Ralph and Norton win the "Flakey Wakies - Trip Around The World - Slogan Contest" and are off to Europe!
This episode which resembles a play has Gleason portraying a politician.
The Kramdens & Nortons sail to Europe. Ralph & Ed set themselves adrift on a life boat.
Ralph & Ed get a great exchange rate -- on counterfeit money.
Ralph is jealous of Alice's guide, not knowing the guide is a little boy; Harry Verderchi.
Ralph & Ed have to spend the night in the ancestral Kramden castle, which has its own ghost.
The Kramdens & Nortons appear in a Flakey Wakey commercial on an English TV show. When the spot goes awry, they flee the country in shame, only to be invited back because the audience loved the commercial. This episode is also known as 'The Honeymooners In England.'
Blackmailers fake a hanky-panky photo of Ralph in Madrid, and for once, Alice is jealous.
Ralph and Ed wander onto a Russian firing range while visiting Germany.
The Kramdens and Nortons go on a jungle safari. The men go hunting, with surprising results.
Ralph doesn't know that Alice has taken in knitting to pay for his Christmas present, so when he discovers baby things in the apartment he assumes Alice is pregnant. He takes on a job as a sidewalk santa with Norton as his helper. They are both arrested as opperatives in a bookmaking operation.
As Christmas approaches, the Poor Soul falls asleep on a busy city street. A Fairy Princess, whisks him away to a fantasy land where he meets numerous storybook characters. Host: Art Carney. Guests: Sheila MacRae, Jane Kean.
Gleason's monologue open the show. Comedian Jerry Lester. Comedian Louis Nye. Comedian Gene Sheldon plays the banjo. Comedian Morey Amsterdam. Jayne Meadows & Steve Allen comedy act closes the show.
Ralph advises Ed to stand up to Trixie. Alice then moves in with Trixie and Ed is living with Ralph.
Ralph treats himself, Alice and the Nortons to the movies for Ed's birthday. Ed's ticket wins the door prize -- a color TV. Ralph declares war on Ed because he paid for the tickets and wants the TV. Eventually they take their case to court but reconcile after hearing Alice's testimony.
Gleason's monologue open the show. Gleason & Jane Kean in a husband & wife sketch. Singer Larry Douglas sings 'Seventy-six Trombones.' Gleason's Mudville 9 baseball sketch. Gleason does a magic comedy act. Gleason teaches how to throw a cream pie. Guest stars: Jane Kean, Larry Douglas
Ralph's brother-in-law Stanley pursuades Ralph and Ed into buying a strategically located hotel along the route of a proposed highway. The highway ends up bypassing the hotel, putting Ralph and Ed out of business but money in Stanley's pocket since he's a construction worker on the new highway.
Ralph pairs up with Ed and Alice pairs up with Trixie to enter a talent contest. Alice and Trixie win first place and Alice uses her winnings to buy Ralph the expensive fishing gear he's had his eyes on. Guest Star: Robert Goulet
Jackie Gleason's 51st birthday is celebrated. Gene Kelly hosts and taps to 'Happy Birthday', Edie Gorme sings 'If He Walked Into My Life', Gene & Edie sing and dance to ''S Wonderful', Sheila MacRae, Frank Gorshin, Danny Thomas, & Lucille ball wish Jackie a happy, Gene Kelly dances to 'Yes Girls', Art Carney as Ed Norton does a poem from the boys of the sewer. Frankie Avalon sings 'I Could Write a Book', Kentucky Derby winner Eddie Arcaro, Yankee pitching great Whitey Ford, NFL great Paul Hornung, Alan King, Jack Haley, & Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Ralph tries to score points with his boss by collecting money from the drivers at the depot and buying the boss' daughter an elegant watch as a wedding present. Alics and her mother discover the watch and since it's Alice's birthday, jump to the wrong conclusion. Ralph stages a phony holdup to get the watch back.
Ralph is asked to invite his celebrity friend that he always brags about, Jackie Gleason, to the annual Raccoons dance. In desperation, Ralph & Ed go over to the hotel that Gleason is staying to try to get him to come. Ralph gets to speak to Carney and Ed gets to speak to Gleason.
The Kramdens and Nortons, unable to make ends meet around tax time, decide to move to a large two-bedroom apartment in Flushing and split all expenses. The plan fails when Ralph complains of a dwindling food supply and insufficient time in the bathroom, so they all pack up and move back to Chauncey Street.
A Coney Island fortune teller tells Ralph that he is going to commit a murder within a week. Ralph wants Alice to move in with her mother till the week passes but Alice refuses. Ralph moves in with Ed and gets so exasperated at him that he nearly kills him. In the end, Ralph manages to get himself arrested.
Rather than pay a $5 rent increase, Ralph buys a duplex in the country and takes the Nortons as his tenants. He forces them to sign a 99-year lease. But he is a negligent superintendent, and the Nortons attempt to break the lease with a 3:00 A.M. party and a firecracker in Ralph's fireplace.
For $500, Ralph and Norton buy a phony hair-restoration formula from a sharp promoter in Central Park. Over Alice and Trixie's objections, they mix up their first batch and try it on Ralph's boss. Using the formula he loses all his hair.
Ralph becomes a hero for recognizing "Knuckles" Grogan from his newspaper picture and aiding in his arrest. Then Knuckles escapes, and Ralph has to be the bait so the police can recapture him. Local politicians ask Ralph, on the strength of his heroism, to run for state assembly; he agrees, and campaigns vigorously.
Ralph, as treasurer of the Raccoon Lodge, has been entrusted with $500 in cash, which he loses at Dennehy's Bar, He plays a long shot at the tracks to replace the money, and his horse wins but he doesn't, because he tore up his ticket at the beginning of the race when it looked like he was going to lose. Fortunate [+]more
After an opening dance number by the June Taylor Dancers, Gleason's monologue follows. Johnny Mathis singing "Misty Roses." Groucho Marx chatting with Gleason and singing "Show Me a Rose." Joel Grey sings "Wilkommen" and "Rockabye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" accompanied by the June Taylor Dancers. Comedian Louis Nye. Jane Morgan sings "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Hey, Big Spender.' Gleason as Reginald van Gleason and Marx sing a parody of "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean." The guests return to the stage one by and Gleason and Marx say goodnight.
Alice's Aunt Ethel (played by Doro Merande) moves in with the Kramdens. Ralph, who has to sleep on a cot in the kitchen, plays Cupid for her and Krausmeyer, the butcher (played by David Burns). His plan succeeds, Ethel and Krausmeyer elope, and they return to the Kramdens' for a place to live until they can find a home.
Highlights include: an opening dance number from the June Taylor Dancers; a monologue from Gleason; Milton Berle joining Gleason for a comedy and a medley featuring versions of "My Kind of Town," "East Side, West Side," "New York, New York," and "California, Here I Come"; Vikki Carr singing "Can't Take My Off of You" and "My Man"; Frank Gorshin performing a comedy routine featuring many of his celebrity impressions, including a performance of "All By Myself"; another comedy sketch between Berle and Gleason involving a script for a proposed film of Gleason's life, and Berle's efforts to insert himself into the script and upstage Gleason; and Sammy Kaye and his orchestra playing "Babyface," "Daddy," "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight," "Charade," "Tavern in the Town."
Ralph is sent to the company psychiatrist when he loses his temper once too often on the job. He is advised to give up his friendship with Norton, Norton mistakes his farewell note for a suicide note, and shadows Ralph to keep him out of trouble. Ralph, seeing Norton everywhere he looks, thinks he's losing his mind.
Gleason's monologue open the show. Sheila MacRae does impersonations during a song and dance. Comedian George Gobel. Dom DeLuise & Gleason perform a comedy roast parody to close the show.
Ralph is set up as an "insurance executive" by mobsters because he is a dead ringer for their boss (also played by Gleason). Their real boss is fleeing the country with his moll; Ralph, as his stand-in, is due to be exterminated momentarily. Only the intervention of Norton, Alice, and Trixie saves Ralph's life.
Gleason & Stan Ross comedy bit opens the show. Comedian Alan King. Bing Crosby sings 'Don't Fence Me In." Liberace and the June Taylor Dancers perform a song and dance. Alan King, Bing Crosby, Liberace & Gleason close the show singing 'Thanks a Million to You.'
Boxer "Dynamite" Moran is living with the Kramdens and Ralph is his new promoter. His first knockout, strictly unofficial and off the record, is staged for the benefit of the manager of heavyweight contender "Killer" Cuoco. The scheme works until Norton accidentally decks Dynamite.
Ralph, told to turn in his bus driver's uniform, dashes off a scathing letter to his boss, only to realize he was not being fired but promoted to traffic manager. He retrieves the letter, then mails it again by mistake. His boss receives the letter, but has no one to blame, since it is unsigned.
Gleason, Milton Berle and his business agent Jerry Collins open the show. Louis Armstrong performs 'Cabaret'. Gleason & Frank Fontaine perform a Joe the Bartender sketch to close the show.
Gleason & Dom DeLuise open the show. Diahann Carroll sings 'Little Girl Blue'. Tim Conway & Gleason do a comedy bit. Wayne Newton sings 'That's Life'. Dom DeLuise & Gleason do a magic comedy routine to close the show.
Ralph meets a hypnotist, the Great Fatchoomara, at the Raccoon Lodge, and persuades him to put Alice in a trance. That way, she will have to show Ralph where she hides her emergency cash. Unfortunately for Ralph, Alice overhears his scheme and substitutes a note for the money.
Alice, planning a surprise birthday party for Ralph, borrows a cookbook recipe from Trixie. Ralph, discovering the cookbook, finds in it an old love letter written by Ed. He concludes that Ed and Alice are lovers and takes the appropriate actions: following them and telling Trixie.
When the wives complain that their husbands don't fuss over them anymore, Ralph and Ed come up with a compromise: one night a week will be "boys' night out," the other nights they will spend with Alice and Trixie. But this is just another scheme that backfires on Ralph, who is planning to wear out the wives on the [+]more
Gleason and Sid Caesar open the show. Mike Douglas sings 'The windmills of Your Mind.' Comedian Bob Newhart. Comedy routine with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca. Gleason, Caesar & Coca in Italian bicycle sketch. Gleason, Coca & Cesar Romero close the show.
Gleason & Tiny Tim open the show. Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy do a comedy act. Shelley Berman bravery routine. The June Taylor Dancers & Tiny Tim perform 'Tiptoe Through the Tulips' later joined with Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Shelley Berman and Gleason to close out the show.
Gleason and George Burns open the show. Martha Raye sings 'Pennie From Heaven'. Jack Carter comedy routine. Mel Tormé sings 'Didn't We'. Tormé, Raye, Burns, Carter join Gleason in rocking chairs to close the show.
The Honeymooners - Six Months to Live: When Ralph is always tired, he goes to the doctor. Alice brings her mother's dog to the vet, but doesn't want Ralph to know because it cost him $9. The vet sends over a letter about the dog's impending doom, and Ralph thinks the note is meant for him. Guest stars: Red Buttons, Frankie Avalon, Phil Silvers,
The Honeymooners - Alice's Birthday: Alice is determined to receive a birthday gift from chronically forgetful Ralph even if she has to buy it herself. Guest stars: Red Buttons, Florence Henderson, Morey Amsterdam, Frank Marth
The Honeymooners - Lawsuit: Ralph sues the Gotham Bus Company for $75,000.00 when he breaks his leg driving his bus due to faulty windshield wipers. Guest stars: Red Buttons, Nipsey Russel, Jan Murray.
Gleason, Milton Berle & Morton Storm open the show. Comedian George Carlin. Edie Adams sings 'Cabaret.' Milton Berle and Gleason do multiple comedy bits to close the show.
The Honeymooners - Hot Tip: Ralph wants to get Alice a new coat and takes bets for a horse race for the apartment building tenants. Guest stars: Jack Leonard, George Gobel,
Gleason and Milton Berle open the show. Tony Bennett sings a medley. Comedian Nipsy Russell. Comedian Jackie Vernon. Berle and Gleason comedy act closes the show.
Gleason and Sid Caesar open the show. Comedian Myron Cohen. Comedian Timmie Rogers. Comedian George Jessel. Sid Caesar in waiter comedy sketch closes the show.
The Honeymooners - The New Bowling Ball: Ralph's new bowling ball gets stuck on his thumb, it swells & he believes his big bowling night is over. Norton helps to try and remove it. Guest stars: Tiny Tim, Slappy White, Wally Cox
Gleason and Jack Benny open the show. Robert Goulet sings 'Those Were the Days.' Comedian Alan King. Jack Benny violin act. Jack Haley and Gleason are joined by King, Goulet & Benny and sing 'You're An Old Smoothie' to close the show.
The Honeymooners - Norton Moves In: While the Norton's apartment is being painted, they move in with the Kramdens because Ed can't stand the smell of paint. Guest stars: Orson Bean, Ray Milland, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Victor Borge, Sonnie Sands
Gleason and Groucho Marx open the show. Groucho sings 'I wanna Be Loved By You.' Jane Morgan sings 'You're Getting Married.' Mickey Rooney and Sid Gould comedy routine. Comedian Charlie Manna. Groucho Marx comedy act closes the show.
The Honeymooners - The New Manager: Ralph thinks he's appointed manager of the bus company, when in fact it's actually for the company's soft ball team. George Burns, Georgie Kaye, Lou Marsh & Tony Adams
Ralph and Ed win a song writing contest. The Kramdens and the Nortons wreck havoc on a cross-country tour. Guest Paul Lynde.
Honeymooners head to Hollywood to claim their songwriting prize. Guests Bing Crosby & Maureen O'Hara
Honeymooners head to Mexico. Alice & Trixie are kidnapped. With Carol Lawrence & Phil Leeds.
A Hollywood shopping spree turns chaotic when Alice is set up in a shoplifting scam. Guest George Chakiris.
The June Taylor Dancers musical number opens the show. Reggie Van Gleason's "Yes! We Have No Bonanzas," a musical parody of the series "Bonanza," Black Bart (Milton Berle) seeks to get even with the townspeople whom he holds responsible for sending him to jail a few years earlier. To defend the town, local rancher Reggie Van Gleason (Jackie Gleason) confronts the evil Black Bart. Guest stars: Milton Berle, Art Carney, Jerry Bergen.
The Honeymooners are invited to plug the prize-winning song on Mike Douglas's show.
Ralph & Alice test Alice's Uncle Howard's go-go girlfirend, to make sure shes not in it for the money.
The Honeymooners visit Hawaii. Guest Donald O'connor concocts a diet sauce guarenteed to slim down fatties.
The Honeymooners visit Miami where Ralph & Ed vie for High Exalted Mystic Ruler.
In Chicago, a computer-match service, has the Norton's clicking & the Kramdens not. Guest star: Frances Langford.
The Honeymooners visit Sun Valley, Idaho and Ralph is arrested for a crime he didn't commit by someone that looks exactly like him.
The June Taylor Dancers musical number opens the show. Reggie Van Gleason plays the Red Baron an American flying ace in a musical parody of "Red Baron Takes To The Skies." Guest stars: Art Carney, Milton Berle, Charlotte Rae, Jerry Bergen
Gleason, Milton Berle and Art Carney open the show singing 'Bosom Buddies.' Comedian Irwin C. Watson. Comedian Allan Drake. Comedian Jackie Gayle. Milton Berle and Gleason comedy act closes the chow.
Gleason and Jack Benny open the show. Comedian Sonnie Sands. Ventriloquist Aaron Williams & Freddie. Jack Benny room service sketch closes the show.
Gleason and Milton Berle open the show. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Comedian Timmie Rogers. Art Carney as Ed Norton sings 'If I Were A Rich Man.' Berle & Jerry Collins comedy routine closes the show.
At Mardi Gras, a hotel mix-up leads the foursome to Emma, Norton's distant relative, a phony spiritualist.
Alice's protesting nephew is picketing Ralph's new job as public-relations director at the bus company.
When Trixie brings down a copy of Plaything magazine to show Alice a questionnaire, Alice now questions if she is an equal to Ralph. Ralph and Alice fight and Alice moves upstairs with Trixie and it is Ralph and Ed on their own. This is Sheila MacRae's final appearance as Alice.
The Kramdens are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Ralph and Alice plan on renewing their vows in a special ceremony at the Raccoon lodge. The celebration is put on hold when Ralph believes Alice is pregnant. Norton then comes into the picture to teach Ralph how to take care of a baby. Meadows returns as Alice, her first time since 1966's "The Adoption".
Ralph agrees to produce, direct and star in his boss, Mr. Marshall's wife's annual fundraising Christmas benefit show, "A Christmas Carol". Problems arise when Ralph realizes he has promised to take Alice to Miami the same weekend as the show. Hilarity ensues when Ralph rewrites the Dickens classic and with Norton directing it is bound to be a hit. When the show is a hit, all is forgiven.
Alice is secretly planning to buy Ralph a suit for Valentine's Day, but Ralph thinks she is sizing him to fit for a coffin after he finds a new life-insurance policy. Thinking that Alice is seeing another man, Ralph has Norton join him undercover, dressed in drag, to catch the bum. In the end, Ralph buys Alice an all-electric kitchen with a new TV, stove, refrigerator, washer, and dryer.
It is Christmastime and Ralph's latest get-rich-quick scheme has him risking his and Alice's life savings, Norton's holiday bonus, and his mother-in-law's Social Security check. NOTE: recorded in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Julie Andrews presents a special featuring songs and sketches with Jackie Gleason and his regular characters. The Honeymooners with Julie as Norton, Julie and Gleason sing 'Trouble' from 'The Music Man', Gleason as The Poor Soul with Julie singing 'Heart' from 'Damn Yankees', Gleason and Julie in Reggie Van Gleason III sketch sing Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Gleason and Julie in Joe the Bartender sketch, Julie & Gleason sing 'Take Me Along', Finale Julie & Gleason sing 'Our Love is Here to Stay'. Note: This is the only time Gleason performed a Honeymooners without Art Carney as Ed Norton.
