The Lost Honeymooners

Weeknights at 2:30a ET | 11:30p PT

The Honeymooners features Jackie Gleason as Brooklyn bus driver Ralph Kramden, his wife, Alice (Audrey Meadows), and their neighbors, Ed and Trixie Norton (Art Carney and Joyce Randolph). Frustrated by his working-class status, Ralph often develops get-rich-quick schemes that are, of course, bound to go awry. Though very short tempered and frequently resorting to insults and hollow threats, Ralph is a soft-hearted man who loves his wife and is devoted to his best pal, Ed. These sketches, most of which aired on The Jackie Gleason Show, were considered "lost" for years.

Next Airings

Nov 3rd 2:30a ET

Guest Speaker & Lost Job

In "Guest Speaker", Ralph and Alice butt heads as he prepares for a Racoon meeting. Then in "Lost Job", Alice finds a pink slip in Ralph's pay envelope.

Nov 4th 2:30a ET

Suspense & Two Tickets to the Fight

In "Suspense", Ralph mistakes Alice's play rehearsal for a plot to kill him. Then in "Two Tickets to the Fight", Alice's uncle comes to visit but Ralph wants to go to the fight.

Nov 5th 2:30a ET

Anniversary Gift & Finger Man

In "Anniversary Gift", Ralph scrambles to find a new gift for Alice without any money. Then in "Finger Man", Ralph fears for his life when a criminal he identified escapes.

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