The Lost Honeymooners

Weeknights at 1:30a ET | 10:30p 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

Oct 22nd 1:30a ET

Hypnotist, The (Part 2)

Ralph turns to a hypnotist to find out where Alice stores her secret stash.

Oct 23rd 1:30a ET

Cupid (Part 1)

Ralph's attempt to help a loveless friend makes Alice think he's a two-timer.

Oct 24th 1:30a ET

Cupid (Part 2)

Ralph's attempt to help a loveless friend makes Alice think he's a two-timer.

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