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The Worst Episodes of The Honeymooners

Every episode of The Honeymooners ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Honeymooners!

A bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience. One of the most...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Loudspeaker" is the worst rated episode of "The Honeymooners". It scored 8/10 based on 272 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/21/1956. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ralph Kramden, Inc.".

  • The Loudspeaker
    8.0/10272 votes
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    #1 - The Loudspeaker

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/21/1956

    A few days before the ceremonies announcing the selection of the Raccoon of the Year, the Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler of the Racoons tells Ralph that he will be sitting on the dais that night and to be prepared to say a few words. Ralph, of course, takes this to mean that he is to be the Raccoon of the Year, and begins to write his "humbling" acceptance speech.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ralph Kramden, Inc.
    8.1/10269 votes
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    #2 - Ralph Kramden, Inc.

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/4/1956

    Norton invests in Ralph's stock when Ralph wants twenty dollars. When Ralph thinks he is named in a millionaire's will, arguments arise. It turns out Ralph was simply left a pet bird named Fortune, and much of the money was left to the butler and maid.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Here Comes the Bride
    8.1/10280 votes
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    #3 - Here Comes the Bride

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/25/1956

    Ralph's lodge brother, Stanley, is about to marry Alice's sister, Agnes. At the Raccoons' bachelor party for Stanley, Ralph warns the young man not to move in with Agnes's parents after the wedding. But this advice backfires when Agnes shows up at the Kramdens' after the wedding reception, sobbing that her new husband has changed into a "beast". Can Ralph get Stanley and Agnes back together without Alice knowing that he was the one who gave Stanley the advice?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hello, Mom
    8.2/10282 votes
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    #4 - Hello, Mom

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1955

    The Kramdens get a telegram from Alice's mother, telling them she was coming for a visit. Ralph is less then pleased and asks to stay with the Nortons. When Trixie pushes Ed to get Ralph to go back to his wife Ed says some things that makes her mad and she goes and stays with Alice. Later Ralph and Alice find out they made a mistake when the read the telegram, and Ralph finds he's put his foot in his mouth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Something Fishy
    8.2/10289 votes
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    #5 - Something Fishy

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1955

    The Raccoons are planning for an annual Raccoon Fishing Trip, and this time, the Raccoons vote not to take their wives. But Alice and Trixie will not stand for being left behind.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Babysitter
    8.2/10272 votes
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    #6 - The Babysitter

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/21/1956

    When Alice has a telephone installed, Ralph feels threatened both by her newfound freedom and the prospect of another bill to pay. Alice is baby-sitting to pay for the phone but Ralph thinks she's two-timing him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pardon My Glove
    8.2/10288 votes
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    #7 - Pardon My Glove

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/17/1956

    Ralph's birthday is coming up, and he finds out that Alice is planning a surprise party for him. On that day, however, no party materializes and Ralph is, to say the least, disappointed. He's even more disappointed when he finds a man's glove that's not his hidden in a dresser drawer and gets suspicious when Alice seems in a hurry to get him out of the house that night.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Young Man with a Horn
    8.2/10289 votes
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    #8 - Young Man with a Horn

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/24/1956

    After Alice finds Ralph's old coronet in the bedroom closet. Ralph remembers lost career chances, and feels discouraged. But after a visit from a kindly, elderly millionaire couple who used to live in the apartment. They help Ralph see that he is still young enough to pursue new opportunities. With Norton's help, Ralph makes a list of all his strong and weak points so that he can correct his faults and become a success.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Opportunity Knocks, But
    8.2/10279 votes
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    #9 - Opportunity Knocks, But

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/5/1956

    Mr. Marshall, Ralph's boss, receives a new pool table as a birthday present from his wife. Hearing of Ralph's prowess at pool, he asks Ralph to stop by his house that night to teach him the "fundamentals" of the game. When Norton shows up, Marshall invites him, too. Ralph sees this as an opportunity to "get in good with the boss", but at Marshall's home that night, Norton makes such an impression on Marshall that he offers Norton a job at the bus company as Bus Driver Supervisor--the job that Ralph has been after for a long time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Safety Award
    8.2/10277 votes
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    #10 - The Safety Award

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 5/19/1956

    Ralph is about to receive an award as the city's safest bus driver. This honor includes a feature story in a major magazine; and a ceremony at City Hall, where Ralph, Alice, and the Nortons will meet the Mayor. But on the way to the ceremony, Ralph gets into an accident, which is actually the other driver's fault. Will the truth come out so that Ralph can accept his award?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pal O'Mine
    8.3/10284 votes
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    #11 - Pal O'Mine

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1955

    A ring that was intended for Norton's new supervisor in the sewer, but that instead gets stuck on Ralph's finger accidentally, is all it takes to jeopardize Ralph's friendship with Norton - until an explosion in the sewer brings Ralph to his senses.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deciding Vote
    8.3/10265 votes
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    #12 - The Deciding Vote

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1955

    Ralph buys Alice a vacuum while there is a Raccoon election going on for convention manager, and it's up to Norton to be the deciding vote.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Please Leave the Premises
    8.3/10290 votes
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    #13 - Please Leave the Premises

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1956

    Outraged when he gets a notice from his landlord, Mr. Johnson, that his rent is being raised, Ralph--over Alice's objections--goes on a rent strike to "teach that Johnson a lesson". Unfortunately it's the middle of winter, and when the landlord turns off the heat, water and electricity, it looks like that the only one being taught "a lesson" is Ralph.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Worry Wart
    8.3/10286 votes
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    #14 - The Worry Wart

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/7/1956

    Ralph goes into a panic when he gets a letter from the Internal Revenue Service ordering that he appear at their office the next morning, fearing that the IRS is investigating him for income tax evasion. He then discovers he just forgot to sign his name)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • On Stage
    8.3/10281 votes
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    #15 - On Stage

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 4/28/1956

    In order to raise money for the Raccoon Lodge, the lodge members decide to put on a play, and hire a professional director, Mr. Faversham, to direct it. Ralph is given the lead and Alice is given the female lead. Ralph starts "seeing stars" when he learns that Faversham's friend, Hollywood producer Herbert J. Whiteside, is in town looking to cast his new picture and will be attending the play's opening night.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mind Your Own Business
    8.3/10278 votes
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    #16 - Mind Your Own Business

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 5/26/1956

    Norton loses his job after following Ralph's advice and starts selling steam ironsn door to door. When Ed lies about how much money he's making so that the Kramdens don't feel bad, Ralph himself considers selling steam irons door to door.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Funny Money
    8.4/10306 votes
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    #17 - Funny Money

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1955

    Counterfeiters have lost a suitcase of 'funny money' and have to wait 30 days to retrieve it. Once 30 days have elapsed it becomes the property of the person who found it...Ralph Kramden. When he discovers the contents of the case he goes on a wild spending spree despite Alice's warnings that this doesn't seem right. It isn't long before the gangsters come calling for their loot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Matter of Record
    8.4/10311 votes
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    #18 - A Matter of Record

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1956

    Ralph throws Alice's mother out of the apartment, but Alice soon walks out on him, too. In a last ditch effort to save their marriage, Ralph cuts a record to apologize to Alice - and also, reluctantly, to her mother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Oh My Aching Back
    8.4/10291 votes
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    #19 - Oh My Aching Back

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1956

    Ralph injures his back after a bowling tournament a day before his physical examination.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Woman's Work is Never Done
    8.5/10301 votes
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    #20 - A Woman's Work is Never Done

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1955

    Alice is so tired of Ralph's complaining about the housework not getting done that she decides to hire themselves a maid while she goes off to get a job herself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sleepwalker
    8.5/10370 votes
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    #21 - The Sleepwalker

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1955

    When Norton's sleepwalking through Ralph's apartment disturbs Ralph one time too many, Ralph decides to get to the root of Norton's trouble.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brother Ralph
    8.5/10314 votes
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    #22 - Brother Ralph

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1955

    Because of a suggestion he made, Ralph gets laid off. While they're trying to figure out how to cope with the bills, Alice decides to go back to work over Ralph's objections. The real trouble starts when Ralph finds out who has to do the house work, and when Alice's boss comes to the apartment to pick her up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Young at Heart
    8.5/10329 votes
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    #23 - Young at Heart

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/11/1956

    After a visit from some teenagers, Alice feels that she and Ralph are starting to get old. She wants Ralph to take her out for some youthful activities, starting with roller-skating. But Ralph thinks the idea is ridiculous, and at first, resists it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mama Loves Mambo
    8.5/10358 votes
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    #24 - Mama Loves Mambo

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/3/1956

    A new neighbor moves next door to the Kramdens. This neighbor is a dance instructor and teaches the wives to do the mambo, at their husbands' collective expense.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dial J for Janitor
    8.5/10285 votes
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    #25 - Dial J for Janitor

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 9/15/1956

    After several janitors have quit working in his building, Ralph decides to take on the job himself. But he finds it a lot tougher and more complicated than he thought it would be.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A