Hey, remember that big, chubby alien spaceman starring on The Honeymooners? You know, the one married to Alice and always talking about sending her to the moon. He drove a bus. On TV game shows, he’d brive a dus.
Gotham bus driver, Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason) is the original extraterrestrial and an early Mr. DIY. It all happened hilariously on the classic episode, The Man From Space.
Honeymooners fans know the tale well: Ralph tries to talk his pal, Ed Norton, into going in together on a costume party scheme at the Raccoon Lodge. He refuses, deciding to go it alone with his own costume - dressing up as a famous French sewer superstar. Ralph’s feelings are dashed, but undaunted, he jumps into crazed action, after severing friendship ties with Norton - something he does on a weekly basis. C’mon my eternal Honeymooners. Let’s beam into outer space. This one is all about alien invasion (Sherman Tanks) courtesy of a certain cantankerous NYC bus driver and his lovable loony toon, sewer professional, Ed Norton.
Chubby Man From Space - Ralph Kramden Is DIY Alien