The Honeymooners and explaining the humor... (I love that show)

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November 29, 2020, 08:27 AM

Patrick-SP2022

The Honeymooners and explaining the humor... (I love that show)

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Brad Garrett (Robert Barone) on Everybody Loves Raymond clearly channels Ralph Kramden from time to time.

Brad Garrett also starred in a biopic about Jackie Gleason.

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The King of Queens also pays homage to The Honeymooners.

November 29, 2020, 08:35 AM

Eponym

"Explaining the humor" - thread drift

I haven’t watched The Honeymooners, but I’ve seen I Love Lucy. I think they’re still showing reruns.

When I walk into a friend’s home I sometimes announce [impersonating Ricky Ricardo] “Honey, I’m home.“
Some people get it. My cat ignores it.

November 29, 2020, 10:48 AM

dave7378

Iconic show. Hard to believe it was only one season. When we were kids, my brother and I watched the Odd Couple and the Honeymooners back to back every night.

November 29, 2020, 11:34 AM

Blackmore

Gleason was great but Art Carney stole just about every scene he was in.

How many remember he won a Best Actor Oscar in 1975 for Harry & Tonto beating out Hoffman, Pacino, Nicholson and Finney!

November 29, 2020, 11:39 AM

Jim Shugart

November 29, 2020, 11:50 AM

p226gsd

Hellooooo ball!

November 29, 2020, 12:53 PM

Sailor1911

"You're a regular riot, Alice"

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.

“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016

November 29, 2020, 01:01 PM

CoolRich59

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Originally posted by Beancooker:

As ZSM said, Alice usually always won the argument. Ralph never would have laid a hand on her and that was known by all who watched.

Yep. Whenever Ralph would get worked up, Alice wouldn't even flinch. Instead, she would just lay that icy glare on him.

Some of the best television ever made.

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November 29, 2020, 01:14 PM

sunburn

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:

My first thought when I saw this thread.

November 29, 2020, 01:23 PM

Cookster

I loved the show and probably watched every episode as a kid. I was born in 1961 so not sure what cycle of re-runs it was by then.

One of the funniest scenes that I can recall is when Ralph and Norton came up with one of their ‘million dollar ideas’, and this one happened to be the ‘Easy Apple Peeler & Corer’.

When they were running either a live commercial or maybe filming one and Norton peeled and cored the apple lickity-split, but when Ralph tried he couldn't even do it, even after Norton showed him a couple of times.

On other live tv events to peddle their gadgets Ralph would always freeze, stutter and completely forget his lines.

So FUNNY!!

November 29, 2020, 01:29 PM

MrToad

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Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
I watched it on Channel 32 in Chicago in the 80's.

LOL, you and I were probably watching some of the same episodes simultaneously, between Harlem Furniture, First Metropolitan Builders, Bert Weinman Ford, Lincoln Carpeting commercials ...and back when Son of Svengoolie was on for the first time around.

November 29, 2020, 01:49 PM

Tonydec

Absolutely loved that show. I think it still resonates today, as several have mentioned many can relate it to their lives or people they knew.

November 29, 2020, 04:46 PM

kramden

Remember sitting with my Dad in the 50's watching it and I'm still watching today.

November 29, 2020, 04:56 PM

CoolRich59

quote:
Originally posted by MrToad:
quote:
Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
I watched it on Channel 32 in Chicago in the 80's.
LOL, you and I were probably watching some of the same episodes simultaneously, between Harlem Furniture, First Metropolitan Builders, Bert Weinman Ford, Lincoln Carpeting commercials ...and back when Son of Svengoolie was on for the first time around.

Oh my gosh. Burt Weinman Ford. What a blast from the past!

November 29, 2020, 05:51 PM

MikeinNC

My dad used to watch reruns when we were kids. I get the humor. Mrs. Mike would not, she was born a decade later..

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November 29, 2020, 06:07 PM

VonFatman

incredible show. to the moon alice

November 29, 2020, 06:13 PM

Beancooker

quote:
Originally posted by CoolRich59
Yep. Whenever Ralph would get worked up, Alice wouldn't even flinch. Instead, she would just lay that icy glare on him.

She was incredibly hot. I totally had a crush on her. I just didn’t realize she was 52 years older than I am.

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November 29, 2020, 07:47 PM

snoris

Any guesses yet on the first Trixie Norton who appeared only in the first episode?

November 29, 2020, 08:46 PM

amals

quote:
Originally posted by sunburn:
quote:
Originally posted by Jim Shugart:

My first thought when I saw this thread.

Me, too. I love that cartoon; have copies that I have passed on to friends. Not everybody gets it.

I loved the show; saw it as a child, but probably not first run; I was born in 1953.