On September 23, 2004 the news broke that a newly discovered ""Honeymooners Lost Episode"" was unearthed in the vaults at the University of Georgia's Peabody Awards Archive. Archivist Margaret Compton discovered “Love Letter†(originally airing on Oct. 16, 1954, on “The Jackie Gleason Show,â€) during a preservation review of the archives kinescopes and video tapes.A re-make of “Love Letter†aired 2 years later, but the Peabody Awards archive heald the only known copy of the original sketch.This episode was probably submitted for Jackie Gleason, who did win the Peabody Award in 1955.When the University contacted Gleason Enterprises they were very excited to see that this kinescope existed and in such excellent condition. At the time Gleason Enterprises stated that they do intend to release this never-rebroadcasted episode through MPI Home Video. TV Land aired this episode for the first time since it's original broadcast on it's 50th anniversary on October 16, 2004. TV Land Episode
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