Fly Me to the Moon: A Tribute to Audrey Meadows

Audrey Meadows has long been one of my favorite actresses. Her distinct voice and trademark deadpan delivery made her perhaps the most loved (and certainly the best remembered) Alice Kramden on "The Honeymooners." Here are some of her best Alice moments. Enjoy this trip back to 328 Chauncey Street!

[@ralphmoore7812]

Audrey was an absolutely gorgeous lady. Such a lasting impression she made with her Alice character. A great show the Honeymooners.

[@lawerencethergood1137]

I always felt she was very attractive LT Compton Ca

[@sandrasanders706]

Nobody in the world could throw down the clapbacks like Audrey Meadows lady ahead of her time... she was the greatest

[@kendallrivers1119]

Only rivaled by Peg Bundy and Dorothy Zbornak lol.

[@billhorton5591]

One of the best shows ever. You know every punch line and you still laugh out loud !!! 😂❤️

[@LoveFlatfootin1]

She had such a sweet angel face, but she could really stop Ralph in his tracks. Thanks for this wonderful tribute to Audrey Meadows who played "Alice" to perfection.

[@TheBee87bee]

She is an Angel Face,but boy,she could really throw out those one-liners!

She was very cute for sure !!

[@jillianleda6732]

So glad they changed the original Alice for Audrey Meadow's.

[@justsayin2049]

Absolutely agree with Jillian, the role of Alice was tailor made for Audrey Meadows!

[@shannonperry9884]

​@@TheBee87bee yup! Angel face with a quick wit and a sharp tongue.

[@LATVERIAN1]

Back in the day when television was harmless, clean & funny. This show will always be one of the all-time classics.

[@Onyxzegamer]

This show makes me laugh my ass off

[@RobTheNotary]

LATVERIAN1 You don’t have to be dirty to be funny just witty

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

You can watch plenty of clean family shows. There are more family shows on KZbin and on cable than their were back than. You are making the decision to watch other things.

[@eloiseockert6561]

@@Michelle-pn9xt There was no Cable or KZbin back then...

[@tonyzielinski6977]

I wish more shows today were like that... a classic funny show..legionary even today's market

[@jasoncataldi2053]

She had some of the best lines!

[@richl9049]

Audrey, rest in peace. You played Alice absolutely perfectly and you made this show. A class act and simply gorgeous.

[@scottdavidson7001]

She always putting Ralph back in place. She loves him inspite of his behavior. He has a heart of gold for Alice. And she knows that! He would die for Alice.

[@intuitive7274]

She definitely made the show. Without her it would not have been a big success

[@AntithesisDCLXVI]

Man this holds up through the ages really well.

[@forthehellofit5544]

How anyone in the world couldn’t love Audrey Meadows is beyond me.

[@warrenreed813]

100% Wife matetial for sure! (Beautiful and full of class)

[@lawerencethergood1137]

My sentiments exactly LT Compton Ca

[@soulstormyweather]

Audrey was the epitome of class and lady-like charm/swagger. She never got enough credit for how gorgeous she truly was. And that voice of hers, my goodness, one of a kind. She had once been a showgirl dancer too, I believe that is how Jackie discovered her.

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

He actually discovered her when her agent and his agent got together and decided to bring her in. She didn’t even get to read because Gleason said she was too young and too pretty. So she hired a photographer to come to her apartment at like 5 AM and shoot her without any makeup on and her hair in rollers and in ratty clothes. When Gleason received the photos, he said, “That’s our Alice. Where do we get her?” And his agent told him, “That’s the girl who walked in here yesterday.” 💜 Isn’t that the best?!

[@xcalibur1011]

Jackie Gleason & Audrey Meadows both made it to the eternal moon of heaven may both of them RIP!

[@chrisn7259]

And bless Gleason, he never had a problem with her getting a bigger laugh.

[@jacklemon5422]

so true ..and with carney too...amazing 2017..and the show is still funny ..a true classic. .Gleason was,a genius. .the cast was great

[@MrVidaeverdade]

It's symbiotic. Her delivery when she was lobbing an insult was spot on perfect. But what amplified the humor was Ralph's (Gleason's) facial expression. If she were delivering those lines to anyone else but Gleason, they wouldn't be nearly as funny. Gleason was one of those performers who were fully aware that a great TEAM with great chemistry make for a great show, which ultimately allows the star to shine more brightly.

[@DakariKingMykan]

(Making a joke) With all that blubber on him, you'd think Ralph was the BIGGEST laugh

[@lindalovesmusic9091]

Chris N , thanks! I watched the re-runs growing up! " To the moon Alice! "

[@AG-gk4qb]

The crab on TV today would everyone in the Golden Days that died would roll over in their graves. Humor then was much purer and real funnier without dirty talk today that you see on TV now.

[@steveendicott1855]

" Baby you're the greatest! " That part always gets me,if only life could be wrapped up so neat!

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Imagine going toe-to-toe with Gleason and Art Carney and completely holding your own. Not many actor's would have pulled that off as well as she.

[@photo161]

The inimitable Audrey Meadows,; her comic timing is simply flawless as demonstrated over and over in the excerpts above.

[@nightcrawler0824]

They had such great chemistry on the set with each other line after line was hysterical!! Audrey Meadows was and always be a great and beautiful actress of comedy. She delivered the lines with Jackie Gleason so perfectly they dont make this kind of comedy anymore!!!!!!!!

[@lindaslingerland9165]

This was always one of my favorite program's. He loved her no matter what because she kept him in line

[@daboys1215]

Kudos to Jackie Gleason for giving Audrey such great one liners. RIP to them all.

[@LindseyWoolsey]

Loll Alice...it's for You You You!!!!! Her return line gets me Every time loll 💞

[@bugalooanzal4564]

Audrey Meadows was a great Alice❤😇 her and Jackie Gleason we're great together

[@donaldlevin800]

Audrey Meadows was a great actress, and a classy woman. In an interview she did, she said she was the first women's libber on T.V. because she didn't take any shit from Ralph. How true!!

[@billolsen4360]

She was also on the Board of Directors of Continental Airlines and First National Bank of Denver

[@josephcarpenter6921]

She was stunnig

[@skycorrigan6511]

So stunnig

[@lawerencethergood1137]

Very attractive LT Compton Ca

[@johnwheet7037]

Jackie was smart to surround himself with the talent he did...he kept it fresh and fun, only 39 episodes were made and we still talk about this show after 60 years....wow

[@byronwelichko8577]

An underrated beauty.

[@johnlambert3192]

She really was great. I love that show.

[@geom404]

Audrey Meadows was talented, funny, classy and beautiful. Anyone who can shine like she did with Jackie Gleason on the same stage is truly "The Greatest" My favorite, too.

[@CusterFlux]

Wow! That's all I can say … wow … she's GOOD.

[@rasoulnelson2214]

geom404 she almost didn’t get the part because he said she too pretty to play Alice but she nailed in her second audition. He had no clue she was the lady he said was too pretty to play the part.

[@lawerencethergood1137]

I always felt she very attractive LT Compton Ca

[@johnjarou2357]

Audrey meadows was always a looker!!!! and a good sport.

[@ernestheron2008]

Let's get something straight, right here, right now, this is hands-down the very best sitcom of all time! The writing the acting and the delivery of the lines to Perfection make this sitcom hilarious to me no matter how many times I watch it. No other show that I can think of has the same effect on me. Truly truly truly masterful work on all sides. Like the old song says they don't make them like they used to.

[@johngudonis2015]

She was fantastic.

[@JoeNicks389]

What a great show. "Good clean fun." Thanks for posting. JN

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

Thanks for watching, Joe!

[@Rob_1776]

Don't understand how anyone thinks that the Honeymooners isn't absolutely freaking hilarious! Because it absolutely freaking is!!

[@Wolfsky9]

Comedy mastery ! Not a single curse word----sex reference----just brilliant writing & acting. ----------WHAT, a concept!! ---------------Wolfky9

[@soulstormyweather]

Yeah...a time long forgotten. The garbage they call "TV" today is puke-worthy. Very sad it all is, and it's only going to get worse. If Jackie and the many other greats were alive today, they'd die of shock seeing what is on TV these days.

[@susanb2015]

@@soulstormyweather My dad who is 86 said he watches Air Disasters. And I'm sure the old shows like I do.

[@ObijeeTeeVee]

curse words and sex references are funny tho :o

[@rucksackzen]

2:52 “This place looks like Yucca Flats after the blast!” Absolutely brilliant writing and delivery. It is hard to imagine anyone else playing Alice even though other actresses have.

[@ashleyregina]

Right?! The delivery of that KILLS me.

[@robertbdesmond]

Baby, You're the greatest!!!

[@Anvanho]

Best line in all of TV history!

[@barbaracregan6743]

Audrey Meadow is so great.. both of them .. so reminds me of US 46 years.... we mastered it all..

[@jeremyfalb4739]

Ralph Kramden is one of the most influential and iconic characters of all time.

[@marcus56ful]

Always made me laugh. Jackie Gleason so reminded me of my Father and Audrey was a Gem.

[@gerryl6227]

Aubrey was around before woman burned their bras and before woman were so called liberated. She didn't need liberation, she already was, and she knew it... Thats what everyone loved about her role... damn straight...

Aubrey???

She was also an attractive woman, that helped.❤

[@scottmiller6495]

@ Audrey!!!!!

[@nyclposter]

Thanks for putting this together bro!! Alice always had a good comeback!!

[@ashleyregina]

Thank YOU for your sweet compliment! It was a joy to create this.

[@frankdaly5655]

It's still a riot Alice even now in 2018.... this is actually comedy. What's on today can't hold a candle to this. It may seem corny and dated. But the actors are solid and the timing perfect.

[@MuscleMaxZ1]

plus, Gleason and Carney were perfection. Their chemistry together was amongst the best in TV.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Corny and dated? Never! This show still holds up better than most comedies because it's timeless! :)

[@kripkethechameleonfriends4505]

Watching on tv right now, it never gets old🙂

[@JohnNiemsMusic]

I remember all of these great lines and laughed once again at every one! She and Jackie and Art were the greatest trio ensemble for comedy!

[@darlenevicars3988]

JohnNiemsMusic Joyce was great and contributing to the comedy.

[@scottmiller6495]

The best line of them all: from funny money, I'll be there in a minute my wife's taking a bath in the sink!!?!!😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@billolsen4360]

Audrey Baby, you're the greatest!

[@galemartinezganojo]

What a great tribute. Alice was ahead of her time. ❤️❤️

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

Thank you so much for watching! It warms my heart to know how much others love her.

[@lawerencethergood1137]

I always felt she was very attractive LT Compton Ca

[@geotorres1165]

The honeymooners is the best black and white funny show ever

[@deesplaylists6941]

Alice had the best zingers lol.

[@billolsen4360]

Donna Evans Yup! "The biggest thing you ever got into, Ralph, was your pants"

[@deesplaylists6941]

@@billolsen4360 fully agree, hilarious.

[@bluestarlighting29]

This show was truly amazing film show, Alice was one greatest actor. Kind sad why this show never earn no rewards of Hall of Fame. But nice clean and family show. Truly love classic hit film show. God bless all actors on show.

[@yell0wberry]

julie brtek The reason why the show didn't get great accolades, because of some show standing in their way called I Love Lucy

[@eloiseockert6561]

Maybe no awards on the Hall of Fame nut the MTA buses honored the show with naming a depot in Sherpshead ay Brooklyn.The Honeymooners logo is on the side bus doors as well... Plus The City also honored Art Carney aka The Sewer Systems. I don't know why,.but yhere is a statue of Ralph Kramdem outide the 8th Avenue Bus Depot in Manhattan...

[@YesYou123333]

Audrey Meadows was a beautiful woman. Funny too. Her eyes are stunning.

[@johnesposito671]

Great Tribute ! Well done ! She was the Greatest !

[@TheBee87bee]

Terrific show and,the funniest performers ever to be in entertainment! And Audrey is the greatest!

[@mikewilley732]

Love this show back when TV was entertaining

[@marshamariner7897]

The writers were GREAT. And the way Gleason delivered the lines. He set himself up. And Audrey ran w the responses 🌹💕🌎🌍

[@aranjuez4411]

SO MUCH LOVE TO AUDREY MEADOWS' ALICE KRAMDEN!!

[@lauriealvaro5816]

I used watch the honey mooners when I was 12 years old I still crack up at that show some times I watch the honey mooners on you tube

[@ellenccke141]

Audrey meadows was so beautiful and talented. RIP ms.meadows

[@lawerencethergood1137]

Your absolutely correct LT Compton Ca

[@johnsmind]

"If he keeps this up he's gonna be a buried treasure!" Lay the Law ALICE!

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

Best line EVER!

[@TheBatugan77]

She is indeed, the greatest.

[@harlow743]

Dear Audrey you created a timeless character....when Alice is sweet she's the perfect wife that anyman could love.....When Alice stands up to Ralph he usually deserves it......despite Ed Nortons excentric character Alice always treats him with respect and consideration ....Alice and Audrey from all of us we love you....

[@JumpingJack6]

Loved Audrey Meadows - she was just beautiful.

[@lawerencethergood1137]

Very much so LT Compton Ca

[@longdark4ever]

LOL "If he keeps this up much longer he's gonna be a BURIED treasure, and "your salary couldn't drip out" LOL I'm dyin here

[@gybx4094]

Gleason didn't believe she could play the part because she was so beautiful. So, she worked at looking and acting "common". After the first performance, he was a believer. I always had a crush on Alice.

[@samadams219]

she breathe life into Alice Kramden

[@craigconley1872]

The best!!! So pretty.....Love you!!!

[@MrVernonSmall]

I always loved Alice, what an attractive woman !

[@m.e.d.7997]

Perfectly cast.

Attractive?, attractive? You call her attractive? SHE WAS GORGEOUS, man, what's the matter with you?

[@josiahstearns9615]

@ HAHAHA....For sure!!!

[@lawerencethergood1137]

My sentiments exactly LT Compton Ca

[@jpmahoney56]

Audrey Meadows nothing but class, God bless her soul.

[@tomthompson3940]

Love these classics! Remember when a nickel would buy you something! They were in NY City but in that time 62.00 was not a bad payday! I remember when candy was 2 for a penny. I'm mot even 100 yet!

[@socksumi]

Alice, you're the greatest!.

[@jonhenning]

Ahh Alice she was the greatest!

[@NinoBrown08]

I'd marry Alice in heartbeat. She's the woman every man needs.

[@jimtrack3786]

Audrey and Joyce. I'd marry either one!

[@lawerencethergood1137]

Audrey

[@StanSwan]

It was "Married with Children" decades before. His act made him the perfect target for her and she was brilliant at giving it back.

[@WinnieTingal]

Only one season in 1956 and 68 years later i'm still laughing my butt off! An absolute classic fabulous show

[@Mritalicsmine]

Good show. I like the way that you phased-in the scenes.

[@ashleyregina]

Thank you so much! I enjoyed making it. Truly a labor of love.

[@poetcomic1]

Her sister Jane says that from a little girl on she was totally deadpan, nasal and used that monotone voice. What a fabulous contrast to the antics of Gleason with his wild movements, explosive voice and wonderfully expressive face. This contrast is the essence of their comedy.

[@maynerdkrebs1083]

Audrey was so perfect. I can recall maybe once she lightly stumbled on a word.

[@BlacKnightRising]

'is there any lard here!' 'yea about three-hundred pounds of it.' LOL

[@maryexstroughtonaire4244]

Fly me to the Moon! I love the thumbnail title!

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

Aww, thank you so much! It just came to me and I couldn’t resist using it. :)

[@Anvanho]

1:22 "The biggest thing you ever got into was your pants!" GOD, the writing and acting! We're never gonna see anything like this again.

[@ajsmith5295]

That was a brilliant programme

[@rajsindha7432]

I can't decide which episode is better than the other !!!they all halirious

[@jayrussell1825]

"The biggest thing YOU ever got into was your pants" 👏👏

[@elminabaptiste7475]

love the show a awsome show one of a kind

[@ronditchen6664]

Arguably one if not the greatest comedies ever to air on television Ralph Alice Norton Trixie I just can't get enough of it I've seen each episode so many times and I still laugh and laugh and laugh they never get old I wish they still made comedies like this

[@RaceIsOpen]

very nice tribute...funny too

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

Thank you so much! It was truly a labor of love.

[@darwindwelle5267]

Talk about talent back then folks. These were done without rehearsals, Gleason didn't believe in it.

[@williamsmith666]

That was his photographic memory and ability to memorize a script in seconds...but even he wasn't averse to occasionally messing up a line (which a few were broadcast).

[@95garyl]

She was the greatest!

[@William_sJazzLoft]

This is the kind of comedy that we miss. LoL This is a wonderful compilation

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

Thank you so much for your kind words! This is one of my favorite shows and I thoroughly enjoyed creating this.

[@TheSilvergold45]

One of the greatest shows of ALL TIME..

[@alexdubler6533]

Just for once, I would have loved to see Alice say, "Bang-ZOOM"!

[@mxylpx]

Bless her!!

[@drowser598]

Thanks! Great video! It’s 3 in the morning and I can’t sleep. I just laughed like crazy watching this. Loved Audrey!

[@MGMArsGratiaArtis]

Oh, I’m so glad you were at least able to have a laugh during your insomnia! Thank you so much for watching.

[@ebrooks6184]

GOD BLESS ALICE AND RALPHIE BOY !! AND" BABY THEY'RE THE GREATEST"!

[@jsteed44]

What made this show so good besides having a great cast is those writers who put those words or funny lines into the actors mouths. Without them it would not be referred to the classic 39 episodes. Writing at its highest level

[@positivemanifestations3247]

She was so gorgeous. She reminded me of a porcelain doll.

[@sheriffburfordt.justice4488]

I love the stories about how he thought she was too pretty for the part so she had a friend take pictures of her fresh out of bed in the morning. Ever see those pictures? She didn't look much different than she did when she won the Emmy.

[@jimgag2]

Audrey Meadows certainly was the greatest.

[@dianebuitrago1009]

Love this show the best love alice the best

[@chrisv.4071]

What a classic we don't get shows like this anymore