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Sexist Honeymooners?(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
Regarding "This Sewer Sweeper Wore Blue'" (THE NEW AMERICAN, December 15), I believe that the honeymoon has clouded your recollection of the marriage. I agree that Mr. Art Carney was a uniquely talented actor. However, The Honeymooners was by no means a testament to good, clean entertainment. It was violent, evil and sexist.
The Honeymooners was a show that put women in their place, namely the kitchen. If a woman spoke out about the injustice of waiting on a man hand and foot, as Audrey Meadows often did, Jackie Gleason's response was always the same. He would threaten her with his clenched fist and then yell at her. "To the moon, Alice," was his solution every time she stepped out of line. Each time she had a ...
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- Magazine article from: Multichannel News MOSS, LINDA March 13, 2000 700+ words
...hour-long musical episode of The Honeymooners, which hasn't aired since New Year...March 19), capped off by "The Honeymooners Fandemonium Weekend." During that...air the so-called "Classic 39" Honeymooners episodes nonstop for 48 hours. Also...
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- Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine) Gehring, Wes November 1, 2001 700+ words
...signature skit--"The Honeymooners." To capitalize on the...pretty situations for "The Honeymooners." "Make it real" was...established by the stark "Honeymooners" kitchen set--an old...Love, Alice: My Life as a Honeymooner, she said the set "would...
- TV's Legendary Comedy: The Honeymooners Laughs Its Way to Lottery Games &...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 20, 2002 700+ words
...it will offer TV sitcom giant, The Honeymooners(TM) as a licensed lottery promotion...Generations of laughter have followed 'The Honeymooners' and we are just delighted to have...President and CEO Steve Saferin. The Honeymooners(TM) lottery promotions could include...
- U. Utah: CD REVIEW: 'The Honeymooners' should stay on permanent vacation.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire June 13, 2005 700+ words
...Zalkind If ours were a just world, "The Honeymooners" director John Schultz and his multitude...execs had to actually sanction "The Honeymooners." Hell, a gaggle of moneyed types...Ultimately, the joke is on the masses. "Honeymooners'" dream team has excreted the fattest...
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- News wire article from: Miami Herald (Miami, FL) June 30, 2006 700+ words
...released nine uncut episodes of The Color Honeymooners on DVD (MPI Home Video, $40). The Color Honeymooners are actually one-hour, musical...show's most popular sketch, The Honeymooners, and turned it into a filmed 30...
- At the Movies: `The Honeymooners'.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire June 10, 2005 700+ words
...current onslaught of updates with "The Honeymooners," a dim and dull morsel that's...Yard" _ have been mediocre. "The Honeymooners" takes it down a few more pegs. Cedric...the filmmakers heavily strip "The Honeymooners" of the over-the-top domestic...
- Honeymooners shun Bali after carnage, JAKARTA POST.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire October 26, 2002 700+ words
...lives has prompted many would-be honeymooners from Jakarta to cancel their trips...Similarly, two other would-be honeymooners, Erry and Santi, who will also get...agency said that more than 80 percent of honeymooners had canceled their trips to Bali in...
- Honeymooners shun Bali after carnage.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 26, 2002 700+ words
...lives has prompted many would-be honeymooners from Jakarta to cancel their trips...Similarly, two other would-be honeymooners, Erry and Santi, who will also get...agency said that more than 80 percent of honeymooners had canceled their trips to Bali in...
- Several cooks meddle with `Honeymooners' soup.
- Newspaper article from: Zap2It.com June 10, 2005 700+ words
...long to get around to adapting "The Honeymooners." The Jackie Gleason comedy is a...Hillbillies" were sacred, shows like "The Honeymooners" and "I Love Lucy" were left alone...Schultz didn't arrive on "The Honeymooners" until several screenwriters had taken...
- `The Honeymooners'.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) June 8, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Philip Wuntch "The Honeymooners" is that rare movie best seen...highly dubious distinction. "The Honeymooners" is a needless retread of the...But he's definitely "The Honeymooners'" dreamboat. ___ THE HONEYMOONERS...
Source: HighBeam Research, Sexist Honeymooners?(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)