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The Worst Episodes of The Honeymooners

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Worst episode
S1E30 The Loudspeaker
8.0303 votes
Best episode
S1E13 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
9.1483 votes
Top season
Season 1
8.5avg
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19h 30m
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 30 - The Loudspeaker
    8.0/10(303 votes)

    S1:E30

    A few days before the ceremonies announcing the selection of the Raccoon of the Year, the Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler of the Racoons tells Ralph that he will be sitting on the dais that night and to be prepared to say a few words. Ralph, of course, takes this to mean that he is to be the Raccoon of the Year, and begins to write his "humble" acceptance speech.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 22 - Here Comes the Bride
    8.1/10(315 votes)

    S1:E22

    Ralph's lodge brother, Stanley, is about to marry Alice's sister, Agnes. At the Raccoons' bachelor party for Stanley, Ralph warns the young man not to move in with Agnes's parents after the wedding. But this advice backfires when Agnes shows up at the Kramdens' after the wedding reception, sobbing that her new husband has changed into a "beast".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 24 - Please Leave the Premises
    8.2/10(327 votes)

    S1:E24

    Outraged when he gets a notice from his landlord, Mr. Johnson, that his rent is being raised, Ralph--over Alice's objections--goes on a rent strike to "teach that Johnson a lesson". Unfortunately it's the middle of winter, and when the landlord turns off the heat, water and electricity, it looks like that the only one being taught "a lesson" is Ralph.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 12 - Something Fishy
    8.2/10(324 votes)

    S1:E12

    The Raccoons are planning for an annual Raccoon Fishing Trip, and this time, the Raccoons vote not to take their wives. But Alice and Trixie will not stand for being left behind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 10 - Hello, Mom
    8.2/10(323 votes)

    S1:E10

    When the Kramdens get a telegram from Alice's mother, telling them she’s coming for a visit, Ralph is less than pleased and asks to stay with the Nortons.

    Director:Frank Satenstein
    Writers:Marvin Marx, Walter Stone

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  6. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 26 - Young Man with a Horn
    8.2/10(322 votes)

    S1:E26

    After Alice finds Ralph's old coronet in the bedroom closet. Ralph remembers lost career chances, and feels discouraged. But after a visit from a kindly, elderly millionaire couple who used to live in the apartment. They help Ralph see that he is still young enough to pursue new opportunities. With Norton's help, Ralph makes a list of all his strong and weak points so that he can correct his faults and become a success.

    Director:Frank Satenstein
    Writers:A.J. Russell, Herbert Finn

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  7. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 34 - The Safety Award
    8.2/10(317 votes)

    S1:E34

    Ralph is about to receive an award as the city's safest bus driver. This honor includes a feature story in a major magazine; and a ceremony at City Hall, where Ralph, Alice, and the Nortons will meet the Mayor. But on the way to the ceremony, Ralph gets into an accident, which is actually the other driver's fault. Will the truth come out so that Ralph can accept his award?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 19 - Ralph Kramden, Inc.
    8.2/10(308 votes)

    S1:E19

    Norton invests in Ralph's stock when Ralph wants twenty dollars. When Ralph thinks he is named in a millionaire's will, arguments arise. It turns out Ralph was simply left a pet bird named Fortune, and much of the money was left to the butler and maid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 28 - The Worry Wart
    8.3/10(324 votes)

    S1:E28

    Ralph goes into a panic when he gets a letter from the Internal Revenue Service ordering that he appear at their office the next morning, fearing that the IRS is investigating him for income tax evasion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 25 - Pardon My Glove
    8.3/10(319 votes)

    S1:E25

    Ralph's birthday is coming up, and he finds out that Alice is planning a surprise party for him. On that day, however, no party materializes and Ralph is, to say the least, disappointed. He's even more disappointed when he finds a man's glove that's not his hidden in a dresser drawer and gets suspicious when Alice seems in a hurry to get him out of the house that night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 32 - Opportunity Knocks, But
    8.3/10(317 votes)

    S1:E32

    Mr. Marshall, Ralph's boss, receives a new pool table as a birthday present from his wife. Hearing of Ralph's prowess at pool, he asks Ralph to stop by his house that night to teach him the "fundamentals" of the game. When Norton shows up, Marshall invites him, too. Ralph sees this as an opportunity to "get in good with the boss", but at Marshall's home that night, Norton makes such an impression on Marshall that he offers Norton a job at the bus company as Bus Driver Supervisor--the job that Ralph has been after for a long time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 35 - Mind Your Own Business
    8.3/10(315 votes)

    S1:E35

    Norton loses his job after following Ralph's advice and starts selling steam ironsn door to door. When Ed lies about how much money he's making so that the Kramdens don't feel bad, Ralph himself considers selling steam irons door to door.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 31 - On Stage
    8.3/10(313 votes)

    S1:E31

    In order to raise money for the Raccoon Lodge, the lodge members decide to put on a play, and hire a professional director, Mr. Faversham, to direct it. Ralph is given the lead and Alice is given the female lead. Ralph starts "seeing stars" when he learns that Faversham's friend, Hollywood producer Herbert J. Whiteside, is in town looking to cast his new picture and will be attending the play's opening night.

    Director:Frank Satenstein
    Writers:Leonard B. Stern, Sydney Zelinka

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  14. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 17 - The Babysitter
    8.3/10(311 votes)

    S1:E17

    When Alice has a telephone installed, Ralph feels threatened both by her newfound freedom and the prospect of another bill to pay. Alice is baby-sitting to pay for the phone but Ralph thinks she's two-timing him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 11 - The Deciding Vote
    8.3/10(301 votes)

    S1:E11

    Ralph buys Alice a vacuum while there is a Raccoon election going on for convention manager, and it's up to Norton to be the deciding vote.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 2 - Funny Money
    8.4/10(360 votes)

    S1:E2

    Counterfeiters have lost a suitcase of 'funny money' and have to wait 30 days to retrieve it. Once 30 days have elapsed it becomes the property of the person who found it...Ralph Kramden. When he discovers the contents of the case he goes on a wild spending spree despite Alice's warnings that this doesn't seem right. It isn't long before the gangsters come calling for their loot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 16 - Oh My Aching Back
    8.4/10(329 votes)

    S1:E16

    Ralph injures his back after a bowling tournament a day before his physical examination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 8 - Pal O'Mine
    8.4/10(323 votes)

    S1:E8

    A ring that was intended for Norton's new supervisor in the sewer, but that instead gets stuck on Ralph's finger accidentally, is all it takes to jeopardize Ralph's friendship with Norton - until an explosion in the sewer brings Ralph to his senses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 15 - A Matter of Record
    8.5/10(333 votes)

    S1:E15

    Ralph throws Alice's mother out of the apartment, but Alice soon walks out on him, too. In a last ditch effort to save their marriage, Ralph cuts a record to apologize to Alice - and also, reluctantly, to her mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 4 - A Woman's Work is Never Done
    8.5/10(353 votes)

    S1:E4

    Alice is so tired of Ralph's complaining about the housework not getting done that she decides to hire themselves a maid while she goes off to get a job herself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 6 - The Sleepwalker
    8.5/10(415 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 33 - Unconventional Behavior
    8.6/10(303 votes)

    S1:E33

    Ralph and Norton head off to the Raccoon convention in Minneapolis. They lose their wives in the train station and think that they are now traveling alone. Norton has brought along a number of joke items including trick handcuffs, which he promptly puts on himself and Ralph. Not surprisingly, once on they can't get them off which leads to no end of problems, especially when it comes to the sleeping arrangements. In the end, they find out they're on the wrong train and heading in the wrong direction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 39 - A Man's Pride
    8.6/10(303 votes)

    S1:E39

    Ralph meets an old boyfriend of Alice's, who tells Ralph what a great success he now is. Ralph doesn't want to admit that he's only a bus driver, so he pretends he's the head of the bus company. But his pretense may backfire, when Alice's former boyfriend and his wife invite Ralph and Alice to dinner at an expensive restaurant -- a place Ralph cannot afford.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 38 - Dial J for Janitor
    8.6/10(314 votes)

    S1:E38

    After several janitors have quit working in his building, Ralph decides to take on the job himself. But he finds it a lot tougher and more complicated than he thought it would be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Honeymooners Season 1 Episode 27 - Head of the House
    8.6/10(326 votes)

    S1:E27

    Ralph tells a newspaper that he's head of the house and then has to prove it to a co-worker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Loudspeaker" is the worst rated episode of The Honeymooners. It scored 8.0/10 from 303 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on April 21, 1956. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Here Comes the Bride".

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