THE 50′S
when threatening spousal abuse was considered funny
(Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows)
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What always startled me was Desi turning Lucy over his knee and spanking her. These days, there would be an uproar.
That never bothered me and still doesn’t, at least partly because it doesn’t look like Lucille finds it unwelcome.
What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
Nothing, you told her twice already.
I’m with you, Kaeli.
That always used to upset me when I was a child, and as an adult it makes me angry just to think about it.
I never liked it when Ralph threatened Alice, either, even though it seemed obvious that Ralph wasn’t serious (and Alice would never permit it to happen).
Word, dude.
I think the reason it never bothered me too much when Ralph talked to Alice like that was first, it never really felt like he meant it, and second, deep down I think I knew instinctively that Alice could take him. It wasn’t the threat that was funny to me, it was the look she’s shoot back at him.
Pow! Zoom! Straight to the police fro a restraining order.
Back then, I doubt one could GET a restraining order on one’s husband. Hell, a man could rape his wife…. if some “crazy” woman called the police, they would probably shrug, or even take HER away to the looney bin.
Oddly enough, I believe you’re exactly right about that, on all counts.
you mean it’s not funny anymore? could you fax me a copy of that memo please, I never got it.
You probably never got it because nobody faxes anymore. Go check your email, son.
I always figured that even if it ever happened, Alice could knock Ralph out the window without even trying.
Yeah, all he had was threats. She was always the muscle in that family. Now, Jackie Gleason in real life was probably another story…
Funniest, most shocking line in a Honeymooners…
Ralph’s buddy Ed is talking to him from an open manhole, and he asks to borrow money. Ralph is confused and asks why he needs money. Ed explains that he and his co-workers have a “floating crap game.” I couldn’t believe that made it onto TV in the 50s!
They probably got it by, by using the game ‘Craps’ as a
metaphor.
She looks like she’d hit him back just as hard.
Totally…Alice would have given as hard as she got. That’s why it’s still funny.
She wasn’t the least bit afraid of him. She’d give him that look like yeah right..
One of the best shows ever made.
It worked for the Honeymooners because everyone knew Ralph was full of hot air. For all his fussing and ranting, he would never lay a hand on her. I don’t really like what this caption implies.
agreed
Same. She gave as good as she got, and in the end they loved each other. Captioner needs a cup of coffee and a side order of ‘Don’t be so sensitive’.
Exactly. it is funny the same was Archie Bunker’s bigotry was funny, because it put a big mirror up to it.
That was funny because the other characters always tried to show him how wrong Archie was, and the entire show revolved around showing how ridiculous and wrong racial hatred was. Was “The Honeymooners” all about refuting sexism and abuse? I didn’t think that was the case.
I agree that he fussed and ranted, and she never believed a word of his threats; however, they were just that: Threats.
And I never found that part of the show very funny, either.
I agree; he was all talk, and she knew it. And if he ever had followed through, she would have picked up a cast-iron frying pan and gone upside his head with it.
Yes, but still not a good role model for “this is how loving relationships work”: Threats and attempts at control from the male side … hmmm, too much like too many real-life relationships I’ve seen to be really funny.
Didn’t they end every show with him declaring his love for her? “I love ya, baby!” The threats were hot air. Alice would have clobbered him.
Plenty of abusers follow abuse with declarations of love, even apologies–nothing surprising in this behavior; it’s quite typical.
The only thing less funny than spousal abuse is not having a sandwich ready for you when you come home. = )
I laughed so hard when I read that. Thanks for making my day.
Yes, the fifties, when audiences could sense the genuine affection of characters and laughs could be gotten without cheap and tawdry sexual references. (see next photo)
Never did like “to the Moon, Alice” even when I saw it as a kid. Gleason reminded me of my Dad too much, I guess…
It’s still funny.
All you effeminate O voters need to grow pairs.
Unlike punctuation abuse, which never was, is not and never will be anything other than completely retarded.
Punctuation abuse. Has anyone ever abused they’re punctuation!! Ive never abused my punctuation, Never?
I still consider it funny. Especially when she gets bored with her marriage, divorces him, takes half his stuff AND his kids, forces him to pay alimony whe he can barely make ends meet after being kicked out of the house HE bought, braggs to her friends about how well she made out in the separation, then gets slowly chewed up with a chainsaw by the very man whose life she destroyed because she was bored of him. Freakin’ hilarious!
Get help.
Actually, it is still considered funny.
As long as it’s done by wives against their husbands.
Yet you’d never hear a single thing against it when the roles are switched. It’s BS.
When women are being threatened with abuse or being controled on television- Not at all funny; a true symbolism of how men are evil and harmful to women; sexist; will put a lot of women in an outrage
When men are being threatened with abuse or being controlled on television- Probably funny, or cheering for the woman will occur; just as sexist, but allowed; men outraged are usually censored and told they are “intimidated by a strong, independent woman”
A lot of that may be generalization, but I doubt ANYONE would put a male abusing/controlling/etc. a female using a “you go girl(boy in this case)!” attitude behind it like many do with women. The double-standard is constant in many shows today.
Its funny now!!!
POW! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!!!!
yes, he was incredibly abusive.