<P> By far the most memorable and popular of Gleason 's characters was blowhard Brooklyn bus driver Ralph Kramden , featured originally in a series of Cavalcade skits known as `` The Honeymooners '' , with Pert Kelton as his wife Alice , and Art Carney as his upstairs neighbor Ed Norton . These were so popular that in 1955 Gleason suspended the variety format and filmed The Honeymooners as a regular half - hour sitcom ( television 's first spin - off ) , co-starring Carney , Audrey Meadows ( who had replaced the blacklisted Kelton after the earlier move to CBS ) , and Joyce Randolph . Finishing 19th in the ratings , these 39 episodes were subsequently rerun constantly in syndication , often five nights a week , with the cycle repeating every two months for decades . They are probably the most familiar body of work from 1950s television with the exception of I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz . </P>
<P> By far the most memorable and popular of Gleason 's characters was blowhard Brooklyn bus driver Ralph Kramden , featured originally in a series of Cavalcade skits known as `` The Honeymooners '' , with Pert Kelton as his wife Alice , and Art Carney as his upstairs neighbor Ed Norton . These were so popular that in 1955 Gleason suspended the variety format and filmed The Honeymooners as a regular half - hour sitcom ( television 's first spin - off ) , co-starring Carney , Audrey Meadows ( who had replaced the blacklisted Kelton after the earlier move to CBS ) , and Joyce Randolph . Finishing 19th in the ratings , these 39 episodes were subsequently rerun constantly in syndication , often five nights a week , with the cycle repeating every two months for decades . They are probably the most familiar body of work from 1950s television with the exception of I Love Lucy starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz . </P>
what was jackie gleason 's wife 's name on the jackie gleason show
what was jackie gleason 's wife 's name on the jackie gleason show
Alice
Alice