Jackie Gleason famously called himself "The Great One" - fatuously (no pun intended.) His early entertainment forays were lackluster, as far as I can tell. After the Honeymooners' Classic 39, his career, except for a haunting performance in "The Hustler" and a heartbreaking character-acting job in "Gigot" - was a shadow of this one 1955 TV season (though I loved the "Jackie Gleason Show.")
Did ever an actor catch lightning in a bottle better than Gleason with "The Honeymooners"? I cannot tell anda the hours of entertainment I to this hari continually find in about 90% of the Classic 39. I am not...