The rotund "Great One" was well into his career long before I was born.
In the late 1950's early 1960's, I sat up close to the black and white
television, sometimes with a blanket over the television and my head,
as I had been ordered to go to bed, but Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners
were too great a gravitational pull. I was always amazed by the opening,
and asked everyone "Where are these tall buildings? Why do they get
fireworks over them? Where do the Honeymooners live?" I so wanted
to be a next door neighbor, wherever they lived. The rest of the cast,
just beautiful, comedy giants in their own right! These are my memories starting in grammar school, and have loved and appreciated the "Great One" even now into middle age.
I was thrilled to see this DVD available, "Genius at Work" allows the
most devoted fans, another glimpse into the life and work of Herbert John
Gleason; to quote a line penned by Woody Allen, "He gave us many a laugh and tear!" There will never be another Jackie, I appreciate having been
able to stroll down memory lane and 'to the moon' once again with this DVD. And away we go.,..,!! |