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The Honeymooners Holiday Classics 1953 Special Limited Edition [VHS]

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For those collecting the Honeymooners DVDs take note that this is just a re-packaging of individual Volumes 3 & 4 or the second half of the Boxed Set Collection #1.

You will only duplcate what you already have.

I give it 5 stars because the episodes are classic live TV mastered from the original kinescopes.

This DVD has two Holiday classics and two bonus classics. If you have the The Honeymooners - Classic 39 Episodes (1955) There is no need to buy this DVD, the episodes are already on the The Honeymooners - Classic 39 Episodes (1955)

This DVD collection is great. Jackie Gleason stepped into all of his wonderful characters in this wonderful Christmas themed sketch from his weekly variety show. On hand were the wonderful Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph who were the perfect supporting players. Frances Langford and the Dorsey brothers are terrific guests. This is a fine collection for any fan. The bonus episodes are wonderful too...especially the one where Ralph and Alice are on opposite sides during a local election.

This cool video includes four episodes of the Honeymooners, each dealing with a different holiday: Christmas, New Year's, Thanksgiving and Election Day (!!!). The first one though really highlights Gleason's talents as a comedian, giving him a chance to do several characters from his other program. A really fun show!

I love the Honeymooners. I have all the black and white episodes on dvd or vhs tape. I gave this DVD as a gift but have these episodes on dvd and vhs too. So, as far as content, if you like the honeymooners or like classic tv, you will love these episodes. Heart warming, funny and safe for the whole family to watch. I miss timeless classics like these. This is when comedy was clean, fun and inventive. The writers were creative and didn't need sexual innuendo to try and get a laugh. These episodes are a staple for our household to watch every christmas or just when we want to laugh or have the Christmas feeling.

We only watched it once, and only one episode was Christmas themed. We still enjoyed it. All Honeymooners and Gleason fans will too.

What was funny many years ago is not funny anymore. The Honeymooners had been my favorite TV show for years but I found it silly and boring as did my husband. It mainly centered about Jackie Gleason playing all the characters he was famous for- all in one episode. Even Art Carney wasn't funny. There are several other episodes on the DVD but I doubt if we will watch them and it will probably be donated to the public library. We were all ready for a good laugh but when the laughs came they were almost forced.

I may be one of the few people in the world who really doesn't like "The Honeymooners." The tiresome lines, the weak plots and the stab at acting do nothing to make this show appealing. One major flaw with "The Honeymooners" is that the show is so darn BORING! You can predict the story and outcome right away.

The tiresome lines and stilted phrases are bad enough, but the dreaded "homminas" are extremely annoying. Add to this mix Alice the big mouth, Ralphie Boy the cliche spouting windbag, Norton the Irritant and Dishrag Trixie. Fat jokes and chauvinism are abound in any "Honeymooners" collection and this is no exception.