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The show's cast in 1955 as it premiered on CBS: Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney and Joyce Randolph The Honeymooners is an American television sitcom that originally aired from 1955 to 1956, created by and starring Jackie Gleason, and based on a recurring comedy sketch of the same name that had been part of Gleason's variety show.
Audrey Meadows returns as Alice for the first time since June 1, 1957, and would not appear again until February 2, 1976. This is the first of the Jerry Bresler and Lyn Duddy musical "Honeymooners" that would continue on through the 1966–70 "Color Honeymooners". This is the last episode filmed in black and white.
Comedy writer Leonard Stern always felt The Honeymooners was more than sketch material and persuaded Gleason to make it into a full-hour-long episode. In 1955, Gleason gambled on making it a separate series entirely. The result was the "Classic 39" episodes, which finished 19th in the ratings during their only season. [27]
“The Honeymooners” was an affectionate look at Brooklyn tenement life, based in part on star Jackie Gleason’s childhood. ... it became a full-fledged series. Those 39 episodes became a ...
The Jackie Gleason Show aired for four seasons on CBS between September 1952 and June 1957. The program did not air during the 1955-1956 season, being replaced by two half-hour programs: a filmed version of its most popular feature, The Honeymooners, and its former summer replacement series, Stage Show.
"The Honeymooners" starred Gleason, one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Television, as bus driver Ralph Kramden, Audrey Meadows as his wisecracking wife Alice, Art Carney as Ralph's best ...
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Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton on the classic sitcom “The Honeymooners,” and was the last surviving member of the cast, died Saturday in New York City. She was 99.