"The Honeymooners" Classic 39 One at a Time (Episode-by-Episode Thread)

I wonder why the Out door had a handle.

Everyone who's ever seen this episode and picked up a golf club has attempted a reenactment of Norton's swing!

 

In 10th grade, we had gym all year with the 'serious' teacher (tough guy who had a kid die on him years before when he fell off the rings). We 'learned' golf over the winter with wiffle golf balls , fake putting greens, etc.
He taught us to address the ball and everything.
The first kid that gets called up to swing, of course, quotes Ed and 75% of us fell on the floor.
After that, every kid that gets called up, puts the ball down and addresses it. I was surprised he let it go on, by the 15th kid, it was getting old.

 

yes, I heard that as well

 

"The Golfer" is one of my favorite episodes. I don't think golf is as popular as it was even up to 15 years ago. I don't hear a lot of people talk about it now like they did at one time, or maybe my group of friends it has just fallen out of favor with other things. But if there is one thing I can relate to is trying to get someone to play with to have the change to get to know them better. I used to play in college and in our park at Lake Erie was a man who was a superintendent of a school system. He was a great guy, loved to party but worked seriously. He and I played golf several times and I thought getting to know him would lead to a job - or hoped it would. Helluva nice guy but I never made it past the application stage. So I can relate to Ralph's hopes and dreams in this one.

 

The Golfer is also in my top ten.
Some of the amazing Alice lines from memory....."You can always tell him you are tiger hunting with Ali Khan".
"I thought it was your backfield in motion".
Norton's physical stuff is hilarious especially when he swings the club and half of his body follows through about two seconds late! This is the first episode where Ralph shakes/swivels his hips and the audience follows with a roar.
Awesome episode.

 

I tried once and felt like my back was permanently out of place!

 

Ralph: It doesn't look like I'm gonna need this lunch box much longer.
Alice: Ralph you're going on a diet!
Ralph: No I am not going on a diet!
Alice: Well why won't you need this lunch box - are you getting a bigger one?

 

When the job opened up, his son-in-law got it.

 

So was the idea that on a 13 inch CRT TV no one would notice that Norton's lunch is cellotaped to stay together?

 

Good point. The tape has a shine to it.
I push down an a oversized sub getting the idea from Norton so it would fit in one bite!
I still do it to this day though it is tough to find a sub that is oversized!

 

Was this the episode that introduced the line "Your a riot Alice, a regular riot" or was it in one of the first two episodes?

 

Not in the first 2, but I'm guessing this dates back to the lost episodes. Lots of catch phrases had come and gone already by '55, going all the way back to Pert Kelton's Alice line "I wouldn't give you the satisfaction!"

 

My wife felt that way until she saw "The Adoption" Lost Episode, then she said it all came together and made sense on why I love these characters so much.

 

What I would love to see again is Jackie's intros at end of 60s Honeymooner episodes...After the "Miam Beach audience is the greatest audience in the world". Then building up slowly, Jane Keene, a little louder for Sheila McRae, then really loud for Art Carney, then "good night every body".

 

It may be just my imagination, but aren't those Converse, Chuck Taylor All Stars that Ralph is wearing when he gets dressed up for his "golf lesson"?

 

Hanks talked about filming that movie with the Great One. It was apparent to everyone on the set he was dying and the entire cast and crew could not get enough of him.
He said when he filmed the emotional scene at the end of the movie that Gleason was really looking at the real end.
Hanks could barely get through the scene and went off and sobbed where Gleason couldn't see him.

 

Thanks for posting this, but as guests go, he wasn't really that good. Carson had to ask too many questions, it was Q then A, Q then A, on and on. A good guest will really open up and Carson was good at creating that, but I thought this just didn't work that well.

Plus the chain smoking was uncomfortable, I got the feeling Gleason really didn't want to do the show.

 

Interesting take on Gleason in the biopic w Brad Garrett. One wonders if there was some poetic license.
Gleason (TV Movie 2002) - IMDb

 

Possibly, but they don't bear the circular ankle patch that had been on Chucks for years before this.

When I watched that scene again I noticed a flub by Carney when he bent to place the pin cushion the first time. Gleason has to command it into his hand!

 

All the lessons from Norton paid off. He finally got to golf with the muckety-mucks.

 

This is a great thread, guys!

I have the blu-ray on order, and will join in soon!

 

Happy to have anyone from "the garden spot of the world - Brooklyn, U-S-A".

 

amazing bargain!

 

They may have just covered up the trademark. Also, I had a friend back in the day who had a pair from the 40's. The patch was leather and barely visible. You are correct about the Gleason ad lib with the pin cushion.