I was a personal trainer in Manhattan in 1998. An old small nice man came in the gym for his orientation. His name was Brad and said he was a producer for The Honeymooners. He said Jackie Gleason would show up 10 minutes before the show, glance through the script and knock it out of the park. He was that good.

@purefoldnz3070

Жыл бұрын

his kids meanwhile wished he showed up at all.

@oceanhedonist265

Жыл бұрын

And his co-stars were livid with his lack of discipline.

@chrisnalina1755

10 ай бұрын

And the truth of why he stopped doing it was because the show was about to be cancelled. Had nothing to do with "Quality" of the scripts not being good.

I came home from Vietnam in 1969 wounded badly with months laid up in a VA hospital near Chicago Hinze VA. Every night at 10 pm the Honeymooner was on TV. I was on a ward with forty other guys and we all had our little TV's set up where we could move the antenna with a cain to get the best reception. Jackie Gleason was great for us vets I'll never forget him.

Loved this man ! He was and always will be the Greatest !!

I cried when Jackie Gleason died. I typically don't get emotional when a celebrity dies, but he was more than that to me, he was like an old friend. The "Great One" was just that, great! The way he abused himself it is a miracle that he lived as long as he did. Amazingly, smoking 5 packs of cigarettes a day for 50+ years wasn't even what got him, it was colon cancer- cancer in which he didn't even try to treat. They say that laughter adds years to your life, and perhaps that is why he lived as long as he did- but one thing is certain, if laughing truly does add years to your life, then because of you Mr. Gleason I am going to live to be a VERY OLD MAN! Thank you for that Jackie- and away we go!!!

@jamesharber7820

3 жыл бұрын

Sir...very well written!

@janetmccoy7945

3 жыл бұрын

Cigarettes are a carcinogen and could have caused his colon cancer.

@fflubadubb

2 жыл бұрын

I cried too !

A genuis!!! A man I admire sooo much. I've looked up to him for the last 40yrs. Love The Honeymooners to this day! I'm actually in the middle of watching 4 Seasons of sketches & lost episodes. "How Sweet It Is" ❤ R.I.P Jackie Gleason "The Great One"

@AndrewVOdom

4 жыл бұрын

James Henderson Looks good to me...RIP, Jackie!

One of the best. RIP Jackie

So up front and honest. A classy man.

He earned everything he got. He lived life on his terms. I just wish I could have been on one of those train rides from New York to Florida! Back in my prime years I could drink a lot - I would never have been able to keep up with Gleason at his age in this interview.

@condemnedto4093

2 жыл бұрын

He was 70 in this interview 😂🤣🤣

@joejones9520

Ай бұрын

@@condemnedto4093 he died age 71 in 1987

How sweet he was....

Born in 1949- seen my share of television. Best drama show ever- The Fugitive...best comedy show ever- The Honeymooners...Best variety show ever-Carol Burnet Show...best game show ever-Jeopardy...best show period ever-The Twilight Zone...nuff said!..

Gleason had colon cancer, which had metastasized to his liver. "I won't be around much longer," he told his daughter at dinner one evening. One year later, Gleason died at his Florida home in 1987.

@jamescalifornia2964

3 жыл бұрын

If only they knew about fiber back then ... 😒🚬

@alanmorris7669

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamescalifornia2964 Fiber? Keep in mind that Jackie Gleason was a chain smoker and a heavy drinker.

@demef758

3 жыл бұрын

A six pack PER DAY habit is sure to someday come back and bite a guy in the butt, so to speak.

@jimmytnito7282

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamescalifornia2964 meat is the only thing thats good for you

@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanmorris7669 To be honest, it's a minor miracle that he actually lived to be 71 years old.

the poor soul and fenwick babbitt they could bring you to tears and then reggie van gleason would pow take you to the moon what a wonderful generous talent I was 8 or 9 and all the family looked forward to his show thank you Jackie ❤

I miss ya Jackie !!

The world misses you Jackie

I always loved watching him. He was so funny.

Gleason also smoked in most if not all of the movies he acted in

I truly like this gentleman

Great interview of a great man. OOPS. ...of the great one!

One of my favorite shows! Great for the one liners🤣

The honeymooners still holding up today.

@jefferybernard4800

Жыл бұрын

The Honeymooners will stand the test of time it always will especially with art Carney

I watched this interview when it first appeared. Jesus, where has the time gone?

@SuperJoshuaWorld64

6 ай бұрын

I was born the year this interview happened

The Honeymooners...BEST OF THE BEST....The cast The spontaneous reactions...No replacing that, not ever going to happen...

I loved the honey mooners. All the actors

Gleason was one of a kind.

Rodney Dangerfield claimed he witnessed Gleason purchasing weed in the 1940's.

@davidbrown4271

Жыл бұрын

Cool

My first image of him at 10 years old was as Buford T Justice and that was funny as hell. Then as Minnesota Fats. I heard of the Honeymooners but did not see any until the early mid-80's. Although I remember seeing a couple one-off Honeymooners specials as a kid on CBS that were in color and took place in the 60's. At first I thought those were the original ones. Back then you just had the big 3 networks so as a kid you just started watching. Didn't see the originals until after we got cable.

Smoking? You can think about it but doooooon't do it! 😆

Love ya Jackie.

He was Talent and class. Quality's lacking in show business today.

Thanks Jackie.....

R.I.P. "Great One!"

“The Great One”. Nickname that fit.

LOVE THIS THANK,S BILL

The GREAT one...

I couldn't have done the work I did and been stiff all the time. STIFF! 🤣 LMAO!

@Joesmusclecargarage

4 ай бұрын

Grow up

@szechuan1871

Күн бұрын

@@Joesmusclecargarage😂

Great golfer and movie star

So funny re: hiring Audrey… “I certainly didn’t want to hire a monster.”

A great love story indeed.

"ONE OF THE DAYS" >ONE OF THESE DAYS ALICE" >POW..."RIGHT TO THE MOON !

Orson Welles stated that Gleason was one of the greatest dramatic actors to ever step on a theater stage. Welles tried to steer him away from comedy. Said Welles, "He was just too talented an actor to spend most of his time being funny".

So much for the doctors opinion ,48 months later he was dead! he finally slowed down in the ground. R.I.P.

@davidvenesky9053

11 ай бұрын

More like 24 months later. This interview was in 1985. He died in 1987.

@dennismolfese5847

5 ай бұрын

Heart surgery then still smoking and doc 😊 😊ok with that?

That interviewer looks like Richard Ramirez.

BEING STIFF! LMAO!

I couldn't have done the work that I did and been stiff all the time. LMAO.

Being STIFF! LMAO

what a nice face ,rest in peace

Wonder who would win in a fight, Jackie Gleason or Marlon Brando...

@A1treshawn

4 жыл бұрын

The godfather

@tommydewayneisaacs2739

4 жыл бұрын

Idk, never underestimate Ralph Kramden, he knocked out a few gangsters on The Honeymooners Lol. R.I.P #GreatOne

@RobQuincyAdams

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommydewayneisaacs2739 Hey! Get a load of fatso!!

@tommydewayneisaacs2739

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobQuincyAdams Hahaha..Remember the Episode with Harvey !!? 🤣🤣

@RobQuincyAdams

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommydewayneisaacs2739 Sure do 🤣🤣 I think this Harvey is bigger than your friend Shirley LOL

Well Hey Joe! Hello Mr. Dunahee..hee. hee...

Talking about bad habits? He's the king of bad habits!

@jimmaculate5

Жыл бұрын

seems to work for him. he gives bad habits a good name.

@Combatarms4234

Жыл бұрын

John Daly is similar, but he is a big partying golf pro. Smokes and drinks a lot.. but i mean fuck when ANYONE gets up to FIVE or SIX packs a day you are killing yourself with cigarettes. You think its normal to breathe in smoke literally ALLLL day? His poor lungs is all I can say. He was the great one though

He never told the truth of why he stopped doing the classic 39 episodes. The show was about to be cancelled but he never said that instead he blamed it on poor scripts.

The voice of fred flintstone original

@ricardocantoral7672

3 жыл бұрын

He served the key inspiration for that voice.

@wallacegrommet3479

2 жыл бұрын

Not correct

'That's an attention getter!'

It's a miracle Gleason lived as long as he did. Considering his heavy drinking, heavy eating and 5 pack-a-day smoking habit he should have dropped dead sometime in his fifties.

@5hadœwbånnedbyyou

11 ай бұрын

Five packs a day is an exaggeration.

Good health? You must be kidding me!

Well , if you have bad habits, chances are you are not going to have good health.

How is it possible to smoke 5 packs a day? That's a carton every 2 days. I don't believe that.

@jk-76

Жыл бұрын

It is possible. Back then people took pride in how much they smoked.

@roberthuot7887

Жыл бұрын

He had a cigarette in his hand constantly.

major pot head

@joeambrose3260

4 жыл бұрын

BS. STFU

@ricardocantoral7672

9 ай бұрын

I doubt it. He was an alchy. If he smoked, he probably did it sparingly. He probably did more coke.

Jackie suffered from extreme flatulence and would often sicken his fellow actors on the set of the show 💨💨💨💨

And two years later, Jackie Gleason was dead.

@earlbie13

4 жыл бұрын

@James Henderson what the fuck

@joeambrose3260

4 жыл бұрын

@@earlbie13 WTF what ?

@earlbie13

4 жыл бұрын

@@joeambrose3260 There was a guy who said he was glad Jackie Gleason was dead. He deleted his comment

@joeambrose3260

4 жыл бұрын

@@earlbie13 Ok,thanks

Just imagine how long he would have lived if he didn't drink, smoke, or eat nothing but steak and cheesecake? He might be still alive today.

@Wildcock23

2 жыл бұрын

Likely not. He was born in 1916, which means if he were alive today in 2022, he would be 106 years old, which is EXTREMELY RARE. In actuality, he lived to be 71, which really isn’t that bad, especially considering his lifestyle!

@mrfrank4583

Жыл бұрын

@@Wildcock23 my grandmother lived to 101. Wasn’t a smoker or a drinker but ate anything her little heart desired as well as being stubborn as a herd of mules!

There have been better interviews.

He probably smelled like a Walk ng ashtray. I bet the people interviewing him probably probably had to throw away their clothes.

The bad plastic surgery was a mistake.

The greatest entertainer ever

Mr. Gleason,, THE GREAT ONE...I'm just a fact....People like you. Can't be replaced...THAT'S A SHAME SIR...❤