First-Time Viewing

Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work

Release Date:March 1, 2006

Running Time:57 min

Genres:Documentary

Director

Gregory Hall

Cast

Jerry Bergen Art Carney Bud Collyer Rita Colton Jeff Garlin Jackie Gleason Marilyn Gleason Audrey Meadows

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

This special is a thorough retrospective of Jackie's most popular characters from his 1950's television series, characters that include: Ralph Kramden, Reginald Van Gleason, III, the Poor Soul, Fenwick Babbit and Joe The Bartender. Many of the sketches have not been available or even viewed since their original live broadcasts. Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm hosts the program with feature commentary from Mrs. Marilyn Gleason.

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