Flubs/Mistakes
Can anybody name any flubs,bloopers, mistakes from any of the Classic 39?
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1.) In "Better Living Thru TV," a piece of the "Handy Housewife's Helper"
flies off as Ralph is demonstrating it; he adlibs, "Maybe we oughta say
something about spearfishing" to get a laugh out of the mistake.
Later in the episode, Ralph knocks down a wall of the set, which was
completely accidental, although it makes the ending even funnier.
2.) In "Please Leave the Premises," Ralph recites the little poem that's
supposed to calm his temper:
Pins and needles,
Needles and pins,
A happy man
Is a man that grins!
Gleason rarely showed up for rehearsals, however, which is why he
says the last two lines wrong:
It's a happy man
That grins!
Art Carney and Audrey Meadows later recite it correctly.
3.) In "Alice and the Blonde," Ralph's host accidentally kicks a table
and spills something. Rather than just ignoring it, Norton makes the
silly comment, "Leave it there, the cat'll get it!" Ralph pretends
this is the funniest thing he's ever heard, and repeats it to Alice,
who snaps angrily, "I heard him, I heard him!" All three actors made
up this little exchange on the spot to capitalize on the little mishap.
I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!
tmaj48: "2.) In "Please Leave the Premises," Ralph recites the little poem that's supposed to calm his temper:
Pins and needles,
Needles and pins,
A happy man
Is a man that grins!
Gleason rarely showed up for rehearsals, however, which is why he
says the last two lines wrong:
It's a happy man
That grins!
Art Carney and Audrey Meadows later recite it correctly.
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I like this episode, something about them boarding themselves up in the apartment and then being put out on the street amused me. lol!
Funny thing is, Ralph says it first, so we don't know that it is recited incorrrectly.
Alice and Norton would both say "A happy man is a man that grins!" but later, Alice would recite it by herself and say "a happy woman is a woman that grins!"
Yeah, but then why would Alice and Norton say it differently than the way Ralph said it? They only heard it from him, so in reality, they'd say it the same way Ralph would.
sharetmaj48: "In "Please Leave the Premises," Ralph recites the little poem that's
supposed to calm his temper:
Pins and needles,
Needles and pins,
A happy man
Is a man that grins!
Gleason rarely showed up for rehearsals, however, which is why he
says the last two lines wrong:
It's a happy man
That grins!
Art Carney and Audrey Meadows later recite it correctly.
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I just watched this episode and Ralph recites it about three times, incorrectly each time, and it does look strange for Norton and Alice, when they recite it, they recite it differently from Ralph, but they recite it now the same way together!
I think this episode might have an ad-lib. Alice puts the utensils on the table and tells Ralph, wearing gloves, that he can sort out the utensils cuz he doesn't have any fingers on his gloves, or something like that.
He shoots back "how would you like a finger up yer nose?"
She doesnt say anything. Her line might have been scripted, but his sounds like an ad-lib.
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He says, "How would you like some fingers in your nose?" I think it is just a response to the way Alice talked to him.
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