Monday, February 13, 2023

Valentine's Day with the Honeymooners (1978)

 In 1976, Jackie Gleason inked a deal with ABC for a series of Honeymooners specials, taped in Miami, much like The Jackie Gleason Show in the final four years of its run on CBS (1966-70). Audrey Meadows returns as Alice, and Jane Kean continues as Trixie.

As you can see in this Valentine's Day special, Ed Norton (Art Carney) has put on some weight, considerably heavier than when he & Gleason appeared on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast some time earlier. Gleason, in contrast, had dropped weight. Both had become successful in movies. Carney won an  Oscar for "Harry & Tonto", while Gleason won a new generation of fans in the "Smokey & The Bandit" movies with Burt Reynolds & Jerry Reed.

Here, it's a variation on a common plot, except that it's Alice that raising money covertly to buy Ralph a Valentine's present by taking a night job. The usual chaos follows.


Hoping to find the rest of the ABC Honeymooners. No rating, as I didn't see this the first time.

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