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The Honeymooners The Sleepwalker (1955–1956) Online

The Honeymooners The Sleepwalker (1955–1956) Online
Original Title :
The Sleepwalker
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy / Family
Year :
1955–1956
Directror :
Frank Satenstein
Cast :
Jackie Gleason,Art Carney,Audrey Meadows
Writer :
A.J. Russell,Herbert Finn
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
30min
Rating :
8.6/10
The Honeymooners The Sleepwalker (1955–1956) Online

When Norton's sleepwalking through Ralph's apartment disturbs Ralph one time too many, Ralph decides to get to the root of Norton's trouble.
Episode credited cast:
Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason - Ralph Kramden
Art Carney Art Carney - Ed Norton
Audrey Meadows Audrey Meadows - Alice Kramden
Joyce Randolph Joyce Randolph - Trixie Norton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Lescoulie Jack Lescoulie - Himself - Announcer (voice)

The original script for this show had Ralph taking the sleepwalking Norton along on a business trip. But since Jackie Gleason was always reluctant to do shows away from the Kramden's apartment building, the business trip was written out of the story. Nonetheless, the original concept for the episode somehow made it into being a TV Guide summary for syndicated reruns of the show in the 1970's (and possibly earlier, perhaps the first run summary contained this mistake and stuck). TVGuide summery read " Ralph's business trip is anything but restful, what with sleepwalker Norton taking his nightly strolls"

When Ralph says that Norton is going to take him a tour of the Kosciuszko Street sewer; in reality Kosciuszko Street is between 1.0 to 2.4 miles away from 328 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn.

In Tagasi tulevikku (1985), Marty McFly watches The Honeymooners: The Man from Space (1955) with his future mother Lorraine Baines and her family on November 5, 1955, describing it as a classic. In reality, this episode aired on November 5, 1955 while The Honeymooners: The Man from Space (1955) aired on December 31, 1955.

Although it is assumed that Norton was introduced to Lulu the second before he enters Ralph's apartment sleepwalking holding Lulu, he has no allergic symptoms to the dog. However, it's revealed 16 episodes later in 'A Dog's Life' that Norton is allergic to dogs.


User reviews

Fohuginn

Fohuginn

Average episode, which means still pretty funny. Norton's getting plenty of sleep even if he is walking all over the tenements, including the ledges. Meanwhile, Ralph's getting none because guess who Trixie comes to to rescue hubby Norton from his sleepwalking. So tie a bell to the sleepwalker and put light-sleeper Ralph next to him. Plus, lock the bedroom door and hide the key. That's got to work. Sure it does, that is, as long as Dick Tracy's not on the job. But the real question is where's that doggone Lulu.

Gleason gets to do his usual blustery arm-waving, while Carney's as funny sleepwalking as he is awake. Poor Ralph, it seems his whole life is one petty annoyance after another. And a good thing too, that way we get all-time funny TV.

Watch too for George Petrie in makeup as the doctor. He was the series' all-purpose utility actor, and turns up in many different parts.
Just_paw

Just_paw

Ed has somnambulism and this is disrupting life for the Norton family and the Kramdens. It falls on Ralph to do something. What follows is a pretty predictable bit of stuff based on sleepwalking comedy. Ralph ends up sleeping with Norton to monitor him. There's lots of really funny physical comedy. The premise is almost too ludicrous to work very well, but Gleason and Carney are really quite funny. I really felt sorry for Ralph because I know what sleep deprivation can do to one.