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The Essential Trivia
from the Classic 39 Shows
All information was taken from The Offical Honeymooners Treasury Book
Written by Peter Crescenti & Bob Columbe

Ralph's Man from Space Costume

It consists of a saucepan, which he is using as a hat, the handle protruding from the back of his neck. On top of the saucepan is a light bulb which is going on and off. The icebox door is strapped around his neck and chest like a shield. It's studded with knobs he took off the bureau and three small flashlight bulbs, which also keep going on and off. Also on the icebox door is the kitchen faucet, which is attached up high with the spout facing Ralph's chin. Beneath all of this paraphernalia he wears a sweatshirt with a turtle neck collar. For pants he wears the bottoms of a pair of striped pajamas. These are tucked into shin -high galoshes. On his hands he wears a pair of thick gardening gloves. In his right hand he carries a homemade ray gun, which consists of a funnel attached to a handle of a compass saw. Over his eyes he has a huge pair of dark goggles. Ralph has a wide motorcycle rider's belt around his waist, from which flares a knee-length tunic made out of a plastic shower curtain.

The letter that Ralph reads to Alice in the Classic 39 "Hello Mom" episode.

Dear Mom,

I'd just thought I'd write and tell you this. A mother-in-law is the most
criticized, the most misunderstood and the most defenseless of all women.
The average women must be clever enough to know when to speak, but a
mother-in-law must know when to keep silent. She must be very wise, wise
enough sometimes to withhold advice, although she knows the answer to the
problem. A mother-in-law must sit on the fence between her own child and
the child by marriage. Somehow she must keep her balance. She must lean
backwards until her spine aches or else she's accused of being partial and
she isn't permitted the luxury of hurt feelings or tears. If a person could
put themselves in their mother-in-laws place, weigh her in the balance,
being completely fair; they'd nominate her for the Presidency of the
United States, and she'd be the first women to make it.

Check out page 2 of Classic 39 Trivia called "The Small Details"

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