Better Living Through TV

"Better Living Through TV"
The Honeymooners episode
Episode no.Episode 7
Directed byFrank Satenstein
Written by
Featured musicDavid Rose
Cinematography byDoug Downs
Editing byLeonard Anderson
Original air dateNovember 12, 1955 (1955-11-12)
Running time30 minutes
List of episodes

Better Living Through TV is the seventh episode of the TV series The Honeymooners that aired November 12, 1955.

The 1950s were considered the golden age of advertising, with many brands sponsoring entire shows. Occasionally, the commercials became plotlines, as is the case in "Better Living Through TV", as Ralph and Norton do a commercial for a kitchen gadget Ralph wants to promote.[1][2][3]

The episode was ranked #7 in TV Guide's ''Top 100 Episodes of All Time'' 2009 list.[4]

  1. ^ Glenn, Jane K. (2021-11-05). The Joy of Eating: A Guide to Food in Modern Pop Culture. ABC-Clio. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4408-6210-6.
  2. ^ Austerlitz, Saul (2014-03-01). Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community. Chicago Review Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-61374-387-4.
  3. ^ Halliwell, Martin (2007-03-13). American Culture in the 1950s. Edinburgh University Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-7486-2890-2.
  4. ^ "TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time: #80-61". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2021.