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Red's mother-in-law, Red, and his mother at the end of "Let's Talk About Mother"

Let’s Talk About Mother

Let’s Talk About Mother – The Red Skelton Show season 1, dealing with Mother’s Day in a series of comedy sketches – Lucille Knoch, Ben Rubin

Married Red Skelton about to leave on his date with another woman in "Clem and the Married Life"

Clem and the Married Life

Clem and the Married Life is a funny Season 1 episode of the Red Skelton show. The centerpiece is a series of three sketches about married life.

Red Skelton doing the Russian roulette skit on The Red Skelton Show

Russian Roulette [Red Skelton show]

Russian roulette is a classic sketch by Red Skelton. From the Red Skelton Show – as part of Red’s opening monologue, he acts out a cowboy scene, He ends up playing both parts of cowboy and villain. To see which of them will leave, they play Russian Roulette! It’s a hilariously funny sketch, as Red keeps switching between white and black hats as the hero/villain. Enjoy!

Lucille Knoch and Red Skelton in the Cafe Paree skit on The Red Skelton Show

Cafe Paree [The Red Skelton Show]

Cafe Paree – The Red Skelton Show season 1, originally aired November 11, 1951

Red Skelton, Clem Kadiddlehopper, and Cauliflower McPugg sing. As do musical guests The Sportsmen. And then, Red tries to track down a spy at the Cafe Paree — which turns into a Tide commercial.

The Red Skelton Show - the early years

The Red Skelton Show season 3

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The Red Skelton Show season 3 continues with Red’s cast of characters, and special guest stars including Jackie Gleason, Ann Sothern, John Wayne, Ed Sullivan, Melville Cooper, Sheree North, Connie Russell.

Freddie's Shipwreck - with Sebastian Cabot,Red Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader - The Red Skelton Show season 10

The Red Skelton Show season 10

The Red Skelton Show season 10 is somewhat unusual. Red Skelton was out for part of the season, recovering from back surgery. And so, several of his friends filled in to guest host. These include: Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan, Desi Arnaz, Arthur Godfrey, and others. In addition, Red started off the season with a special pantomime performance taped at the United Nations. Enjoy!