The Honeymooners: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ralph Kramden is a New York bus driver who dreams of a better life. With his eccentric good friend, Ed Norton the sewer worker, he constantly tries crackpot schemes to strike it rich. All the while, his exasperated wife, Alice, is always there to bring him down to earth or to pick him up if he beats her to it. For as much as they fight, even dunderhead Ralph knows that she is the greatest and vice versa.

Series details

• Title: The Honeymooners
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1952-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-10-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3825

Cast and credited roles

• Jackie Gleason — Ralph Kramden
• Art Carney — Ed Norton
• Audrey Meadows — Alice Kramden
• Joyce Randolph — Trixie Norton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1952-09-20; final listed air date 1953-06-27.
• Season 2: premiered 1953-09-19; final listed air date 1954-06-19.
• Season 3: premiered 1954-09-25; final listed air date 1955-06-04.
• Season 4: premiered 1955-10-01; final listed air date 1956-09-22.
• Season 5: premiered 1956-10-13; final listed air date 1957-06-01.
• Season 6: premiered 1966-09-17; final listed air date 1967-04-22.
• Season 7: premiered 1967-09-09; final listed air date 1967-12-16.
• Season 8: premiered 1968-09-28; final listed air date 1969-04-19.
• Season 9: premiered 1969-09-27; final listed air date 1970-02-28.
• Season 10: premiered 1973-10-11; final listed air date 1978-12-10.
• Season 11: premiered 1958-01-26; final listed air date 2004-10-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Honeymooners on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.