CAST: Jackie Gleason (Ralph), Art Carney (Norton), Audrey Meadows (Alice), Joyce Randolph (Trixie)
"Lost Baby" (10-11-52) Ralph gets a taste of fatherhood when he finds an abandoned baby on the bus.
"Quiz Show" (10-18-52) After blaming Alice for blowing their chance for a prize on a quiz show, Ralph is put on the spot when he gets an unexpected opportunity to answer a question.
"The Cold" (11-1-52) Ralph is home ill with the effects of a bad cold. This early episode heats up when Alice tries to get Ralph to get an insurance policy incase he dies.
"Pickles" (11-8-52) Alice goes to the market and comes home with several jars of pickles. After telling Ralph that she has been craving pickles, he jumps to the conclusion that another Kramden is on the way.
"Jelly Beans" (11-22-52) Alice has saved up $10 to buy herself a new dress. Ralph borrows the money in order to buy jelly beans for a scheme to correctly guess the number of jelly beans in a jar in a contest. When the scheme backfires, Ralph owes Alice some redress.
"Glow Worm Cleaning" (1-3-53) Alice is selected by the Glow Worm cleanser company as their Cleaning Lady of the Month and is asked to appear in their next advertisement. Ralph gets jealous.
"Alice Plays Cupid" (1-17-53) Alice matchmakes between one of her girlfriends and Ralph's pal from work. Unaware that the pair are already engaged, Ralph and Alice are taken aback with the passion the two bring to their "first meeting."
"Suspense" (1-24-53) Ralph overhears Alice rehearsing for a play and jumps to the conclusion that she is plotting to murder him.
"Lost Job" (1-31-53) Ralph finds a pink slip in his pay envelope. Is this the end of his career at the Gotham Bus Company?
"Anniversary Gift" (2-21-53) Ralph and Trixie both buy Alice the same anniversary gift. It's a case of mistaken i(tem)dentity.
"Income Tax" (3-7-53) Ralph is torn among several urges. He has some money to spend and he must decide among paying his income taxes, donating to the church charity, or buying a new bowling ball.
"Alice's Aunt Ethel" (3-14-53) When Alice's aunt visits and then stays overly long, Ralph and Ed try to get her to leave without making it seem like they're doing the asking.
"What's Her Name?" (3-21-53) A night out at the movies turns into a nightmare for Ralph when he can't remember the name of one of the movie's female stars.
"Lunchbox" (3-28-53) Ralph has to eat crow when he discovers the "horrible" lunch Alice packed for him belonged to another bus driver.
"Hot Tips" (4-11-53) When Ralph agrees to take bets to the racetrack for his neighbors, the local policeman thinks he's started a bookie operation. Ralph has to persuade him that it's a horse of a different color.
"Norton Moves In" (4-18-53) The Nortons are having their apartment painted and move in with Ralph and Alice for the night. With Ralph and Ed sleeping on a cot in the kitchen, there is little sleep in the Kramden castle.
"Ralph's Diet" (4-25-53) Ralph must lose a few pounds, and Alice may lose her sanity when her husband goes on a diet.
"Dinner Guest" (5-2-53) In an attempt to gain the favor of his boss, Ralph invites him and his wife over for dinner. Norton's patented body movements are precious as he steals the scene with his famous Mambo step.
"Manager Of The Baseball Team" (5-9-53) Ralph is excited about being made what he thinks is the manager of the bus company. His expectations are wrong as he heads up the company's baseball team.
"The Prowler" (6-6-53) Ralph is ready to defend hearth and home when word about a prowler spreads throughout the neighborhood.
"Guest Speaker" (6-13-53) A nervous Ralph has to practice his speech for the upcoming Racoon Lodge meeting, but he's having trouble concentrating around the apartment.
"Vacation At Fred's Landing" (6-27-53) Ralph and Ed insist that the Kramdens and Nortons spend their summer vacation camping and fishing at Fred's Landing. (This is the first Honeymooners skit to ever run 30 minutes).
"Lucky Number" (9-26-53) Ralph plays hooky from work to go to a ball game with Norton. At the game, Ralph discovers he has the lucky ticket number which entitles him to the prize of $1,000. Has Ralph's ship finally come in?
"Hot Dog Stand" (10-10-53) Ralph and Norton decide to become their own men. They quit their jobs and open a hot dog stand. The idea is more of a weiner than a winner.
"Two Tickets To The Fight" (10-24-53) It looks like a visit from Alice's Uncle George is going to ruin Ralph's night out at the fights.
"Halloween Party" (10-31-53) Ralph, Alice, Ed and Trixie dress up for a Halloween party.
"Champagne & Caviar" (11-7-53) Ralph schemes to get a promotion by inviting his boss over for dinner. The scheme backfires when Ralph overdoes the trimmings and the boss thinks the Kramdens are living quite well.
"Letter To The Boss" (11-14-53) Ralph believes he has been fired when he is told he no longer has to come in and drive a bus anymore. He decides to sit down and write a classic Kramden letter to the boss. Instead of being fired, Ralph learns he has been promoted and, with Norton's help, attempts to head off the letter before his boss reads it.
"Finger Man" (11-28-53) Ralph is a hero when he fingers a wanted criminal -- a murderer riding on his bus. But Ralph's natural yellow streak rises to the fore when the murderer escapes and comes after Ralph for revenge!
"Santa & The Bookies" (12-12-53) Ralph finally finds a job perfectly suited to a man of his stature -- he becomes a sidewalk Santa.
"Honeymooners Christmas Party" (12-19-53) This is one of the warmest and most unusual Honeymooners shows ever produced. Created for the 1953 holiday season, this represents another side (or sides) of Gleason as he portrays four delightful characters: Joe the Bartender, Reggie Van Gleason and of course, Ralph Kramden who, together, show The Poor Soul the true spirit of Christmas. Includes a surprise musical guest.
"New Year's Eve Party" (12-26-53) When Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey drop in on the Kramdens, you can bet this will be no ordinary New Year's celebration. In this music-filled episode, the Dorseys stop by to retrieve their briefcase which Alice found in a phone booth. In gratitude, they invite the Kramdens and the Nortons to see them play. Ralph feigns an illness to get off from work but who does he run into at the theatre? His boss!
"This Is Your Life" (1-16-54) When Alice secretly prepares for Ralph's appearance on "This Is Your Life," Ralph begins to suspect that she's having an affair.
"Cottage For Sale" (1-23-54) Ralph and Ed convince Alice and Trixie to buy a summer cottage so they can get away from it all. There is little peace to be had, however, when the cottage turns out to be a lemon.
"Lawsuit" (3-27-54) Ralph wants to sue the bus company after he breaks his leg in a traffic accident.
"The Next Champ" (4-10-54) Ralph and Norton become the manager and trainer of a "promising" new heavyweight boxer, Dynamite Moran. Ralph brings in the boxer to live with them over Alice's objections. Ralph thinks his ship has finally come in, but we all know better.
"Stand-In For Murder" (4-17-54) Ralph's climb up the corporate ladder is short-lived when he becomes the pawn in a gang war between two local mobs.
"Move Uptown" (4-24-54) Ralph and Ed go apartment hunting and find a beautiful apartment in the Bronx. Ralph has one hitch, he can't move until his apartment is sublet so he tries to sneak out early in the morning. When the superintendent catches them, Ralph and Ed hatch a plan to break Ralph's lease. Ralph's plan backfires when he meets the landlord.
"The Man In The Blue Suit" (5-1-54) Ralph's poker winnings are hidden in the jacket pocket of an old suit Alice has given to charity.
"Hair-Raising Tale" (5-8-54) Ralph gets involved with a con man on a plan to sell a hair-restoring tonic. As usual, Ralph and Alice split a few hairs over the practicality of the idea.
"What's The Name?" (5-15-54) Ralph and Alice sing in this skit about an actress' name that eludes the Kramdens and Nortons. The song, "One Of These Days, Pow!" is featured in this remake of an earlier episode.
"Boxtop Kid" (5-22-54) Ralph becomes obsessed with entering contests after Alice's sister and brother-in-law win a trip to Europe.
"Two Men On A Horse" (5-29-54) Ralph achieves his goal when he is elected Treasurer of the Racoon Lodge, but his triumph is jeopardized almost immediately when he loses the Lodge's money.
"Goodbye Aunt Ethel" (6-5-54) Ralph tries to find a husband for Alice's interloping aunt in this updated, expanded version of the short 1953 skit, "Alice's Aunt Ethel."
"Vacation At Fred's Landing" (6-19-54) Ralph and Alice disagree over their vacation plans -- Ralph wants to go fishing. Alice prefers Atlantic City but must go along with Ralph's wishes, at least until Ralph discovers he's not quite the outdoorsman he imagined himself. This is an expanded version of the 1953 skit of the same name.
"Ralph's Sweet Tooth" (9-25-54) Ralph gets his chance to be the star of a candy commercial. His problem this time is a toothache and a morbid fear of dentists. The classic Kramden pain routine is as funny as ever.
"Game Called On Account Of Marriage" (10-2-54) Ralph's going to miss the World Series unless he can con his pal Stanley into eloping with Alice's sister.
"The People's Choice" (10-23-54) A pair of crooked politicians hand-pick Ralph as their candidate for a local election after he helps capture a notorious killer. This is an expanded version of the 1953 sketch "Finger Man."
"Halloween Party For The Boss" (10-30-54) Ralph assumes that a party being thrown for his boss on Halloween is a costume party, in a remake of an earlier skit.
"Battle Of The Sexes" (11-13-54) Ralph's advice to Ed on how to rule his household backfires, leaving the boys to fend for themselves in the Kramden apartment.
"Teamwork Beat The Clock" (11-20-54) Ralph and Alice are contestants on "Beat the Clock." However, when they win and must come back to the next show, Alice can't make it. Norton tries to help by taking her place.
"Brother-In-Law" (11-27-54) Ralph refuses to lend Alice's brother money to buy a hotel and then has the bright idea to buy it himself.
"Songwriters" (12-11-54) Kramden writes the lyrics and Norton plays the piano when Ralph decides they can become Brooklyn's answer to Rodgers and Hammerstein.
"Kramden Vs. Norton" (1-15-55) Ralph and Ed wind up in court over a dispute over a television set.
"A Promotion" (1-22-55) Ralph finally gets promoted to cashier at the bus company. However, when the safe is robbed he becomes the first suspect. Ralph can run, but he can't hide.
"The Hypnotist" (1-29-55) Ralph and Ed get hypnotized during a demonstration at the Racoon Lodge meeting and then go home under its influence. It's a whopper of a whammy.
"Cupid" (2-5-55) Ralph tries to be the matchmaker when an old school friend is looking for a wife. Part of his new "duties" extend to interviewing prospective candidates and in a reversal of traditional Kramden antics, Alice jumps to the conclusion that Ralph is having an affair.
"A Little Man Who Wasn't There" (2-12-55) This episode will surely go down as one of the funniest Honeymooners programs in history. Ralph's nerves make him turn to the company psychiatrist for help - the diagnosis; Norton is driving Ralph crazy. To save his sanity, Ralph decides to cut Norton out of his life.
"Hero" (2-19-55) Ralph convinces a new kid in the building that he was a star athlete in school.
"The Great Jewel Robbery" (2-26-55) Ralph buys a watch for the boss's daughter on behalf of all the guys down at the bus station. When Alice sees it, however, she thinks it's her birthday present. Ralph certainly does have a "gift" for getting into situations like this.
"Peacemaker" (3-5-55) Ralph counsels Ed after he's had a fight with Trixie -- and then wants to kill him when he learns that the fight started when Trixie scolded her husband for being critical of Ralph.
"The Adoption" (3-26-55) Laughter mingles with tears in this four-star, four-hanky episode in which the Kramdens adopt a baby girl.
"Stars Over Flatbush" (4-2-55) When Norton finds a book on astrology, he convinces Ralph that the stars hold the key to his raise at the bus company.
"One Big Happy Family" (4-9-55) Two couples can live as cheaply as one, right? At least that's what the Kramdens and Nortons think when they move into a new apartment together in Queens.
"A Weighty Problem" (4-16-55) Ralph's in danger of being dumped by the Gotham Bus Company unless he loses eight pounds.
"Boys & Girls Together" (4-23-55) Alice and Trixie decide it's time that they went out on the town more often. Ralph and Norton concoct a plan against the idea, but it backfires as usual.
"Principle Of The Thing" (4-30-55) Ralph and Ed have a plan to trick their landlord into making some improvements around their flats. However, when the landlord turns out to be special guest star Jack Benny, they find that getting him to part with his money is harder than they'd imagined.
"Songs & Witty Sayings" (5-14-55) Ralph's new scheme to make money leads him and Norton to enter an amateur contest with the hope of garnering the $200 first prize. Over their husbands' objections, Alice and Trixie also enter the contest. Once on stage, Ralph freezes while he and Norton prove themselves as inept showmen. Special attention should be paid to the rehearsal scene in which Ralph and Ed imitate Laurel & Hardy.
"Double Anniversary Party" (10-13-56) The surprise is on both of them when Ralph and Alice plan surprise anniversary parties for eachother.
"Check Up" (10-20-56) Ralph needs to pass a physical examination to get his promotion and he wants to flunk another physical examination in order to escape a life insurance policy. He gets the two mixed up.
"Forgot To Register" (10-27-56) Ralph and Ed are hard at work campaigning for their favorite candidate. Ralph gets mad at Alice for preferring the opposition. You'll howl with laughter as you witness Kramden's hilarious, though brief entree into the world of politics.
"Expectant Father" (11-3-56) This is one of the few episodes dealing with the prospects for a child in the Kramden household. Alice takes a part time job at a doctor's office to raise extra money, of course without Ralph's knowledge. When Ralph sees Alice going into the doctor's office, he thinks Alice is expecting.
"Good Night Sweet Prince" (11-10-56) Ralph has to begin working the night shift and has trouble adjusting his sleeping habits. Alice and Norton scheme to make him sleep during the day.
"Two-Family Car" (11-17-56) A telegram announcing Ralph's winning raffle ticket has him dreaming of a shiny '57 4-door sedan deluxe. But his joy turns to frustration as he realizes Norton shares the winning number. The surprise ending will leave you in stitches.
"Love Letter" (11-24-56) When Ralph discovers a passionate love letter that Norton wrote to Trixie, he immediately suspects that Norton and Alice are having an affair. How sweet it isn't.
"Finders Keepers" (12-8-56) Ralph and Ed want to buy a candy store, but they lack one important thing -- money.
"Catch A Star" (12-15-56) Ralph's BIG mouth gets him in trouble when he brags to the Racoons that he knows Jackie Gleason.
"My Fair Landlord" (1-19-57) Ralph sees an investment opportunity when he decides to buy a house in Queens with the Nortons as tenants. After signing a 99 year lease, Norton realizes that he is not living in Shangri-La and tries to break his lease in classic Norton style.
"Manager Of The Baseball Team" (6-1-57) Ralph thinks he's going to be manager of the bus company, but his boss has other ideas, in this remake of the 1953 episode of the same name.
