Lionel to Appear on Fox and Friends, Monday, December 16th

That's cool, I'll have to try to catch that.

 

I am a bit concerned and alarmed when Lionel shows up in public, but they can not demonstrate the FasTrak Modular layout that were so prominent in the catalogs.

 

Andrew

Thanks for the heads up Ed. I would have missed it otherwise.

Hey, it's free advertising...

 

Rusty

Assume this on Fox network.  For some reason our local FOX channel does not stream the Fox network.  Hmm

Good going for Lionel!  We all should welcome every bit of exposure toy trains receive at this important season of the year when toy trains are so firmly linked in a long-standing tradition primarily inspired by Lionel's own founder.

Hello Allan and Happy Holidays...
,Do you get Fox and Friends with  your Antenna setup? I have an Antenna with the nearest station 50 miles  away. I get lots of free stations, but, no Fox and Friends. I’ll have to try and catch it on the net..

K.C.

Yep I am an over-the-air-antenna station person.  (hey why waste good money on cable when there are more important expenses like adding new engine or rolling stock).  So my local FOX does not carry  Fox and Friends (bo-hoo)

No, I don't get Fox and Friends, even though there is a local Fox affiliate.  Now, if they had waited until next weekend I might be able to see the segment because Time-Warner Cable cut me a deal today that I couldn't turn down.  Includes an Internet and Wi-Fi upgrade and basic cable TV, with free installation.  The installer will be here next Friday between 11 a.m. and noon (or so I've been told).  

Thanks Ed, I am on HIGH ALERT now!!

Sam,
I designed my O.T.A. setup over 6 years ago and was paying over 100 bucks a month for over 150 channels of nothing,  Do the math on that one. I love free stuff…
Allan ,
Make sure your good deal doesn't expire after one year!

K.C.

Hopefully they'll have Maria, the weather girl, and  the 'stock exchange girl' operating the trains!

 

I'll watch that all day long!

 

BTW, you guys are doing a great job!

It does, but that's no problem.  I can always go back to my 10-or-so channel antenna world with no problem.  Have done it before and can certainly do it again.  My main interest is in the high-speed Internet connection, which, for the most part, has worked well for me.  The basic TV package is only costing me $9 a month more for that year.

Thanks for the heads-up Ed.  Guess the coffee pot will start an hour earlier Monday morning.

I have my TV video set to record this....or my wife set it for me.

Great news, I will be watching.  I am a fan of Fox & Friends during their close out

to a commercial they show a three rail train going around the Christmas Tree.  In

recent years they have shown three rail under the tree.

 

I believe someone on the staff is into three rail.  Good for Lionel and the hobby.

 

Many thanks,

 

Billy C  

I love these Lionel spots on TV, I will make an effort to catch it. Thank's ED!

Many thanls for the heads up. And yes I also hope that Maria(the weather person) helps with the segment. Thanks again

Fox & Friends is the morning news show on the Fox News Channel.  You will not find it on your local Fox affiliate.

 

Jon

I'll be at work!  :<(    Maybe Fox & Friends will treat Lionel better than the "short shrift" and indifference Don Reece always seemed to get from the cast of the Today Show. 

 

Not a problem!  I'm a patient man.  I'll be home at the appointed time, and will remain there for an hour or so after noon (supposed to be scheduled for between 11 and noon).  If the fellow doesn't show up or contact me in that time period, I'll head back to the office.

 

But, all my neighbors here have had good experiences with the cable service, and I also have had good service from them.  I'm not the least bit worried about it one way or the other.

LOL, Thomas got wacked by a big steamer. With 3 of the folks operating the locos something was bound to happen. Great exposure for Lionel Trains on the Fox Network.

Yes Thomas got bumped but the Lionel guy did a good job. Je was trying to answer questions and run trains on TV at the same time. Good job Lionel.

Well I just saw it. They could of done a better job promoting the trains. Talked about the App and Lionel Chief,  but really did not explain it well. It left me with more questions then answers. As a potential buyer it was not helpful. As a note I am seeing alot of feed back on the PE set and its not good. Alot of issues from not running to stop running after an hour of use, and quality control issues.

I noticed the Silver Bell set had a bump in the track. C'mon Lionel.

In the time allotted I thought Lionel did pretty good. Two good sets. With four people talking its really hard to get a cogent thought . But hey it's advertising and on tv and it was not aimed at us on this board. Nice job Lionel. 

Having a Senior VP run a train into a Thaoma engine was not cool as he demonstrated how one could use an I-Pad to control the trains. Looked more like a clip from the Adams family!!Also Brian's reaction to the smoke was poor!

How dissapointing

Paul

Where are  Suzukovich Trains or Casey LV Trains being shown this morning on National TV?  You guys really make this out to be be more than it is.

 

 

 

Sorry, OMHO.

I'm just sayin' that we are pretty lucky to have any manufacturer/ importer have any national exposure at all.  It may not be perfect but they are at least getting something out there to let them know there are still trains for around a tree.

 

I'm not so sure than much beyond this group is being that critical of the segment and reading too much into it.

The understatement of the year! 

 

I missed this interview as I was at work this morning. Is there a link?

 

Thanks,

It was a nice little segment that showed the trains to the masses. Now they can go to the Lionel website or find a dealer to give them a full sales pitch or answer any questions. You can't expecet the I-Pad control to be explained in under five minutes.(I'm still trying to figure it out since they announced it!)

I missed it,but my wife (not a train person) seen it and said it was funny and cute?????????????

It's on my DVR, I'll watch it tonight.  Exactly what time in the show was it on?  I have the whole three hours recorded, it would be nice to zoom in on the segment.

 

 

It was just after 7:30 EST, roughly between then and 7:40 a.m.

 

     Hoppy

Thanks.

Caught the segment on the fly this morning. Great exposure for the toy train hobby using a visually very appealing layout for TV with a Grand Central Terminal placed front and center. The cinema vérité with a mild train collision added to the charm of it all. Fun in the spirit of the Season.

 

One thing that Lionel could improve upon is building a quieter display layout so that the folk do not have shout over the din (This gets mentioned every year on the air during these spots). Fastrack is very 'noisy' but can be made to be quiet.

 

Merry, merry!

 

Bob