Red Skelton

AMC – The Red Skelton Show

by tfraymond
October 31, 2013October 7, 2021

AMC – The Red Skelton Show – 14 episodes of Red Skelton’s TV series

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

by tfraymond
October 31, 2013October 31, 2021

DVD Review of Red Skelton King of Laughter

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.

Thousands Cheer

by tfraymond
October 30, 2013July 19, 2024

Thousands Cheer (1943) starring Gene Kelly, Kathryn Grayson

Thousands Cheer is a musical romance, set in the U.S.A. during World War II. The first half of the movie deals with Kathryn Roberts (played by Kathryn Grayson). She’s a concert singer who is retiring from the stage to work on putting on shows for the Army, to help morale. This is also designed to let her bond with her father, an Army colonel. Whom she hasn’t seen since she was a baby, after her parents’ divorce.

Algy and the Bear

by tfraymond
September 29, 2013March 21, 2021

Algy and the Bear, a poem recited in Ziegfeld Follies by Red Skelton using his J. Newton Numbskull character:

Algy saw a bear,

The bear saw Algy,

The bear was bulgy,

The bulge was Algy!Read More »Algy and the Bear

Ziegfeld Follies

by tfraymond
September 28, 2013April 21, 2021

Ziegfeld Follies (1945) starring Red Skelton, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Lena Horne, Kathryn Grayson, William Powell and many more

Ziegfeld Follies is an attempt at recreating the spectacle of Flo Ziegfeld’s famous Broadway shows. And so the film is a series of unrelated musical and comedy routines. They’re unconnected except by the narration of the ghostly Flo Ziegfeld. The part is played by William Powell. He sits back in Heaven, thinking of the spectacles that he could create with then-current stars.

The Red Skelton Hour: In Color: Unreleased Seasons

Red Skelton – Unreleased

by tfraymond
August 15, 2013June 14, 2022

Red Skelton – Unreleased – Collector’s Edition – Select Shows from 1959-1962

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

by tfraymond
August 15, 2013June 3, 2023

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:

Photos of Red Skelton

by tfraymond
March 27, 2013August 4, 2022

A collection of photos of Red Skelton, America’s clown prince. Photos from his days in radio, movies, television show, and publicity photos.

Red Skelton – The Lost Episodes

by tfraymond
December 24, 2012December 4, 2021

Red Skelton – The Lost Episodes – DVD collection

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.