May 2021 - Red Skelton

Southern Yankee -- Red Skelton in both uniforms from the American Civil War

Memorial Day

by tfraymond
May 31, 2021May 27, 2024

Happy Memorial Day Happy Memorial Day to all of our veterans … no matter which war you served in.

Daisy Mae kisses Clem while Li'l Abner watches

Clem in Dogpatch – The Red Skelton Show, season 9, with Al Capp, Stubby Kaye, Leslsie Parrish

Clem in Dogpatch is a tie-in to the movie, Li’l Abner. It begins when Clem Kadiddlehopper visits cartoonist Al Capp, desiring to visit the mythical town of Dogpatch.

The Red Skelton Show season 4 continues with Red’s cast of characters, and special guest stars including Jack Albertson, Diahann Carroll, Gloria DeHaven, Xavier Cugat, Peter Lorre, Mary McCarty, and more.

The Cop and the Anthem

by tfraymond
May 23, 2021March 31, 2023

The Cop and the Anthem – The Red Skelton Show season 4, originally aired December 21, 1954

“The Cop and the Anthem” is based on a famous story by O. Henry, with Red Skelton‘s Freddie the Freeloader trying unsuccessfully to get arrested, in order to have a warm place to spend the winter. “30 days hath September, April, June, and Freddie the Freeloader!”

Photo Gallery for Excuse My Dust

by tfraymond
May 19, 2021May 15, 2021

Photo Gallery for Excuse My Dust, starring Red Skelton, Sally Forest, MacDonald Carey, William Demarest

Hippie Days Are Here Again

by tfraymond
May 16, 2021December 4, 2021

Hippie Days Are Here Again, The Red Skelton Hour, guest starring Tim Conway, Jackie Coogan, Nancy Ames season 17, originally aired October 31, 1967

In Hippie Days are Here Again, Freddie the Freeloader stumbles into a Love-In, where he is accepted as an equal by hippies Cherub Sweetface (Tim Conway) and Handsoff Hanna (Nancy Ames). Jackie Coogan plays the policeman.