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Freddie the Freeloader defends the 'hobo' Shirley Temple

Love is a Many-Splintered Thing

Passion in Pasadena, aka. Love is a Many-Splintered Thing – Freddie the Freeloader falls in love with debutante Shirley Temple, The Beach Boys sing, and a nervous Red works on a high-rise construction building!

A hot stake's better than a cold chop!

Deadeye at the Golden Nugget

Deadeye at the Golden Nugget – after a segment with Ed Sullivan, it’s Deadeye in the old west, clowning arround & captured by Indians!

Look Magazine Movie Awards Show

Look Magazine Movie Awards Show

After two sketches parodying scenes from award-winning movies, Red Skelton works as the emcee for Look Magazine, presenting awards to Walt Disney, Judy Garland, Jack Lemmon, and Bing Crosby, among many others

Mr. Lasagna impersonating the smog czar

The Smog Czar

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Red Skelton (playing a variation on himself, as opposed to one of his many characters) and plays with his son Richie’s chemistry set. He inadvertently discovers a cure for smog, with the aid of his butler Reggie! And the Smog Czar is offering $10 million dollars for a cure to the smog problem!  But a gangster, Mr. Lasagna (George Raft) wants the information, and is willing to get rough in order to get it …

Freddie the Freeloader mingles with the party guests

Freddie’s Masquerade

Freddie’s Masquerade – The Red Skelton Show, where Freddie the Freeloader crashes a masquerade party and wins first prize!

Tom Tredwell (George Gobel) disguised as a German general in 'zHumperdoo's Magic Tire"

Humperdoo’s Magic Tire

Humperdoo’s Magic Tire – The Red Skelton Hour – Professor Ludwig Von Humperdoo invents cement tires for rubber roads! But tire king George Gobel doesn’t like it!

Smitty (Edward Everett Horton) and Freddie the Freeloader read a letter from sister Maxine - she's coming for Freddie's Thanksgiving!

Freddie’s Thanksgiving

Freddie’s Thanksgiving – The Red Skelton Show – Freddie the Freeloader’s sister is doing a surprise visit! Can Edward Everett Horton help?

Red Goes to Barber College, The Red Skelton Show season 4, with Charles Coburn, originally aired February 8, 1955

Red Goes to Barber College

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In flashback, Red Skelton tells Reginald Denny of the time Red Goes to Barber College – and ruined Charles Coburn’s haircut! What will Beverly say?