Episode
The Honeymooners: A Matter of Life and Death
Overview
When Ralph thinks he's dying and sells the story to a magazine, he discovers it was a dog who was sick instead.
Details
- Series
- The Honeymooners
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1955-10-29
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
A Matter of Life and Death is Episode 5 in Season 1 of The Honeymooners. It aired on 1955-10-29. The runtime is 30 min.
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Alice is so tired of Ralph's complaining about the housework not getting done that she decides to hire themselves a maid while she goes off to get a job herself.
Episode 6: The Sleepwalker
When Norton's sleepwalking through Ralph's apartment disturbs Ralph one time too many, Ralph decides to get to the root of Norton's trouble.
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