The Jackie Gleason Show

The New Bowling Ball

Directed by Frank Satenstein
TV-PG
S1 • E1    Sep 19, 1952    10m
8.1
The Honeymooners - The New Bowling Ball: Ralph's new bowling ball gets stuck on his finger. This is Audrey Meadows' first appearance as Alice Kramden.

Other sketches include the Poor Soul painting his dog and Reginald Van Gleason III as a shoe salesman. Art Carney in Truman gag. Gleason sings 'I Love Girls'; Eileen Barton sings 'Come Rain or Come Shine' and 'You Like?'; Louis Armstrong performs 'A Kiss to Build a Dream On' and 'That's a Plenty.'

Guest stars: Louis Armstrong, Eileen Barton, The Mayo Brothers

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Cast of The New Bowling Ball

  • Jackie GleasonSelf - Host
  • Louis ArmstrongSelf - Guest Trumpeter
  • Eileen BartonSelf - Guest Vocalist
  • Jimmy BlaineSelf - Announcer - Commercials
  • Ray BlochSelf - Orchestra Leader
  • Theona BryantAway We Go Girl
  • Art CarneySelf
  • The June Taylor DancersThemselves
  • Jack LescoulieSelf - Announcer
  • Paul LutherSelf - Honeymooners Announcer
  • The Mayo BrothersThemselves
  • Audrey MeadowsSelf - Alice Kramden
  • Bill NimmoSelf - Announcer - Commercials
  • Joyce RandolphSelf - Trixie Norton
  • Florence BaumSelf - Dancer
  • Zamah CunninghamSelf - Mrs. Osborne (Reggie Sketch)
  • Frank SatensteinDirector

 

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