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Mother Hewes Stews is so desperate for a hit that she (Ethel Merman) wants to buy Freddie the Freeloader's mulligan stew recipe!

Get Thee to the Cannery

Get Thee to the Cannery – The Red Skelton Show season 13, with Ethel Merman and Billy Barty, broadcast October 29, 1963

In Get Thee to the Cannery, food tycoon Mother Hughes Stews’ (Ethel Merman) is desperate for a new dish! To the point of stealing the secret ingredient to Freddie the Freeloader‘s Mulligan stew! Then, a hilarious silent spot between cat and mouse Red Skelton and Billy Barty!

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!

Clem Kadiddlehopper with Mayor Stickyfingers in "Don't Rock the Vote"

Sit Down You’re Rocking the Vote

Sit Down You’re Rocking the Vote – The Red Skelton Hour season 13 – Who would vote for Clem Kadiddlehopper for mayor? The farm animals! Then, Red’s running an old-time butcher shop. What could go wrong?

Will the Real Clara Appleby Shut Up? aka To Tell a Fib - The Red Skelton Hour, Season 13 Episode 14, with Jane Russell, Connie Haines, Beryl Davis

Will the Real Clara Appleby Shut Up?

Will the Real Clara Appleby Shut Up? aka To Tell a FibThe Red Skelton Hour, Season 13 Episode 14, with Jane Russell, Connie Haines, Beryl Davis

In Will the Real Clara Appleby Shut Up? three different contestants on the “To Tell a Fib” game show claim to be Mrs. George Appleby. And all three tell interlocking stories of when …