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Jerk and the Beanstalk

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February 23, 2022May 25, 2025

Jerk and the Beanstalk – The Red Skelton Hour season 12, with Don Knotts and Helen O’Connell. Originally aired May 28, 1963

Jerk Be Nimble

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February 13, 2022February 14, 2022

Jerk Be Nimble – The Red Skelton Hour, season 16 – with Janet Leigh, musical guest star Dionne Warwick

In Jerk Be Nimble, Clem Kadiddlehopper bakes a cake that’s so light, it floats away! And an Eastern European Dictator wants to use that to power their rocket to space!

The Best Sheriff Money Can Buy

by tfraymond
February 6, 2022March 9, 2022

The Best Sheriff Money Can Buy – The Red Skelton Hour season 16, with Jack Jones -, originally aired November 22, 1966

In The Best Sheriff Money Can Buy, Harold Handkisser talks the town into erecting a golden statue of his idol, Sheriff Deadeye. The only question is, who will steal it first?

The Red Skelton Hour season 13

by tfraymond
January 26, 2022January 24, 2022

The Red Skelton Hour season 13 – still in black and white, with Freddie the Freeloader, George Appleby, Junior the Mean Little Kid, Sheriff Deadeye, and a host of famous guest stars.

Will the Real Clara Appleby Shut Up?

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January 24, 2022March 6, 2022

Will the Real Clara Appleby Shut Up? aka To Tell a Fib – The Red Skelton Hour, Season 13 Episode 14, with Jane Russell, Connie Haines, Beryl Davis

In Will the Real Clara Appleby Shut Up? three different contestants on the “To Tell a Fib” game show claim to be Mrs. George Appleby. And all three tell interlocking stories of when …

Deadeye and the Gunslinger [The Red Skelton Show]

by tfraymond
January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Deadeye and the Gunslinger – The Red Skelton Show, season 11 – with Don Knotts

Deadeye and the Gunslinger is a parody of the TV Western Paladin. Don Knotts appears as Mr. Pallid — a man hired by the town to solve the “mysterious” thefts. Thefts that are being performed by the dishonest Sheriff Deadeye!

Freddie the Freeloader trying to con Santa Claus in "Christmas"

Christmas 1952

by tfraymond
January 2, 2022December 30, 2021

Christmas – The Red Skelton Show, season 2

Christmas is a funny, sweet, and fast-paced episode of The Red Skelton Show. It’s Christmas-themed, with appearances by Red, Clem Kadidddlehopper, and Freddie the Freeloader. It’s frankly hard to believe they squeezed this much comedy in only 30 minutes! Enjoy!

Guess Who’s Dinner is Coming to Freddie?

by tfraymond
December 26, 2021December 24, 2021

Guess Who’s Dinner is Coming to Freddie? The Red Skelton Hour, with Van Johnson, season 18, originally aired October 1, 1968

In Guess Who’s Dinner is Coming to Freddie? Freddie the Freeloader tries to con a meal out of a movie director. But almost gets the man fired!

A Fool and His Money is Enough Reason to Get Married

by tfraymond
December 5, 2021February 7, 2024

The Red Skelton Hour – A Fool and His Money is Enough Reason to Get Married with George Gobel, season 18. Originally aired October 29, 1968

A Fool and His Money is Enough Reason to Get Married – George Gobel appears in a San Fernando Red sketch, portraying a too-short millionaire who falls in love with a too-tall damsel, Jan Davis.