The WORST episodes of The Honeymooners

Every episode of The Honeymooners ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Honeymooners!

The Honeymooners, one of the most influential situation comedy television series in American history, depicts the sincere attempts of two men attempting to better their lives, and the ensuing frustrations when their schemes to strike it rich inevitably backfire.

Last Updated: 8/23/2026Network: CBSStatus: Ended
A Man's Pride
star
4.26
31 votes

#1 - A Man's Pride

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 9/22/1956

Ralph tells Alice's ex-boyfriend that he runs things at the bus company.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Brother Ralph
star
4.97
30 votes

#2 - Brother Ralph

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1955

After making a suggestion at work, Ralph is fired. Alice takes a job as a secretary but tells her boss that Ralph is her brother.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Dial J for Janitor
star
5.03
30 votes

#3 - Dial J for Janitor

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 9/15/1956

Ralph takes on a job as janitor of his building.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
The Worry Wart
star
5.03
30 votes

#4 - The Worry Wart

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/7/1956

Requested by the IRS to clear something up on his tax return, Ralph drives himself crazy.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Please Leave the Premises
star
5.03
30 votes

#5 - Please Leave the Premises

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/10/1956

The Kramdens and the Nortons fight a rent increase, though Ralph is the only one who really wants to fight.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
A Matter of Life and Death
star
5.10
30 votes

#6 - A Matter of Life and Death

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1955

When Ralph thinks he's dying and sells the story to a magazine, he discovers it was a dog who was sick instead.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Pal o' Mine
star
5.17
30 votes

#7 - Pal o' Mine

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1955

Ralph's feelings are bruised when Ed buys a ring for one of his pals on the sewer crew.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
A Matter of Record
star
5.93
30 votes

#8 - A Matter of Record

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1956

Ralph cuts a record to sweet-talk Alice after insulting her mother.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Pardon My Glove
star
6.00
1 votes

#9 - Pardon My Glove

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/17/1956

Alice is getting the apartment redecorated for free, but Ralph thinks she's two-timing him.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
TV or Not TV
star
6.00
30 votes

#10 - TV or Not TV

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/1955

Ralph and Norton buy a T.V. set together and constantly fight over what to watch.

Funny Money
star
6.00
30 votes

#11 - Funny Money

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1955

Ralph finds a suitcase on his bus that contains counterfeit money, only to be sought out by those who printed it.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Hello, Mom
star
6.00
30 votes

#12 - Hello, Mom

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1955

Ralph sleeps at the Nortons' to avoid his visiting mother-in-law.

The Deciding Vote
star
6.00
30 votes

#13 - The Deciding Vote

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1955

Norton is the deciding vote in the lodge's election for convention manager.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Something Fishy
star
6.00
30 votes

#14 - Something Fishy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1955

Ralph and Norton don't want to take their wives on a lodge fishing trip.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Oh My Aching Back
star
6.00
1 votes

#15 - Oh My Aching Back

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1956

Ralph hurts his back at a bowling tournament the night before his physical exam.

The Baby Sitter
star
6.00
1 votes

#16 - The Baby Sitter

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/21/1956

Ralph is furious when Alice has a telephone installed, until he finds out how she paid for it. Alice is babysitting to pay for the phone and now Ralph is madder than mad: Ralph thinks she's two-timing him.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Here Comes the Bride
star
6.00
30 votes

#17 - Here Comes the Bride

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/25/1956

After Ralph advises him to be the head of his household, a lodge brother has his wife (Alice's sister) in tears.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Mind Your Own Business
star
6.00
1 votes

#18 - Mind Your Own Business

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/26/1956

Ed sells irons after Ralph's advice gets him fired from his sewer job. When Ed lies about how much money he's making so that the Kramdens don't feel bad, Ralph also considers selling irons.

Unconventional Behavior
star
6.13
30 votes

#19 - Unconventional Behavior

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/12/1956

Ed handcuffs himself to Ralph on their way to the Raccoon convention.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
The Bensonhurst Bomber
star
6.13
30 votes

#20 - The Bensonhurst Bomber

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 9/8/1956

Ralph gets into an argument at the pool hall and has to fight a large man at the gym. So he arranges to pretend to knock out a larger man in order to scare the other one.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
On Stage
star
6.13
30 votes

#21 - On Stage

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/28/1956

Ralph, Alice and Ed are in a Raccoon play, and Ralph expects to be a big star.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
The Loudspeaker
star
6.13
30 votes

#22 - The Loudspeaker

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/21/1956

Ralph writes a speech because he thinks he's going to be Racoon of the Year, but it turns out to be Norton who wins the award.

Head of the House
star
6.13
30 votes

#23 - Head of the House

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/31/1956

Ralph tells a newspaper that he's head of his household and then has to prove it to a coworker.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
Young Man with a Horn
star
6.13
30 votes

#24 - Young Man with a Horn

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/24/1956

Ralph tries to hit the high note on a civil-service exam as well as on his coronet.

Directors: Frank Satenstein
The Man from Space
star
6.13
30 votes

#25 - The Man from Space

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/31/1955

When the Kramdens and Nortons enter a Raccoon costume contest, a feud arises between Ralph and Ed.

Directors: Frank Satenstein