skizzo192 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

jackie is the king..........its wierd to see people smoking on a tv show

cbeg (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

1985! Thanks for viewing.

KUROGUY (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

So this must have been in like 1979 right?

SDEMBLEMER (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Gotta love jackie. Brings a tear to my eye.

martinimerlin (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

When Jackie left TV, CBS (his network)agreed to pay him $100,000 a year NOT to do a another series on another network -- insurance money. Note that Gleason recognized Tom Hanks's acting talent YEARS before he was accepted as an actor (beyond a comedian) -- before he won two Oscars. Gleason was talent,and he knew talent when he saw it.

MIKESOWELL (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

He did admit a few years before his death that he regretted not doing one more season of The Honeymooners. But Jackie was concerned about the quality of his show. He could have made more "good" shows, but he held a standard with the classic 39 that he didn't want diminished with possibly a mediocre set of future programs.

edwood666 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

jeeez tom hanks. this was before Big

rippedwrangler (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I love Gleason's work, but he must not have had much confidence in his writers since he thought they had run out of ideas after only 39 episodes of the Honeymooners.. It's too bad. I bet that in reality they could have done a hundred good episodes.

FunNotNuts (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Jackie had a very rough and sad childhood. He grew up needing love he never got as a kid.So he became one of America's most loved actors.He was shown the Roswell alien bodies by Pres. Nixon one night. Jackie loved to delve into the paranormal etc.He was a Pisces.He had his own way which no one can copy.He was also very sharp intellectually.

thequandry1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Jackie Gleason pwns.