The Honeymooners Opening Credits with Bus Scene and Brought to You By Original Intro

[fromthesidelines]

Actually, CBS staff announcer Gaylord Avery replaced Jack Lescoulie in the syndicated version of the filmed "HONEYMOONERS" opening title. Johnny Olsen became Jackie's announcer in the second phase of his variety show (1962-'70), including the Miami Beach telecasts from 1964 on.

[stevesai]

naming a bus depot after him was a great tribute to him...pretty cool

[fromthesidelines]

As for the kid who appeared with Lescoulie on "1-2-3- GO!" in the 1961-'62 season, 'juliaflo'-  that was young Richard Thomas!

[jed6271]

@fromthesidelines - Hey, I love these facts that you always provide - thanks!

[fromthesidelines]

And Jack worked on both "THE TODAY SHOW" and "THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW" (on two different networks) because Jackie wanted him as his chief announcer when he began on CBS in 1952 [they were good friends, and Lescoulie was Buick's spokesman on "THE BUICK-BERLE SHOW" in its 1954-'55 season]. The network insisted Gleason audition other announcers, and he said, "All right, I'll listen to 'em. But when they're finished, Jack Lescoulie gets the job".

[paktype]

Wow, that Buick was almost a long as the bus. Those were the days - gas was about 40 cents a gallon.

[digy33]

@paktype more like 20 cents. i remember asking my dad what does that mean, gas is 19.9 cents a gal?  if only !!!!!!

[moboutmen]

Wish I could get on that bus now...

[fromthesidelines]

The syndicated version of the opening title is similar to the one used during the second half of the 1955-'56 season [January-June], with two exceptions: CBS announcer Gaylord Avery is heard instead of Jack Lescoulie, and the portion towards the end where the moon "morphs" into a Buick steering wheel {"Brought to you by....YOUR BUICK DEALER! And away we go...!"}, cross-fading into a tire attached to a Buick gliding down an open road, was omitted.

[tomservo56954]

@fromthesidelines Fascinating...of course, Johnny Olson did the announcing on the syndicated version.

[fromthesidelines]

This was the opening title, as orignally seen during the first three months of the "Classic 39" filmed series [October-December 1955], with Jack Lescoulie, Gleason's announcer (and Buick's spokesman in their commercials during the program), introducing the show and its sponsor.

[Juliaflo]

@fromthesidelines The legendary Jack Lescoulie was one of the early hosts of The Today Show, and in the early 1960's, hosted a children's television program called '1-2-3-Go', assisted by a young boy who in the succeeding decade would wax homespun. Name that young actor. Good luck and....good night.

[MrTabby5000]

When american cars were the best.

[rachelazw]

I've never seen that before. I've only seen the syndicated opening. Thanks for posting.

[jed6271]

No problem, this amazed me also since I had always grown up seeing the syndicated version.

[vividwatch47]

This has the same font that Gleason used on the opening and closing credits of his variety show. Also note the distinctive, quasi 3D use of the way the actors' names come across the screen

[wdc2998]

@vividwatch47 Reminds me of Superman: The Movie