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Concert in Pantomime, The Red Skelton Hour with Marcel Marceau, season 15, originally aired January 18, 1966

Concert in Pantomime [Red Skelton Show]

Concert in Pantomime, The Red Skelton Hour with Marcel Marceau, season 15, originally aired January 18, 1966

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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Willy Lump Lump washing the elephant

The Red Skelton Scrapbook 66 [Red Skelton Show]

The Red Skelton Scrapbook 66 – The Red Skelton Hour, season 15, originally aired March 1, 1966

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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Having Wonderful Time (1938) starring Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time (1938) starring Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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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Red Skelton with the cast of Avalon Time

Avalon Time – Red Skelton’s first radio 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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When Nuthood Was in Flower, The Red Skelton Hour, season 15, guest star Milton Berle

When Nuthood Was in Flower [Red Skelton Show]

When Nuthood Was in Flower, The Red Skelton Hour, season 15, originally aired January 4, 1966 with Milton Berle

In When Nuthood Was in Flower, Red Skelton appears as Forsooth in a sketch set in the Middle Ages. He begins as apprentice to a torture device manufacturer, and ends entertaining the troops … With guest star Milton Berle! The ad libbing and improvised comedy is hilarious!

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