The Red Skelton Show season 8
The Red Skelton Show season 8 rolls on with its 30-minute format, still in black and white, with a bevy of guest stars and Red… Read More »The Red Skelton Show season 8
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Red Skelton’s TV appearances. Primarily his own series (The Red Skelton Show, The Red Skelton Hour) as well as specials, guest appearances, etc.
Freddie and the Turkey Dinner
Freddie and the Turkey Dinner – with William Frawley – The Red Skelton Show, season 8, originally aired November 26, 1958
Freddie and the Turkey Dinner – it’s Thanksgiving, and poor Freddie the Freeloader is determined to get a turkey dinner at the restaurant. But he hasn’t any money …
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Freddie and the Election
Freddie and the Election, with Ann Rutherford – The Red Skelton Show, Season 8, originally aired October 21, 1958
Freddie and the Election – can Freddie the Freeloader win an honest and fair election? Not if his opponent has anything to say about it!
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The House That Junk Built
The House That Junk Built with Fernando Lamas, Senator Dirksen – The Red Skelton Hour season 16, originally aired April 18, 1967
In The House That Junk Built, a billionaire is tired off the stresses of executive life. Can he become a hobo like Freddie the Freeloader?
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The Nag and I
The Nag and I – The Red Skelton Hour season 16, with Nipsey Russell
In The Nag and I, CBS fires the henpecked George Appleby from his job as a page. Nipsey Russell is a fired police officer. So, they form a comedy team!
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A Bum for All Seasons
A Bum for All Seasons, The Red Skelton Hour season 16, with Cliff Robertson
A Bum for All Seasons – Freddie the Freeloader is “discovered” as a pop art sensation by Cliff Robertson, and flown to Paris! But his hobo pals, follow, and …
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The Spy with the Leaky Mouth
The Spy with the Leaky Mouth, The Red Skelton Hour season 17, with Godfrey Cambridge
In The Spy with the Leaky Mouth, Clem Kadiddlehopper stumbles into a spy ring when he visits a dentist! But American spy Godfrey Cambridge wants to retrieve the secrets!
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The Love Bug’ll Getcha If You Don’t Use DDT
In The Love Bug’ll Getcha If You Don’t Use DDT, Paw wants Clem Kadiddlehopper to get married, so he can get a grandchild!
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Love Is an Itch You Can’t Scratch
Love Is an Itch You Can’t Scratch, The Red Skelton Hour season 17, originally aired February 6, 1968 Monologue | Act I | Act II… Read More »Love Is an Itch You Can’t Scratch
Dial M for Moron
Dial M for Moron – The Red Skelton Hour season 17, with Phyllis Diller, originally aired January 23, 1968
Dial M for Moron – Can Clem Kadiddlehopper help a once-great silent film actress (Phyllis Diller) make her comeback movie? What’s a cow got to do with it?
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