The Honeymooners (TV Series)

The Worry Wart (1956)

Audrey Meadows: Alice Kramden

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Quotes 

• [Ralph receives a letter from the I.R.S] 

  Ralph : Don't you realize how serious this is? They're investigating me!

  Alice : Ralph, being investigated is not the end of the world. You are not the first person who was ever investigated.

  Norton : You're darn right! The jails are full of them!

• Ed Norton : [Ralph has been keeping everyone awake worrying about his taxes, while Alice and Norton try to calm him]  Boy, I tell you, I'm surprised at you, Ralph, carrying this way. So what if they're investigating your taxes? What can they do to you? Can they put you up in front of a firing squad?

  Ralph Kramden : [sheepishly]  No, they can't.

  Ed Norton : Can they push you over a cliff?

  Ralph Kramden : No, they can't.

  Ed Norton : Can they string you up there on the end of a rope?

  Ralph Kramden : No, I guess they can't...

  Ed Norton : Alright then. Nothing can happen to you. What possibly can happen to you? What are you worried for?

  Alice Kramden : He's right, Ralph. Now come on, let's go to bed.

  Ralph Kramden : [softly; shaking Norton's hand]  Thanks, pal.

  Ed Norton : [patting Ralph on the back]  All right. Now, just go in there, and get a good night's sleep.

  [Ralph and Alice go into the bedroom. But Norton then calls after Ralph] 

  Ed Norton : The worst thing they could possibly do to you is send you to the federal pen!

  Ralph Kramden : [storming out of the bedroom, arms flailing wildly]  What are you starting with that stuff for?