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The other day, I viewed "The Golfer" episode. This, just the 3rd of the "Classic 39" shows, has always been one of my favorites (I defy anyone NOT to laugh at Ed Norton's silly version of "Addressing" the Ball!), and seeing the original openings and closings for the first time was also a real...

Yeah, but it took over 50 years for it to happen! For me, it does also somewhat highlight the futile trap some of us can create in taking the position of holding off for such and such an innovation. Of course, Ralph's 3-D TV comment was put in as reference to the then recent 3-D Movie craze...

Having viewed the first "TV Or Not TV" episode, despite the print quality shortcomings (Which I found to be mostly negligible!), for me, it was a most delightful visual and aural experience! Of course, Alice's wanting a TV amounts to setting up the great interplay between Ralph and Ed, as we...

My Blu-ray set of THE HONEYMOONERS "CLASSIC 39 EPISODES" finally arrived in today's mail! :) It was a bit anticlimactic, in that we didn't even hear the postal van, even though he pulls up right behind our house, and it was, for this spring, a rare rainy day, but I'll take it! I concur that...

Jayne and Audrey look so much alike, you'd think they were twins, but they weren't, with Jayne Meadows being about 3 years Audrey's senior. By the way, that's a marvelous photo of the Meadows Sisters, Will! Thank you very much for sharing! :) CHEERS! :) Tony

Correct, with Pert Kelton (Born 1907) being older than Jackie Gleason (Born 1916). The younger "Alice" Audrey Meadows was born in 1922. CHEERS! :)

I just discovered that longtime 60 Minutes Journalist/Reporter, Canadian Born Morley Safer passed away last week, on the same day as Scottish Born/Canadian Raised Alan Young, the latter being most famous as Mr. Ed's human sidekick Wilbur, and as the voice of Scrooge McDuck! May they both Rest...

Thanks Thank you very kindly, Richard! I may give that a try next week, as our long weekend has just began! What really stings is that Import CDs has pretty much been my go to for competitive pricing and good solid customer service over the past 4 years. This is the first badly written...

OK, this is just getting effing ridiculous! It appears that Import CDs is now outsourcing their Customer Service! I have little tolerance for badly written, severely misspelled Email correspondence. They used to be a better company than that! Below is a copy and paste of Import CDs latest...

OK, not unlike Ralph Kramden, I'm beginning to get a bit steamed! :angry: Yes, I know that $#!? occasionally happens when it comes to the shipping of items. However, what really ticks me off is the feeling of being jerked around! :angry: Is it too much to ask of Amazon Marketplace and the...

Well, we've just had our last day of Mail Delivery prior to the long weekend, and my Honeymooners Blu-ray set STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED! :( While I've been vacillating back and forth in terms of how to deal with an unarrived shipment and the appropriate timing in which to do so, I've decided that...

If it comes down to me contacting Import CDs, my plan will be to aim for the replacement, as I've waited a very long time to get THE HONEYMOONERS "CLASSIC 39" in any form, and don't wish to collect the refund, then have to plunk down more $, since Import CDs current pricing for the Blu-ray set...

Another day, another not yet received shipment! :P The postal guy looking at me and saying with a slightly bemused expression "Sorry, no parcels today!" as he was driving by was a bit amusing, I must admit! :3dglasses: I've simply had to resign myself to the fact that my Honeymooners Blu-ray...

Thank you very much, Richard and Bigshot, for your helpful inputs! :) For now, I'm of the mindset that I'll likely wait until about the end of the month (Assuming I have to wait that long!) before I make any contact with the seller. This is in part, due to my having decided to take part of...

Some bad news and some good news: The Bad News - My Honeymooners Blu-ray set STILL hasn't arrived! :( The Good News - Our local Postal Delivery guy IS well aware of it! :D I guess that like Ralph Kramden's impatience for success with one of his "Get rich quick" schemes, I'm MASSIVELY...

Hi Randall! I'm with you 100% regarding Import CDs fantastic service! It's only our local Mail Delivery where I sometimes get a bit nervous, as they've been known to pop it in the wrong box every now and then, although our current regular postal delivery guy is very good, and goes that little...

Hi Richard! Thanks, but that's just the problem, Import CDs WON'T send a replacement! I discovered this surprising fact in the fall of 2014 when, after I had ordered the A CHRISTMAS CAROL Blu-ray/DVD combo for which, I found out later the originally included DVD with Bonus Features that...

As of today's Mail Delivery, I still haven't received my order! :P My main concern is that if by chance, the shipment got misdirected (Tracking capability is NOT included for this order!), Import CDs will only refund my order, not ship a replacement! The problem with that in this case, is...

I'm a bit disappointed that my set didn't arrive this week! While technically, the estimated delivery date is between May 13 - 20, I typically find that shipments from Import CDs arrive ahead of the earliest date! I'm a bit concerned that they used DHL Global Systems instead of the USPS, this...

So, unlike the NFL, THE HONEYMOONERS Classic 39 has NO separate Blooper Reel! Now that you mention it, I do recall reading (quite recently, in fact!) that no subsequent retakes, or even pick up shots were done! The cast and crew had to rely on getting the production sorted out during...

Thank you very much for your most helpful clarification, Lee! So, THE HONEYMOONERS, like NFL Football (I'm not an NFL fan, by the way! ), was captured live on to Film, but unlike NFL Football, wasn't broadcast live, because unlike sports, retakes were necessary for the episodes to be suitable...

I don't think Joel's disputing that. Having read THE HONEYMOONERS wikipedia page, included is a description of how the Classic 39 broadcasts were captured live and directly filmed simultaneously with the Electronicam system, of which 3 were used in each of the episodes. As the captured Film...

Thank you very much for posting this vintage David Garroway TODAY SHOW footage! Over the years, I've viewed this in numerous forms, dating back to David Garroway's 1982 passing! As an added bonus, this definitively answers whether the sources posted online regarding whose voices were used for...

I'm really glad that I ordered this set when I did, as the Amazon Marketplace Merchant's price jumped $10.25 to $44.86 before shipping! CHEERS! :)

I agree that it does make more sense. However, all of the other sources that I've found, including one for WCBS-FM Newsreaders that Gaylord Avery did the syndicated voice over work: http://www.musicradio77.com/historyboard/wwwboard//messages/411.html Most interesting, indeed! CHEERS! :)

OK, back to a more on topic post! This source appears to get it backwards in naming Jack Lescoulie as the announcer for the syndicated versions, instead; and Gaylord Avery for the original openings...

Of course, nowadays Buick seems to take more pride in their cars not looking like Buicks, or so their more recent commercials rather strongly suggest! :rolleyes: Every time that dumb*** "I thought so and so got a Buick" commercial plays, I feel like yelling "We know it's a bloody Buick! Get...

I think to say that Mr. Jack Lescoulie had a most interesting career life (Orchestra Leader; War Correspondent; Game Show Host; etc!) is putting it mildly, and I highly recommend a reading of his Wikipedia page, for starters! On the other hand, does anyone know what other activities that...

OK, so the episodes with the original openings and sponsor spots aren't quite Night Of Broadcast. Having researched about the original voice overs, I see that the man behind these wasn't exactly a nobody, either! ;) Jack Lescoulie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lescoulie Actually...

More than one voiceover was done for the main titles? I never knew that, though I suppose that's what comes with having only seen the syndicated runs. No doubt, viewing these will be an eye opener for me! In the original post, I counted 13 asterisks (*), which denote the episodes with both...