Picture Parade #2…Classic Jackie Gleason

This is early afternoon, Saturday February 5, 1955. Camera blocking is still going on and CBS veteran Pat McBride is just behind Jackie. This is Studio 50, or what we now call The Ed Sullivan Theater, although Gleason was the first big show from here.

This is the variety show in rehearsal for that night’s broadcast which would include a Honeymooners sketch called “Cupid”. In the sketch, Ralph tries to help out a lonely old friend by setting him up with a blind date, but the gossip grapevine leads Alice to believe that Ralph is trying to land dates for himself. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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