The Honeymooners
1956-1957
"Double Anniversary Party"
October 13, 1956
Length: 13:06
Alice is planning a surprise anniversary party for Ralph in the Nortons' apartment. Meanwile, Ralph is secretly planning to take Alice to the Kit Kat Club the same night. Ralph asks her if she wants to go to the movies but Alice says she would rather spend the night with the Nortons. Ralph tries to bully her into going but Alice refuses. Ralph gives in and tells her he wants to take her to a club. Alice tells him about the surprise party. They agree to go to the Nortons that night and to the club the next night.
"Check up"
October 20, 1956
Length: 9:50
Ralph is getting a promotion and a doctor from the bus company stops by to give him a physical. Ralph isn't home, so the doctor says that he'll stop by later. Alice and Trixie go out and tell Ed to stay in the apartment and wait for Ralph. When Ralph hears that a doctor is coming by, he thinks it's because Alice wants to increase his life insurance. Ralph wants no part of it so he decides to fake being a drunk so that he'll fail the physical and cancel the policy. The doctor is appalled at Ralph. Alice comes home and explains to Ralph who the doctor was.
"Forgot to Register"
October 27, 1956
Length: 13:41
It's Harper vs. Penrose in a local election and Ralph and Norton are campaigning for Penrose. Norton is so involved that he dresses up like Uncle Sam and marches in a parade for Penrose. However, Norton says he's not going to vote because it's too much trouble. Ralph is appalled and delivers a speech about the Pilgrims. Then Ralph finds out that Alice is going to vote for Harper and gets into an argument with her. Ralph goes to the polls to vote for his man but finds out that he forgot to register.
"Expectant Father"
November 3, 1956
Length: 15:57
Alice gets a job in an Obstetrician's office to make some money for Christmas. One day, Ralph saw Alice and Trixie go into the doctor's office and he thinks that Alice is pregnant. Ralph goes home and tells Norton. Norton thinks that maybe it's Trixie who is pregnant. They both start dreaming about being fathers and Alice and Trixie walk in. Ralph tells Alice that he saw her go into the doctor's office and she thinks that Ralph knows she has a job. Alice sees that he doesn't mind and says that she's thinking of doing it every year. Ralph soon finds out the truth and is disappointed.
"Good Night Sweet Prince"
November 10, 1956
Length: 15:27
Ralph has been transferred to the night shift by Freddie Muller and he's finding it impossible to sleep during the day. Just as he's about to doze off, Norton barges in. Norton tries to help him sleep by stuffing his ears with cotton and blindfolding him. Norton leads Ralph to the bedroom but lets go of him and he stumbles to the ground. Norton gets thrown out and Ralph goes into the bedroom. Freddie Muller comes by and tells Alice that he's putting Ralph back on the day shift. Alice calls Ralph to tell him and Ralph comes out of the bedroom screaming at her for disturbing him. Ralph doesn't see Freddie by the door and starts blaming him for all his misery. Freddie is insulted and promises to keep Ralph on the night shift forever.
"Two-Family Car"
November 17, 1956
Length: 17:27
Ralph gets a telegram saying he's won a prize in a raffle. He assumes it's the grand prize-a new car. He tells Alice that he couldn't have bought the ticket if he wasn't able to talk Norton into giving him twenty-five cents. Alice tells Ralph that this makes Norton half owner and Ralph has a fit. Ralph tries to cheat Norton by offering to pay back the twenty-five cents. Ralph and Norton begin to fight over who is going to use the car that weekend until the man from the raffle arrives with the prize. While Ralph, Ed, and Alice look out the window for the new car, the man presents them with their real prize... a turkey.
"Love Letter"
November 24, 1956
Length: 36:48
Alice borrows a cookbook from Trixie and in it finds a love letter that Ed once wrote to Trixie. Alice leaves it on the icebox and Ralph later finds it. Ralph thinks that Alice is seeing another man. He and Norton try to figure out who wrote it. Norton thinks the handwriting looks familiar but can't figure out who wrote it. The boys take the letter to an analyst and she tells them that the man who wrote it is the romantic type but that he is also not too bright, rude and disorderly. She asks them to leave the letter with her and that she is going to analyze it further and mail Ralph the results. Ralph doesn't want Alice to know so Norton offers to have it sent to his house and writes down the address. The analyst notices that the handwriting is the same and calls in Ralph in private to tell him that Norton wrote the letter. Ralph doesn't let on to Norton. Alice asks Norton to go with her to pick out a bowling ball as a present to Ralph. Ralph sees them leave together and now has more evidence. Ralph goes upstairs and tells Trixie. As he's reading the letter to her, Norton walks in and hears Ralph saying "I love you, I love you, I love you." Norton challenges Ralph to a fight and Ralph socks him one in the gut. Alice gives the bowling ball to Ralph and explains the whole thing. Ralph apologizes to everyone.
"Finders Keepers"
December 8, 1956
Length: 37:08
Mr. Bartfeld is selling his candy store to the Chock Full O'Orange people. When Ralph hears this he figures the CFOO people must know something about a boom in the neighborhood, and he wants to buy the store. He and Norton form a partnership and agree to invest $300 each to buy it. When neither of them can get the money, they try to think of a scheme to get it. Norton turns on the radio and they hear a commercial for a find-the-missing-money contest. The prize is a $1,000 bill. They study the clues and decide that the money is hidden in an automat across from Grand Central Station. They go there and search everywhere but don't find the money. They end up getting arrested for creating a disturbance in the automat. When Ralph gets home, he finds out that the CFOO people want to buy the store not because they think it would make alot of money, but to use it as a warehouse. Ralph is relieved that he didn't buy the store, but he is upset because not only did he lose a day's pay, but he also had to pay Joe Cassidy $15 to drive his bus while he was out looking for the money. In comes Alice with the newspaper and big news. Joe Cassidy found the hidden money that morning on the visor of the bus he was driving... Ralph's bus.
"Catch a Star"
December 15, 1956
Length: 36:41
The Racoons are holding a dance, but nobody wants to attend. Norton remembers that Ralph once told him that he is friends with Jackie Gleason. Everyone at the lodge insists that Ralph brings Gleason to the dance - not only to help sell tickets, but to prove that he wasn't lying about knowing him. Just as Alice convinces Ralph that the only way out is to tell the truth about not knowing Gleason, Norton walks in and tells them that 1000 tickets have been sold. Ralph figures that he might be able to get Gleason to the dance if he tells him it's a benefit. Ralph and Norton go to the hotel where Gleason rehearses for his show, in hope of meeting him. Ralph runs into Art Carney while Norton went to wash his hands. When he returns, they debate over who is funnier - Gleason or Carney. Ralph bribes a delivery boy who's taking a package up to Gleason, to let him take it. While Ralph is going upstairs, Gleason comes down to the lobby. Norton spots him but is so overwhelmed that he doesn't ask him to attend the Racoon dance. Ralph feels horrible, but Alice drags him to the dance. Ralph wants to leave immediately because he's affraid to face everyone. When Ralph goes to check Alice's and Trixie's coats, in comes Gleason. Alice had convinced him to come using a homemade anchovy pizza and a note explaining Ralph's situation. Ralph returns to hear Gleason warming up the crowd. (Art Carney and Jackie Gleason play themselves in this episode)
"My Fair Landlord"
January 19, 1957
Length: 36:01
Ralph decides to buy a house in Queens and drafts the Nortons as tenants. The new house is a dump but only Alice and Trixie will admit it. Ralph draws up a 99 year lease for Norton. Ralph and Ed fight over what color to paint the Nortons apartment. It ends with Ralph throwing cans full of paint on the Norton's walls, and Norton trying to get evicted by making noise. Ralph realizes his intent and joins in the noise-making. He insists that Norton stay for the 99 years - after all, his rent is paying the mortgage. Ralph changes his mind after he gets toasted from head to toe by one of Norton's giant firecrackers.
"Manager of the Baseball Team"
June 1, 1957
Length: 10:36
This is a longer version of the previous skit
in which Ralph thinks he's been promoted to manager of the bus company,
but instead has been named manager of the company baseball team. The
1953 version of
this skit was the one selected for syndication.