I was watching a Jackie Gleason show when it hit me....they like him for the same thing....his bluster.
He always had the audience eating out of his hand. "the Great One" (prior to Levin) always ended on a good note. No matter how big the fight was, most Honeymooners shows ended up with him hugging Alice saying "Baby, you're the greatest!"
31 posted on 09/20/2015 9:21:25 AM PDT by capt. norm
(If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat!)