The Jackie Gleason Show: 1953/54
The following is a listing of "Honeymooners" sketches that aired during the second season of The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS.
| # | Title | Duration | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Bus Accident (a.k.a. Sprained Thumb)" | 12:43 | September 19, 1953 (1953-09-19) |
| Ralph sprains his thumb in a minor bus accident, then demands round-the-clock medical care from Alice. | |||
| 02 | "Lucky Number" | 16:27 | September 26, 1953 (1953-09-26) |
| Ralph wins a $1000 prize at a baseball game he skipped work to attend. | |||
| 03 | "Hot Dog Stand" | 35:13 | October 10, 1953 (1953-10-10) |
| Ralph and Norton try to collect enough money to open a hot dog stand in New Jersey. | |||
| 04 | "Two Tickets to the Fight" | 10:52 | October 24, 1953 (1953-10-24) |
| Ralph and Norton's plans to attend a boxing match are upset when Alice's uncle George pays a visit. | |||
| 05 | "Halloween Party" | 9:22 | October 31, 1953 (1953-10-31) |
| Ralph ruins his tuxedo for a Halloween party at the bus company, not realizing that it's not a costume party. | |||
| 06 | "Champagne and Caviar" | 14:44 | November 7, 1953 (1953-11-07) |
| By impressing his boss too much, Ralph unwittingly blows his chance at a raise. | |||
| 07 | "Letter to the Boss" | 32:35 | November 14, 1953 (1953-11-14) |
| Ralph writes a nasty letter to his boss after he thinks he's been fired. Included are two faint spells from Ralph: #1: Break dance style, and #2: falling flat onto Mr. Marshall's office floor (cartwheel faint). | |||
| 08 | "Finger Man" | 11:51 | November 28, 1953 (1953-11-28) |
| Ralph becomes a hero after helping to apprehend a wanted killer, but panics when the killer escapes from jail. | |||
| 09 | "Santa and the Bookies" | 35:02 | December 12, 1953 (1953-12-12) |
| Ralph takes a job as a sidewalk Santa to earn extra money, but it turns out to be a front for illegal bookmakers. | |||
| 10 | "Christmas Party" | 35:54 | December 19, 1953 (1953-12-19) |
| Alice sends Ralph out for potato salad, and the Kramdens' apartment is visited by a host of colorful characters (most played by Gleason). This episode features Frances Langford (another friend of Trixie's) singing two songs, and Eddie Hodges singing "Walkin' My Baby Back Home". | |||
| 11 | "New Year's Eve Party" | 37:15 | December 26, 1953 (1953-12-26) |
| Ralph has no intention of going out on New Year's Eve, until the Kramdens and Nortons receive an invitation from The Dorsey Brothers. | |||
| 12 | "This Is Your Life" | 37:43 | January 16, 1954 (1954-01-16) |
| Ralph's jealousy ruins his shot at an appearance on This Is Your Life. | |||
| 13 | "Cottage for Sale" | 39:42 | January 23, 1954 (1954-01-23) |
| Ralph and Norton convince their wives to let them buy a cottage in the country, but it turns out to be a nightmare. | |||
| 14 | "Lawsuit" | 15:08 | March 27, 1954 (1954-03-27) |
| After breaking his leg in a bus accident, Ralph tries to sue the bus company. | |||
| 15 | "Fortune Teller" | 34:51 | April 3, 1954 (1954-04-03) |
| Ralph reluctantly allows a fortune teller to read his palm, and is determined to find out what it is after she stops. | |||
| 16 | "The Next Champ" | 37:35 | April 10, 1954 (1954-04-10) |
| Ralph decides to manage a young boxer, who ends up moving in with the Kramdens. | |||
| 17 | "Stand In for Murder" | 42:48 (with recep segment from 4/24/54) | April 17, 1954 (1954-04-17) |
| Ralph is offered a phony job as an insurance executive, so that he can be killed instead of a mob boss who looks just like him. Unfinished episode. | |||
| 18 | "Move Uptown" | 36:58 | April 24, 1954 (1954-04-24) |
| Ralph tries to get kicked out of his apartment so he can rent a nicer one in The Bronx. | |||
| 19 | "The Man in the Blue Suit" | 34:30 | May 1, 1954 (1954-05-01) |
| When Alice gives away a jacket that contains Ralph's poker winnings, he and Norton scheme to get it back. | |||
| 20 | "Hair Raising Tale" | 37:31 | May 8, 1954 (1954-05-08) |
| Ralph and Norton get suckered into buying the formula for a miracle hair restorer. | |||
| 21 | "What's the Name?" | 8:21 | May 15, 1954 (1954-05-15) |
| This is a remake of "What's Her Name?" (3/21/53). | |||
| 22 | "Box Top Kid" | 40:27 | May 22, 1954 (1954-05-22) |
| Ralph wins a trip to Europe by penning a new slogan for Slim-O Bread, but loses it when they find out he didn't lose weight eating it. | |||
| 23 | "Two Men on a Horse" | 38:43 | May 29, 1954 (1954-05-29) |
| Ralph gets elected treasurer of the Raccoon Lodge, and promptly loses $200 of their money. He and Norton head to the race track and invent a scheme to win it all back. | |||
| 24 | "Good Buy, Aunt Ethel" | 41:44 | June 5, 1954 (1954-06-05) |
| This is an expanded version of a sketch that was originally broadcast on March 14, 1953. The longer storyline involves Ralph's plan to get Aunt Ethel out of his home by marrying her off to the local butcher. | |||
| 25 | "Vacation at Fred's Landing" | 31:00 | June 19, 1954 (1954-06-19) |
| This is another version of a sketch that was originally broadcast on June 27, 1953. |
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