In a 1965 incident that nearly ended his career, Sales jokingly told
his young viewers on his syndicated show to "take some of those green
pieces of paper with pictures of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin,
Lincoln and Jefferson on them" from their parents' wallets and send
them to him, and he would send them a postcard from Puerto Rico.
Several young viewers did send Sales some money, but all were returned.
He was suspended from television for two weeks, but the incident made his
show "cool" and boosted his ratings when he returned to the air.
