 1914, Lubbock, Texas, USA
8 February 1922, New York City, New York, USA
November 17, 1912 in Sacramento, California, USA
25 February 1904, Alton, Illinois, USA
September 05, 2018
While Ralph's classic catchphrase might have brought in peals of laughter in its day, his frequent threats to send his wife "to the moon" actually play as borderline disturbing when paired with his closed fist coming swiftly toward her face.
September 05, 2018
Even 30 years later, there is still something intimate about this. Viewer and actor are joined. Canned laughter, artificial performances and overstuffed productions are not built to last. The Honeymooners is forever.
September 05, 2018
Alice (Audrey Meadows in most reruns) was the show's strongest figure. Its most enduring and endearing feature, though, is the best supporting actor anyone has ever had, Art Carney as the earnest sewer worker, Ed Norton.
September 05, 2018
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to see it in reruns. TV recycles everything, whether trash or treasure. The Honeymooners is treasure.
September 05, 2018
Continues to speak to contemporary audiences because it explores an enduring theme: the struggle of the working class to make a better life for themselves.
September 05, 2018
Their performances haven't dated, and the series remains funny, warm and touching.
September 05, 2018
Although the show was made in a state of barely controlled chaos, partly because Gleason didn't like to rehearse, and on-air flubs and missed cues were common, it remains one of the most beautifully acted shows of its kind.
