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- Gleason Composed the Theme Song Himself. The instrumental piano theme titled “You’re My Greatest Love” was composed by Gleason, and although lyrics were written, they were never sung because the melody was just that good.
- On and Off. While Gleason pulled the plug on the show following the first season’s eventual drop in ratings, he kept doing Honeymooners sketches for his variety show.
- ’The Honeymooners’ Inspired ‘The King of Queens’ Not only did The Honeymooners inspire The King of Queens, but the Kevin James series had him fall asleep to an episode of the 1950s sitcom, leading to a dream sequence of him as Ralph Kramden.
- No One Thought Jackie Gleason Would Make It in Hollywood. While Gleason was doing bit parts in films during the early 1940s, he reportedly didn’t make much of an impression on Hollywood.
- The Similarities Between ‘The Flintstones’ and ‘The Honeymooners’
- How Jackie Gleason of ‘The Honeymooners’ reacted to The Similarities
- What Joseph Barbera Said About The Comparisons
- The Real Connection Between ‘The Honeymooners’ and Joseph Barbera
- Did One of The Shows Outshine The Other as Time Went on?
Anyone with a passing knowledge of The Honeymooners and The Flintstones will be able to spot a few similarities. For example, Fred Flintstone looks fairly similar to Ralph, as played by Gleason. Both are blue-collar workers. In addition, Ralph has a wife named Alice who is more down-to-earth than he is. Her personality is not so different from Wilm...
According to MeTV, Gleason, the star and creator of The Honeymooners. considered suingover the simialrities. However, he didn’t want to be known for getting such a beloved sitcom off of the air. Joseph Barbera of Hanna-Barbera, the studio behind The Flintstones, liked the comparison. “Well, if you compare Flintstones to Honeymooners, that’s the big...
In a separate interview with the Sun-Sentinel, Barbera said he didn’t try to emulate The Honeymooners. “I can honestly say it wasn’t done to be that,” he revealed. “As far as I’m concerned, The Honeymoonersis one of the best shows ever made. If they want to say that they can.”
Barbera hired some of the writers of The Honeymooners, Herbert Finn and Sydney Zelinka. MeTV reports Barbera paid them $3,000 only to deem their scripts subpar. He felt they were overly wordy and lacked enough action for an animated sitcom.
Both of the shows are classic comedies. If Gleason is correct, one might not exist without the other. This raises an interesting question: Which sitcom resonated more as time went on? Each of the shows were adapted into Hollywood films. The Flintstones was adapted into a film of the same name, which Box Office Mojo reports earned $130 million again...
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- Flip That House vs. Flip This House. Seriously, just look at those names. House-flipping became all the rage back in 2005 because, within a 10-day window, both Flip That House and Flip This House were released and began tricking poor suckers at home into thinking that, if they buy crappy old homes and put a ton of work and money into them, they’ll become millionaires.
- Wife Swap vs. Trading Spouses. While Trading Spouses is technically ripping off Wife Swap here, considering Swap got on the air first, we could just as easily point out that both shows are blatant rip-offs of an idea from another show.
- Kitchen Nightmares vs. Restaurant: Impossible. When he’s not swearing at overwhelmed chefs, Gordon Ramsay likes to fix up failing restaurants. In fact, he’s been doing it since 2004, when Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares debuted on the BBC, and then was later brought to America as simply Kitchen Nightmares.
- Pop/American Idol vs. The X-Factor. Pop Idol debuted in the UK back in 2001 and, shortly after, it was brought to the States as, of course, American Idol.
In 1998 there was a Sitcom created in Poland called ,,Miodowe Lata'' which translated is The Honeymooners in English. Its like the Honeymooners, but more focused on the 90s Polish problems. At the End of the Show, it says that its inspired by Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners, so atleast they gave Credit.
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Jan 6, 2014 · Well, yeah, I might be willing to buy these episodes all over again...if it didn't look like such a freakin' rip-off. I wrote about this when it was first announced, but more details are now available.
Sep 15, 2013 · In fact, the similarities between The Honeymooners and The Flintstones were so strong, Jackie Gleason once considered suing Hanna and Barbara for ripping off his show. In the end, like Ralph...
