Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

lennybrown I have seen episodes occasionally through the years, at many different stages of my development. Ralph threatening Alice with his fist always made me cringe.

policy134 You can't argue with the majority here, who seems to love and revere this show.Not only a precursor to the phenomenally popular animated series, the Flintstones, but also a major influence on later shows such as Married with Children and the Simpsons. I can't think of any other show at that time who had such a crass and antagonistic character, and yet he was the hero.Say what you will about Jackie Gleason's later career but all comedy shows are indebted to him. If he hadn't been successful with this show, perhaps all shows on television would have been like Father Knows Best or even worse, like Full House.The show itself can be a little tired and predictable for those who grew up after the 50s but at that time it must have been a totally mind-blowing experience.I was introduced to Gleason as the Smokey in that particular film trilogy and I was somewhat surprised that he was actually from New York. He is just that good in that movie. But in this show he is sensational and it must have been a very stressful experience for his co-stars trying to keep up with him. From what I understand, the majority of the show was unrehearsed. You would never know. All the actors make it look so easy and of course the show could never have been what it is, if not for Art Carney. Although, he is extremely annoying at most times, Gleason was dependent on him to get laughs.So, I will definitely say that this is not just a comedy show. This is a comedy show that all other comedy shows come from.

Syl Let's face it, there will never be a show like The Honeymooners with the great, Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, and Joyce Randolph again. Gleason plays bus driver, Ralph Kramden, and Meadows plays his long-suffering, loving, and supportive wife, Alice. Carney is the dim-witted sewer neighbor and best friend with Randolph as his loving wife, Trixie. The episodes were always excellent and it is shown annually in a marathon on New Year's Day in the New York City area. I still think the writing, the acting, the comic genius timing of the cast, and the chemistry is what made it unforgettable. While it only lasted a season or two, even then network executives did not know the brilliance and canceled it after forty episodes maybe because of Gleason or whatever. The show is a brilliant legacy of New York City television in the golden age where shows were filmed in New York City. The Honeymooners will be forever immortal with DVD collections. For those of us, my father was one of the show's biggest fans and would watch it religiously at 11:30 every night. The channel stopped showing it at that time. It was replaced repeatedly with more colorized shows but the magic was gone. The Honeymooners will live forever in the hearts and minds of us who have grown up with it and were thrilled to find the lost episodes. This show is a classic because it has transcend time. It relates to the same problems as the working class of the 1950s for the 21st century. Even in Black and White, it's still gorgeous, unforgettable, timely, classic, and just brilliant comedy.

Bawoof Okay, so we've all got our favorites. I must include my two: 1. Who could possibly forget the "Chef of the future" episode? In grade school, my sister and I saw this in syndication and literally laughed and cried throughout the entire climax. Unfortunately, it's only this good the first time around, but well worth watching.2. Since most of the classic 39 ended with Ralph realizing his buffoonery and proclaiming to Alice: "Baby! You're the greatest!"--it was truly refreshing to see an episode with a twist ending. Of course, I'm referring to "The $99,000.00 Answer." Those who've already seen it are probably laughing right now, remembering the first time they'd ever seen this episode. Again, the magic is there only the first time around; still, the climax blindsides the viewer with something totally unexpected and hilarious. Think back to when you first saw this episode; could YOU see the ending coming? I couldn't. For those of you reading this who may not have already seen it--rent or buy this one at the video store. I won't spoil it for you. Laugh and enjoy!