www.BrooklynBut... - Jackie Gleason and Johnny Carson, Jack Gleason explains why he only did 1 season of The Honeymooners, 39 episodes
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@sugarbear85743 жыл бұрын
When you can watch all 39 episodes 100 times and still savor and laugh, you know you have a timeless show.
@mohammedcohen Жыл бұрын
...and...you know all the lines...turn down the volume and say them out loud...
@abdurobinson6827 Жыл бұрын
It’s true a ahow becomes stale after so many seasons and then the network cancels the show when ratings decline
@MerkinMuffly3 жыл бұрын
66 years later and it's still one of the best sitcoms ever.
@imoldgreggboosh34672 жыл бұрын
Not really
@HassoBenSoba2 жыл бұрын
@@imoldgreggboosh3467 Oh, yes it is
@southsideman48912 жыл бұрын
Just randomly saw an episode because I was looking for something: laughed so much! I really appreciated that he intentionally kept things clean and funny - that's why they have lasted so long. This generation don't know of them because TV doesn't go off at night and Honeymooners played before it did; now nothing goes off (GOD willing). But speaking of "long lasting: Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie - IS STILL ALIVE AT 97 YEARS OLD!!!! GREAT STRENGTH: GOD BLESS AND KEEP HER!
@margeshilling79832 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true. It's still hilarious.
@southsideman48912 жыл бұрын
@@margeshilling7983 yes
@mikewolf4174 жыл бұрын
The Original 39 episodes are still considered by many to be the greatest comedy sitcom of all time. Take into consideration most of the show was filmed in that one room with a table, sink, stove and ice box and the writing was just so superior to the shows today. The Honeymooners only played for 1 season and is still seen in reruns today and still gets new fans every generation.....that is the sign of comedic brilliance!
@HumphreyPennyworth4 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason.... one of the classiest men I ever met... I caddied for him one time; he made me feel like I was the most important guy on the course that day, almost 60 years ago.
@cranberriesgirlhype82923 жыл бұрын
Oh my GOSH THATS AWESOME!
@bfettrulez67343 жыл бұрын
That is awesome!!! Word has it Jackie loved fans. He wouldn’t turn u down for an autograph or picture. Unlike today’s celebrities. Most of them don’t seem to want to take pics.
@jimmyr94682 жыл бұрын
Did he address the ball before shooting?
@deevee42002 жыл бұрын
what a great memory! what golf course and how well did he tip you???
@southsideman48912 жыл бұрын
:)))))) I SO LOVE TO HEAR THAT! ITS THINGS LIKE THAT THAT TELL ME WHO HE IS! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!
@Hugatree14 жыл бұрын
Years ago I introduced my nephew to the Honeymooners. He was impatient and not too happy about having to watch something from the dark ages. He started to make fun of the meager setting and black and white but when Arte Carney came in to raid the refrigerator his mood changed. We watched all 39 episodes over the course of a week on the box set. He was eight years old, that was 20 years ago, he has a boxed set of his own now and still watches with his wife from time to time.
@justenseifer93462 жыл бұрын
That is AWESOME!!!!!...NIIIIIICCEE👌👍!!...I did the same but except it was Smokey and the Bandit!! He was 7 yrs. Old....now 21...still watching!!!😁
@southsideman48912 жыл бұрын
For some reason that kind of choked me up. Good things never die....
@misspad72822 жыл бұрын
My son who is 52 now, has his own box set of the Honeymooners, his favorite.
@randallhultz Жыл бұрын
Johnny Carson the best late night host the ones now sucks
@kevinsheldrick9178 ай бұрын
I think some young people just can't get past the black and white but if they can, they can see a great show.
@jjburkk4 жыл бұрын
More class in 11 minutes than you could squeeze out of every actor in Hollywood these days.
@brentbarnhart58274 жыл бұрын
The man had ZERO class, read about him. NONE.
@tc18174 жыл бұрын
you're a moron jjburkk
@kendallrivers11194 жыл бұрын
@Brent Barnhart You're obviously an idiot and know nothing about Jackie because clearly everyone loved him and his big personality was apart of why everyone loved him. You just are a pathetic troll. I feel sorry for your joyless sexless life.
@jimmyolsen58974 жыл бұрын
kendall rivers thank you Kendall well said
@orkycathcart63974 жыл бұрын
@@brentbarnhart5827 YOU HAVE NONE !!!!!!!!!!! ASSHOLE !!!!!!!!!!
@angel831194 жыл бұрын
If he only knew people would still be watching almost 70 years later....
@salnicolosi24664 жыл бұрын
B4 the Rat pack there waz Jackie......
@Ken-iu2zp4 жыл бұрын
He knew.....
@Jasonkkyle4 жыл бұрын
was watching last night.
@Triumph2024.4 жыл бұрын
@@Ken-iu2zp Precisely.
@Zanatos94 жыл бұрын
Just bought the box set yesterday
@bugalooanzal45645 жыл бұрын
The Honeymooners were and still are timeless classics! Jackie Gleason comedic genius
@DJRitty4 жыл бұрын
Look how Jackie never forgets the audience while talking to johnny...he's playing the room right now
@MrAitraining5 жыл бұрын
The days when our stars had class - mainly because most of them came from little or nothing. I also love the way Johnny doesn't try to out-funny him or interrupt like almost every talk show host does now. Respect.
@lamonthamilton6674 жыл бұрын
Another common trait of REAL MEN: RESPECT!
@oleflogger68284 жыл бұрын
@@lamonthamilton667 RIGHT!!!! At the time, and although Johnny was the King of these things, he did NOT pretend that HE was in charge if Jackie indicated otherwise. Respect for a "time-ago" Top Dog.
@grendelsm214 жыл бұрын
Or that awful cloying laughter of Jimmy Fallon. Just wretched!
@southsideman48912 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help but notice how well Johnny did the interview. I pick up on things like that: it takes art to be small in big moments in the right way. Johnny had his problems but he greatness too.
@AlmostReady5044 жыл бұрын
Honeymooners was one of the best shows ever. So much was done with so little. Jackie Gleason could have you laughing one second and tearing up the next without saying a word. Art Carney as well. Just incredible
@j_lo89164 жыл бұрын
A man that respected the people who watched him perform. A number one act!
@slippery3967 жыл бұрын
When he said "How sweet it is" ...gave me chills ! .. I sure love and miss this wonderful man !
@daflyboys38946 жыл бұрын
There were. There were the so-called lost episodes, but these involved a much harsher and intense/rough Ralph. The original Alice was not much of a looker.... she could've played Ralph's mother-in-law versus his wife. The 39 episodes are the polished pieces of work....so to speak.
@keith1257 жыл бұрын
I miss those days as a kid...waiting for 11PM on channel 11 (WPIX) in NYC, to watch reruns of a show....but not just a show.....a whole kind of a show....RIP all of the Honeymooners cast who brought so much happiness and laughter to my life.
@Etnalleb7 жыл бұрын
Joyce Randolph " Trixie" is still alive. I believe she's 92.
@joshuaramirez57796 жыл бұрын
Keith R that's when I watched them too it was honeymoners11pm the odd couple11:30and star trek at midnight I miss those times
@MikeStrafaci6 жыл бұрын
The 8 o'clock movie every night on channel 11.. great times
@supermariozombies48246 жыл бұрын
Chiller on Saturday night at 8! The beginning still freaks me out.
@Bodyknowledge776 жыл бұрын
SuperMarioZombies Abbott and Costello, Laurel And Hardy, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and The 3 Stooges on those childhood weekend afternoons on channel 11 in my little kid years:-)
@Wildstar406 жыл бұрын
8:27 Gleason: "I'm not advocating that everybody should drink, it just worked for me." RIP Gleason, Carson and McMahon.
@broadwaybiz2114 жыл бұрын
Luv that
@Wildstar404 жыл бұрын
@Alan Whiteside Good one lol !
@charliewhite49424 жыл бұрын
LincolnTek one cool dude great entertainer and comedian!
@maxmin48314 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that Gleason gives kudos to Art Carney here as "one of the greatest comedians of all time." And notice, he was never threatened by Carney, he never tried to suppress Carney's genius, never worried about Carney stealing a scene. Because as great as Carney was, not even Carney could steal a scene from the Great One.
@highjinxwillie627 жыл бұрын
Honeymooners is still better than sitcoms today. Comedy genius
@the0to1smell866 жыл бұрын
highjinxwillie62 threes company is.
@zodiac8906 жыл бұрын
i am 55 years old and i agree with u the character art carney played was halarious the munsters 2 or 3 episodes made me laugh but the honeymooners was the best comedy i ever seen on tv
@vinyltapelover6 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@pse8886 жыл бұрын
sorry. seinfeld is #1. but the honeymooners was ahead of its time.
@pse8886 жыл бұрын
he ran out of ideas after 39 shows. seinfeld did 180 shows.
@worldsgreatestimpressionis64627 жыл бұрын
Classy, funny, humble...a true talent..there will never be another like Jackie.
@robertmiller12705 жыл бұрын
Some dippy reporter asked Jackie why Honeymooners is still so popular. He said, "Because it's funny".
@intuitive72745 жыл бұрын
Audrey Meadows was the ultimate champion with Jackie
@jimstokes67424 жыл бұрын
Lovely woman.
@grandwaha4 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely Gorgeous
@norashuda56527 жыл бұрын
Almost 30 years of passed--- what a man--- talented, beautiful smile and his words live on!
@boriskarloff32707 жыл бұрын
And he'd have had no problem at all literally punching you in the face. He was both a talented man and a piece of human shit.
@iworkforme7 жыл бұрын
Nora Shuda evidence?
@walterkersting99227 жыл бұрын
iworkforme his face
@iworkforme7 жыл бұрын
walter kersting huh?
@StephenS-20247 жыл бұрын
SylviaisGod. Capitalize the beginning letter of a sentence for proper grammar since you like to correct others' writings.
@truecore20407 жыл бұрын
Jackie was the blueprint for every television series comic to ever do it!
@truegod994 жыл бұрын
Honeymooners was the GOAT when I was growing up in the 80s. Ive seen every episode a million times. I just started introducing it to my 17 y.o. daughter. She loves it. Keeping it alive.
@mikeroberts95016 жыл бұрын
Jackie with his bling - pinky ring, big cuffs, big watch plus his beautiful suit and carnation - what a stage presence. He really was "the great one."
@basketball2300014 жыл бұрын
His voice is ICONIC!!
@MrTommy0014 жыл бұрын
@@basketball230001 Nobody mistook where he was from. No Minnisota in THAT accent!
@basketball2300014 жыл бұрын
@@MrTommy001 not at all lol
@steveperry13444 жыл бұрын
you said it!!!
@LazlosPlane4 жыл бұрын
None of that is what made him great.
@hoorootv72667 жыл бұрын
The date this aired was Friday 18 October 1985. Jackie Gleason died on Wednesday 24 June 1987, aged 71, less than two years after his first & final only appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
@jadezee63166 жыл бұрын
71 is not old..but it was for a man like gleason who lived a bigger life than anyone but maybe Sinatra....
@walterkoziol38226 жыл бұрын
The cigarette smoking didn't help much. He was a heavy smoker. I remember it very well. I had just started college and everybody was going out. I just didn't feel like going out so I watched The Tonight Show instead. I'll tell you one thing I had a more enjoyable night than my roomie. He had a humdinger of a hangover and as for me I felt good. That show imo was one of the best Tonight shows. Gleason was a class act on and in public. He didn't look down at you like a lot of your Hollywood's actors &actresses.
@jacquelinerussell85305 жыл бұрын
May he R.I.P I really enjoyed his comedy I still laugh to this day
@jacquelinerussell85305 жыл бұрын
@@walterkoziol3822 Sad thing is they were all big smokers back in the day they didnt know about the dangers
@MrMalibu305 жыл бұрын
he smoked 6 packs a day...........
@spideraxis7 жыл бұрын
The one and only. Sorry to say there's no one on tv today who compares to Gleason. "The Honeymooners" belongs in the tv hall of fame.
@daflyboys38946 жыл бұрын
Always thought the King of Queens was a 2K version of The Honeymooners to a degree, but of course could never match the level of the original. In fact, in one of the KOQ's episodes where Doug was having dreams and it entailed a Honeymooners theme, I thought Leah Remini did a better Alice than Kevin James did of his version of Ralph.
@Tonabillity5 жыл бұрын
Da Flyboys Difference is EVERYBODY watched Honeymooners. It was like Seinfeld on steroids. I was aware of king of queens, with no desire to watch it.
@tomemeigh53385 жыл бұрын
@@daflyboys3894 I never saw K of Q, but from what you say it was the "politically-correct" version of The Honeymooners. In other words: The watered-down DULL version - which is why it could never come close to matching the high level of Honeymooners.
@troiwatkins33384 жыл бұрын
spideraxis Amen to that.
@wilmamarshall12524 жыл бұрын
What a classy gentleman Jackie Gleason was. I was surprised to find out he was from Brooklyn. When all these wonderful old school actors are no longer with us, there will never be any one who can replace them. I am so glad I was around when Jackie Gleason and Lucille Ball were alive. RIP to both.
@TXPeter4 жыл бұрын
Best memories as a kid staying was staying with my grandparents for the summer while school was out. Every night they would watch The Honeymooners before bedtime and I would watch with them. That was over 35 years ago and I still miss them.
@Lastkingof337 жыл бұрын
you can tell he owned the room. a real star
@al186319637 жыл бұрын
The honeymooners were pure classic comedy to a tee and timeless.......classic cast....
@perryberman28247 жыл бұрын
al18631963 Bang! Zoom!
@gregtuco17 жыл бұрын
al18631963 Ralph Kramden is great, but I don't know if it gets any better than Ed Norton. Together, they were pure comic genius.
@perryberman28247 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Audrey Meadows was great too. But Art was the funniest. "Hello ball".
@gocatgo741237 жыл бұрын
I'm sure Jackie Gleason would say the same thing!!! Good times indeed!!!
@perryberman28247 жыл бұрын
Don B. I think he did.
@edkeaton60934 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching reruns of "The Honeymooners" when I was a kid, and I just about die with laughter each and every time I see them! Long live Jackie Gleason.
@Drinkman7reloaded2 жыл бұрын
Long live Jackie Gleason......huh he's been dead since 1987
@VinDcator5 жыл бұрын
"30 years ago"? It's still a hit almost 70 years later and will continue for another 100 years.
@abigailsanchez77227 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason was my fathers favorite actor and mine. My father past away the same year Jackie Gleason passed away. I miss them both.
@DaveGringo7 жыл бұрын
Abigail Sanchez I understand your feelings and feel the same way...
@billmarler98885 жыл бұрын
1251#
@Saintnix697 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason-LEGEND.
@chuckwood84524 жыл бұрын
JackieGleason was a fat man that always looked perfect in his clothing. Impeccable suits, perfect fit. Total class.
@dickcnormous42024 жыл бұрын
Your right , unlike the sloppy looking slobs we see today with their plumbers ass crack.
@OakLawnSpeedShop4 жыл бұрын
Gleason was a debonair dignified gent.
@stevesplace72304 жыл бұрын
Smoke, smoke, smoke.
@wileecoyote57494 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that fat compared to today.
@wileecoyote57494 жыл бұрын
@@dickcnormous4202 *You're
@JoleneSailer4 жыл бұрын
I was only about 7 years old, riding my bike around our neighborhood when I paused to say "Hi" to a neighbor that I recognized, watering his lawn. I said "HI Mr. Walker!" He turned around and smiled and said Hi back... I said "Ya know what Mr. Walker, you remind me of a Movie Star"! Still smiling at me, he said "I do"?! I said "Yes! You remind me of Jackie Gleason"!! I'm smiling as if I gave my neighbor the biggest compliment in the World telling him that he reminded me of a movie star! Still smiling, he turned around and said "Thanks darling, I needed that"~I said you are welcome with a smile...thinking I made his day! My dad just laughed and gave me a hug! :-) My take on this...ever since I was a child, I knew God loves all sizes and colors.
@impalamama73027 жыл бұрын
I remember "The Jackie Gleason Show" live from "beautiful Miami" back in the 1960's when I was a kid...my father LOVED Jackie and never missed it!!
@feelyourbestdrpamdrinda7 жыл бұрын
ImpalaMama Same here. We'd have our baths then watch Jackie's show while Mom put our hair in pincurls for church the next day.
@impalamama73027 жыл бұрын
My mom used those brush rollers and those horrid plastic spikes, then had a scarf wrapped around...I dreaded THAT cuz couldnt sleep!
@fubarmodelyard13926 жыл бұрын
ImpalaMama I remember watching it too.
@JOHNSTIER236 жыл бұрын
ImpalaMama it was like the whole country was like that nobody was missing that and away we go and he had musical ability as a first class band leader see the Beatles Sinatra The Supremes and Elvis were all battling for the music spotlight and so many people got on the bus late on Jackie s music career but better late than never If you say the great one a lot of people still know you are talking about Gleason rip
@louiscaruso41676 жыл бұрын
impalaMama - I used to watch the show with my dad. I enjoyed my dad enjoying the show. My dad also loved the Dean Martin show. Great memories...
@marcellino19567 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason one of the greatest entertainers ever....RIP my friend
@nancyhoskins1974 жыл бұрын
It’s so nice to see the wonderful shows of the early television era. The family could watch together, laugh together, without worry.
@elioselectric4684 жыл бұрын
Imagine these days telling someone like Gleason, "um you can't smoke in here"!"
@brentbarnhart58274 жыл бұрын
So basically you agree, the guy was a huge asshole.
@rachaelsdaddontdrink4 жыл бұрын
Uh, back in the day, many guests on The Tonight Show were smokers; and even Johnnie smoked, and kept a box of cigarettes on his desk for guests. No assholes involved; just the times.
@kendallrivers11194 жыл бұрын
@Brent Barnhart Please go find a personality or maybe not be here if you're gonna disrespect the great one. Whose passed on btw so might wanna get your karma checked up on.
@MrTommy0014 жыл бұрын
Back in those days (the 50's & 60's), EVERYONE smoked. That's the way it was. Every house had ashtrays in every room. EVERYONE smoked!
@Hugatree14 жыл бұрын
Elios Electric 😂😂😂😂😂
@thevegastouristupdate7 жыл бұрын
Johnny knew how to throw the guest a line and to step back. Letting the guest shine in the light...
@goldenera4ever7 жыл бұрын
Two classic guys here. Jackie was great and NOBODY will ever top Johnny as a talkshow host.
@Bigband784 жыл бұрын
AGREE
@cyphrinfinity99925 жыл бұрын
There's nothing like the Honeymooners - I just bought the 39 episode set at a very low price. It is definitely fun to watch!
@steverogers96644 жыл бұрын
Theres Actually more than 150 episodes scanning 1951 to 57 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Honeymooners_sketches
@BleedBNG4 жыл бұрын
Had no idea The Honeymooners was on only for one year.
@timhoovermusicman4 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize it either.
@speedracer19454 жыл бұрын
And in 1951 . That's when television was an infant.
@rjperfetto5843 жыл бұрын
The the skits and shorts and lost episodes for about 7 seasons.
@sebring19607 жыл бұрын
Such a great star!! Long gone are those days. RIP Jackie Gleason. You were truly the greatest!
@rockzulla7 жыл бұрын
amen.
@wxdude19647 жыл бұрын
The one and only Jackie Gleason..How Sweet It Is.
@shwt1214 жыл бұрын
I want to hear " TO THE MOON, ALICE....." " BANG.....ZOOM..!!" Loved that line.....never got tired of it !!!!
@oldbiff81946 жыл бұрын
We had adults like this when I was young... what the Hell Happened !!!
@sharongilley39853 жыл бұрын
They been bought by china
@nemo2277 жыл бұрын
Those of us who watched Gleason's shows consider ourselves fortunate.
@tallthinwavy37 жыл бұрын
A great actor and real. He secretly gave money to those in dire need.
@CaptainSpalding725 жыл бұрын
No he didn't. He never had a relationship with his grandson, actor Jason Patric.
@marysueeasteregg5 жыл бұрын
@pete smyth "Secretly" could mean privately and quietly, and that the recipients spoke of it much later. I have no idea if Gleason did that sort of thing, but actor DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy in the original Star Trek) did; among other acts of kindness, he put a fan through medical school. It was only years later that this became semi-public knowledge.
@aoeulhs4 жыл бұрын
“My grandfather was probably one of the most famous men in America and rich, but he didn’t approve of his daughter marrying this nobody actor, so he cut her off, and they lived in utter poverty,” he recalls bitterly. -- Jason Patric, Gleason's grandson
@aoeulhs4 жыл бұрын
@jrc3 You're calling the late Academy Award-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller a bum? Sheesh, what do you do?
@aoeulhs4 жыл бұрын
@jrc3 He meant when he was a kid. His dad went on to be very successful as both an actor -- you'll recognize him as the Priest in the Exorcist -- and playwright -- he won the Pulitzer and Tony for That Championship Season. BTW, Gleason wanted to be cast in the film version of That Championship Season but that wasn't going to happen because he'd been such a prick.
@jasoncraddock29404 жыл бұрын
I do not understand the 500+ thumbs down for this. This is amazing. Growing up in the late 70's to 80's it was a treat to stay up and watch the Tonight show.
@dalegribble604 жыл бұрын
"I'm not advocating that everybody should drink....it just worked for me!" LOL!
@maxsambucca25024 жыл бұрын
Hilarious
@ntabon02197 жыл бұрын
The Honeymooners is a classic. As a child, I loved this show. I didn't even realize it was in black and white because it was so good!
@jadezee63166 жыл бұрын
ahh..you do realize black and white is way better than color from any artistic view point?
@johnforde29146 жыл бұрын
Smiley0815 I love it in blk & wht not color
@johnforde29146 жыл бұрын
Jade Zee exactly
@Rusty_trombone625 жыл бұрын
You have a beautiful smile in your KZbin picture
@suereid53155 жыл бұрын
Smiley0815 (
@GASMan-577 жыл бұрын
There's something just so classy, iconic and nostalgic of mid 20th American show-biz about Jackie. May not fit modern days, but had more style in his pinky than most folks do today.
@discernment89636 жыл бұрын
GAS Man ,Without question!
@pd76086 жыл бұрын
GAS Man it's the cigarette and carnation
@SAVETHEKIDS-bn5zo6 жыл бұрын
GAS Man i
@oiyabastard72756 жыл бұрын
GAS Man. he was a 420 fanatic
@martyc26374 жыл бұрын
My dad just loved Gleason. He would really enjoy when we would watch his Miami Beach show with him. And away we go!
@tompiper1480 Жыл бұрын
The Honeymooners was such a great show. I wish it would have laster a few more seasons. Jackie Gleason was a real good actor.
@williamf.buckleyjr32277 жыл бұрын
Remember when humilty existed?? Two LEGENDARY entertainers actually making fun of themselves. "Tonight", was NEVER about Johnny Carson. Which is why he is STILL so beloved. Yes. The name of the show was "Tonight". But everyone called it 'Johnny Carson'. Both of these men are EXTREME RARITIES. Granted, the jokes get "old" but the showmanship and deliveries are just....just extraordinary.
@bobjohnson2057 жыл бұрын
The proper name of the show was, 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson', but was commonly referred to as, 'The Tonight Show', or 'Carson', or 'Johnny Carson'. When Leno took over - being a much humbler guy than Johnny - he changed "Starring" to "With". Now with Fallon it's back to "Starring". Don't kid yourself Johnny had a big ego, but he knew when to let his guests talk. After all, they were his bread and butter.
@mylesgeronimo49767 жыл бұрын
He was also a beater, ie, he liked to beat his women.
@m420376 жыл бұрын
+Bob Johnson There will never be nobody as great as the king of monologue! Fallon is a bore compared to Johnny, Leno was ok, Parr was ok, Johnny will always be the greatest!! Jackie was great also, he got his year's mixed up on the Honeymooners it was 1955-56.
@ag3586 жыл бұрын
@@m42037 no the honeymooners started on cavalcade of the stars eventually ended up it's own show 39 episodes originally. The lost episodes were from before the show
@derek34337 жыл бұрын
carson and gleason nobody can ever compare to them
@robertgildersleeve77527 жыл бұрын
Derek Pollastro
@zxtenn7 жыл бұрын
The GREATEST, both icons, not the best lifestyles but its the way they chose to live and obviously brought joy to millions
@thebeststooge7 жыл бұрын
When Carson retired I never watched the show again. I would watch a few segments every now and again to remind myself just how bad these idiots were as there could only be one Johnny that I grew up with.
@lowell55617 жыл бұрын
Derek Pollastro amen brother.
@paulsullivan16506 жыл бұрын
Derek Pollastro Oh man, do you have that one right bro!
@DavidRichardson956 жыл бұрын
Only 39 episodes and I thought it was multiple episodes/seasons. And it is still a _timeless_ and _classic_ show today. RIP Jackie Gleason, Art Carney and Audrey Meadows.
@Edyth_Hedd5 жыл бұрын
Love the way he sits down and immediately lights up.
@mikeyerke39207 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason, pure genius!
@SAVETHEKIDS-bn5zo6 жыл бұрын
Mike Yerke i
@jacquelinerussell85305 жыл бұрын
A great comedian if he could make me laugh
@stevemtc15 жыл бұрын
He was great at pool 🎱 pro caliber Then he could gaze at the script in the Honeymooners if he read it at all then do his part to the letter but never study or rehearsed
@drumzRfun18 жыл бұрын
A true Brooklyn hero. Hardcore old school.
@williewillaims90697 жыл бұрын
well said .
@nunyerbeeznaz29067 жыл бұрын
indeed! How SWEET IT IS !!! Thanks Jackie. You rocked my world.
@mikesuch90217 жыл бұрын
drumzRfun1 Jackie was great we could all understand what he's saying not like anybody else from Brooklyn and ever understand what the hell they're saying.
@zackkent97177 жыл бұрын
"HERO"??? for being an actor or comedian? what is your definition of those police and firefighters who went into the 911 building? Volunteers or collateral damage sacrifice?
@verisww81047 жыл бұрын
Yes, a hero can be a person of great courage and it can also be a person of admirable qualities and abilities with integrity. If laughter is the best medicine and the first sign of recovery then Jackie Gleason is to be admired for having such talent as is not of ordinary men.
@normanalvarez57516 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of meeting him at his home while I was installing wood floors awesome awesome man
@plance14 жыл бұрын
tell us more
@pastmasterdan40804 жыл бұрын
Did he ever bring up the time Richard Nixon showed him the corpse of an extraterrestrial? Changed his life...
@wardharrah554 жыл бұрын
Oh Man how I envy you right now!!! Just being in his presence must have been so cool!!! I'm friends with a guy that worked for Mr. Gleason as his assistant, and I love listening to him tell me stories about Mr. Gleason...I've heard them all several times, but I still enjoy hearing them like it was the 1st time... I hope Mr. Gleason and Toot Shore are sharing a table with Mr. Carson and Mr. McMahon right now...Rest In Peace gentlemen, and thank you so much for the laughs, we still miss you!!!
@johnrogan94204 жыл бұрын
"You mean there is a 7 am?"
@frankpaya6904 жыл бұрын
@@pastmasterdan4080 Nixon was the scumbag, who got America back in bed with China and Russia --- way back in 1972.
@dreammerchant44424 жыл бұрын
Best episode when he was learning to play golf.. He did that little dance hip thing that still makes me laugh every time I see it..
@Sweetpea11284 жыл бұрын
OUR FALLEN WORLD Carney said, “You have to address the ball” and then proceeded to say, “Hello, ball!” 😂
@MrTommy0014 жыл бұрын
@@Sweetpea1128 I was going to quote that part - but you beat me to it. Good for you.
@Sweetpea11284 жыл бұрын
MrTommy001 😂 That is one of my all-time favorite lines from the Honeymooners! What gems Gleason and Carney were! 🥰
@johngregg91874 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the outfit he was wearing!
@Sweetpea11284 жыл бұрын
John Gregg Absolutely!! 😂😂😂
@goodwilj7 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason unique, special and never to be forgotten.
@geegeewaldrop65506 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason was a cool kat..
@dreammerchant44424 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine if he done a good 9 seasons like they do today like Seinfeld ..this show paved the way so others could be here today.
@GoBig-jc3ir4 жыл бұрын
As a kid in grade school, my mom would let me stay up until 11:30 to watch the Honeymooners which began at 11:00 in NYC on WPIX Ch 11 with my brother and dad. Then as the show started, me and my brother would start saying the lines before the actors. And my mom would say "If you know what they're going to say, why do you want to watch it?" I guess she never got it. That THAT was the best part of watching. Knowing the dialogue and trying to outdo your siblings about the next line that was coming.... But we still rolled on the floor laughing while my mother looked at us like two jerks! Oh those were good times and memories!
@vincerob3694 жыл бұрын
I memorized the lines too when I was a kid in NJ It was so much fun, and really easy to recall.Yes...WPIX Ch. 11 at 11:30 you could always count on it.Good ole days!!!
@vincerob3694 жыл бұрын
@Wayne Mullaney Yes! That was the WPIX schedule. Good memory Wayne.
@stevek88294 жыл бұрын
That would have been reruns. The original show aired at an earlier time.
@chrissgchriss4 жыл бұрын
Man, all the shows before 11pm were in color - when Honeymooners came on I still watch cuz it was so funny- love the skinny guy as a kid. My family couldn't understand why me, an 11 year old wanted to watch a black and white show...
@vincerob3694 жыл бұрын
Chriss Gaines The skinny guy? You mean Ed Norton? Played by Art Carney.
@arcad1an2927 жыл бұрын
"To the moon, Alice!"
@petedrotar96015 жыл бұрын
WISE ARCADIAN A classic! I still use it today, between my wife and me when we’re schoochin’ around...always good for a laugh. She knows where it came from and. can see that picture in her mind, between Alice and Ralph and just the way he put it across!. We’re in our late sixties now and we both remember that line so we’ll. Thanks Jackie...we still have those great memories thanks to you!!!
@TheSuntan14 жыл бұрын
@WISE ARCADIAN.... "TO DAH MOON ALICE"......"BANG ZOOOM"......i say that to my baby sometimes...he ha
@iloveejbgssnoopy7 жыл бұрын
This man was so classy and funny and great talented man. Musician too.
@georgecentrella1316 жыл бұрын
Cynthia join and
@stevemtc15 жыл бұрын
I bought one of his records recently
@soulstormyweather5 жыл бұрын
Yep, he wrote the The Honeymooners theme too :)
@jamesfan25 жыл бұрын
Also a great dramatic actor. He played a hitman on a cbs dramatic show once. I don't remember the show or the title of the play but I can still visualise his performance
@nazmoking31715 жыл бұрын
What instrument did he play?
@cyberjoe774 жыл бұрын
I bought the DVDs several years ago, every now and then when I need a break from the crap they have now, I put them on and still laugh like I never saw it. That’s real comedy.
@JasonKing81134 жыл бұрын
2 Legends that are very much missed! I just finished watching the Marathon 🥺
@RobRestoredMorgan7 жыл бұрын
One Of The Greats!!!!
@douga94777 жыл бұрын
circumcise
@KutWrite6 жыл бұрын
Boy, I was so lucky, growing up with Jackie, Jack Benny, George Burns, Steve Allen, the sci-fi TV series, and yeah, early Carson. I canceled my cable, TV just doesn't do it for me these days. KZbin and Vimeo, that's another story!
@leominkoff74236 жыл бұрын
KutWrite p8i
@D_Marrenalv6 жыл бұрын
No cable for me either, cable-free for years. I watch a lot of MeTV, AntennaTV, Kube, This, Movies, Decades, and other "retro" channels. If you can overlook the constant life insurance, prescription, and illness commercials, these channels (plus PBS) provide all the TV entertainment I need.
@efandmk33826 жыл бұрын
That's because you're old.
@robertolsen24676 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the 50's was the greatest time period, EVER. We missed the depression & were the first recipients of T.V., stereo, private landlines, and everything new to the consumer market; Oh, and don't forget Rock n' Roll, Elvis, Beatles....and on & on. What a fabulous existence.
@robertolsen24676 жыл бұрын
Can some techie develop a way to vaporize those F'ing insurance & My Pillow ( a second rate rip-off) infomercials. I'd personally vaporize "liberty mutuals" recycled horseshit.
@questfortruth6654 жыл бұрын
I was a little kid when The Honeymooners was on and I can't wrap my head around the fact that they only did ONE SEASON! It seemed to me it was on for years!
@questfortruth6654 жыл бұрын
@bs itis Yeah! Plus, EVERYTHING seemed like it took forever when we were kids! Summers lasted for YEARS!
@kevinsheldrick9178 ай бұрын
@@questfortruth665 Well, that 39 episode season ran for almost 12 months in 1955-56 but Jackie Gleason mentions in this interview with Johnny Carson that they started around 1951 so maybe it took a few years to make them all
@johndahlke81434 жыл бұрын
Yes, truly the best! I was fortunate enough to attend his funeral mass in north Miami when he passed away. Still have his mass card. Boy, did I feel honored.
@anthonygiorgio66617 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason demands respect
@billdoer92407 жыл бұрын
Now we can watch Jackie Gleason while we eat!
@philipbradford30936 жыл бұрын
Bill doer I couldn't bc i would laugh so hard my stomach would hurt.
@maccafan19746 жыл бұрын
What’s a rerun?
@hotwired67985 жыл бұрын
None has two television sets.
@toddschendel49995 жыл бұрын
Who the hell is John F Kennedy?
@CharlieRiceMusic5 жыл бұрын
"What are you doing Alice, carrying all those bags? Make two trips!"
@abelincoln56984 жыл бұрын
i hate to see the girls working so hard ,Norton .. Yea lets go in the other room where we can't see em
@jimmyolsen58974 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha haha hahaha
@fredricardo32724 жыл бұрын
Classic line. 😂
@rjperfetto5843 жыл бұрын
Haaaaaaaaaaaa
@tastymouse5 жыл бұрын
The Honeymooners was a brilliant show. I have all the episodes on dvd and they are timeless. I know relations between men and women have changed but the struggles we go through are still the same.
@sonofatiger7 жыл бұрын
What a classy man . I LOVE YOU JACKY !
@kathyflorcruz5526 жыл бұрын
Just always loved Jackie. His movies, TV & his orchestra. Just an amazing talent.
@beeonthyme57604 жыл бұрын
When he said we were running out of ideas....I find that hard to understand. Those two, Gleason and Carney could make any situation funny
@MarkLewis...5 жыл бұрын
"You're not bumfin' right, Norton!" But the greatest joke, set up and punchline, in TV history occured in that same episode. While the two were handcuffed together, lying awkwardly in separate train berths, with Ralph over Norton. Ralph, annoyed by Norton's defective trick handcuffs, unable to "bumf" their way out, and Ralph trying to sleep, Norton ask a question... NORTON: "Ralph, ya mind if I smoke?" RALPH: "I don't care if ya burn!" Simple and brilliant. Also, fun fact or myth?!... according to the Honeymooners book by R.A.L.P.H., (Royal Accadamy for the Longevity and Preservation of the Honeymooners) the entire train scene was completely ad-libbed on live TV. Cue Jack Palance... "Believe it, or not."
@daisyicecream7 жыл бұрын
This is a great clip. Thank you.
@retropat36707 жыл бұрын
Jackie...You're the greatest! Still watch your show today and it still cracks me up and makes me feel good. Thx for the laughs. RIP
@johnforde29146 жыл бұрын
Retro PAT I love the Honey mooners
@richardnone56444 жыл бұрын
Jackie Gleason was a natural everything he did was fantastic tv movies
@countalucard42264 жыл бұрын
My favorite episode “He’s a beast Alice all men are beasts. He was talking like a crazy man, talking about Boris Karloff dancing on the Red Skelton Show”
@88Rocker6 жыл бұрын
Both are missed greatly by me.
@fastfoodreviewcoffeeandelv94707 жыл бұрын
The greatest interviewer of all time carson was nervous! That's how big Jackie was !
@gertraba44845 жыл бұрын
that's why Jackie was called THEGREAT ONE
@XtreamBrands5 жыл бұрын
Carson did a wonderful job interviewing Jackie Gleason
@gertraba44845 жыл бұрын
@@XtreamBrands HOW SWEET IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two Media giants never to be equaled
@frankcicero44444 жыл бұрын
I could watch those shows over and over and never get bored . RIP Honeymooners
@maxsambucca25024 жыл бұрын
2 of the greatest legends Gleason and Carson...
@williamcharles94807 жыл бұрын
What a great guy he was. Any fan of Jackie Gleason must see his wonderful movie, "Gigot", where he plays a kind and abused oaf in old France. His character is a mute, but his acting was so well done that he didn't need to speak. Similar to his character of "The Poor Soul". "Gigot" was a superb exhibition of this creative man's acting ability. Also check out the "Jackie Gleason Orchestra" for a musical treat for big band fans. What a multi-talented genius. There will only be one Jackie Gleason. The mold was broken after God created him.
@keithscherer20776 жыл бұрын
Gigot is still one my favorites. Gleason could say more with his facial expressions than most "stars" could with 30 pages of dialogue.
@libertytree32095 жыл бұрын
I love the Jackie Gleason Orchestra. He has such a wonderful taste in music. It was lush, immediately you knew Jackie's music. You can still hear it on youtube. The original orchestration of melancholy serenade is absolutely beautiful.
@kimjorgensen37915 жыл бұрын
Yes, Gigot was brilliant.
@poppablue59kent757 жыл бұрын
Ohhh I do like Jackie. Wonderful man.
@THE-HammerMan6 жыл бұрын
HIS PEERS called Jackie "The Greatest"! Paul Newman said he learned SO much from JG during filming of "The Hustler"! I believe his true genius in his own written, financed & filmed movie "Gigot" is his greatest achievement-- if you've never seen it, DO SO! It's a tour-de-force of acting beyond belief! (The studios wouldn't back project since Gigot is a mute, hense Jackie says not a word in the movie. But with his facial expressions & mannerisms, he probably could've given lessons to Marcel Marceau!)
@steveperry13444 жыл бұрын
i saw it once many years ago. they never show it on the movie channels.
@claudiocorleone78564 жыл бұрын
I cried when I saw that as a kid .
@speedracer19454 жыл бұрын
Funny you said that film Gigot . I was thinking of that film recently but couldn't think if the title. Wish they play it on TCM .
@THE-HammerMan4 жыл бұрын
@@speedracer1945 Available thru Amazon on DVD. Worth having; I gave copies for Christmas 4-5 years ago, and even my grand-niece loved the movie!
@steveperry13444 жыл бұрын
@@speedracer1945 yes, it seems like it must be an obscure film because i've only got to see it once on tv about 40 yrs. ago.
@pacedom14 жыл бұрын
What a legend. Different class of men and talent back then.
@gbot33777 жыл бұрын
Only one forever. THE GREAT ONE...
@LazlosPlane7 жыл бұрын
Carson's info is WAY off. And Gleason doesn't correct him. The Honeymooners started as part of the "Calvalcade of Stars" with Pert Kelton as Alice. They made about 17 episodes. The following year he had the "Jackie Gleason Show," which was a variety show and Audrey Meadows joined the cast. These were the "lost" episodes. In 1955 through '56 the show was so popular that it became it's own show, "The Honeymooners." These are the "classic 39." At this point, Gleason said, "enough." He was of the old school that said it's very easy for a successful act to go stale and that's what he was afraid of.
@marks60027 жыл бұрын
LazlosPlane, THIS is one of the more accurate descriptions of the show over the years. Good job!
@jamescampbell397 жыл бұрын
Also was not the Flintstones based on the Honeymooners in someways?
@LazlosPlane7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@ag3586 жыл бұрын
Very good, very accurate
@m.e.d.79975 жыл бұрын
@@jamescampbell39 Yes, it was.
@tacitusthehistories54175 жыл бұрын
After service in Vietnam, I work my way thru college in 70's as a janitor. Get home after midnight, six days a week. Beat. Depressed. Taking one day at a time. No light at the end of the tunnel. Before bed I'd heat up a can of chili & Ramen noodles. Turn on my 12" black & white TV & watched 30 minutes of the "Honeymooners". Belly laughs when I REALLY needed it. Thank you Mr. Gleason. Your little show meant a lot to me. I kept me out of a black place. I'm just sorry I never wrote you a letter.
@patriciagizzi37734 жыл бұрын
My Dad is in his 80s, & has been watching the Honeymooners since 1955,He still laughs at it..Funny is Funny...