Wild Fan Mail
TV is all about creating an illusion, and back in the 1950s characters never broke the fourth wall or spoke to the audiences. Press was limited to promote the show, so this jived well with creating a realistic atmosphere, but according to trivia, it was a little too realistic for some. When audiences tuned into The Honeymooners, some people thought they were being invited into the home of a real family, which meant for some strange fan mail.
Fan mail consisted of household items that fans thought Alice needed in her home. It’s said that fans sent these items because they wanted the character to have “nice things” for her home. In some cases, fans sent the Krandens money, too! No word on whether or not the studio kept these items or the money.
