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1949
Jack Carter stars with guests singer Joan Edwards, actor Peter Lorre, bird whistlers The Arnauts, comedy team McCarthy and Farrell, and acrobats The Fontaines. Lorre does a recitation of "The Telltale Heart" and joins Carter in a mad scientist sketch. Edwards performs at the piano and teams with Carter for "You're Adorable."
Lester as a clown called Arthur Clodfrey (takeoff on Arthur Godfrey), magician Galli-Galli make baby chicks appear under cups, MacDonnell sings "The Boy Next Door", and Jackie Robinson appears in a sketch visiting a kid in a wheelchair.
Jackie Gleason debuts as host with Rose Marie, comic Hank Ladd, acrobat Ladd Lyon, singing DeCastro Sisters, and dancer Evelyn Farney. Gleason duets with Rose and in a sketch at a hat check counter. DeCastros sing a Latin-American number.
1950
Jackie's guests are actress/singer Vivian Blaine and comic Bert Wheeler. Jackie stands behind Burt whispering the words of a song just before he has to sing them; the pair appear in a jungle safari sketch. Blaine sings "Orange Colored Sky." Gleason is Prince Ali Ben Shisk-Ka-Bob arriving at a Monte Carlo casino. "The Bachelor" does his laundry.
In sketches, a bachelor with a throbbing headache struggles to make breakfast. A new prisoner is coerced by cellmates to attempt several ridiculous escape schemes. One plan finally works, they escape, and he gets caught by the guard.
Jackie Gleason hosts with guests singer Jane Pickens, comedian Roger Price, singer Milton Douglas, plus regulars the June Taylor Dancers. Gleason celebrates 15 years in show business this week. In sketches, Jackie plays a bachelor decorating for his birthday party, and a bank clerk stealing money right in front of his boss who can't see without glasses. Pickens sings "Figeuner" and Blue Tail Fly". Douglas performs "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Begin the Beguine" with the June Taylor Dancers.
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1951
Containing the first ever Honeymooners sketch originally broadcast on the Dumont Network. Ralph comes home for dinner only to find out that there is no bread. Alice (played by Pert Kelton) asked Ralph to pick up some bread but naturally Ralph didn't do it. A lot of shouting leads to the breadbox and dinner going right out the window. An innocent bystander below (you'll see him again in later episodes) gets dusted by a can of flour. He turns out to be a cop. The sketch runs about 6:28 minutes.
Ralph is steamed because he can't find his razor blades in this early Honeymooners sketch. Alice remains calm but not before Ralph does some damage. This skit runs 5:10 minutes.
Alice gets a new television on a try it before you buy it plan. Ralph doesn't feel they can afford it and threatens to send it back. He finds out from the salesman that Alice was like a little girl when she first saw it. Softy Ralph really will do anything for Alice. Sketch runs 8:22 minutes and features the new characters of Norton and Trixie.
In this 6:34 minute sketch Ralph threatens to leave Alice over an extra meatball. Can he really leave her?
Alice and Ralph try to get ready for a big dance. Things don't go smoothly in this 8:20 minute sketch.
Ralph finds a note from a man who wants to see Alice when Ralph goes out bowling. Is she fooling around? Joyce Randolph makes her first appearance as Trixie in the 8:52 minute skit.
A Christmas party is happening in the Kramdens' Brooklyn apartment with plenty of visitors including Ed and Trixie. Jackie Gleason playing Ralph and many other characters.
