I recall hearing that Richard Nixon brought his good friend comic Jackie Gleason ‘downstairs’ at Area 51 to see an exhibit. According to the legend, the ‘exhibit’ was a fully formed, well preserved (and ‘most likely’) dead body of an alien!
Jackie, for once, had no snappy wise guy comeback. He was rendered speechless and needed to be physically assisted as he walked away.
“Jackie, for once, had no snappy wise guy comeback”
But Paul Lynde did. Evidently there was a question on Hollywood Squares where Peter Marshall said “Jackie Gleason has said that while he’s never actually seen them, he swears they exist. Paul, what are ‘they’”.
In his snide sniveling voice, Lynde answered “His feet”
You remember those days when Jackie was considered to be fat? He was a lightweight by current standards.
I read about that somewhere before.