The Jackie Gleason Specials: 1970-1985
The following is a listing of "Honeymooners" Specials.
| # | Title | Duration | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Jackie Gleason Special" | n/a | December 20, 1970 (1970-12-20) |
| Still Lost. | |||
| 02 | "Women's Lib" | 25:20 | October 11, 1973 (1973-10-11) |
| When Trixie brings down a copy of Plaything magazine to show Alice a questionnaire, Alice now questions if she is an equal to Ralph. Ralph and Alice fight and Alice moves upstairs with Trixie and it is Ralph and Ed on their own. This is Sheila MacRae's final appearance as Alice. | |||
| 02 | "Julie & Jackie: How Sweet It Is" | 25:20 | May 22, 1974 (1974-05-22) |
| This special with Julie Andrews and Gleason features these two classic talents in familiar Gleason sketches including Joe the Bartender, The Poor Soul, Reggie van Gleason and The Honeymooners. This is the only time Gleason portrayed Ralph Kramden along someone else playing Ed Norton. Still lost. | |||
| 03 | "The Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" | 48:00 | February 2, 1976 (1976-02-02) |
| The Kramdens are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Ralph and Alice plan on renewing their vows in a special ceremony at the Raccoon lodge. The celebration is put on hold when Ralph believes Alice is pregnant. Norton then comes into the picture to teach Ralph how to take care of a baby. Meadows returns as Alice, her first time since 1966's "The Adoption". | |||
| 04 | "The Honeymooners Christmas Special" | 48:00 | November 28, 1977 (1977-11-28) |
| Ralph agrees to produce, direct and star in his boss, Mr. Marshall's wife's annual fundraising Christmas benefit show, "A Christmas Carol". Problems arise when Ralph realizes he has promised to take Alice to Miami the same weekend as the show. Hilarity ensues when Ralph rewrites the Dickens classic and with Norton directing it is bound to be a hit. When the show is a hit, all is forgiven. | |||
| 05 | "The Honeymooners Valentine Special" | 72:00 | February 13, 1978 (1978-02-13) |
| Alice is secretly planning to buy Ralph a suit for Valentine s Day, however Ralph thinks she is sizing him to fit for a coffin after he finds, a new life-insurance policy. With Ralph thinking Alice is seeing another man, Ralph has Norton joining him undercover, dressed in drag, to catch the bum. In the end, Ralph buys alice an all-electric kitchen with a new TV, stove, refrigerator, washer, and dryer. | |||
| 06 | "Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners Christmas" | 48:00 | December 10, 1978 (1978-12-10) |
| It is Christmastime and Ralph's latest get-rich-quick-scheme has himrisking his and Alice's life savings, Norton's holiday bonus and his mother-in-law's Social Security check. What could be more of a sure thing than investing in lottery tickets. This is the only special that was filmed in Atlantic City. | |||
| 07 | "The Honeymooners Reunion" | n/a | May 13, 1985 (1985-05-13) |
| Clip show featuring the "Lost Episodes" hosted by Gleason and Meadows on a recreation of the original set. | |||
| 08 | "The Honeymooners Anniversary Celebration" | n/a | October 18, 1985 (1985-10-18) |
| Still lost. |
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