List of The Honeymooners episodes
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This article provides a list of all episodes of The Honeymooners, both as a sketch and as the television series.
[edit] The Jackie Gleason Show: 1952–53
The following is a listing of "Honeymooners" sketches that aired during the first season of The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS.
# | Title | Duration | Original airdate |
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01 | "The Cold" | 7:47 | November 1, 1952 |
While nursing Ralph to health, Alice reveals she has taken out an insurance policy on him. | |||
02 | "Pickles" | 7:08 | November 8, 1952 |
Alice starts eating pickles after a doctor's visit, leading Ralph to think she's pregnant. | |||
03 | "Jellybeans" | 8:18 | November 22, 1952 |
Ralph buys thousands of jelly beans in the hopes of winning a $100 prize. | |||
04 | "Alice Plays Cupid" | 11:55 | January 17, 1953 |
Ralph sabotages Alice's efforts to play matchmaker between a friend of hers and Ralph's traffic manager from work. | |||
05 | "Suspense" | 10:38 | January 24, 1953 |
When Ralph overhears Alice rehearsing for a play, he becomes convinced she wants to kill him. | |||
06 | "Lost Job" | 8:58 | January 31, 1953 |
Ralph finds a pink slip in his paycheck. | |||
07 | "Anniversary Gift" | 10:17 | February 21, 1953 |
Ralph scrambles to find Alice a new anniversary gift after she gets the same gift from Trixie. | |||
08 | "Income Tax" | 10:37 | March 7, 1953 |
Ralph owes the IRS $15, exactly the amount of money he has saved for a new bowling ball. | |||
09 | "Alice's Aunt Ethel" | 8:34 | March 14, 1953 |
When Alice's aunt arrives for a visit, Ralph is forced to sleep in the kitchen. | |||
10 | "What's Her Name?" | 7:02 | March 21, 1953 |
Ralph and Alice struggle to remember the name of an actress from a movie they just watched. | |||
11 | "Lunchbox" | 9:08 | March 28, 1953 |
Ralph gripes about the lunch Alice packed for him, only to find out he had someone else's lunchbox. | |||
12 | "Hot Tips" | 11:10 | April 11, 1953 |
Ralph is accused of being a bookie when he starts collecting bets for people before going to the racetrack. | |||
13 | "Norton Moves In" | 12:02 | April 18, 1953 |
The Nortons stay with the Kramdens while their apartment is being painted. | |||
14 | "Ralph's Diet" | n/a | April 1953 |
While struggling with a new diet, Ralph discovers some hidden food in the apartment. | |||
15 | "Dinner Guest" | 9:45 | May 2, 1953 |
Alice interrupts all of Ralph's attempts to discuss a promotion with a coworker. | |||
16 | "Manager of the Baseball Team" | 9:50 | May 9, 1953 |
Ralph is about to be named manager of the bus company's baseball team, but he think he's going to be named manager of the company. | |||
17 | "The Prowler" | 11:03 | June 6, 1953 |
Ralph tries his best to protect Alice from a neighborhood prowler. | |||
18 | "Guest Speaker" | 13:31 | June 13, 1953 |
Ralph frets after being asked to speak at the next Raccoon Lodge meeting. | |||
19 | "Vacation at Fred's Landing" | n/a | June 20, 1953 |
The Kramdens and Nortons go fishing, and are miserable the whole time. | |||
20 | "Glow Worm Cleaning" | 9:53 | June 27, 1953 |
Alice is offered the chance to appear in a magazine ad, but Ralph is jealous. |
[edit] The Jackie Gleason Show: 1953–54
The following is a listing of "Honeymooners" sketches that aired during the second season of The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS.
# | Title | Duration | Original airdate |
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01 | "Hot Dog Stand" | 34:49 | October 10, 1953 |
Ralph and Norton try to collect enough money to open a hot dog stand in New Jersey. | |||
02 | "Two Tickets to the Fight" | 10:41 | October 24, 1953 |
Ralph and Norton's plans to attend a boxing match are upset when Alice's uncle George pays a visit. | |||
03 | "Halloween Party" | 9:12 | October 31, 1953 |
Ralph ruins his tuxedo for a Halloween party at the bus company, not realizing that it's not a costume party. | |||
04 | "Champagne and Caviar" | 10:45 | November 7, 1953 |
By impressing his boss too much, Ralph unwittingly blows his chance at a raise. | |||
05 | "Letter to the Boss" | 32:29 | November 14, 1953 |
Ralph writes a nasty letter to his boss after he thinks he's been fired. | |||
06 | "Finger Man" | 11:12 | November 28, 1953 |
Ralph becomes a hero after helping to apprehend a wanted killer, but panics when the killer escapes from jail. | |||
07 | "Santa and the Bookies" | 31:05 | December 12, 1953 |
Ralph takes a job as a sidewalk Santa to earn extra money, but it turns out to be a front for illegal bookmakers. | |||
08 | "Honeymooners Christmas Party" | 37:23 | December 19, 1953 |
Alice sends Ralph out for potato salad, and the Kramdens' apartment is visited by a host of colorful characters (most played by Jackie Gleason). | |||
09 | "New Year's Eve Party" | 36:33 | December 26, 1953 |
Ralph has no intention of going out on New Year's Eve, until the Kramdens and Nortons receive an invitation from The Dorsey Brothers. | |||
10 | "This Is Your Life" | 39:48 | January 16, 1954 |
Ralph's jealousy ruins his shot at an appearance on This Is Your Life. | |||
11 | "Cottage For Sale" | 39:25 | January 23, 1954 |
Ralph and Norton convince their wives to let them buy a cottage in the country, but it turns out to be a nightmare. | |||
12 | "Lawsuit" | 15:00 | March 27, 1954 |
After breaking his leg in a bus accident, Ralph tries to sue the bus company. | |||
13 | "The Next Champ" | 37:17 | April 10, 1954 |
Ralph decides to manage a young boxer, who ends up moving in with the Kramdens. | |||
14 | "Stand-In for Murder" | 40:37 | April 17, 1954 |
Ralph is offered a phony job as an insurance executive, so that he can be killed instead of a Mob boss who looks just like him. | |||
15 | "Move Uptown" | 36:40 | April 24, 1954 |
Ralph tries to get kicked out of his apartment so he can rent a nicer one in The Bronx. | |||
16 | "The Man in the Blue Suit" | 32:55 | May 1, 1954 |
When Alice gives away a jacket that contains Ralph's poker winnings, he and Norton scheme to get it back. | |||
17 | "Hair-Raising Tale" | 37:13 | May 8, 1954 |
Ralph and Norton get suckered into buying the formula for a miracle hair restorer. | |||
18 | "Boxtop Kid" | 40:10 | May 22, 1954 |
Ralph wins a trip to Europe by penning a new slogan for Slim-O Bread, but loses it when they find out he didn't lose weight eating it. | |||
19 | "Two Men on a Horse" | 37:58 | May 29, 1954 |
Ralph gets elected treasurer of the Raccoon Lodge, and promptly loses $200 of their money. He and Norton head to the race track and invent a scheme to win it all back. | |||
20 | "Good Bye Aunt Ethel" | 41:24 | June 5, 1954 |
This is an expanded version of a sketch that was originally broadcast on March 14, 1953. | |||
21 | "Vacation at Fred's Landing" | 30:52 | June 19, 1954 |
This is another version of a sketch that was originally broadcast on June 20, 1953. |
[edit] The "Classic 39": 1955–56
The Honeymooners debuted as a standalone half-hour series on October 1, 1955, and lasted for 39 episodes.
# | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
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01 | "TV or Not TV" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | October 1, 1955 |
Ralph and Norton split the cost of a TV, but then fight over who gets to watch what. | |||
02 | "Funny Money" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | October 8, 1955 |
Ralph finds a suitcase full of counterfeit money and goes on a spending spree. | |||
03 | "The Golfer" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | October 15, 1955 |
Ralph needs to bone up on becoming a good golfer to impress his boss. | |||
04 | "A Woman's Work Is Never Done" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | October 22, 1955 |
Ralph and Alice hire a maid to ease Alice's burden of housework. | |||
05 | "A Matter of Life and Death" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | October 29, 1955 |
Ralph thinks he has six months to live when he sees the vet's report on his mother-in-law's sick dog. | |||
06 | "The Sleepwalker" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | November 5, 1955 |
Ralph has to deal with a sleepwalking Norton. | |||
07 | "Better Living Through TV" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | November 12, 1955 |
Ralph devises a get-rich-quick scheme – selling Handy Housewife Helpers on TV. | |||
08 | "Pal o' Mine" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | November 19, 1955 |
Ralph finds a gift from Norton that he thinks is for him, but soon discovers otherwise. And when he does find out, the gift comes between him and Norton. | |||
09 | "Brother Ralph" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | November 26, 1955 |
Alice is forced to find a job after Ralph is temporarily laid off from a union strike at the bus company. But to get the job, Alice has to claim that Ralph is her brother, because a lot of employers don't like to hire married women because of their commitments to home and family. Ralph gets jealous when he realizes that Alice's boss is interested in her. | |||
10 | "Hello, Mom" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | December 3, 1955 |
Ralph's foul mood is worsened when he finds out that Alice's mother is coming for a visit. | |||
11 | "The Deciding Vote" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | December 10, 1955 |
Ralph blames Norton when he loses an election for Raccoon Lodge convention manager by one vote. | |||
12 | "Something Fishy" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | December 17, 1955 |
Ralph and Norton want to go fishing with their fellow lodge members, but without their wives, who, meanwhile, won't stand for such treatment. | |||
13 | "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | December 24, 1955 |
Ralph rushes to buy Alice a new Christmas present after he realizes what he has gotten her is junk. | |||
14 | "The Man from Space" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | December 31, 1955 |
Ralph wants to attend a costume party as Henry VIII, but is forced to improvise when he can't get the money to rent the costume. | |||
15 | "A Matter of Record" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | January 7, 1956 |
Ralph cuts a record to win back Alice after insulting her mother. | |||
16 | "Oh, My Aching Back" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | January 14, 1956 |
Ralph needs to recover from a night of bowling without Alice knowing. | |||
17 | "The Baby Sitter" "BEnsonhurst 3-7741" |
Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | January 21, 1956 |
Ralph is furious when Alice has a telephone installed, until he finds out how she paid for it. And then he is madder than mad. | |||
18 | "The $99,000 Answer" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | January 28, 1956 |
Ralph spends a week learning popular songs to win the jackpot on The $99,000 Answer. | |||
19 | "Ralph Kramden, Inc." | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | February 4, 1956 |
Norton invests in Kramden, Inc. and thinks he's about to get rich after Ralph is named in someone's will. Naturally, Norton wants his share, too. | |||
20 | "Young at Heart" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | February 11, 1956 |
Ralph tries to prove to Alice that he can still do all the things he used to do when they were younger. | |||
21 | "A Dog's Life" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | February 18, 1956 |
Ralph thinks he's found a great idea for a new food product, not realizing it's actually dog food. | |||
22 | "Here Comes the Bride" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | February 25, 1956 |
Ralph nearly ruins the imminent marriage between a fellow Raccoon Lodge member and Alice's sister, after he provides some advice to the groom. | |||
23 | "Mama Loves Mambo" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | March 3, 1956 |
Ralph and Norton have to deal with a new neighbor, who is unwittingly winning their wives' hearts – and their cooking time. | |||
24 | "Please Leave the Premises" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | March 10, 1956 |
The Kramdens and the Nortons are at war with a rent increase of $5, though the only one who really wants to fight is Ralph. | |||
25 | "Pardon My Glove" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | March 17, 1956 |
Alice tries to surprise Ralph for his birthday, but her plans are ruined because of his jealousy. | |||
26 | "Young Man with a Horn" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | March 24, 1956 |
Ralph tries to improve himself in the hopes of securing a civil service job. | |||
27 | "Head of the House" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | March 31, 1956 |
After boasting that he is the boss of his household, Ralph accepts a bet that he can command Alice to cook a special dinner. | |||
28 | "The Worry Wart" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | April 7, 1956 |
Ralph frets after being asked to come to his local IRS office. | |||
29 | "Trapped" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | April 14, 1956 |
Ralph witnesses a murder and arrives home a nervous wreck. And for good reason: the killers are after him. | |||
30 | "The Loudspeaker" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | April 21, 1956 |
Thinking he is about to be named Raccoon of the Year, Ralph prepares an acceptance speech. | |||
31 | "On Stage" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | April 28, 1956 |
When Ralph is asked to take the lead in a play, he lets it go to his head. | |||
32 | "Opportunity Knocks But" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | May 5, 1956 |
Ralph gets a chance to impress his boss and earn a promotion, but Norton gets the job instead. | |||
33 | "Unconventional Behavior" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | May 12, 1956 |
Ralph and Norton are sure to be a riot at the annual Raccoon convention... if they ever manage to get out of Norton's "trick" handcuffs. | |||
34 | "The Safety Award" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | May 19, 1956 |
Ralph wins an award as the safest bus driver in the city, but gets into an accident on the way to the award ceremony. | |||
35 | "Mind Your Own Business" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | May 26, 1956 |
Norton loses his job in the sewer and starts selling steam irons. Ralph, convinced of Norton's success, wants to do the same. | |||
36 | "Alice and the Blonde" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | June 2, 1956 |
Alice and Trixie feel unappreciated after being ignored by Ralph and Norton. | |||
37 | "The Bensonhurst Bomber" | Marvin Marx and Walter Stone | September 8, 1956 |
Ralph inadvertently challenges a much tougher person to a boxing match. | |||
38 | "Dial J for Janitor" | A.J. Russell and Herbert Finn | September 15, 1956 |
Ralph decides to save some money by becoming the new building janitor, but quickly finds out there's more to the job than he thought. | |||
39 | "A Man's Pride" | Leonard Stern and Sydney Zelinka | September 22, 1956 |
When Ralph runs into one of Alice's old boyfriends, he pretends to run the Gotham Bus Company to impress him. |