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Appleby’s Bearded Boarder, with John Carradine and Marie Windsor, The Red Skelton Show

Appleby’s Bearded Boarder

In order to stretch George Appleby‘s paycheck a little further, the Appleby’s decide to take in a boarder. Who promptly takes control of the house! Until George discovers that he’s a con man on the run …

Freddie the Freeloader defends the 'hobo' Shirley Temple

Love is a Many-Splintered Thing

Passion in Pasadena, aka. Love is a Many-Splintered Thing – Freddie the Freeloader falls in love with debutante Shirley Temple, The Beach Boys sing, and a nervous Red works on a high-rise construction building!

After the failed somersault, Reginald Van Gleason III departs *with* the girls!

Accidents Will Happen

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Accidents Will Happen – The Red Skelton Show Season 3, Lord Beaverhead with Reginald Van Gleason III, then Freddie the Freeloader’s hit with a truck! So it’s off to the hospital …

Abracadabra! a running gag as the devil keeps casting spells on Clara, to George's amusement

Appleby’s Soul or Ah, Sweet Misery of Wife

Appleby’s Soul, or Ah, Sweet Misery of Wife – The Red Skelton Hour – where George Appleby can’t take any more abuse from his wife Clara (Shirley Mitchell) & sells his soul to the Devil (Raymond Burr) to be a bachelor again!

The expected shootout between Kit Carson and Deadeye

Deadeye vs. Kit Carson

In Deadeye vs. Kit Carson, it’s Sheriff Deadeye vs the Western star Kit Carson (Bill Williams), for a children’s Christmas play.

People Who Like People are Cannibals - Barbara Feldon injecting Clem Kadiddlehopper with a serum that she hopes will enable him to live on chicken feed

People Who Like People are Cannibals

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In People Who Like People are Cannibals, a lady scientist (Barbara Feldon) tests out her new chicken-feed formula on “human guinea pig” Clem Kadiddlehopper.

Dr. Schlepper's mind transfer experiment - whoops!

Dr. Schlepper

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Freddie the Freeloader is losing his home in the dump! Then Mad scientist Dr. Schlepper transfers a human mind into a monkey’s body. But it doesn’t quite go as planned …

A hot stake's better than a cold chop!

Deadeye at the Golden Nugget

Deadeye at the Golden Nugget – after a segment with Ed Sullivan, it’s Deadeye in the old west, clowning arround & captured by Indians!

Bolivar improves the starlet's hairstyle in Bolivar's Beauty Salon

Bolivar’s Beauty Salon

With the financial help of his girlfriend (Nancy Walker) and her mother, Bolivar Shagnasty opens Bolivar’s beauty salon. Which is a failure until a starlet walks in needing a quick touch up. And boom! He’s whisked off to Hollywood! Will fame and success go to his head? Do you need to ask?