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Red Skelton's HBO Special - Funny Faces III

Red Skelton’s Funny Faces III

Red Skelton’s HBO Special – Funny Faces III  Although only 52 minutes long, this video is packed with laughter and character. Any clown would do well to watch and learn from one of the masters… 

Red Skelton, America's Clown Prince - 6 DVD set

Red Skelton – America’s Clown Prince

Red Skelton – America’s Clown Prince – 6 DVD Set

Buy from Amazon.com I am a huge fan of Red Skelton, and one of my pet peeves is that even though he had twenty years of prime time television series, it’s not rerun anywhere.   Therefore, I’m truly grateful for Red Skelton – America’s Clown Prince.   In short, it simply is a 6-DVD collection of The Red Skelton Show (technically, a 5-DVD collection of the TV series, with the 6th containing some odds and ends, such as appearances in Sparks, Nevada, movie trailers, Red Skelton’s presentation of the Pledge of Allegiance, etc.).  

Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner

Red Skelton’s Christmas Dinner special

Red Skelton’s Christmas Dinner starring Red Skelton, Vincent Price, Imogene Coca

Red Skelton’s final television project, Red Skelton’s Christmas Dinner (also known as Freddie the Freeloader’s Christmas Dinner), is one of his best.   It centers around Red’s hobo clown character, Freddie the Freeloader, who has been saving up his money to afford a nice Christmas dinner with his friend, The Professor — another hobo clown, played wonderfully by Vincent Price.  

Christmas with Red Skelton, featuring €The Cop and the Anthem and Freddie and the Yuletide Doll featuring Freddie the Freeloader

Red Skelton Christmas DVD | Freddie the Freeloader

Red Skelton’s Christmas, featuring “The Plight Before Christmas,” starring Red Skelton and Greer Garson

The title, “Red Skelton Christmas,” is both accurate and slightly misleading. Although it actually contains several Christmas episodes (and highlights from another), it also contains other Holiday segments. These include Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance and a very nice Thanksgiving segment titled “The Thanksgiving Turkey”. Also, this 130-minute DVD is authorized by the Red Skelton estate.