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sketches. A skinnier Ralph did not seem as funny to viewers and the overall ratings for the program began to slip. Coupled with the fact that the CBS network was concerned with demographics and wanted to change its image with more urban-oriented shows (to attract younger, more affluent audiences). In
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nominations for best variety series in 1953, 1954 and 1955, for Gleason as best star in 1954 and 1955, for Audrey Meadows as best supporting actress in 1954 and 1957, Art Carney for best supporting actor in 1957, June Taylor for best choreography in 1956, and best writing and best engineering effects
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still garnered decent ratings, ranking at No. 25 in the Nielsens and CBS renewed it for an eighth season. The following year would bring a radical change to the series: Gleason went on a stringent diet in 1969 and lost approximately 60 pounds. When the show returned in September 1969,
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was a frequent guest star. The show was shot in color on videotape at the Miami Beach Auditorium (today called the Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre), and Gleason never tired of promoting the "sun and fun capital of the world" on camera. Hordes of vacationers took Gleason's advice, boosting
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Gleason would begin his monologue each week and be surprised by the flamboyant jackets worn by bandleader Sammy Spear. (Beholding Spear's animal-print blazer, Gleason quipped, "I've heard of Tiger Rag, but this is ridiculous!") Ralph Kramden, Reggie Van Gleason, the Poor Soul, and the rest of
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addition, CBS wanted Gleason to do only the hour-long Honeymooners and drop the variety episodes that garnered lower ratings. Gleason objected to this and, on February 16, 1970, CBS announced the cancellation of Gleason's series, during a time frame that also saw the cancellation of
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earned three more Emmy nominations, for Carney for special classification in 1966 and for variety series and writing in 1967. Carney won two Emmys for his work in 1967 and 1968. The series also ranked at No. 5 in 1966-1967 and No. 9 in 1967-1968.
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in downtown Miami. The shows began with the television camera in front of a boat speeding toward the shore of Miami Beach, and ended with Gleason bellowing, "Miami Beach audiences are the greatest audiences in the world!"
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in 1955. The series won Emmys for Meadows as best supporting actress in 1955, Carney as best supporting actor in 1954 and 1955, and Taylor for choreography in 1955. Gleason never received an Emmy.
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there was much publicity about Gleason's new slimmer look. To gracefully incorporate his weight loss into the show, it was explained that Ralph Kramden also had gone on a diet and lost weight.
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This change proved to be somewhat of a detriment – especially since Carney had gained weight. Jokes about Kramden's weight had been a strong component of humor for the
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The show's original variety format and title returned in September 1956 and continued until June 1957. Then, in October 1958, Gleason debuted a half-hour version of
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format), and would remain so until its cancellation in 1970. By this point episodes included guest stars and skits. A component during this period was the musical
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entertainment common to early television revues. Gleason's guests included New York-based performers of stage and screen, including
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episodes, which had first been tried on Gleason's variety show during the 1956–1957 season. These were later collected as
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as his upstairs neighbor Ed Norton. These were so popular that in 1955 Gleason suspended the variety format and filmed
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While much of DuMont's programming archive was destroyed after they ceased broadcasting, a surprising number of
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supercilious, mustachioed playboy millionaire Reginald Van Gleason III (Gleason's personal favorite)
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offered Gleason a considerably higher salary to move to that network. The series was retitled
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Florida's economy. Later specials were taped at the Olympia Theatre's Gusman Center across
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The show was broadcast live in front of a theater audience, and offered the same kind of
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Stanley R. Sogg, late-night movie pitchman for Mother Fletcher's products ("No-Cal
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as a regular half-hour sitcom (television's first spin-off), co-starring Carney,
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was initially taped in New York City; after two seasons, production moved to
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a put-upon character known only as the Poor Soul, whom Gleason performed in
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By far the most memorable and popular of Gleason's characters was blowhard
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is the name of a series of American network television shows that starred
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Beginning in late December 1970 CBS began airing selected reruns of
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as Alice and Trixie, respectively. The regular cast included Art Carney;
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episodes) in prime time on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. which replaced
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In 1962, Gleason returned to the tried-and-true variety format with his
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as a sidekick, but it was short-lived, cancelled in January 1959.
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on September 20, 1952. In 1953, CBS' own orchestral accordionist
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involving Gleason and a number of regular performers (including
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Gleason portrayed a number of recurring characters, including:
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as the title character on the first television incarnation of
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bus driver Ralph Kramden, featured originally in a series of
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Gleason and Audrey Meadows as Ralph and Alice Kramden (1956)
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for the 1953–1954 season and #2 in 1954–1955.
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The series was a big hit for CBS, finishing at #8 in the
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In 1961, Gleason began an ill-fated stint as host of a
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Gleason's comic characters were regular attractions.
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Gleason and June Taylor dancer Margaret Jeanne (1955)
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episodes survive, including several episodes at the
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on July 15, 1950 and became an immediate sensation.
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moved to Miami in 1964. Note a very tanned Gleason.
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