Least favorite episodes from The Honeymooners... - The Honeymooners (1955) Discussion

[–] lonnieanixt 11 years ago

The Episode where Ralph thinks his Mother-in-law is coming and then it turns out to be his Mom that shows up-it really is a flat episode and not very funny, Ralph Character over does the bullying.

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[–] skohl632001 11 years ago

I pretty much hated all of the "lost episodes". The tone was very different from the classic 39...Ralph was meaner...Alice was too. Their fights had an uncomfortable feel to them...like two people who were at the end of their ropes with each other. And Norton seemed more toned down...not as silly (or funny) as in the "39".

The "lost episode" that immediately comes to mind is the one in which Ralph is too stingy to take the Norton's to a nice restaurant for Ed's birthday (like Ed had done for him)...and he conspires to make Alice help him suggest a cheap movie instead. Ralph comes off as such a jerk in this one that it makes you wonder why anyone would want to hang around with him in the first place.

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Whichever one had that awful, sappy, ridiculous speech about mother-in-laws at the end.

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[–] lmcsrbfl 10 years ago

'Hello Mom' was the one you're referring to.
Yeah it was kinda sappy,but this was 1955 B+W TV.

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[–] lmcsrbfl 10 years ago

I disliked 'The Adoption',this was the episode in which Ralph should've taken matters in his own hands,also it was this one George Petrie's character was a *beep* jerk,he got Ralph so steamed that he could've killed him.
Never liked Petrie for that reason.
Also I HATED George Petrie in 'Trapped'when he and Frank Marth tied up Alice,if there was a thorn in the Honeymooners it was George Petrie.

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[–] lmcsrbfl 10 years ago

I disliked 'The Adoption',this was the episode in which Ralph should've taken matters in his own hands,also it was this one George Petrie's character was a *beep* jerk,he got Ralph so steamed that he could've killed him.
Never liked Petrie for that reason.
Also I HATED George Petrie in 'Trapped'when he and Frank Marth tied up Alice,if there was a thorn in the Honeymooners it was George Petrie.

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[–] stevenackerman69 9 years ago

In Trapped, he is supposed to be a bank robber and killer. He ties up Alice and Norton because they are hostages. I loved the part where Ralph beat up Bibbo in the next room and they were free.

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[–] Futurefan 10 years ago

I liked all the episodes but the 2 I probably least cared for were Better Living Through TV, and Please Leave the Premises.

Something about Ralph's & Norton's TV commercial appearance seemed overdone and redundant.

Ralph was often a bully and a jerk, but he seemed to take it to the extreme in the Please Leave the Premises episode. The humor in that one was pretty dark, in the literal sense!

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[–] johandav 9 years ago

My least favorites are probably:
Hello Mom
Oh, My Aching Back
Please Leave the Premises

Hello Mom is bad enough, but the fact that we're supposed to believe that (a) Ralph wrote that ode to his mother-in-law and (b) that he didn't recall writing it pushed it off the cliff for me.

My problem with Oh, My Aching Back is the fact that Ralph actually didn't do anything wrong but the tone of the show is that he did. He didn't want to abandon his team on the night of the bowling championship, and then he had a brilliant idea to fix his back pain so that he could pass his physical (and did). Alice should have been proud of him instead of acting all superior.

And I just don't think that Please Leave the Premises is up to the (admittedly high) standards of the show.

Whistling Wolf should get more camera time . . . he’s like a young Pacino!

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[–] stones78 8 years ago

Not sure the name of the episode, but its the one where Ralph says..."Pins and needles..."; the way he refused to pay the $5.00 to the landlord got tedious after a while, especially outside in the snow.

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[–] ramsplp 8 years ago

Young Man With a Horn

The advice from Mr. Gunther---list your good points and your bad points, is really kind of lame. If he's a successful businessman you think he'd have something more enlightening to share than just that.

It's not a bad episode, just doesn't seem to ring true. When Ralph isn't looking for a promotion at Gotham (and not getting it), he's usually looking to strike it rich quick. Just taking the Civil Service exam doesn't guarantee success. (At least not the type Ralph is looking for.)

It's sort of an against-the-grain episode. Just my take.

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