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Endlessly rerun and committed to memory by legions who were yet to be born when the shows were initially telecast in 1955 and ’56, the “Classic 39” episodes of The Honeymooners remain the pinnacle of sitcom entertainment for many loyalists, and a landmark for countless more. The TV DNA of Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden character can be found in everyone from Fred Flintstone to Al Bundy, Homer Simpson, and beyond. Given the indelibility of Gleason’s creation, the fact that the actual Honeymooners series ran shy of 40 episodes -- all collected here -- remains an astonishing fact. Ralph and Alice and Ed and Trixie had other adventures as part of The Jackie Gleason Show, but it is in these episodes that the series cast its enduring die for countless domestic sitcoms to follow. Ralph drives a bus; and together with his Bensonhurst neighbor Ed Norton (Art Carney), a sewer worker, he is always looking to get rich quick. Doomed to failure, he is fortunate in life to have Alice (Audrey Meadows) by his side -- sharper, wittier, and as hopelessly devoted to her doltish husband as he is to her. Their “honeymoon” truly never ends, even when their rows end with Ralph threatening to send her “to the moon” with a roundhouse punch. As wonderful and complex as Ralph and Alice’s interplay was, the series' best moments involved Ralph and Ed -- working stiffs with barely a clue between them. For many, the recollection of Ralph teaching Ed to “address” the ball remains so unfailingly convulsive as to render the game of golf unplayable. It’s great to have them all together on five DVDs.

Product Details

• UPC: 097368792043
• Source: PARAMOUNT
• Region Code: 1
• Sound: Dolby Digital
• Subtitles: English, Español
• Time: 16:56:00
• Sales Rank: 5,342

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