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Premiere Show - Art Carney, Frank Fontaine, Sue Ane Langdon, The Newton Brothers (featuring Wayne Newton) (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Comedy, Music

For the show's premiere episode, Jackie portrays Reginald Van Gleason in a musical spoof of violent TV cop dramas and plays Joe the Bartender to Frank Fontaine's Crazy Guggenheim. In the Honeymooners sketch, Jackie is joined by Sue Ane ...See moreFor the show's premiere episode, Jackie portrays Reginald Van Gleason in a musical spoof of violent TV cop dramas and plays Joe the Bartender to Frank Fontaine's Crazy Guggenheim. In the Honeymooners sketch, Jackie is joined by Sue Ane Langdon, Art Carney and Patricia Wilson as the Kramdens and the Nortons: for their summer vacation Ralph and Ed decide to turn their apartment building's basement into a air raid shelter leaving their wives to suffer on the beach at Atlantic City. Wayne Newton and his siblings, as The Newton Brothers are the musical guests. Written by David Bassler See less
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Director
Writers
Sydney Zelinka (written by) | Walter Stone (written by) | James Shelton (written by) | Will Glickman (written by)
Producer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 29, 1962

Release date
Sep 29, 1962 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
1 nomination

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Cast

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Jackie Gleason
Self - Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / Ralph Kramden Self - Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / Ralph Kramden   See fewer
Art Carney
Self / Ed Norton Self / Ed Norton   See fewer
Frank Fontaine
Self - Crazy Guggenheim Self - Crazy Guggenheim   See fewer
Sue Ane Langdon
Self - Blanche La Toache / Alice Kramden Self - Blanche La Toache / Alice Kramden   See fewer
The June Taylor Dancers
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra   See fewer
The Newton Brothers
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
Wayne Newton
Self - Singer (as The Newton Brothers) Self - Singer (as The Newton Brothers)   See fewer
Patricia Wilson
Self - Trixie Norton Self - Trixie Norton   See fewer
Frank Marth
Self - Gangster Self - Gangster   See fewer
Ted Beniades
Self - Gangster (as Ted Benaides) Self - Gangster (as Ted Benaides)   See fewer
Philip Bruns
Self - Gangster (as Phil Bruns) Self - Gangster (as Phil Bruns)   See fewer
Karen Flynn
Self - Glea Girl Self - Glea Girl   See fewer
Darlene Enlow
Self - Glea Girl Self - Glea Girl   See fewer
Greta Randall
Self - Glea Girl Self - Glea Girl   See fewer
Ann Warner
Self - Glea Girl Self - Glea Girl   See fewer
Sally Carter-Ihnat
Self - Glea Girl (as Sally Carter) Self - Glea Girl (as Sally Carter)   See fewer
Johnny Olson
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
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