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A busload of material featuring Ralph Kramden, the hefty
bus driver from Brooklyn immortalized by Jackie Gleason
in The Honeymooners, appears on this DVD, though
the title is somewhat misleading. This production is
more of a tribute to Gleason himself and his fellow
performers, especially perennial sidekick Art Carney. A
constant theme throughout is Gleason's remarkable
ability to ad-lib when things went wrong on live
television. Short clips of bloopers and improvisations
involving characters such as the drunken playboy
"Reginald Van Gleason" or the eternal sad sack "Poor
Soul" appear frequently, along with monologue bits from
Gleason's hour-long variety shows. In fact, the material
featuring characters from The Honeymooners that
appears is taken from sketches performed as part of the
variety show, and include such classic bits as Ralph and
Alice Kramden preparing to be contestants on Beat the
Clock, Ralph trying to help his wife's sister to
elope, and a full-length sketch in which Ralph thinks
he's been fired and writes an ill-conceived letter to
his boss. Art Carney takes a starring role in a bonus
program entitled The Wit and Wisdom of Ed Norton.
--Robert J. McNamara
Product Description
Studio: Mpi Home Video Release Date: 11/07/2000 Run
time: 135 minutes Rating: Nr
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