# The Honeymooners

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**Created:** [September 12, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-honeymooners/553463 "2010-09-12T02:04:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-honeymooners/553463/1 "2010-09-12T02:04:05Z")

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I was told there were only 35 or so episodes of the Honeymooners. Anyone settle a bet for me?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-honeymooners/553463/2 "2010-09-12T02:07:06Z")

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[39](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042114/episodes)

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-honeymooners/553463/3 "2010-09-12T02:07:34Z")

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> **[The Honeymooners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_honeymooners)**
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> The Honeymooners is an American television sitcom which originally aired from 1955 to 1956, created by and starring Jackie Gleason, and based on a recurring comedy sketch of the same name that had been part of Gleason's variety show. It follows the lives of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden (Gleason), his wife Alice (Audrey Meadows), Ralph's best friend Ed Norton (Art Carney) and Ed's wife Trixie (Joyce Randolph) as they get involved with various schemes in their day-to-day living.
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> **[The Honeymooners (TV Series 1955–1956) - Trivia - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042114/trivia/)**
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> The Honeymooners (TV Series 1955–1956) - Trivia on IMDb: Cameos, Mistakes, Spoilers and more...

ETA, and runner pat’s link.

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**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-honeymooners/553463/4 "2010-09-12T02:23:30Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> [39](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042114/episodes)

Correct but . . .

There are about 80 “episodes” floating around there if you count the sketches from the Jackie Gleason Show, which preceded the standalone series. These were released (with poor quality, as they were shot off of the television screen of live broadcasts) as “lost episodes” in the '80s or '90s.