‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

On Christmas Eve, Ralph is excited to give Alice her Christmas present. Only for a neighbor to show up and give Alice the exact same gift. With time running out and limited funds, Ralph has to run out and find a new gift for Alice. I don’t claim to be an expert when it comes to early television shows, but watching this particular episode of The Honeymooners felt like discovering the Rosetta Stone of sitcoms. With every physical gag and wacky plot twist playing out before a live studio audience for what was probably the first time. I was especially surprised to see that the entire episode took place in Ralph and Alice’s kitchen. Twenty-six minutes of old-timey TV taking place in one tiny location. Maybe every episode of the show was like that. A real expert could probably tell you if that was the case or not. As for me, I’ll probably never know.

Rating: A partridge in a pear tree%

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