The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)
Season 1
Jackie Gleason's last weekly variety series, which alternated between regular variety hours with big name guest stars and musical remakes of old "The Honeymooners" sketches.
Where to Watch Season 1
27 Episodes
- Run, Santa, Run
E13Run, Santa, RunRalph doesn't know that Alice has taken in knitting to pay for his Christmas present, so when he discovers baby things in the apartment he assumes Alice is pregnant. He takes on a job as a sidewalk santa with Norton as his helper. They are both arrested as opperatives in a bookmaking operation. - Movies Are Better Than Ever
E17Movies Are Better Than EverRalph treats himself, Alice and the Nortons to the movies for Ed's birthday. Ed's ticket wins the door prize -- a color TV. Ralph declares war on Ed because he paid for the tickets and wants the TV. Eventually they take their case to court but reconcile after hearing Alice's testimony. - One Man Show
E18One Man ShowGleason's monologue open the show. Gleason & Jane Kean in a husband & wife sketch. Singer Larry Douglas sings 'Seventy-six Trombones.' Gleason's Mudville 9 baseball sketch. Gleason does a magic comedy act. Gleason teaches how to throw a cream pie. Guest stars: Jane Kean, Larry Douglas - Without Reservations
E19Without ReservationsRalph's brother-in-law Stanley pursuades Ralph and Ed into buying a strategically located hotel along the route of a proposed highway. The highway ends up bypassing the hotel, putting Ralph and Ed out of business but money in Stanley's pocket since he's a construction worker on the new highway. - Jackie Gleason's 51st Birthday Celebration
E21Jackie Gleason's 51st Birthday CelebrationJackie Gleason's 51st birthday is celebrated. Gene Kelly hosts and taps to 'Happy Birthday', Edie Gorme sings 'If He Walked Into My Life', Gene & Edie sing and dance to ''S Wonderful', Sheila MacRae, Frank Gorshin, Danny Thomas, & Lucille ball wish Jackie a happy, Gene Kelly dances to 'Yes Girls', Art Carney as Ed Norton does a poem from the boys of the sewer. Frankie Avalon sings 'I Could Write a Book', Kentucky Derby winner Eddie Arcaro, Yankee pitching great Whitey Ford, NFL great Paul Hornung, Alan King, Jack Haley, & Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. - Rififi: Brooklyn Style
E22Rififi: Brooklyn StyleRalph tries to score points with his boss by collecting money from the drivers at the depot and buying the boss' daughter an elegant watch as a wedding present. Alics and her mother discover the watch and since it's Alice's birthday, jump to the wrong conclusion. Ralph stages a phony holdup to get the watch back. - Ralph Kramden Presents
E24Ralph Kramden PresentsRalph is asked to invite his celebrity friend that he always brags about, Jackie Gleason, to the annual Raccoons dance. In desperation, Ralph & Ed go over to the hotel that Gleason is staying to try to get him to come. Ralph gets to speak to Carney and Ed gets to speak to Gleason. - Flushing Ho!
E26Flushing Ho!The Kramdens and Nortons, unable to make ends meet around tax time, decide to move to a large two-bedroom apartment in Flushing and split all expenses. The plan fails when Ralph complains of a dwindling food supply and insufficient time in the bathroom, so they all pack up and move back to Chauncey Street. - Sees All, Knows All
E27Sees All, Knows AllA Coney Island fortune teller tells Ralph that he is going to commit a murder within a week. Ralph wants Alice to move in with her mother till the week passes but Alice refuses. Ralph moves in with Ed and gets so exasperated at him that he nearly kills him. In the end, Ralph manages to get himself arrested.
