The Jackie Gleason Show was a popular television variety show that starred Jackie Gleason and ran in a variety of incarnations, from 1952 to 1970. A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in a staged publicity shot for The Honeymooners. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The former series originated on the DuMont Network under the title Cavalcade of Stars. After original host Jerry Lester quit the show in 1950, Gleason--who had made his mark on the first television incarnation of the Life of Riley sitcom--stepped into Cavalcade and became an immediate sensation. In 1952 CBS president William S. Paley lured Gleason away to his network, and the series was retitled The Jackie Gleason Show. DuMont may be used to refer to one of several things: Allen B. DuMont was a U.S. inventor, industrialist, and pioneer in the early years of television. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Life of Riley was an American situation comedy that appeared on both radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... William Samuel Paley (September 28, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois - October 26, 1990 in New York City, New York) was a Jewish-American executive who built CBS from a small radio network to the dominant television network in America. ...

The show typically opened with a monologue from Gleason, followed by sketch comedy involving Gleason and a number of regular performers (including Art Carney) and a musical interlude featuring the June Taylor Dancers. Gleason portrayed a number of recurring characters, including supercilious millionaire Reginald Van Gleason III; friendly Joe the Bartender; loudmouthed braggart Charlie Bratton; mild-mannered Fenwick Babbitt; Rudy the Repairman; and a put-upon character known only as the Poor Soul, who Gleason always performed in pantomime. By far the most memorable and popular character, however, was blowhard Brooklyn bus driver Ralph Kramden, featured in a series of skits known as "The Honeymooners"; these were so popular that in 1955 Gleason suspended the variety format and filmed The Honeymooners as a regular half-hour sitcom. The show's original format and title returned in 1956 and continued until 1959. In 1961, Gleason began an ill-fated stint as host of a game show called You're in the Picture, which lasted only one episode, and led to Gleason offering an on-air apology to his viewers the following week. Committed to filling a quota of episodes, Gleason renamed the series The Jackie Gleason Show and turned it into a short-lived talk show. A monologue, which comes from the Greek words mono and logos meaning one word, is a speech by one person directly addressing an audience. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Art Carney starring as Ed Norton from The Honeymooners Art Carney (born November 4, 1918; died November 9, 2003) was an American actor in film, stage, television, and radio. ... June Taylor (about 1918-17 May 2004) was an American choreographer. ... Pantomime may refer to two different types of performing arts. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of a book about the Honeymooners. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Youre in the Picture was an American television game show that aired only one real episode, on January 20, 1961. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ...

In 1962 Gleason returned to the tried-and-true variety format with his American Scene Magazine. Like his earlier shows, American Scene was initially filmed live in New York City; after two seasons, production moved to Miami, Florida. In 1966 the title once again became The Jackie Gleason Show, and would remain so until the show's cancellation in 1970. By this point the episodes included well-known guest stars and skits that were later collected as The New Honeymooners. The regular cast of the new variety show included Gleason and old sidekick Art Carney; Milton Berle was a frequent guest star. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... City nickname: The Magic City, The American Riviera, The Sixth Borough Location Location of Miami in the State of Florida Government County Miami-Dade Mayor Manuel “Manny” Diaz (R) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 139. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Milton as Mad Man Mooney (right), with Sweetums in The Muppet Movie. ...