Alice (née Alice Gibson), played in the first nine skits, starting in 1951, and ending in January 1952 by Pert Kelton, and by Audrey Meadows for all remaining episodes, is Ralph 's patient but sharp - tongued wife of roughly 12 years. She often finds herself bearing the brunt of Ralph 's insults, which she returns with biting sarcasm. She is levelheaded, in contrast to Ralph 's pattern of inventing various schemes to enhance his wealth or his pride. In each case, she sees the current one 's un-workability, but he becomes angry and ignores her advice (and by the end of the episode, her misgivings almost always are proven to have been well - founded). She has grown accustomed to his empty threats -- such as "One of these days, POW!!! Right in the kisser! '', "BANG, ZOOM! '' or "You 're going to the moon! '' -- to which she usually replies, "Ahhh, shaddap! '' Alice studied to be a secretary before her marriage and works briefly in that capacity when Ralph is laid off. Wilma Flintstone is based on Alice Kramden.
who played the first alice in the honeymooners
Pert Kelton