The Jackie Gleason Show - Season 7

1. The Honeymooners: Sleepy Time Gal

Aired: 9/28/1968

Ralph persuades a hypnotist to put Alice in a trance.

2. S07E02

Aired: 10/5/1968

Jackie discusses his summer making two movies in succession with Milton Berle; Gene Kelly dances with the June Taylor Dancers and then performs a medley of George M. Cohan songs with Jackie; after prodding the host and guests by Chuck Connors in a cameo appearance, Orson Welles performs a magic act; and for the close, Jackie, Milton, Gene and Orson sit in rocking chairs to the tune of "Together (Wherever We Go)".

3. The Honeymooners: The Boy Next Door

Aired: 10/12/1968

Alice plans a surprise party for Ralph; an old love letter falls into the wrong hands.

4. S07E4

Aired: 10/19/1968

The June Taylor Dancers start things off by dancing to "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"; Sid Caesar starts off as a saxophonist who has sworn off the instrument in favor of philosophizing, later pantomimes a piano concerto, then he and Imogene Coca perform a routine about a shy couple at a first dance and, for the ending, perform in an Italian film parody, "Who Robbed the Bicycle?"; plus, Mike Douglas performs "The Windmills of Your Mind" and duets with Jackie on a rewritten version of "It's a Great Day for the Irish"; and Bob Newhart regales a routine about married couples.

5. The Honeymooners: Follow the Boys

Aired: 10/26/1968

6. Edgar Bergen/Shelley Berman/Tiny Tim

Aired: 11/2/1968

For the opener, Tiny Tim bestows hippie regalia upon Jackie, and later performs "Tiptoe Thru' the Tulips With Me" and "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight"; Edgar Bergen gives a history lesson to Charlie McCarthy, then they have it out with Jackie; Shelley Berman explains the auditorium's ventilation system to Jackie, and then does a monologue about a "brave man" in war on the wireless with his commander.

7. S07E07

Aired: 11/9/1968

8. S07E08

Aired: 11/16/1968

9. S07E09

Aired: 11/23/1968

Guest Red Buttons complains to Jackie that he's never had a "Man of the Year" plaque, and gives historic examples of others who never received such plaques; Frankie Avalon performs "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"; Jackie and Phil Silvers do dueling dances, then Phil recounts singers he's known and imitates Ezio Pinza; and a "Honeymooners" remake of "Six Months to Live", where Ralph thinks he's dying of a disease that's actually afflicting Alice's mother's collie.

10. Morey Amsterdam/Red Buttons/Florence Henderson/The Honeymooners

Aired: 12/7/1968

Guest Red Buttons starts off unloading on Jackie about the type of jokes he's not allowed to do on the show, and later does a satire of programming on Israeli television; Florence Henderson sings "My Love"; Morey Amsterdam teaches Jackie how to play the cello, then does a comedy routine; and for the close, a "Honeymooners" sketch, "Alice's Birthday", where Alice is determined to receive a birthday gift from a chronically forgetful Ralph even if it means buying it herself.

11. S07E11

Aired: 1/4/1969

Guest Red Buttons sings "My Pal Jackie" and reminisces about their recent trip to the beach; Nipsey Russell performs a comedy routine after regaling about diets and women's fashions with Jackie; Jan Murray gives Jackie some golfing tips, with Greta von Hagge as the caddy; and a "Honeymooners" sketch, "Lawsuit", where Ralph intends to sue his employer, the Gotham Bus Company, for $75,000 after suffering a broken leg in a work-related accident.

12. S07E12

Aired: 1/11/1969

13. S07E13

Aired: 1/25/1969

14. S07E14

Aired: 2/8/1969

15. S07E15

Aired: 2/22/1969

Guests are Milton Berle, Gene Kelly and Corbett Monica. Highlights include Jackie and Milton going over the latest in fashions; Gene performs "Shall We Dance?" with The June Taylor Dances; and Gleason, Berle and Kelly do a medley reflecting on their showbiz careers.

16. Tony Bennett/Nipsey Russell/Jackie Vernon/Milton Berle

Aired: 3/8/1969

Guest Milton Berle offers Jackie unsolicited dieting tips; Tony Bennett performs "The Trolley Song" and "(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco"; Nipsey Russell does a "That's Good, That's Bad" routine with Jackie and ruminates on the current scene; Jackie Vernon does a monologue about the town of Ferguson, Ohio; and for the finish, Milton and Jackie perform a musical tribute to radio shows and commercials of the past.

17. S07E17

Aired: 3/15/1969

Highlights of this show include: Sid Caesar giving shopping tips to Jackie; Myron Cohen does a routine about senior citizens; Timmie Rogers teachers Jackie how to be a "soul man", and performs a routine about Miami Beach hotels and other subjects; George Jessel tells a story about the Holy Land in ancient times; and a sketch with Sid as an impatient waiter at Casa del Que Dulce Es', made by his boss to wait while customers are locked in an eternal kiss.

18. S07E18

Aired: 3/22/1969

Guest Tiny Tim regales himself with Jackie at the open, and later performs "Secret Agent Man"; Slappy White does a routine; Wally Cox speaks of different birds with Jackie, and performs "What a Crazy Guy (Dufo)"; and in "The Honeymooners" Ralph gets his thumb stuck in a bowling ball he had just bought.

19. S07E19

Aired: 3/29/1969

Guest Jack Benny regales about a luncheon he had with Jackie; Robert Goulet performs "Those Were the Days"; Alan King does a routine about his doctor brother and their family; Jack speaks of performing on TV shows with his violin, and of orchestra leaders on TV and radio he's known, then performs a medley of songs on the violin including "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Puttin' on the Ritz"; and for the close, Jackie and his guests and the June Taylor Dancers show up at Jack Haley's residence.

20. Victor Borge, Orson Bean, Frank Sinatra, Jr., The Honeymooners

Aired: 4/5/1969

Guest Orson Bean teaches Jackie how to make a paper eucalyptus tree; Ray Milland comes out to help Jackie introduce Frank Sinatra Jr., who performs "Consider Yourself" and then duets with Jackie on "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?"; Victor Borge does a monologue about a performance of a Mozart opera; Sonny Sands regales the audience with tales of his nature and life in general; and in "The Honeymooners", Norton and Trixie move in with the Kramdens while their apartment is being painted because Ed can't stand the smell of paint.

21. Groucho Marx, Mickey Rooney, Jane Morgan, Charlie Manna

Aired: 4/12/1969

For the open, Groucho Marx has a few words with Jackie about the dressing room facilities and romance, performs "I Wanna Be Loved By You," and for the close does a monologue about "healthier" lifestyles; Jane Morgan performs "Congratulations, I Guess"; Mickey Rooney dispels myths about his present financial condition and proposes what next film he and Jackie would do together, and then performs a routine with Sid Gould; and Charlie Manna ruminates on life and the world around him.

22. S07E22

Aired: 4/19/1969

Guest George Burns has Jackie do things to make him laugh, and later regales a tale about Harry Houdini; Georgie Kaye and Marsh and Adams perform comedy routines; and a "Honeymooners" installment, "The New Manager", where Ralph thinks he's been promoted to manager of the Gotham Bus Company when, in fact, he was named manager of their baseball team.