I don't believe he drank alcohol ON his TV show. (However, it is more than likely that he drank alcohol before and/or after his shows.)
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I believe you are referring to Frank Fontaine ( Gleason played the bartender- Mr. Dunahee) who was a comedy act on the JACKIE GLEASON show- not the Red Skelton hour. Skelton himself did drunk acts.
The Jackie Gleason Show - 1952 The Poor Soul in Christmas-Land was released on: USA: 25 December 1954
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Jackie Gleason was first introduced as "The Great One" at a cocktail party hosted by Lucile Ball