| The Honeymooners - Classic 39 Episodes | 
 enlarge | Actors: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph, George Petrie
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  203 reviews
Sales Rank: 741
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 1016
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.4
MPN: PARD879204D
ISBN: 0792190882
UPC: 097368792043
EAN: 9780792190882
ASIN: B0000BV1XX
Theatrical Release Date: October 1, 1955
Release Date: November 4, 2003
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/21/2005 Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
Get the bag. As The Honeymooners continues to get bumped from late-night TV schedules across the nation--by laughably unfunny shows such as Friends and Murphy Brown no less--legions of Honeymoonies will need to get their fix in other ways. This set--the Honeymoonie's Holy Grail--contains all 39 episodes from the legendary 1955-1956 season. There's no commentary from some "expert" who compares Ralph to gods from Greek mythology or memories from some assistant producer--it's just the meat, and that's enough to make any fan salivate. This was the only season that The Honeymooners had a life of its own apart from the Jackie Gleason Show, and as much as we tried to welcome the "Lost Episodes" into our family, they very rarely matched the high quality of the classic 39. Rather than sequence them in order, the producers have decided to group them by eight different themes including Ralph's jealous nature, his life at the Gotham Bus Company, his friendship with Norton, domestic troubles, and financial woes. Sometimes this approach is a bit forced, but it does illustrate why The Honeymooners is the ultimate situation comedy: You can show them out of order. No matter what happens to the Bensonhurst foursome, Ralph will still work for the bus company, Norton in the sewer. They'll be struggling to get by, passing the time bowling, shooting pool, arguing with the wives, and dreaming of a better day. And it's in the mundanity of everyday life that The Honeymooners finds boundless humor. Even when the events were anything but mundane--bank robbers, counterfeiters, TV commercials, game shows, golf dates with The Boss--the real story and the best jokes were about the reality of their lives and the realization that, because of marriage and friendship, they didn't really have it so bad after all. The chemistry between Jackie Gleason and Art Carney still amazes after all these years. Audrey Meadows's Alice is the perfect foil for Ralph, stern but sympathetic. And Joyce Randolph's Trixie? Well, let's just call her "earnest." Still, for all of Norton's frenetic energy and Alice's wisdom, the show belongs to Ralph Kramden. Somehow, Gleason took a chauvinistic, paranoid, insensitive, scheming, bitter, loudmouth, underachieving bus driver and made him a hero to millions. --Marc Greilsamer
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BABY, THEY'RE THE GREATEST! November 24, 2008
My wife and I purchased the box set of all 39 original episodes and what a treat. It brings back great memories when I was growing up in the fifties. The quality of the shows are very clear and sharp. The only thing is that so far the only episode that lacks in the audio is the very first "TV OR NOT TV" but the rest are perfect. Very highly recommended for any Honeymooner buffs. FIVE STARS!
 Wonderful Classic Series . . but... November 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...more care should have been taken to correct/optimize the audio ......these episodes are wonderful classics and I love the collection of episodes, but the audio quality is not up to par and should be as this is not a public domain "b" series sort of DVD release -- this should have been produced with more care and the sound (and video) should have been remastered -- the technology is there - it just wasn't used.
 The Honeymooers SUCK October 24, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Give Me The Beverly Hillbillies any week ! At least you get a great laugh with Granny & the clan . But the honeymooners there is NO CHEMISTRY to the show no wonder it had 39 shows That Enough to suffer through !!
the honeymooners 39 classic episodes October 22, 2008
the honeymooners is a true classic. hard to believe only 39 episodes. i wanted to see more!!! the only thing is if you watch more than 4 shows in a row ralphs 'to the moon alice' gets to you. i wish just once alice wouldv'e said 'to the moon ralph'. truely she was 'the greatest'.
It's a love affair for the Honeymooners October 21, 2008
I bought this for my brother's birthday as he's always been a huge fan of Jackie Gleason and especially the Honeymooners. I couldn't have picked up a better gift for him as he was so pleased at the quality of the DVD's and of course, the Honeymooner episodes. Every one of these episodes are classic and there's always the great interaction between Ralph, Alice, Norton and Trixie that has normal situations turn into huge disasters for Ralph. Even after all these years, these episodes are wonderful to watch and laugh with. As far as comedy goes, this is the series that all strive to match but never come close. A big thank you for this DVD compliation to be able to watch all the episodes that have made people laugh for years and years.
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