The Honeymooners - The Lost Episodes, Vol. 1
starring: Honeymooners
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788603273
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0788603272
Label: Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 24, 2001
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 97945
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 01, 1955
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Jackie Gleason fans will get a bang-zoom out of this collection of three rarely seen (as opposed to 'the classic 39,' which true brother Raccoons can recite chapter and verse) Honeymooners episodes that aired in 1953 as part of The Jackie Gleason Show. 'Letter to the Boss,' 'Suspense,' and 'Dinner Guest' were among the so-called 'lost episodes' that had not been seen since their original broadcast until their discovery in Gleason's personal archives in the 1980s. While technically crude, they offer a funny and fascinating early glimpse at a classic sitcom and these beloved characters. Bus driver Ralph Kramden, Gleason's signature role, is even more of a volcanic blowhard than in the series. In one shocking, pre-PC moment in 'Suspense,' he bellows to Audrey Meadows's long-suffering but devoted Alice, 'For the first time in our marriage, I'm going to beat you up.' One longs for the tender romance of 'One of these days, Alice, pow, right in the kisser.' The misunderstanding, a time-honored sitcom plot device, fuels the two best episodes. In 'Letter,' Ralph thinks he has been fired from the bus company after nine years, and he writes a scathing missive to his boss ('You dirty bum'). When he learns he's actually been promoted, he frantically tries to retrieve the letter. In 'Suspense,' he believes Alice is going to kill him after he overhears her rehearsing for a play. Art Carney's Ed Norton, one of the great TV buddies, shines in the otherwise routine 'Dinner Guest' as he demonstrates how to mambo, while Ralph clumsily tries to curry favor with his boss. This DVD also contains a bonus compilation segment, 'Ralph Kramden's Greatest Schemes.' --Donald Liebenson
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- Great concept, disappointingly executedTHE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW was a very successful variety show in the 1950s, and its finest moments were ... Read More
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- quality not quantityI have all the dvd's released to date. I love them all. Laugh out loud funny. I am disappointed in ... Read More
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- ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MPI VIDEO MESSING UP A CLASSICI was anticipating MPI's first DVD release of the Honeymooners with much trepidation, having suffered ... Read More
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- Preserving The ClassicsI have many of the Honeymooners episodes recorded from TV. It is great that I have them on DVD.
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