The Honeymooners: Ralph convinces Ed to get more involved in civil defense and spend a week in the basement instead of vacationing with Alice & Trixie in Atlantic City. Once in the basement, hilarity ensues when Ralph & Ed try to sleep in bunk beds. This episode is also known as "Retreat To The Basement". Running time: 15:35 Note: This is the 1st of 3 "Honeymooners" sketches that we're performed on "Jackie Gleason's American Scene Magazine". At the time, this is the first Honeymooners sketch to be performed by Jackie Gleason & Art Carney in over 5 years & 3 months. Making it the longest gap between sketches from 1951 to 1978. Sue Ann Langdon appears as Alice & Patricia Wilson appears as Trixie This episode is not in syndication. It does appear on Goodtimes Home Video titled: "Jackie Gleason's and His American Scene Magazine". The other sketches performed in this hour are: "The Retouchables", a "Untouchables" take off parody, "Joe the Bartender" with Crazy Gugenheim (Frank Fontaine), and Wayne Newton sings "Love Makes the World Go Round". We can only hope that MPI will release this episode in a future, repackaged "Lost Epiosde's" DVD set.

Starring:

Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Jackie Gleason, Joyce Randolph

Genre:

Comedy, Family