The Honeymooners: Second Honeymoon

If you are a honeymooners fan, this is a must buy!! Especially when it’s the original cast except for Alice, but it’s still a great show

In the mid to late 70's, Jackie Gleason revived The Honeymooners in a series of specials with Audrey Meadows as Alice, Art Carney as Ed Norton, and Jane Kean as Trixie. This special proves that the intervening years had done nothing to diminish the chemistry between Jackie and Audrey, or between Jackie and Art. Gleason assumes the role of Ralph Kramden as if he'd never left it, and manages to keep the franchise alive and contemporary (for its time) with a few topical references, yet retaining the flavor of the original Honeymooners sketches of the 1950's. Once again, Ralph suspects that Alice is pregnant. Never mind the fact that their ages by the late 70's tend to stretch the plausibility of this premise...with Ralph and Alice, anything seems possible, including their timelessness and agelessness. This is a pleasant, hilarious revival of a comedy classic, sure to appeal to those old enough to remember the originals as well as those so young that this is all new stuff. This is a fun, funny show!!!

A fun comedy with a bit of nostalgia. Enjoyed seeing Ralph, Alice, Ed and a new Trixie. Although the original cast has aged, Alice looks great and Ed looks nearly the same as he did in the original series! He never changes! Alice's mother arrived with the usual sassiness and making for more fun! There were some familiar bits as people change as they age, but the character of a person still has the same peculiarities! Looking forward to the other 2 Honeymooners DVD's that we bought. We have all the original "Honeymooners' Episodes and it was so nice to find 3 we had never seen before! Thanks, Amazon.com! Emmy

Not on par with classic 39 episodes, but ok if you are a hard core Honeymooners fan.

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THE HONEYMOONERS. THEY ARE NUMBER 1 IN COMEDY. JACKIE GLEASON, ART CARNEY AND THE REST MAKE THE SHOW WHAT IT IS TODAY.

I've always been a big fan of the Honeymooners. I am very happy that MPI is releasing these specials now that they have finished the 1960s color Honeymooners musicals. It is a treat to see Jackie Gleason, Art Carson and Audrey Meadows together again, particuarly Audrey Meadows. Jane Kean is a fine Trixie but I would have really enjoyed seeing Joyce Randolf again. Anyway, these specials were made in the early 70s and it's obvious that the cast has grown a little older. The jokes and storylines seemed to mostly be coming from some older "lost episode" storylines since at the time nobody thought they'd ever be rebroadcast again or put on something called a DVD. So the 70s audience would probably not remember that many of the things in this story had been done before. Anyway, it was still great to see the cast. The only problem is that I do think it's expensive to purchase just this one DVD that only has a 50 minute show. I will continue to purchase all of these specials but I wish they could have just put all four of them together in one collection for a decent price rather than separating them. And the "bonus" material wasn't really worth watching at all. So I give it 3 stars.

This is one of three DVD releases of the "Honeymooners" shows that were aired long after the show (and the Gleason show) ended. What happened to the fourth is anyone's guess. Guess we'll wait and see. It's very funny. Not up to the standards, but when the standards are so high, can you really expect that? It IS very funny! If, like me, you love the 39 or even the musical shows, you'll love this. You'll be very happy with your purchase. I guess the only negative is the fact that it's one 50 minute TV episode. They could have put all three (or four!) on one disc pretty easily. But, Noooooooooo! But, it's still funnier than anything you'll see in a two-hour comedy today. Just pony up and buy it. You'll laugh, I promise.

Good dvd.

THE HONEYMOONERS is the most fondly remembered of all American TV comedy shows. Starting out as a single sketch in the Jackie Gleason show it developed into a 39-episode half-hour series. Ralph Kramden, his long-suffering wife Alice and nutty neighbour Ed Norton became household names, but, only in the USA as very few episodes were televised in the UK until BBC ran them in 1989. 25 years after the initial appearance the cast re-assembled for another fling. The 'special' included here finds a much older but no wiser Ralph under the delusion that Alice is expecting a 'happy event'. Naturally he is mistaken resulting in all kinds of misunderstandings and embarrassments. The team have lost none of the verve and comic skill during the passing years, the interplay between the characters as vital as ever. Sound/picture quality are superb.Only available in region 1 format.

Great to add to your collection, especially if you have the complete series 👍

Great show. The Honeymooners are great. Arrived on time.