UNSEEN FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, SEE NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED EPISODES FROM ONE OF TV’S MOST LEGENDARY AND LONGEST-RUNNING VARIETY SHOWS: THE RED SKELTON HOUR—IN COLOR
The Red Skelton Hour: In Color: Unreleased Seasons
In short, The Red Skelton Hour in Color Collection is … a collection of 4 other collections:
The Red Skelton Time Life
In short, a DVD collection of the very early years of The Red Skelton Show – with a lot of episodes for the money. 10 disks of the show itself, with one additional bonus DVD. The contents are:
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:
Red Skelton – The Farewell SpecialsI have to admit, I’m very excited by The Red Skelton Show: The Early Years (1951-1955) — unlike so many of his contemporaries, Red’s great TV series is rarely rerun on television, so that we can only watch it via DVD or online video. Because of that, many of his early years haven’t been seen for decades — but that’s about to change, thankfully. Red’s first 5 years are soon to be available on DVD (currently on pre-order at Amazon.com)The Red Skelton Show: The Early Years – 1951 – 1955
AMC – The Red Skelton Show is a very nice compilation of episodes from The Red Skelton Show — a total of 14 episodes on 2 DVDs, for under $10.00. Frankly, several of these are personal favorites, and they showcase some of Red Skelton’s most famous characters, including Freddy the Freeloader, Clem Kadiddlehopper and Cauliflower McPugg. They also include some excellent moments of Red Skelton being himself, such as when he emceed the Look Awards and interacted with Judy Garland, Jack Lemmon, Walt Disney, Edmond O’Brien, Alfred Hitchcock, Bing Crosby, and many others.
Red Skelton, King of Laughter, is a compilation of episodes of Red Skelton’s long-running TV series, as well as bits and pieces from other sources. For example, it includes a clip of Red’s vaudeville routine, Guzzler’s Gin, as well as a trailer for his movie Public Pigeon Number 1. It also includes various bloopers, and a rehearsal with Martha Raye that includes some things that never made it on the air.
Red Skelton Unreleased is a fairly different DVD collection of The Red Skelton Show in several respects. It is digitally remastered, unlike most of the Red Skelton DVD collections out there. It is also authorized by the Red Skelton estate. It also contains a lot of episodes of The Red Skelton Show – sixteen episodes in all, as well three full-length color episodes from Red’s final year on broadcast TV, as well as a taping of one of Red’s live shows.
Red Skelton – America’s Favorite Funnyman is a DVD collection of 10 episodes of The Red Skelton Show. Not a bad collection by any means, and inexpensive as well ($9.95 U.S. dollars at the time of this writing), and it has a collection of some of my favorite episodes as well. They are:
In short, Red Skelton – The Lost Episodes is a compilation of six episodes of the Red Skelton Show. It features four of Red’s popular clown characters.