September 20, 1952 - February 28, 1970
DuMont Network & CBS Situation Comedy
The Classic 39: October 1, 1955 - September 22, 1956 on CBS
Cast:
| Ralph Kramden: | Jackie Gleason |
| Alice Kramden: | Audrey Meadows |
| Ed Norton: | Art Carney |
| Trixie Norton: | Joyce Randolph |
| Mrs. Manicotti: | Zamah Cunningham |
| Freddie Muller/Various characters: | George Petrie |
328 Chauncey Street, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York,
the apartment residences of the Kramdens and the Nortons.
Fifteen years after the depression they were still struggling
to make ends meet. Ralph Kramden and Alice Gibson married
following his acquiring employment as a bus driver
with the Gotham Bus Company.
Ed Norton, a sewer worker, and his wife, Trixie, live above the Kramdens.
Stories depict the sincere attempts of two men to
better their lives and the ensuing frustrations when
their schemes to strike it rich inevitably backfire.
Although The Honeymooners is one of the best
remembered comedy highlights of TV's golden age,
it was seen for most of its history as a segment
within other programs. Oddly enough, the 39 episodes
of the independent series were not successful at the time.
In 1956, after the less-than-anticipated response to
The Honeymooners series, Gleason returned to a regular
variety format. The Honeymooners were presented as part
of The Jackie Gleason Show up until its last episode.
The Honeymooners began as a series of Skits in 1951 on Jackie Gleason's
variety series, Cavalcade of Stars, on the old DuMont Television Network.
Pert Kelton played the role of Alice in these early Honeymooners skits.
These skits were so popular that in 1955 Gleason suspended the variety
format and filmed The Honeymooners as a regular half-hour sitcom. This
is when Audrey Meadows took over the role of Alice.
    
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Episode Guide
From EpGuides.com
Episode Guide
From The Classic TV Archive
The Honeymooners
From The Internet Movie Database
The Honeymooners
By Candace Rich
The Honeymooners
From The Museum of Broadcast Communications
The Honeymooners
From TV.com
The Honeymooners
From TVGuide.com
The Honeymooners
From Wikipedia
The Honeymooner's Online
By Todd Fuller
The Honeymooners on the Web
By Ceal T
The Honeymooners on Facebook
From Facebook
The Honeymooners on You Tube
From You Tube
Jackie Gleason
From The Museum of Broadcast Communications
JackieGleason.com
The Official Online Home of "The Great One"
Jackie Gleason's Grave
By Find A Grave
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