The Jackie Gleason Show: 1954/55
The following is a listing of "Honeymooners" sketches that aired during the third season of The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS.
| # | Title | Duration | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Ralph's Sweet Tooth" | 35:39 | September 25, 1954 (1954-09-25) |
| Ralph has been selected to appear on a live commercial for Choosy Chews candy bars, but he develops a toothache (that becomes exceptionally painful when he bites into one of the bars) the night before the broadcast. | |||
| 02 | "Game Called on Account of Marriage" | 33:50 | October 2, 1954 (1954-10-02) |
| Ralph has tickets to the World Series, but Alice demands that he attend her sister's wedding on the same day. | |||
| 03 | "Love Letter" | 37:46 | October 16, 1954 (1954-10-16) |
| This first version of the sketch is the most recently discovered (in 2004) "Honeymooners" sketch. | |||
| 04 | "The People's Choice (Finger Man)" | 40:01 | October 23, 1954 (1954-10-23) |
| When Ralph becomes a local hero after helping to nab an escaped convict, he is seduced by a couple of crooked political bosses into running for the city council. | |||
| 05 | "Halloween Party" | n/a | October 30, 1954 (1954-10-30) |
| This is a remake of the previous season's "Halloween Party". Still lost. | |||
| 06 | "Battle of the Sexes" | 35:28 | November 13, 1954 (1954-11-13) |
| Ed moves in with Ralph and Alice moves in with Trixie after domestic battles in the Kramden and Norton households. | |||
| 07 | "Teamwork Beat the Clock" | 32:08 | November 20, 1954 (1954-11-20) |
| Ralph and Alice are contestants on Beat the Clock. Bud Collyer guest stars. | |||
| 08 | "The Brother-in-Law" | 34:47 | November 27, 1954 (1954-11-27) |
| Bad advice from Ralph's brother-in-law results in the Kramdens and Nortons investing in a run-down hotel. | |||
| 09 | "Songwriters" | 35:54 | December 11, 1954 (1954-12-11) |
| Ralph and Norton form a songwriting partnership. | |||
| 10 | "Santa and the Bookies" | 31:08 | December 18, 1954 (1954-12-18) |
| This is a remake of an episode broadcast on 12/12/53. | |||
| 11 | "Kramden vs. Norton" | 33:55 | January 15, 1955 (1955-01-15) |
| Ralph sues Norton over ownership of a television set Norton won in a movie theatre raffle. | |||
| 12 | "A Promotion" | 38:57 | January 22, 1955 (1955-01-22) |
| Ralph finally receives a promotion (he's now the second assistant cashier to the head cashier of the bus company), but a mishap causes him to be labeled as a thief after his first day on the job. | |||
| 13 | "The Hypnotist" | 38:23 | January 29, 1955 (1955-01-29) |
| Ralph asks a fellow Raccoon, who is a hypnotist, to get Alice to show him her stash of money so that he may take it to the Raccoon convention in Chicago. | |||
| 14 | "Cupid" | 39:21 | February 5, 1955 (1955-02-05) |
| Ralph tries to help out a lonely old friend by setting him up with a blind date, but the gossip grapevine leads Alice to believe that Ralph is trying to land dates for himself. | |||
| 15 | "A Little Man Who Wasn't There" | 38:07 | February 12, 1955 (1955-02-12) |
| Ralph sees a psychiatrist in an effort to control his short temper, but he is dismayed when the doctor suggests the best cure would be to sever his friendship with Norton. | |||
| 16 | "Hero" | 39:45 | February 19, 1955 (1955-02-19) |
| Ralph's big mouth lands him in trouble again when he makes idle boasts to a fatherless boy who idolizes him. | |||
| 17 | "The Great Jewel Robbery" | 37:30 | February 26, 1955 (1955-02-26) |
| Ralph takes up a collection to buy an expensive watch as a wedding present for his boss's daughter, but Alice finds the watch and thinks it is a birthday present for her. | |||
| 18 | "Peacemaker" | 35:15 | March 5, 1955 (1955-03-05) |
| Ralph loses a night's sleep trying to patch up a quarrel between Ed and Trixie. | |||
| 19 | "The Adoption" | 37:05 | March 26, 1955 (1955-03-26) |
| Ralph and Alice adopt a baby in one of the most highly regarded episodes of all time. | |||
| 20 | "Stars Over Flatbush" | 37:05 | April 2, 1955 (1955-04-02) |
| Ralph and Norton take an interest in astrology, and it affects every decision Ralph makes. | |||
| 21 | "One Big Happy Family" | 37:38 | April 9, 1955 (1955-04-09) |
| The Kramdens and Nortons decide to share an apartment in order to save living expenses. | |||
| 22 | "A Weighty Problem" | 48:09 | April 16, 1955 (1955-04-16) |
| Ralph must lose weight fast in order to pass a bus company physical. | |||
| 23 | "Boys and Girls Together" | 36:30 | April 23, 1955 (1955-04-23) |
| The wives demand that the boys spend more time with them, so Ralph and Norton scheme to exhaust the girls with a wild night on the town. | |||
| 24 | "Principal of the Thing" | 34:09 | April 30, 1955 (1955-04-30) |
| When the building landlord (Jack Benny in a surprise cameo) refuses to make repairs to the Kramden apartment, Ralph withholds the rent money and spends it on some garish redecorating. | |||
| 25 | "Songs and Witty Sayings" | 38:39 | May 14, 1955 (1955-05-14) |
| The husbands and wives rehearse separate acts for a local talent show. Among the highlights of the boys' act is a tribute to Laurel & Hardy. | |||
| 26 | "Letter to the Boss" | 31:38 | May 21, 1955 (1955-05-21) |
| This is the second version of the sketch. | |||
| 27 | "Stand In for Murder" | 41:58 | June 4, 1955 (1955-06-04) |
| This is the second version of the sketch. |
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