THE HONEYMOONERS
The Honeymooners is an American sitcom, based on a recurring 1951–55 sketch of the same name. It debuted as a half-hour series on October 1, 1955. Although initially a ratings success — becoming the #2 show in the United States during its first season — it faced stiff competition, ending its production after only 39 episodes (now referred to as the “Classic 39”). The Honeymooners was one of the first U.S. television shows to portray working-class married couples in a gritty, non-idyllic manner (the show is set mostly in the Kramdens’ kitchen, in a neglected Brooklyn apartment complex). (More from Wikipedia)
A 1986 article in Kicks on Hasil Adkins caused a sensation, and Norton Records – named for Ed Norton, the Art Carney character on the long-running Jackie Gleason TV comedy The Honeymooners – was born when they released Out to Hunch later that year, the first of several albums collecting Adkins’s music.
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