Red Skelton’s TV appearances. Primarily his own series (The Red Skelton Show, The Red Skelton Hour) as well as specials, guest appearances, etc.
In “Little Old Rainmaker, He”, San Fernando Red finds a rich sucker in a wealthy Montana rancher played by Godfrey. His huge acreage is going bone dry for lack of rain, so Fernando first tries to sell him a rain-making contraption, then they both go up in a rickety airplane to seed the clouds.
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In Telephone Trouble, Red Skelton jokes about the fire at Warner Brothers. Willie Lump Lump fights a telephone booth. J. Newton Numbskull can’t remember the name of the sponsor. Cobina Wright hires Clem Kadiddlehopper as a butler at a fancy dinner!
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Whistle Stop is a funny Red Skelton episode, with skits by San Fernando Red, Clem Kadiddlehopper, and John Q. American (voting skit)
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Deadeye stars in “The Stage Coach Robbery” from season 2 of The Red Skelton Show. A funny sketch, with Lucy Knoch and Benny Rubin, where the crooked Deadeye and his gang try to hold up the stage coach. The only passenger is the lovely Lucy Knoch — and she’s the sheriff! And it turns into a Tide commercial, where Benny Rubin would rather be shot that give over his box of Tide!
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In Clem the Dentist, When a pair of con artists run a diploma mill, they make Clem Kadiddlehopper a dentist! And when the police show up …. The tooth will out!
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The Red Skelton Show season 7 – the seventh season of Red Skelton’s classic television series. Date Episode Name Notes October 1, 1957 Freddie and… Read More »The Red Skelton Show season 7
In A New York Stripper is not Always a Steak, a rich banker (Roland Winters) wants to prevent the marrriage of his son (John Forsythe) to a beautiful strip dancer (Michelle Lee). But how? Clumsy bank janitor Clem Kadiddlehopper (Red Skelton) gives him an idea …
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For Better or Worse Like George Appleby Got – escaped convict Bobo takes George Appleby and Clara as hostages to Mexico!
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The Red Skelton Show season 14 – Red’s hour-long variety show continues with his usual characters & guest stars. The final black and white season,… Read More »The Red Skelton Show season 14
The Red Skelton Show season 20 (1970-1971) – the final season of Red Skelton‘s variety show, moved back to NBC, and reduced to 30 minutes. But still with a wide variety of guest stars and singers, with the Silent Spot, classic bits, corny jokes
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