In Absence Makes the Hate Grow Fonder, after a misunderstanding George Appleby (Red Skelton) and his nagging wife Clara (Eve Arden) go to separate hotels for the remainder of their vacation. But fate has other plans …
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George Appleby is the ultimate henpecked husband. In addition to holding down (at least) one full-time job, he does the cooking, cleaning, sewing, etc. around the house. None of which is to the satisfaction of his bossy wife, Clara.
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Concert in Pantomime is an all-pantomime show. Even the Tom Hanson Dancers copy Bip the mime’s costume and makeup, and perform silently. Marcel Marceau as Bip performs skits of flying a kite, a circus performer, and a sculptor. Red Skelton mimes an astronaut, a boxer, a woman driver, and a little boy.
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In The Red Skelton Scrapbook 66, Red Skelton reprises several of his most beloved routines, including ‘Dunking Doughnuts’. The second annual Red Skeltop Scrapbook is hosted by Red’s friend John Wayne. And Red teases his friend with jokes about Duke, and how they first met.
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Mrs. Skelton Quits as Wife, Stays on as Red’s Agent Comedian Says He’ll Keep Mouth Shut Now When He Hears of Her Divorce Move Originally… Read More »Wife Divorcing Husband
The Night Before Christmas is a song composed by Red Skelton, and performed on The Red Skelton Hour episode, The Plight Before Christmas
The snowflakes were falling
The night before Christmas
The houses with holly
And trees trimmed so bright
In Having Wonderful Time, Ginger Rogers is an overworked New York office girl. She seeks 2 weeks of rest and relaxation at a camp in the Catskills. She’s definitely not a happy camper because of the crowded and noisy conditions. She tries her best to fit in and, after an initial dislike, falls for college educated Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., a waiter at the camp. Ginger becomes suspicious of his motives, however, and he becomes alarmed when she spends an innocent night in the cabin of a rival suitor. All ends happily, however.
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From Red Skelton’s Avalon Time radio show, where Red reads the newspaper & uses it to tell newspaper headline jokes
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The Plight Before Christmas – The Red Skelton Hour, season 15 with Greer Garson “The Plight Before Christmas,” featuring Red Skelton as his hobo character… Read More »The Plight Before Christmas [Red Skelton Show]
People remember Red Skelton for his decades-long television series, as well as his long film career. But his rise to national prominence actually began on the radio. His first radio appearance was on Rudy Vallée’s The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour in 1937. Red joked with fellow comic Joe Cook about their respective home towns. The two were invited back two weeks later, and Red appeared again in November.
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