Naw it's the participation in a childhood icon of mine that I envy.
Do you remember that strange game (actually nowadays it would be less strange) where he had a traintrack going up a slope and falling off a "cliff". Each day he would turn the train on for a second or two so it would move a few inches towards its doom. And we tuned in breathlessly to watch the final event when it finally happened.
Great way to get people to tune in. Whacky way to teach you how to treat your toys.