quote:I know it has been documented here on the forum how Gleason used Lionel trains in at least one of his shows. He apparently liked real trains, too!
Jackie Gleason got a big laugh on his variety show by having his Reginald Van Gleason character exclaim, after taking a sip of a drink that a model train brought to him on the bar, "Booze goes swell with Lionel." Apparently, however, the executives at Lionel were not too pleased with the free publicity.