Which comedian and television show host coined the phrase "How sweet it is!"?

The phrase “How sweet it is!” was made famous by the one and only Jackie Gleason. Many of us remember the larger-than-life Gleason as the star of the sitcom TV show, "The Honeymooners," an early 50’s TV classic. As Ralph Kramden, an impoverished Manhattan bus driver, Gleason and his pal Ed Norton (Art Carney) were always up to some get-rich-quick scheme in an effort to escape their lackluster tenement life in New York City.

Gleason was born in February 1916 and died in June 1987. He became a much liked comedian, actor, and musician. He was well known for his brash visual and verbal style of comedy. Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in the 1961 drama "The Hustler" (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movie series.

While working on another film, he added another catchphrase to the American vernacular. In the 1963 film "Papa's Delicate Condition," he first uttered the words (phrase): "How sweet it is!" This phrase while Gleason lived became directly and keenly associated with how he saw the complete make up of his life.