True to the formula, Ed and Ralph are approached by a man-on-the-street reporter and asked the question, "Who is the boss in your house?" Of course, with a little push from Norton, Ralph shoots his mouth off and Alice finds out front he article. Now he has to back it up. One thing he decides to do is get drunk. In a scene that is reminiscent of Laurel and Hardy, Ed and Ralph get stinking. The kicker is that Alice replaced the wine with grape juice, so there was no alcohol. They still act as if they have been on an all night binge. As we all know, there is going to be a test that requires Alice to rescue her knuckleheaded husband. The drunk scene is priceless. The bloviating is par for the course.
4 Reviews
A classic
douglasdalida8 December 2020
Men Rule
dougdoepke20 September 2016
Typical Honeymooner's hoot. Ralph's big ego furnishes the laughs, as usual. Who's the boss in his house. Why he is, of course. All puffed out, he brags that to a newspaper reporter who publishes it for all Brooklyn to see. Naturally, Alice takes a dim view of his bloviating. But instead of retreating, Ralph insists that because he's a man, he'll be the head honcho from now on, and Alice better like it. Plus he's emancipating Norton into head of his house, like it or not, Trixie. After all, men are responsible for art, science, etc., so it's only logical they should head up families.
Interesting to see a 50's norm about men mocked in a 50's setting. Male chauvinism gets spoofed in clever fashion as Ralph struts his stuff. Of course, we know he'll overdo it in embarrassing fashion. His and Norton's little drunken scene on grape juice is funny but more of a stretch than usual, showing, I guess, that the pair are more like overgrown boys than macho men. Anyhow, it's hard to say enough about the marvelous chemistry of these spartan productions.
Interesting to see a 50's norm about men mocked in a 50's setting. Male chauvinism gets spoofed in clever fashion as Ralph struts his stuff. Of course, we know he'll overdo it in embarrassing fashion. His and Norton's little drunken scene on grape juice is funny but more of a stretch than usual, showing, I guess, that the pair are more like overgrown boys than macho men. Anyhow, it's hard to say enough about the marvelous chemistry of these spartan productions.
Weak writing makes a somewhat funny but rather stupid episode.
ronnybee211225 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This episode is somewhat funny because of what would be viewed today as a chauvanistic attitude of Ralph Kramden's regarding women's contributions to,and their supposed place in,1950's society. As rough as it may sound to today's ears,most of what Ralph did say about work was pretty-much the truth back then and it still is true today. The problem is,Ralph left out or discounted nearly all of the hard work and important contributions of women in running of the households and the work of the women that were in the regular workforce back-then. Most women were mothers and housewives in the 1950s,but some did indeed work outside the home. Back then in the 1950's,and still today,almost all of the hardest jobs,the dangerous and unpleasant jobs,the strenuous physical jobs that involve manufacturing things,mining things,construction of any type,moving freight by sea,air,or land,maintaining and fixing things of all and any sort to help keep our society running,almost all of these jobs were (in the 1950's) and still today,are,done by men. He was correct. That being said,the work that women do,being mothers and housewives,is equally necessary and equally important which is the point that Ralph's wife,Alice was trying to make. That was the gist of the episode's point.
The other part of the plot is simply stupid,because everyone but a maybe a ('slow') preschooler knows that nobody gets drunk drinking grape juice just because someone says it is wine. You either have an alcohol buzz or you don't,no amount of 'the power of suggestion' will give someone an alcohol buzz from plain-old grape juice. That part of the episode is annoyingly dumb,it is not the least bit funny here. Experienced adults thinking that they are drunk from drinking plain grape juice is something that belongs in a cartoon,not this show.
I really hate to say it,but overall this is a weak,forgettable episode.
The other part of the plot is simply stupid,because everyone but a maybe a ('slow') preschooler knows that nobody gets drunk drinking grape juice just because someone says it is wine. You either have an alcohol buzz or you don't,no amount of 'the power of suggestion' will give someone an alcohol buzz from plain-old grape juice. That part of the episode is annoyingly dumb,it is not the least bit funny here. Experienced adults thinking that they are drunk from drinking plain grape juice is something that belongs in a cartoon,not this show.
I really hate to say it,but overall this is a weak,forgettable episode.
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