Ed Norton Not An Original?
Although no one can imagine Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden without Art Carney’s Ed Norton character, as they were the original buddy duo that we know so well in film and TV, there was once a time where Kramden was without his bumbling sidekick.
Ed Norton wasn’t in the original sketch in The Honeymooners that was originally featured on The Jackie Gleason Show. That said, that doesn’t mean Carney wasn’t a familiar face when the show was launched. Although Ed wasn’t introduced until the television show went live in front of an audience, Carney still appeared in the original sketch. The actor played the role of a neighborhood officer.
