Happy Valentine’s Day from Red Skelton
Are you ready to spring into love this Valentine’s Day? (a publicity photo from Bathing Beauty, with Red Skelton and Esther Williams)
Are you ready to spring into love this Valentine’s Day? (a publicity photo from Bathing Beauty, with Red Skelton and Esther Williams)
In short, Red Skelton – The Farewell Specials is a collection of several of Red’s performances from his later years, including some of my personal favorites:
Grandfather, Grandmother – a poem by an older Red Skelton, recited on his weekly television show
Many years ago, Red Skelton told the following joke using his inebriate character, Willie Lump-Lump on the episode, The Skeltons At Home.
Rod: I’ve never seen anyone so high-strung!
Red Skelton: You should have seen my grandfather.
Panama Hattie (1942) starring Red Skelton, Ann Sothern, Rags Ragland, Virginia O’Brien Synopsis In Panama Hattie, the brassy but gold-hearted proprietress of a Canal Zone hotel, where she performs, is used to a rough-and-tumble crowd of sailors. …
Red Skelton: Is there anyone here from Texas? Yeah?! You can always tell a Texan, … not much, but you can tell em.
Carol Lambert (Ann Rutherford): I don t think it s safe down here. Someone was trying to kill us!
Ellamae Downs (Diana Lewis): It s things like this that ruin our Southern hospitality.
Rod O Connor: Tell me, Red, how’s that new electric blanket working out for you on these cold nights?
Red Skelton: Oh, its fine, it keeps me as warm as toast. Of course, when its time to wake up, it just pops me out of bed!