I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen this, and it never gets old. Watching Ralph doing the slow burn, I know what’s coming, but it’s just as funny the fiftieth time as it was the first. Truly timeless comedy.
Another comedian who was a master ot the slow burn was Paul Lynde. When Lynde won an Emmy for his TV show, Jackie Gleason was on hand to present him the award. Lynde took the statuette and said this award should go to a comic actor who had inspired him all his life. He then handed the statuette back to Gleason and walked off the stage. I remember watching this live (yes, I'm old) and being moved by Lynde's tribute to Gleason. I recall Gleason also looking flabbergasted by Paul's gesture.
Almost 70 years later, this is the funniest scene of any sitcom. Jackie Gleason didn’t have to say a word, he could solely rely on his faces and body language to get huge laughs. The Honeymooners set the standard for all sitcoms.
I totally agree!!! Three of the funniest minutes, ever. Jackie was that rare comedian who could crack you up without saying a word. Then when he finally speaks, you just roll over laughing. Much like Eddie Anderson's "Rochester."
How in the world does this still have me laughing hysterically alone in a dark room just as I was in the early 80's as a kid. Gleason was the man of his time.
I'm old enough(sbout6) to have seen many of these episodes live, but not this one. I recall it from 70's. No comedy has come close since. All of this without sexual undertones, profanity, political agendas, and no special effects. Just 4 brilliant performers in a dingy apartment. They actually displayed the reality of actual family life as opposed to most other sitcoms of that era.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 Trixie didn't need to do that much, so she doesn't appear to be as good as others. The whole series revolved around Ralph's relationship to Alice and Norton. Joyce Randolph(Trixie) had little chance to show her skills. Norton's relationship to Trixie was never, or rarely, an issue in the series.
0:03 She begins to start to step in the apartment 3:03 She finishes saying, "...it was the husband!" ...and the alarm goes off. 3 minutes on the button! Exactly what Ralph said. Fantastic writers and absolute professionals as actors. They actually nailed it right on the button like Ralph said before he grabbed the clock, "She will be in apartment 3 minutes and she will start an argument."
@@georgemaster689 If you look closely, you could see the steam puff out of his ears, he was so pissed off!! Even in black and white, you could see the hatred of his mother-in-law, in his bulging eyes!!
The setup is perfection. The clock, Alice's mother saying everything Ralph predicted. Then the final bomb. The Honeymooners did this better than any TV show. The 99,000 Answer was another. No comedy has done better since. And Gleason's delivery was brilliant. "You...," with the finger point.
@@rextrek They did play that song on the game show where Ralph was a contestant, but the question was "Who WROTE Suwanee River," which, unfortunately, was the only song that Ralph knew nothing about, even though he spent days studying about popular music with Ed Norton's help. Norton would play a popular song on a piano and Ralph would guess the tune's title. When Ralph is on the game show, and says he doesn't know who wrote "Suwannee River," the emcee tells the program's pianist to play a few bars of it, hoping it will stimulate Ralph's memory, but instead of giving the correct answer (Stephen Foster), Ralph nervously answers "Ed Norton," because he recognizes "Suwannee River" as the tune that Norton plays in order to "warm up" before playing a song that Ralph has to guess what its title is. Apparently, Norton never told Ralph the name of his "warm up" song or its writer. He probably figured Ralph knew about it already, because he bragged about how he was such a big expert on popular songs.
Jackie did not like to rehearse ! What we see here is spontaneous comedy brilliance of the highest order ! If there is a funnier scene in TV history out there ,please let me know ... I can't wait to see it . The Great One ... Jackie Gleason ! Greetings from Scotland everyone ...
15 mins was all it took. Still funny after all these years.I don’t understand why CBS wanted to take this show another way but Jackie said no. That’s why it wasn’t another season of the HoneyMooners. He knew what he was doing.
I can't imagine any woman allowing her mother to speak like that to her husband if she valued her marriage. But then again, this is a sitcom, all about making people look laugh. No one did it better than the Honeymooners. This scene didn't even need Norton.
You are correct, but there wouldn't be a story if Ralph and his mother in law loved each other dearly. I recall one other episode where Ralph is being totally being Ralph when he thinks he hears his mother in law is coming. When the lady arrives it turns out to be RALPH'S mother, and of course Alice is very nice to het.
@@georgemaster689 This kind of TV show wouldn't even be allowed on the air, because some people might object to the way Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) was always verbally abusing his wife, Alice, threatening violence against her ("One of these days, POW, RIGHT IN THE KISSER!" "BANG, ZOOM, RIGHT TO THE MOON!"), and generally acting like a "male chauvinist pig," or a sexist.
@@georgemaster689 I meant that a show like this could never be produced for modern day audiences, because of the verbal abuse Ralph commits against his wife, Alice, and the threats of violence.
I am totally on Ralph side on this one. Her mother was blatantly rude and disrespectful to Ralph, her husband. Alice should have stopped her mother from the get go.
@@erikbunty2016 she always played the referee w Her Mother and Ralph. Audrey Meadows Played a key role in Honeymooners success. The creators and Gleason thought she was too pretty for the Role until she came to Audition with no makeup and got the job, they didn't recognize her!!! A great Actor!!
@@LBF522 Yes she did. When the mother said he should take his wife to the show, Alice said she couldn't because the mother was coming to spend the evening.
An attractive and lovely lady ….and an excellent actress ……she was a huge part of the success of the show. …..and a “great wife” …”Ralph” was a lucky guy.
I love every episode of The Honeymooners, and have been watching them ever since I was a kid, this is the one episode, and exactly the one part that I love the absolute most, and makes me laugh my ass off even today every time I see it, absolutely hilarious! Thank you so much for posting it- it always makes my day! And as a footnote, she really is a blabbermouth!
Besides being uproariously funny and brilliantly done, every second of it, this show is the next best thing to a time machine. Seventy years ago...my long-dead grandfather and great-aunt, who were from Brooklyn and Northern New Jersey, spoke and acted almost exactly the same way. Old New York...a world and a culture long dead and gone. I start laughing and end up crying. Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, and Ethel Owen ("Mother"), RIP.
It’s the only sitcoms comedy that I began to watch since the 1966 the year arrive , Brooklyn Today. April 19-2923 I continue to wash , thank. Amaury Maurice Negron
70 years later and still funny as seeing it the first time. The talent, the acting and pulling all this off live in this small stage setting......crazy!
The one entitled Dial J For Janitor is one of my favorites where Ralph becomes the new janitor of the building, but gets more than he bargained for, especially when he got stuck in the pipes in the basement!
I love the part when Ralph is trying to apologize to Alice on the record, but when he starts thinking about her mother he starts blowing up. He starts screaming into the microphone . "I know she doesn't mean to be mean, she was just born that way. And when she spilled the beans about the play,I should have expected it from her she's a blabbermouth, a blabbermouth! "
"I don't doubt the food bills are high. but how much food are you getting?" No matter how many times I see this tears stream down my eyes from laughter.
This lady kept provoking Ralph LOL the shade about the food bill, talking about another guy in front of Ralph that he was tall and slim then revealing the ending of a play he was looking forward to seeing 😂 Alice should've defended her man
That poor vintage wind-up clock. Although it went through horrendous poundings by Ralph's sledgehammered hand, it miraculously worked and rang after three minutes are up.
Ralph Had every right to throw her ass out , first she kept degrading him & then she ruins the ending of the play for him & then Alice had the nerve to get pissed off at Ralph & if I had a mother n law like that she would not be welcome in my home I would tell my wife you wanna see your mom then you go visit her
@@KMN-bg3yu The facial expressions are priceless. It's a talent that only a few comedies have and can achieve. Charlie Chaplin was another one who had that as well.
No matter how many times you watch any episode of the Honeymooner's you have to acknowledge that it is the king of the funniest "one liners" ever. Still funny and in its own way relevant to today. There is always gonna be a poor sap who just can't seem to get ahead.
Honeymooners never gets old .I laughed hysterical @ this years ago and I still do. Nothing compares to the old TV shows of yesteryear. Least of all the garbage that's on today. I wouldn't have given you a dime for that stuff, but I'd give you a million dollars to the moon and back Alice. 😂 😆 Lol I'd love to see the full version on this one. Anyone remember let us know please. Thx R.I.P. JACKIE AUDREY ART 🙏✝️⭐✨⭐✨⭐ WHAT REAL STARS ARE MADE OF...
Such epic talent. I can remember watching the Mooners as a kid on a 12" black & white TV in the kitchen every nigh before bed. Still hilarious to this day.
...a man doesn't have to get fat if he doesn't want to...... When Ralph taps Alice on the shoulder to let her know the "clock" has started, I almost lose it....😂
The actress that played Alice's mother, Ethel Owen, deserves high praise. She played her part to the T. She came across as genuine, and she allowed Gleason to do his thing. Watch the scene and focus on her. She did an outstanding job, even in the last second as she slams the door -- look at her face. And at 3:09, I wish that there was footage of her face. Having Gleason unload on you is a real treat. She got the full treatment. Who would not enjoy having "The Great One" up close and personal, hollering at you?
Perhaps - I agree 100%. She was excellent. That was one of the things with Jackie Gleason. He had a great eye for finding outstanding supporting cast members. He also allowed for plenty of opportunities for those cast members like Ethel Owen, Audrey Meadows, and above all Art Carney to get many, if not most of the laughs.
Ethel Owen and Jackie Gleason worked together in vaudeville acts. Gleason knew her, they were friends, and Gleason thought she would be perfect for this part. My goodness, Ethel and Alice, Audrey Meadows, actually look very similar and could actually be mother and daughter. Ages are right and their appearances, the way they look, being mother and daughter match, too. Hysterical.
@@Woozler554 I agree. He called her because he knew they work great together, she is a real pro. He knew she is a terrific comedic actress. Gleason says that Carney a champion. I always remembered that when I watched him on Marciano's show about 30 years ago. You can see it now on youtube. Marciano had Gleason as a guest on his show, and Gleason talks about Art Carney, calling Carney a champ. ua-cam.com/video/Kq9MNX0nZQw/v-deo.html
Jackie Gleason one of my favorite comedian / television personalities along with Red Skelton and the Three Stooges some of the best television shows of all time
Then in next scene Ralph gave ending away to Norton. The mother in law may have been a "blabber mouth," but Ralph had a "BIG MOUTH," which he admitted to many times.
@@allang.2338 Ralph's mother-in-law was played by Ethel Owen (1893-1997) who lived to be 103 years young, outliving both Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows
I agree this is one of the best acted comedic parts in the movie. I’m specifically talking about how Alice keeps a straight face while Ralph is calling her mom a blabbermouth over and over. Lol
I think the entire sewer system of NYC should be changed to : The Edward L. Norton Sewer system of NY embossed on ALL the manhole covers! !!!! SUPER COOL!
Once again I enjoyed watching the New Year's Eve marathon of The Honeymooners. Can't wait to next new years to do the same thing again. Hey I can't help it The Honeymooners are an epic TV show plus I also enjoy watching
When domestic violence IS the right answer. I couldn't have worked with Gleason....the outtakes from me laughing and fucking up would have been endless 😂
And of course the audience cheers Ralph on because they can all see that he's right for once. Especially after the way the old bat spoils everything by revealing the end to a play he hasn't seen yet. ALICE'S MOM IS A BLABBERMOUTH!
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I've been watching this for 65 years and it still busts me up. God Bless these people for their hard work and talent.
I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen this, and it never gets old. Watching Ralph doing the slow burn, I know what’s coming, but it’s just as funny the fiftieth time as it was the first. Truly timeless comedy.
Another comedian who was a master ot the slow burn was Paul Lynde. When Lynde won an Emmy for his TV show, Jackie Gleason was on hand to present him the award. Lynde took the statuette and said this award should go to a comic actor who had inspired him all his life. He then handed the statuette back to Gleason and walked off the stage. I remember watching this live (yes, I'm old) and being moved by Lynde's tribute to Gleason. I recall Gleason also looking flabbergasted by Paul's gesture.
So good to see the younger generations enjoying the HoneyMooners classics.
Gleason doesn't say a word and he still hilarious. What a talent he was.
Almost 70 years later, this is the funniest scene of any sitcom. Jackie Gleason didn’t have to say a word, he could solely rely on his faces and body language to get huge laughs. The Honeymooners set the standard for all sitcoms.
I liked chef of the future
He really is well animated
Not only the funniest scene, funniest TV show, talk it from a boy from bensonhurst
You said better than I. Long live Jackie Gleason.
I totally agree!!! Three of the funniest minutes, ever. Jackie was that rare comedian who could crack you up without saying a word. Then when he finally speaks, you just roll over laughing. Much like Eddie Anderson's "Rochester."
A brilliant sketch.
I can watch it over and over.
Better than any comedy we have today! And this was from the 50’s! No profanity, no crude dialogue, either!
One of the funniest sitcom scenes in history.
Growing up in North Jersey I would watch the reruns over and over on channel 11 WPIX New York. This is my favorite episode.
Me too (Bergen County).
@@Anvanho me 3
Ditto
Somerset County (Central Jersey) here. Same. OMG.... Funniest Sitcom Ever!!! 😂
How in the world does this still have me laughing hysterically alone in a dark room just as I was in the early 80's as a kid. Gleason was the man of his time.
Me too and I’m 53
I'm old enough(sbout6) to have seen many of these episodes live, but not this one. I recall it from 70's. No comedy has come close since. All of this without sexual undertones, profanity, political agendas, and no special effects. Just 4 brilliant performers in a dingy apartment. They actually displayed the reality of actual family life as opposed to most other sitcoms of that era.
Me too, such great actors and writing
@@stephenkammerling9479 I would say 3 brilliant performers, Trixxy wasn't that good
@@giraffesareselfish9563 Trixie didn't need to do that much, so she doesn't appear to be as good as others. The whole series revolved around Ralph's relationship to Alice and Norton. Joyce Randolph(Trixie) had little chance to show her skills. Norton's relationship to Trixie was never, or rarely, an issue in the series.
Audrey Meadows was absolutely gorgeous in this sitcom! RIP
0:03 She begins to start to step in the apartment
3:03 She finishes saying, "...it was the husband!" ...and the alarm goes off.
3 minutes on the button! Exactly what Ralph said.
Fantastic writers and absolute professionals as actors. They actually nailed it right on the button like Ralph said before he grabbed the clock, "She will be in apartment 3 minutes and she will start an argument."
"You Are A Blabbermouth..."!! One of the funniest sitcom scenes of all time!!
Did you see his eyes bulge when Ralph called his mother in law a blabbermouth? He was furious!!
@@georgemaster689 If you look closely, you could see the steam puff out of his ears, he was so pissed off!! Even in black and white, you could see the hatred of his mother-in-law, in his bulging eyes!!
"HOW MUCH OF THE FOOD ARE YOU GETTING." I LAUGHED SO HARD.
LMAO!!!
You and me both Noah😂😂☺️
LOL...so funny!
😂😂
Top notch writing, timing, acting. Whoever wrote these sketches is a genius.
calm down
Jackie Gleason: You’re welcome.
Lots of improvising, live TV
Gleason.dummy.
@@JoseRodriguez-zy6jq Actually, there was a writing team of around five or six people, dummy.
Classic Comedy. . . I’ve seen these so many times & they never get old. Sooooo Funny !
The funny lady that Played Alice's mother lived to just shy of her 104th birthday! WOW!!!!!
People we’re healthier back then
I could watch these a thousand times and it never gets stale. Amazing!
I've seen this scene many times and I cannot stop laughing even now. This show aims for the gut and hits the bullseye every time.
The setup is perfection. The clock, Alice's mother saying everything Ralph predicted. Then the final bomb. The Honeymooners did this better than any TV show. The 99,000 Answer was another. No comedy has done better since. And Gleason's delivery was brilliant. "You...," with the finger point.
$99,000 Answer and Chef of the Future are by far my favorites
@@inkfishpete8695 wasnt the answer "SUWANNEE RIVER"??
@@rextrek
They did play that song on the game show where Ralph was a contestant, but the question was "Who WROTE Suwanee River," which, unfortunately, was the only song that Ralph knew nothing about, even though he spent days studying about popular music with Ed Norton's help. Norton would play a popular song on a piano and Ralph would guess the tune's title.
When Ralph is on the game show, and says he doesn't know who wrote "Suwannee River," the emcee tells the program's pianist to play a few bars of it, hoping it will stimulate Ralph's memory, but instead of giving the correct answer (Stephen Foster), Ralph nervously answers "Ed Norton," because he recognizes "Suwannee River" as the tune that Norton plays in order to "warm up" before playing a song that Ralph has to guess what its title is.
Apparently, Norton never told Ralph the name of his "warm up" song or its writer. He probably figured Ralph knew about it already, because he bragged about how he was such a big expert on popular songs.
Jackie did not like to rehearse ! What we see here is spontaneous comedy brilliance of the highest order ! If there is a funnier scene in TV history out there ,please let me know ... I can't wait to see it . The Great One ... Jackie Gleason ! Greetings from Scotland everyone ...
15 mins was all it took. Still funny after all these years.I don’t understand why CBS wanted to take this show another way but Jackie said no. That’s why it wasn’t another season of the HoneyMooners. He knew what he was doing.
This NEVER gets old. Comedy Platinum!!!
You said it. It just improves with age, like fine wine.
Ralph Kramden, master of the slow burn.
I wonder if Jackie Gleason saw any Laurel and Hardy films.Probably took some inspiration from them.
@@georgemaster689 there’s an episode where him and Norton dress up and portray them it was the one where Alice and Trixie win a talent competition
I would put the late, great Carroll O'Connor and Bea Arthur both in the best slow burn category with Gleason. Such comedic gifts!
@@KencitoJamz That was during the 15 minute segment era.
@@KencitoJamz
That was one of the "lost episodes."
I actually sided with Ralph on calling his mother in law a Blabbermouth, Alice should have told her mom not to ruin the ending of the show for Ralph.
I can't imagine any woman allowing her mother to speak like that to her husband if she valued her marriage. But then again, this is a sitcom, all about making people look laugh. No one did it better than the Honeymooners. This scene didn't even need Norton.
You are correct, but there wouldn't be a story if Ralph and his mother in law loved each other dearly. I recall one other episode where Ralph is being totally being Ralph when he thinks he hears his mother in law is coming. When the lady arrives it turns out to be RALPH'S mother, and of course Alice is very nice to het.
The not so funny aspect is that, indeed, an argument can be generated by one person alone if they are abusive.
I completely agree. It was Alice who owed Ralph an apology for not standing up for him against her rude mother.
@jett woodward Sorry. I meant her. That was a typo.
This is absolute gold
The classic 39 absolutely priceless
I've seen the other Honeymooners sketches from the early 50s, and it looks primitive.
This is my favorite episode. Although I love all of the episodes. I've seen them 100 times and I still die laughing.
This kind of TV show will never go out of style.
@@georgemaster689
This kind of TV show wouldn't even be allowed on the air, because some people might object to the way Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) was always verbally abusing his wife, Alice, threatening violence against her ("One of these days, POW, RIGHT IN THE KISSER!" "BANG, ZOOM, RIGHT TO THE MOON!"), and generally acting like a "male chauvinist pig," or a sexist.
@@michaelpalmieri7335 Then why does it air on MeTV on Sunday nights?
@@georgemaster689
I meant that a show like this could never be produced for modern day audiences, because of the verbal abuse Ralph commits against his wife, Alice, and the threats of violence.
@@michaelpalmieri7335 I see.True that.
I am totally on Ralph side on this one. Her mother was blatantly rude and disrespectful to Ralph, her husband. Alice should have stopped her mother from the get go.
She was bad LOL
Wouldn't have been much of a show if Alice had stopped her mother from the get-go.
It wasn't in the script
Not only was she rude, she spoiled the ending of the play.
"How much of the food are you getting?" LMFAO!!! Whoever wrote that is a genius! Thanks for posting! Ha ha.
I believe that Jackie did most of the writing himself.. I though I saw that somewhere.🤔😆
"It wasn't the Uncle who committed the murder it was the husband" Hilarious....Reggie j (Delray Beach, Florida)
You can't help but be on Ralph's side in every encounter he has with his mother-in-law. 😅😅😅
😂😂😂😂😂 for real
65 years on and it's still one of the funniest bits ever!
He held his cool, until the boiling point....then responded very appropriately...especially that last blabbermouth! lmao...
Just when the alarm went off!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And did you notice all the cheering from the audience? The mother-in-law had it coming and finally crossed the line. Ralph gave it to her but good.
Alice didn't appreciate it, though.
@@erikbunty2016 she always played the referee w Her Mother and Ralph. Audrey Meadows Played a key role in Honeymooners success. The creators and Gleason thought she was too pretty for the Role until she came to Audition with no makeup and got the job, they didn't recognize her!!! A great Actor!!
I love that Ralph was not intimidated by Alice's mother and stood up for himself because Alice sure wasn't. 😂💅
I agree. Alice not once defend her husband.
@@LBF522 Yes she did. When the mother said he should take his wife to the show, Alice said she couldn't because the mother was coming to spend the evening.
@@lyndelljones5483 And it all went down the hill when Alice got angry with Ralph and left with her mother
@@LBF522 & a wife should defend her husband & vice versa & a husband should defend his wife
@@henryfarrell7211 & I would have told Alice get out & don't come back
This line gets me every time..."Well, I dont doubt the bills are high, but how much of the food are you getting".........
She probably doesn't get much of the food. After all Ralph has a large 'lunch box'. Oops, that's from another episode about funny money.
@@The-E-Dude Alice was such a cutie!!! I found some old pics of her on Google!!!
An attractive and lovely lady ….and an excellent actress ……she was a huge part of the success of the show. …..and a “great wife” …”Ralph” was a lucky guy.
The single most hilarious scene of the series. Never gets old!
One of the best episodes! Love this scene!!! Love the way he has a timer on his mother in-laws mouth!!Thanks alot for posting this!!!
The Honeymooners... my all time fav sitcom hands down!
😂😂😂 this is priceless! There will never be another tv show like this ever.
This New Year's Eve wasn't the same without " The Honeymooners" marathon!! Thank God for UA-cam!
His Mother In Law was a real piece of work 😂😂😂😂
Such great comedy and acting...this scene is perfect.
Hard to believe that was almost 70 years ago. My dad loved that show in the 50s and reruns in the 60s. That America is long gone.
Not hard to believe. Time rolls on just like as always.
I love every episode of The Honeymooners, and have been watching them ever since I was a kid, this is the one episode, and exactly the one part that I love the absolute most, and makes me laugh my ass off even today every time I see it, absolutely hilarious! Thank you so much for posting it- it always makes my day! And as a footnote, she really is a blabbermouth!
Besides being uproariously funny and brilliantly done, every second of it, this show is the next best thing to a time machine. Seventy years ago...my long-dead grandfather and great-aunt, who were from Brooklyn and Northern New Jersey, spoke and acted almost exactly the same way. Old New York...a world and a culture long dead and gone. I start laughing and end up crying. Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, and Ethel Owen ("Mother"), RIP.
It’s the only sitcoms comedy that I began to watch since the 1966 the year arrive , Brooklyn Today. April 19-2923 I continue to wash , thank. Amaury Maurice Negron
70 years later and still funny as seeing it the first time. The talent, the acting and pulling all this off live in this small stage setting......crazy!
This has to be my most favorite episodes of all 39. I laugh my ass off every time I see it.
Without a doubt, my favorite episode of the Honeymooners!
The one entitled Dial J For Janitor is one of my favorites where Ralph becomes the new janitor of the building, but gets more than he bargained for, especially when he got stuck in the pipes in the basement!
Ralphie Boy was exactly right it took exactly 3 minutes for a fight to break out!!! LOL
I love the part when Ralph is trying to apologize to Alice on the record, but when he starts thinking about her mother he starts blowing up. He starts screaming into the microphone . "I know she doesn't mean to be mean, she was just born that way. And when she spilled the beans about the play,I should have expected it from her she's a blabbermouth, a blabbermouth! "
Lol 😂
She will never change Alice! She’s a blabber mouth 👄
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If anyone should have apologized it should have been Alice's mom for telling the ending of the play.
Alice's Mother Might Of Told About The Movie Or Play Whatever It Was On Purpose.
This is absolute pure 100% comedic genius!
the honeymooners are out of this WORLD. very funny
So classic and hilariously funny!! I'm sure there are trolls wishing they could go back in time to cancel Ralph LOL
"I don't doubt the food bills are high. but how much food are you getting?" No matter how many times I see this tears stream down my eyes from laughter.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh dear Lord I laugh each time I see this. Pure comedy gold...🤣
This lady kept provoking Ralph LOL the shade about the food bill, talking about another guy in front of Ralph that he was tall and slim then revealing the ending of a play he was looking forward to seeing 😂 Alice should've defended her man
That poor vintage wind-up clock. Although it went through horrendous poundings by Ralph's sledgehammered hand, it miraculously worked and rang after three minutes are up.
It wasn't vintage back then
It took a lickin' and still kept on tickin'.
Has to be one of the top 10 funniest scenes in sitcom history. It still cracks me up, every time.
Super. Comedy. Ralph. Is. The. Best. Facial. Expressions. So. Funny
Ralph Had every right to throw her ass out , first she kept degrading him & then she ruins the ending of the play for him & then Alice had the nerve to get pissed off at Ralph & if I had a mother n law like that she would not be welcome in my home I would tell my wife you wanna see your mom then you go visit her
I don't care many dozens of times I've seen this over the decades, I still laugh until tears roll down my legs 🤣
👍👍👍👍👍 😁😁😁😁😁
Those aren't tears.
Same here. The Great One's reactions and facial expressions leave me in stitches
@@KMN-bg3yu The facial expressions are priceless. It's a talent that only a few comedies have and can achieve. Charlie Chaplin was another one who had that as well.
@@jopisano67 and Jack Benny.
THIS IS THE BESTTTTT EPISODE EVER...I JUST LOVE IT.........
Ralph and my father are the same lol he loved this show and now I do. It’s hard to watch because he reminds me of my dad so much.
You're beautiful. 😍
Remember the beautiful memories of your dad. Watch it in his honor. Take care..
My dad died when I was very young, but I remember him watching the mooners....Wish he was around today so we could watch and laugh together...
@@donk499 me too
@@jeffreyknight3884 always ❤ ty
I’m 30 years old & this shit is hilarious to me
You can watch this in 2021 and it’s STILL current
My favorite episode! Iol! Still as funny as hell!
Jackie Gleason is the only actor that can make people laugh without saying a word!
Jack Benny could do the same thing.
Carol O'Connor
Except Marcel Marchau
He was truly gifted. I loved watching him
Absolutely!
No matter how many times you watch any episode of the Honeymooner's you have to acknowledge that it is the king of the funniest "one liners" ever. Still funny and in its own way relevant to today. There is always gonna be a poor sap who just can't seem to get ahead.
Ralph called it. 3 minutes. And you had to have known she spoiled it on purpose to needle him.
“YOU - BLABBERMOUTH!”
Oh my goodness, Gleason gets me every time in this one. No matter how many times I see it, it never fails to get me to laugh out loud.
This is the pinnacle of comedy and nothing will never come close to this!
Honeymooners never gets old .I laughed hysterical @ this years ago and I still do. Nothing compares to the old TV shows of yesteryear. Least of all the garbage that's on today. I wouldn't have given you a dime for that stuff, but I'd give you a million dollars to the moon and back Alice. 😂 😆 Lol
I'd love to see the full version on this one. Anyone remember let us know please. Thx
R.I.P. JACKIE AUDREY ART 🙏✝️⭐✨⭐✨⭐ WHAT REAL STARS ARE MADE OF...
Such epic talent.
I can remember watching the Mooners as a kid on a 12" black & white TV in the kitchen every nigh before bed.
Still hilarious to this day.
...a man doesn't have to get fat if he doesn't want to......
When Ralph taps Alice on the shoulder to let her know the "clock" has started, I almost lose it....😂
One of the best of many great ones. The old bag is Ralph's nightmare.
I grew on the reruns and I'm still cracking up watching it! Hahahaha he blew his top still it's hilarious to watch.
The actress that played Alice's mother, Ethel Owen, deserves high praise.
She played her part to the T.
She came across as genuine, and she allowed Gleason to do his thing.
Watch the scene and focus on her. She did an outstanding job, even in the last second as she slams the door -- look at her face.
And at 3:09, I wish that there was footage of her face.
Having Gleason unload on you is a real treat. She got the full treatment. Who would not enjoy having "The Great One" up close and personal, hollering at you?
Perhaps - I agree 100%. She was excellent.
That was one of the things with Jackie Gleason. He had a great eye for finding outstanding supporting cast members. He also allowed for plenty of opportunities for those cast members like Ethel Owen, Audrey Meadows, and above all Art Carney to get many, if not most of the laughs.
Ethel Owen and Jackie Gleason worked together in vaudeville acts. Gleason knew her, they were friends, and Gleason thought she would be perfect for this part. My goodness, Ethel and Alice, Audrey Meadows, actually look very similar and could actually be mother and daughter. Ages are right and their appearances, the way they look, being mother and daughter match, too. Hysterical.
@@nycinstyle True. But again, she was an outstanding actress. Gleason was very good at spotting great talent. Art Carney was one of the greatest ever.
@@Woozler554 I agree. He called her because he knew they work great together, she is a real pro. He knew she is a terrific comedic actress.
Gleason says that Carney a champion. I always remembered that when I watched him on Marciano's show about 30 years ago. You can see it now on youtube. Marciano had Gleason as a guest on his show, and Gleason talks about Art Carney, calling Carney a champ.
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@@nycinstyle Interesting clip. But I'm going to tell you that video is a lot more than 30 years old!
I never forget this and every so often watch it again. B L A B B E R M O U T H !
Jackie Gleason one of my favorite comedian / television personalities along with Red Skelton and the Three Stooges some of the best television shows of all time
That battle-axe had it coming to her; she undoubtedly gave away the ending of the play out of provocation
but also kept running Ralph down & Alice didn't say a damn thing
Then in next scene Ralph gave ending away to Norton. The mother in law may have been a "blabber mouth," but Ralph had a "BIG MOUTH," which he admitted to many times.
Rita Colton ,who played the mother- in -law was excellent as well...that obnoxious, irritating voice made it all funny.
@@allang.2338 Ralph's mother-in-law was played by Ethel Owen (1893-1997) who lived to be 103 years young, outliving both Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows
You can watch this a hundred times and it never gets old. Brilliance and goes to show you the huge talent that of Jackie Gleason was.
One of the funniest shows of all time! And this show in particular is hilarious 😂
I agree this is one of the best acted comedic parts in the movie. I’m specifically talking about how Alice keeps a straight face while Ralph is calling her mom a blabbermouth over and over. Lol
This is one of my all-time faves- countless times I've watched!
Get ready for Mt. Kramden to erupt! 🌋
BOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Wait for it... wait for it... wait for it!!!!
@@georgemaster689 OK wow.
It was a simple set that never changed. No vulgarity. No sexy women. Just pure talent. And, of course, the great one.
Beautiful women were there.
One of the many funniest scenes from one classic HALARIOUS shows of all time.
I think the entire sewer system of NYC should be changed to : The Edward L. Norton Sewer system of NY embossed on ALL the manhole covers! !!!! SUPER COOL!
Great clip..gleason and alice were fantastic...
RIP John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason, Audrey (Cotter) Meadows, and whoever played Alice's mother.
Fabulous acting by all three actors. Such great talent like this is missing today.
"I don't doubt the food bill is high, but how much of the food are your getting" ha ha ha ha .
Every New Year's Eve it's tradition to watch The Honeymooner's since the 80's WPIX 11
Once again I enjoyed watching the New Year's Eve marathon of The Honeymooners.
Can't wait to next new years to do the same thing again. Hey I can't help it The Honeymooners are an epic TV show plus I also enjoy watching
Jackie Gleason...one of Brooklyn's finest!
Same one that played Aunt Ethel. I can understand what Ralphs going through. The Voice alone would drive anybody crazy
Terrific live comic action. The timing of all these pros shames ALL modern laff tracks! Bravo and thanks.😊
One of the best scenes of this show.
Even when Ralph says nothing, he is so funny with expressions
This episode is my absolute favorite and go to when I need to feel good..The best show on TV ever !! Thank You for posting this !! XO
When domestic violence IS the right answer. I couldn't have worked with Gleason....the outtakes from me laughing and fucking up would have been endless 😂
The gutteral "OUT!!" at 3:23 makes me laugh every time.
have you seen the clip where someone superimposes Trumps image over the mother? PRICELESS
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I've never seen that!
BLABBERMOUTH!!!!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 how much of the food are you getting lmbo
And of course the audience cheers Ralph on because they can all see that he's right for once. Especially after the way the old bat spoils everything by revealing the end to a play he hasn't seen yet. ALICE'S MOM IS A BLABBERMOUTH!
Reminds me my ex mother in law a real old bat😂
even after the 100th time it's still funny.