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Since it's premiere on October 1, 1955, The Honeymooners has established itself as a cornerstone of American television. Amazing... considering that only 39 full-length classic episodes were filmed, all included in this collection! The brilliant and hilarious interplay between Ralph, Alice, Ed and Trixie set the tone for countless situation comedies through the years but none have quite captured the sheer magic of the Kramdens and the Nortons struggling to carve out their piece of the American Dream in Brooklyn. This comprehensive DVD collection is an everlasting monument to one of the funniest and most enduring TV shows of all time. The CBS/Paramount DVD of The Honeymooners is a nicely packaged set of all 39 shows, plus a modest sampling of special features. The packaging is attractive and reasonably informative, offering short plot descriptions and airdates for the shows, which are presented in broadcast order. For those who watched edited-for-time versions of The Honeymooners in syndication, this DVD set offers one unexpected benefit. Because The Honeymooners shows originally ran 26 minutes apiece, they were always cut to fit latter-day 30-minute time slots. Knowing this would be done, Gleason apparently tried to include a disposable scene or two, but seeing what for many are completely new scenes amid very familiar ones is, well, weird. Video & Audio The Honeymooners was an early three-camera show, shot in black & white on 35mm film in front of a live audience. A variation of the system devised by Desi Arnaz and Karl Freund for I Love Lucy, the Electronocam T-V Film System (don't you just love that name?) seems, for whatever reasons, to have worked less well. Wanting to keep the show as spontaneous as possible, Gleason rarely rehearsed, and because of this the cameramen occasionally have trouble keeping up with the action, leaving angles slightly out of focus for long stretches. But the transfers themselves are clean and generally quite sharp, with the 39 episodes and special features spread over five single-sided discs. Some viewers have complained about the sound on the first episode, "TV or Not TV," but while the audio is indeed muffled (though not inaudible), the other episodes play just fine. English and Spanish subtitles are offered. Extras Extras include the show's opening and closing sequences as they originally aired, before the program went into its perennial syndication. Basically, the opening credits and familiar theme music are intact, but with a different announcer and a "Sponsored by Buick" tag. For those weaned on the syndicated version, the loud, unfamiliar and nasally voice of the original announcer is amusingly jarring. The tags have a straight-faced Gleason, out of character, pitching cars the Kramdens themselves could never afford. The end titles roll over an inexplicable stick figure background that looks just like the logo for The Saint. The only other extra is The Honeymooners Anniversary Special, a 22-minute celebration/documentary from 1990 hosted by Audrey Meadows, featuring new and archival interviews with the main cast, several of the writers, and jack-of-all-trades character players Frank Marth and George The CBS/Paramount DVD of The Honeymooners is a nicely packaged set of all 39 shows, plus a modest sampling of special features. The packaging is attractive and reasonably informative, offering short plot descriptions and airdates for the shows, which are presented in broadcast order. For those who watched edited-for-time versions of The Honeymooners in syndication, this DVD set offers one unexpected benefit. Because The Honeymooners shows originally ran 26 minutes apiece, they were always cut to fit latter-day 30-minute time slots. Knowing this would be done, Gleason apparently tried to include a disposable scene or two, but seeing what for many are completely new scenes amid very familiar ones is, well, weird. The Honeymooners: "Classic 39" EpisodesProduct Identifiers
UPC0032429338914
eBay Product ID (ePID)4046027883
Product Key Features
Movie/TV TitleThe Honeymooners: "Classic 39 in Episodes
Run Time1016 min.
RatingNR
FormatDVD
GenreTV Comedy
StudioParamount
Sub-GenreTelevision
Dimensions
Item Height0.59 in
Item Weight0.37 lb
Item Length7.39 in
Item Width5.34 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs5
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 25 Jan, 2024
Very old television show, but very entertaining!
I remember watching this old show, when I was a lot younger, when they would show it on the late night programming. It always has me laughing! Jackie Gleason and Art Carney were perfect together.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Dec, 2022
The Honeymooners TV Show dvd.
I grew up watching the honeymooners with my grandparents even though that tv show was before my time, but I loved it even since then.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Jun, 2021
Excellent Mastering
This is a great DVD set. Wonderful mastering of these classic episodes. I grew up watching the later syndicated versions, which were mainly washed out and old. These look great. Unlike any other version I'd seen before or since.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 May, 2022
THE HONEYMOONERS - real life
Awesome product! This DVD brings back a lot of good memories. This was a very entertaining sitcom. It was a time when the whole family could spend quality time together. There were no R ratings.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Feb, 2021
The whole family loved it!
Package was put together nicely, well done very enjoyable, thanks great product, great price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 Aug, 2021
Honeymooners DVD
Simply Love it..I grew up on B/W TV watching this comedy..it's still just as funny as childhood memories..Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Apr, 2021
Great show
The best classic sitcom, forerunner to today’s shows, maybe some would say it’s not PC, but then there’s no 5 years olds dropping the “F” bomb on the show either so I’d say it balances out😎Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 19 Feb, 2022
Great box set
All time classic TV seriesVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Jul, 2020
The honeymooners great show!
We love this series its great so funny and wonderful for the whole familyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Jun, 2017
good old time humor
the characters are great.......good, clean humorVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
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