cbeg (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Too many of us did back then.

Jemmer1000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Just lights up a cigarette like it's nothing.

TonyfromConey (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"The Great One!" coined by none other than Orson Welles

robertricardo0 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The Great one... I remember watching The Jackie Gleason show as a kid with my parents, those were the best of times. thanks for posting

skizzo192 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

jackie is the king..........its wierd to see people smoking on a tv show

cbeg (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

1985! Thanks for viewing.

KUROGUY (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So this must have been in like 1979 right?

SDEMBLEMER (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Gotta love jackie. Brings a tear to my eye.

martinimerlin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

When Jackie left TV, CBS (his network)agreed to pay him $100,000 a year NOT to do a another series on another network -- insurance money. Note that Gleason recognized Tom Hanks's acting talent YEARS before he was accepted as an actor (beyond a comedian) -- before he won two Oscars. Gleason was talent,and he knew talent when he saw it.

MIKESOWELL (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He did admit a few years before his death that he regretted not doing one more season of The Honeymooners. But Jackie was concerned about the quality of his show. He could have made more "good" shows, but he held a standard with the classic 39 that he didn't want diminished with possibly a mediocre set of future programs.