The Honeymooners’ Influence
Despite the show’s ill-fated single season, The Honeymooners, went on to become a huge influence on television shows to come. One of those shows is the animated television show The Flinstones, which became an iconic series in its own right. The Flinstones took a few formulas that were invented by The Honeymooners.
Fred was believed to be the Ralph Kramden character, a working man, who was boisterous in personality and ruled the roost at home, while his bumbling friend Barney was said to be the Ed Norton character. There were so many similarities that at one point, Jackie Gleason thought about suing the show, but ultimately decided not to. Another show to take a page from Gleason’s book was the sitcom King of Queens.
