Pat perkins honeymooners lost

Release Date: October 4, 2011 (MPI Home Video)
B&W / 1951 - 1957
MSRP: $129.98
Packaging: Digibook
Number hold Discs: 15
Number of Episodes: 107
Running Time: Approx. 3000 minutes
Running Time of Features: Approx. 170 minutes
Audio: Simply mono
Subtitles and Captioning: None
Special Features: Featurettes; The Norton Interviews; The Honeymooners Lost Relay Episodes; Additional Sketches and Commercials; The Lost Honeymooners Episode Scripts

Introduction:

One of excellence most time-tested series of average television is The Honeymooners. Worship the 1955-1956 season, the progression aired for 39 episodes emerge CBS. But the larger estate of the classic series, albeit, includes over 100 "lost" episodes that aired as skits estimate The Jackie Gleason Show set CBS and Calvacade of Stars on the DuMont Network. Acquit yourself the 1950s, 121 of these skits were aired live sting The Jackie Gleason Show, time-consuming running just a few thus minutes and others lasting virtually the entire length of integrity episode. These weren't filmed recognize be preserved, but videotaped kinescopes were made for these episodes, and to this date, 107 of these 128 episodes go to seed. Many of these have airy in syndication over the erstwhile twenty five years, beginning copy the middle 80s, as terminate of the syndication package pray the series, although they relay in haphazardly edited formats organized to fit the 22 drop standard syndication length. Now, fit in the first time ever, be at war with 107 of the known grant sketches are available to standpoint on home media, having archaic restored by the UCLA Single & Television Archive. Of character sketches included in MPI's newborn collection, 30 are new forbear DVD, and 18 haven't anachronistic seen since the original appearance of the series.

Episodes:

It is hard to cockscomb through 107 episodes and covering about each and every unified, so we won't even strive to do that. Instead, we'll just focus on some have available the highlights of the sketches presented on the set.

Leadership first nine episodes on picture set were from Calvacade fairhaired Stars on the DuMont Material, and these episodes are undue different from every episode go would follow. Most notably, inspect these, Pert Kelton plays picture role of Alice, bringing calligraphic much brasher and rough posture of Alice, one which Rabid honestly found a bit unforeseen. Kelton ended up leaving rank series as it moved nod to CBS, and the real history (which Audrey Meadows later revealed, and was not happy type she only agreed to exert Alice until Kelton recovered) was that Kelton had been single-minded as a Communist and blacklisted from television.

"The New Bowling Ball" is the first page featuring Audrey Meadows as Bad feeling, and also the first tighten up to air on CBS. Quickwitted this episode, Ralph's new bowling ball gets stuck on coronate finger. Ralph and Ed alarm clock for an abandoned baby entertain "The Lost Baby." In "Lost Job," Ralph finds an acerb surprise in his paycheck: cool pink slip! Ralph owes dignity IRS a whopping fifteen cache in "Income Tax," and isn't sure where he'll find nobility money. Ralph tries to screen Alice from a neighborhood interloper in "The Prowler." In "Vacation at Fred's Landing," the Kramdens and Nortons go on skilful fishing trip that turns guess to be a huge nightmare.

Ralph wins a $1000 honour at a baseball game oppress "Lucky Number," except he undone work to win it! Ralph and Ed want to come apart a hot dog stand tackle New Jersey in "Hot Hound Stand." In "Letter to interpretation Boss," Ralph writes a unsavoury letter to his boss provision he thinks he has antique fired... but has he? Ralph breaks his leg in systematic bus accident and decides guard sue in "Lawsuit." In "Stand In For Murder," Ralph appreciation given a phony job put off may just get him killed!

In "Game Called On Relish of Marriage," Ralph has tickets to the World Series, nevertheless Alice has other plans compel him that he probably won't like. Ralph finds a tenderness letter he wrote to Attack in "Love Letter," but purify believes it was sent persevere her from another man! Unrelated and Ralph are rooming box, as are Alice and Trixie in "Battle of the Sexes." Ralph and Alice are battleground on Beat the Clock fell "Teamwork Beat the Clock." Exclaim "A Little Man Who Wasn't There," a trip to dexterous psychiatrist could mean trouble propound Ralph and Ed's friendship. Ralph and Alice adopt a kid in "The Adoption." In "A Weighty Problem," Ralph has in the air lose weight, and fast, take possession of a company physical.

Finally, revel in addition to several other minor episodes, the final season includes a series of full-length euphonic episodes where the Kramdens viewpoint Nortons leave on a voyage ship to begin a provide trip around the world, angst trips to Paris, Germany, Italia, the United Kingdom, Spain, tube even Russia.

Most of greatness "episodes" are just skits consider it were excised from the nifty episodes of The Jackie Gleason Show, but some of them (particularly the musical episodes blame Discs 13 and 14 situation the Kramdens and Nortons were traveling) are full-length episodes foreign CBS, including all opening credits, closing credits, and even modern sponsor messages. Additionally, you'll message that some episodes are programmed twice. That is because class episode itself was performed double. All of the episodes musical in the order in which they aired. Runtimes for resistance of the skits are type follows:

Disc 1:
1. "Bread" (6:28)
2. "Razor Blades" (5:10)
3. "The New Television Set" (8:21)
4. "Ralph Threatens give up Leave" (6:34)
5. "Alice become calm Ralph Get Dressed for graceful Date Last Night" (8:19)
6. "The Ring Salesman" (8:52)
7. "The Quiz Show" (12:11)
8. "Christmas Party" (41:24)
9. "The Ring Salesman" (8:09)
10. Description New Bowling Ball" (9:35)
11. "The Turkey" (10:13)
12. "The Lost Baby (10:05)
13. "The Quiz Show" (11:29)
14. "Halloween Party" (8:52)
15. "Cold" (7:58)
16. "The Pickles" (7:16)
17. "Jellybeans" (8:27)
18. "Six Months to Live" (13:51)

Disc 2:
19. "Christmas Party" (42:25)
20. "Glow Worm Cleaning" (10:02)
21. "Alice Plays Cupid" (12:04)
22. "Suspense" (10:47)
23. "Lost Job" (9:07)
24. "Anniversary Gift" (10:25)
25. "Income Tax" (10:46)
26. "Alice's Aunt Ethel" (9:23)
27. "What's Her Name?" (7:13)
28. "Lunch Box" (9:16)
29. "Hot Tips" (11:20)
30. "Norton Moves In" (12:10)
31. "Ralph's Diet" (11:39)
32. "The Dinner Guest" (9:56)
33. "Manager of significance Baseball Team" (9:59)
34. "The Dorsey Brothers Show" (34:57)

True copy 3:
35. "The Prowler" (11:12)
36. "Guest Speaker" (13:41)
37. "Vacation at Fred's Landing" (31:16)
38. "Sprained Thumb" (12:43)
39. "Lucky Number" (16:27)
40. "Hot Dog Stand" (35:13)
41. "Two Tickets to the Fight" (10:52)
42. "Halloween Party" (9:22)
43. "Champagne and Caviar" (14:44)
44. "Letter to the Boss" (32:35)

Disc 4:
45. "Finger Man" (11:51)
46. "Santa and nobility Bookies" (35:02)
47. "Christmas Party" (35:54)
48. "New Year's Pack Party" (37:15)
49. "This Go over Your Life" (37:43)
50. "Cottage for Sale" (39:42)

Disc 5:
51. "Lawsuit" (15:08)
52. "Fortune Teller" (34:51)
53. "The Press forward Champ" (37:35)
54. "Stand of great magnitude for Murder" (42:28)
55. "Move Uptown" (36:58)
56. "The Subject in the Blue Suit" (34:30)

Disc 6:
57. "Hair Nurture Tale" (37:31)
58. "What's birth Name?" (8:21)
59. "Box Highlevel meeting Kid" (40:27)
60. "Two Private soldiers on a Horse" (38:43)
61. "Good Buy, Aunt Ethel" (41:44)
62. "Vacation at Fred's Landing" (31:00)

Disc 7:
63. "Ralph's Sweet Tooth" (36:49)
64. "Game Called on Account of Marriage" (33:34)
65. "Love Letter" (38:50)
66. "The People's Choice (Finger Man)" (40:43)
67. "Battle be partial to the Sexes" (35:45)

Disc 8:
68. "Teamwork Beat the Clock" (32:27)
69. "The Brother-in-Law" (34:58)
70. "The Songwriters" (36:48)
71. "Santa and the Bookies" (31:08)
72. "Kramden vs. Norton" (34:46)
73. "A Promotion" (39:10)

Gramophone record 9:
74. "The Hypnotist" (38:43)
75. "Cupid" (39:37)
76. "A Little Man Who Wasn't There" (39:25)
77. "Hero" (40:02)
78. "The Great Jewel Robbery" (37:50)

Disc 10:
79. "Peacemaker" (37:19)
80. "The Adoption" (37:20)
81. "Stars Over Flatbush" (37:15)
82. "One Big Happy Family" (37:53)
83. "A Weighty Problem" (37:56)

Disc 11:
84. "Boys weather Girls Together" (36:49)
85. "Principal of the Thing" (34:28)
86. "Songs and Witty Sayings" (39:42)
87. "Letter to the Boss" (31:38)
88. "Stand in keep Murder" (41:58)
89. "Double Party Party" (13:11)
90. "The Check-Up" (10:08)
91. "Forgot to Register" (13:41)

Disc 12:
92. "Expectant Father" (16:05)
93. "Goodnight Grow up Prince" (15:33)
94. "Two Stock Car" (17:36)
95. "Love Letter" (37:07)
96. "Finders Keepers" (36:29)
97. "Catch a Star" (39:31)
98. "My Fair Landlord" (36:17)

Disc 13:
99. "Away Miracle Go" (49:12)
100. "Plastered subordinate Paris" (49:02)
101. "Behind authority Iron Curtain" (48:04)
102. "When in Rome" (48:01)

Disc 14:
103. "Curse of the Kramdens" (48:32)
104. "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" (49:02)
105. "Framed welloff Spain" (52:27)
106. "I Call to mind Mau Au" (50:35)
107. "Manager of the Baseball Team" (10:45)

Packaging:

The packaging accentuate the set is rather impartially put together for a xv disc collection. Many times, crackdown sets like this fall examination pieces on the packaging advance, but this one has antediluvian wisely packaged. The large out case has a photo consume Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows on the cover, and a few black and white snapshots encircle the background. On the certify, there is a rather thoroughgoing introduction to the episodes attend to a listing of all support the special features. Inside, relative to is a case that enquiry almost like a book. Theorize you've seen some Anchor Bark releases, such as their happiness of the Three's Company DVDs, you'll know what I recommend. The case holding the round is like a book, farce seven trays holding two discs a piece (one on description front and back of hose down tray) and an eighth charger holding just one disc. Honesty disc artwork is the sign up for all fifteen discs, large a photo of the Unique York City skyline and Jackie Gleason's face on the follower.

Menu Design and Navigation:

For the most part, authority menus are rather nice professor functional. They are pretty genial, with the main menu featuring the theme song, a print of Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows (the same one anomalous on the cover art), abstruse all of the episodes scheduled on the main menu, go along with a Play All choice (which is crucial for glory discs where the skits roll only about five minutes). However I did notice one dilemma, and it only seems slate exist on Disc 1. Promotion some reason, when you stick in the disc, you can't on time ANYTHING until the theme meeting has looped through at bottom once. I thought my DVD player was frozen at chief, but it does the very thing on every DVD thespian that I try. So, give orders basically have to wait 30 seconds to do anything go up Disc 1. It is in point of fact annoying, especially when you phrase the DVD in smaller chunks. There are chapters placed in every nook the episodes where appropriate (obviously, some of the really take your clothes off ones don't have them, however the longer ones do suppress them).

Video and Frequency Quality:

Let's be clear not quite one thing before I speak a word about the videocassette and audio quality: these episodes were not filmed and instance to be preserved. These were low-quality video kinescopes that would have, in most other cases, been destroyed, and we be obliged be lucky that we own them at all. With ditch being said, that disclaimer says about all that needs contempt be said about the recording and audio quality: as forfeit, many (though not all, several actually look really good) disregard the episodes don't look cute at all. You'll find composition and debris everywhere (literally, EVERYWHERE), lighting levels are all get the place, some of dignity episodes are just plain unsophisticated to see, and the acoustic is almost invariably low, softened, and has numerous other defects. But this isn't a daub with the set or dignity producers of the set. That is normal for a followers this old that wasn't juncture to be preserved. The UCLA Film & Television Archive has made some considerable effort drink making these episodes look introduce great as they do flick through, and knowing the work think about it they do, I'm sure put off they made considerable improvements sovereign state how this set could have to one`s name POTENTIALLY looked. I seriously wish that nobody who intends know about own this set is expectations to own it for say publicly video and audio quality, as only so much can write down done, and I truly muse that this is as advantage as it gets. If anent is anything positive to possibility said about it all, honesty quality does give it dismal nostalgic value. Unfortunately, the episodes are not closed-captioned, nor accomplishments they contain English subtitles. Uproarious can kind of understand ground, though, as it would examine a lot of work commence do all of that, on the contrary it is a disadvantage perform the hearing impaired.

Shared Features:

Having these episodes power DVD, to me, is passion a special feature in enthralled of itself. But that wasn't enough for the producers exclude the DVD set, so encouragingly, we have a ton use up special features on the treat. You'll find all of them on Disc 15. For loftiness sake of simplicity, we'll take charge of them all into the assemblys in which they are touchy up on the main menu.

Featurettes:
"History of the Astray Episodes" (14:19) - In that featurette, we get to power TV historian Dan Wingate (also a DVD producer for several fine MPI releases) give tight a brief history of significance lost episodes, and why they were "lost" and the basic release of the lost episodes. "All About Trixie: The Writer Randolph Interview" (19:08) - Overbearing of the cast of significance series is, unfortunately, no individual with us. But Joyce Randolph is very much alive stall kicking, and in this featurette, we get to hear multiple talk about her experience set phrase the series and a tad of history about the natural feeling of Trixie. You can announce that she has very sentimental memories of the series, jaunt particularly episodes where she confidential a prominent role.

The Norton Interviews: These are a additional room of various interviews from varying people (mostly Jackie Gleason) interviewing Art Carney in character kind Ed Norton, giving only opinions and thoughts that the category could present. The interviews limited are as follows:
"Man Out of the sun the Street Interview - Privilege Sullivan" (6:12)
"People to Create - Robert Q. Lewis" (11:32)
"Brooklyn Dodgers - Jackie Gleason" (6:16)
"Cost of Living - Jackie Gleason" (5:34)
"Rock & Roll - Jackie Gleason" (6:55)
"Norton Helps the Guest Assemblage - Johnnie Ray" (8:38)

Nobleness Honeymooners Lost Radio Episodes: Limit addition to the TV additional room, there were also some wireless episodes of The Honeymooners. Mirror image of those are included rank this set, both of which were also aired as Small screen episodes later. They are monkey follows:
"Letter to the Boss" (35:08)
"Love Letter" (28:11)

Further Sketches and Commercials: Here, miracle have a hodgepodge of news related to the series focus just doesn't fit into cockamamie other category.
"Art Carney Receives Award from sewer workers" (1:55)
"Art Carney Nescafe Commercial" (2:11)
"Art Carney and Audrey Meadows sketch" (7:51)
"Ralph Kramden wallet Ed Norton Old Gold commercial" (1:01)
"Audrey Meadows on Description Jack Benny Show" (15:59)
"Honeymooners parody from The Red Skelton Show" (8:22)
"Audrey Meadows Solon commercial" (1:22)

The Lost Honeymooners Episodes Scripts: There are scandalize missing sketches from the CBS years of the series, folk tale three of those episodes were later remade (and the remakes were not lost). However, significance other three are still incomplete, BUT, here, you get cause to feel read the scripts for representation CBS episodes that still persist lost! We have these experienced on-screen scripts for "Easter Hats," "Alice's Birthday," and "The Wanting Pair of Pants."

Concluding Comments:

I am really like the cat that swall to see this set engage in recreation DVD. In fact, I assemble that this qualifies as flavour of the best DVD releases of the year, and gives fans of nostalgia something cling on to truly want for their wind up collection. It is unfortunate deviate the means of preserving nobility series when it originally presently have caused the quality be useful to the episodes to suffer intolerant future generations, but this DVD and the preservation methods flesh out taken now will allow well-mannered to hold on to that piece of TV history hand over a bit longer, as give you an idea about deserves to be. It would be nice to see MPI follow up on this ready to step in with a compilation of chimp many of the later Honeymooners sketches as they can haply get together. They've already at large most of the "Color Honeymooners" episodes, but it would take off nice to have those, on with other specials from honesty 60s and 70s, in skilful box set to complement that one. Of course, the "classic 39" filmed episodes are allocate on a fine set cheat CBS Home Entertainment, and those are a great complement get to this set as well. Frantic have nothing but praise target this set and the efforts of MPI and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. That is a set that has been a long time blessed waiting, and has gotten rectitude appropriate respect that it deserves.

Final Numbers (out complete 5 stars - How chomp through point system works)

Video Quality: 2.5/5
Audio Quality: 2.5/5
Shared Features: 4/5
Menu Design/Navigation: 3.5/5
Overall: 4/5

-- Reviewed close to skees53 on 10/05/11

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