This doctor starts examining my eyes, now you’ve got to hear some of the conversation that went on. I said, “The eye’s making me dizzy.”
He said, “Well, let’s not blame it on the eye.”Read More »Red Skelton’s eye exam
Song lyrics to Madam, I Love Your Crepes Suzette, Music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Lew Brown and Ralph Freed (1943)
Sung by Red Skelton with Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra (film soundtrack)
also recorded by Danny Kaye
No thank you,
No thank you,
No thank you, no!
I don’t mean to be rude,
But I’m not in the mood for food.
It’s lovely, it’s tempting, fit for a king, I know!
Your cooking’s a work of art,
But when you’re with me, why be so a la carte?Read More »Madam, I Love Your Crepes Suzette
Red Skelton had a recurring role in the Dr. Kildare movie series, providing comedy relief as orderly Vernon Briggs. In Dr. Kildare’s Wedding Day, he has three memorable comedy routines — as well as a serious moment that we’ll address later:
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I have to admit, I’m very excited by The Red Skelton Show: The Early Years (1951-1955) — unlike so many of his contemporaries, Red’s great TV series is rarely rerun on television, so that we can only watch it via DVD or online video. Because of that, many of his early years haven’t been seen for decades — but that’s about to change, thankfully. Red’s first 5 years are soon to be available on DVD (currently on pre-order at Amazon.com)Read More »The Red Skelton Show: The Early Years – 1951 – 1955
I originally watched Flight Command because it was one of Red Skelton‘s earliest movie roles — which is technically true; Red’s in the film as part of the Hellcats squadron, acting as the class clown, but he’s definitely a secondary character. Flight Command is primarily about a brash young pilot, Alan Drake (played by Robert Taylor) who’s recruited straight out of college to join the premier squad of Navy Hellcats.
Ann Sothern stars as Maisie Ravier in Maisie Gets Her Man. This is the seventh entry in the “Maisie” series. Here, vaudeville performer Maisie has to leave the knife-throwing act when her partner, “Professor Orco” is jilted by his girlfriend, and decides to take his revenge out on all women … starting with Maisie, the target of his knives! Orco throwing knives at her is a very funny scene, that ends Maisie running away from the mad Orco, only end up to knocking him silly … and leaving herself unemployed once again.
A photo gallery of Red Skelton as himself as well as some of his most famous characters, such as Freddie the Freeloader, Clem Kadiddlehopper, etc.
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Synopsis of Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
Fresh from saving Christmas, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer is sent by Santa to help Father Time. The mission is find the baby new year, Happy. The baby has run away only 6 days before the end of the year. But without the baby new year, the old year will remain forever. Rudolph learns that the evil Eon (ugly buzzard) is also searching for Happy. So that Eon’s thousand-year old life will never end. With the help of previous years 1 Million B.C. and Sir 1023, and 1776, Rudolph searches through the islands of the Archipelago of Last Year. It’s a race against eon to ensure a Happy New Year.
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In Watch The Birdie, Red Skelton plays his normal lovable klutz (Rusty Cammeron), who runs a camera shop with him father (also played by Red Skelton, using his Newton J. Numbskull character) — and his grandfather (also played by Red, in a variation on his San Fernando Red Character). However, between the three of them, the store is nearly bankrupt, owing over $1,100 (a large sum in 1950).