The Jackie Gleason Show: 1952/53
The following is a listing of "Honeymooners" sketches that aired during the first season of The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS.
| # | Title | Duration | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The New Bowling Ball" | 9:35 | September 20, 1952 (1952-09-20) |
| Ralph's new bowling ball gets stuck on his finger. This is the first "Honeymooners" sketch with the Gleason/Carney/Meadows/Randolph cast. | |||
| 02 | "The Turkey" | 10:13 | September 27, 1952 (1952-09-27) |
| 03 | "Sprained Thumb" | n/a | October 4, 1952 (1952-10-04) |
| Not available. This sketch is still considered lost. | |||
| 04 | "The Lost Baby" | 10:05 | October 11, 1952 (1952-10-11) |
| Ralph and Ed care for an abandoned baby found on the bus. | |||
| 05 | "The Quiz Show" | 11:29 | October 18, 1952 (1952-10-18) |
| Ralph and Alice are contestants on a radio quiz show. This is a remake of "The Quiz Show" (12/14/51). | |||
| 06 | "Question Mark (a.k.a. Masquerade a.k.a Halloween Party)" | 8:52 | October 25, 1952 (1952-10-25) |
| 07 | "Cold" | 7:58 | November 1, 1952 (1952-11-01) |
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While nursing Ralph to health, Alice reveals she has taken out an insurance policy on him. Note: This is one of the few Honeymooners episodes where Carney is absent in his role as Norton. |
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| 08 | "The Pickles" | 7:16 | November 8, 1952 (1952-11-08) |
| Alice starts eating pickles after a doctor's visit, leading Ralph to think she is pregnant. | |||
| 09 | "Jellybeans" | 8:27 | November 22, 1952 (1952-11-22) |
| Ralph buys thousands of jelly beans in the hopes of winning a $100 prize. | |||
| 10 | "The Missing Pair of Pants" | 10:10 | December 6, 1952 (1952-12-06) |
| Not available. This sketch is still considered lost. | |||
| 11 | "Six Months to Live" | 13:51 | December 13, 1952 (1952-12-13) |
| Ralph mistakenly believes that he has six months to live. | |||
| 12 | "Christmas Party" | 42:25 | December 20, 1952 (1952-12-20) |
| The Kramdems have a Christmas party, and several of Gleason's other characters drop in. This episode features Patricia Morrison (a friend of Trixie's during her time in burlesque) singing two songs and a young Frankie Avalon playing the trumpet. | |||
| 13 | "Glow Worm Cleaning" | 10:02 | January 3, 1953 (1953-01-03) |
| Alice is offered the chance to appear in a magazine ad, but Ralph is jealous. | |||
| 14 | "Alice Plays Cupid" | 12:04 | January 17, 1953 (1953-01-17) |
| Ralph sabotages Alice's efforts to play matchmaker between a friend of hers and Ralph's traffic manager from work. | |||
| 15 | "Suspense" | 10:47 | January 24, 1953 (1953-01-24) |
| When Ralph overhears Alice rehearsing for a play, he becomes convinced she wants to kill him. | |||
| 16 | "Lost Job" | 9:07 | January 31, 1953 (1953-01-31) |
| Ralph finds a pink slip in his paycheck. | |||
| 17 | "Anniversary Gift" | 10:25 | February 21, 1953 (1953-02-21) |
| Ralph scrambles to find Alice a new anniversary gift after she gets the same gift from Trixie. | |||
| 18 | "Income Tax" | 10:46 | March 7, 1953 (1953-03-07) |
| Ralph owes the IRS $15, exactly the amount of money he has saved for a new bowling ball. | |||
| 19 | "Alice's Aunt Ethel" | 9:23 | March 14, 1953 (1953-03-14) |
| When Alice's aunt arrives for a visit, Ralph is forced to sleep in the kitchen. | |||
| 20 | "What's Her Name?" | 7:13 | March 21, 1953 (1953-03-21) |
| Ralph and Alice struggle to remember the name of an actress from a film they just watched. | |||
| 21 | "Lunch Box" | 9:16 | March 28, 1953 (1953-03-28) |
| Ralph gripes about the lunch Alice packed for him, only to find out he had someone else's lunchbox. | |||
| 22 | "Easter Hats" | 9:50 | April 4, 1953 (1953-04-04) |
| Not available. This sketch is still considered lost. | |||
| 23 | "Hot Tips" | 11:20 | April 11, 1953 (1953-04-11) |
| Ralph is accused of being a bookie when he starts collecting bets for people before going to the racetrack. | |||
| 24 | "Norton Moves In" | 12:10 | April 18, 1953 (1953-04-18) |
| The Nortons stay with the Kramdens while their apartment is being painted. | |||
| 25 | "Ralph's Diet" | 11:39 | April 25, 1953 (1953-04-25) |
| While struggling with a new diet, Ralph discovers some hidden food in the apartment. | |||
| 26 | "The Dinner Guest" | 9:56 | May 2, 1953 (1953-05-02) |
| Alice interrupts all of Ralph's attempts to discuss a promotion with a co-worker. | |||
| 27 | "Manager of the Baseball Team" | 9:59 | May 9, 1953 (1953-05-09) |
| Ralph is about to be named manager of the bus company's baseball team, but thinks he is going to be named manager of the company. | |||
| 28 | "Alice's Birthday" | 14:50 | May 16, 1953 (1953-05-16) |
| Not available. This sketch is still considered lost. | |||
| 29 | "The Dorsey Brothers Show" | 34:57 | May 23, 1953 (1953-05-23) |
| An early version of 1953's "New Year's Eve Party". | |||
| 30 | "The Prowler" | 11:12 | June 6, 1953 (1953-06-06) |
| Ralph tries his best to protect Alice from a neighborhood prowler. | |||
| 31 | "Guest Speaker" | 13:41 | June 13, 1953 (1953-06-13) |
| Ralph frets after being asked to speak at the next Raccoon Lodge meeting. | |||
| 32 | "Vacation at Fred's Landing" | 31:16 | June 27, 1953 (1953-06-27) |
| The Kramdens and Nortons go fishing, and are miserable the whole time. |
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