In Freddie and the Spies, a desperate scientist (Richard Deacon) has Freddie the Freeloader (Red Skelton) hide his discovery to keep it from spies. Freddie has to hide it from his friend (Edward Everett Horton) as well!
In Never on a Bum-Day, guardian angel (Carol Byron) protects Freddie the Freeloader from Officer McGuire (Robert Vaughn). That is, until …
In Loafer Come Back to Me, Freddie the Freeloader‘s hobo pal Mugsy (Mickey Rooney) becomes a success in Hollywood! Will he forget his old pal?
In Sweet Smell of Failure, a secret agent tries to use Freddie the Freeloader to smuggle a list of spies to another country …. Whoops!
In Half a Loafer is Better than None, Freddie the Freeloader finally locates his long lost father. It’s a jungle explorer, played by Ed Wynn, whom he hasn’t seen in forty years
The Red Skelton Show season 2 continues, with Red introducing Freddie the Freeloader and Bolivar Shagnasty.
The Plight Before Christmas – The Red Skelton Hour, season 15 with Greer Garson “The Plight Before Christmas,” featuring Red Skelton as his hobo character Freddie the Freeloader. After a brief run-in with the law,…
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)
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.