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 …
Clem the Rookie – The Red Skelton Show, season 4, starring Leo Durocher, Diahann Carroll The first program of Red’s fourth season is broadcast from New York City. The Redettes open the program with “Come…
In The Unwanted Christmas Tree Red Skelton tells a holiday story to his wife, Georgia, and children, Valentina and Richard. In it, “Chester” is working for a miserly man selling Christmas trees, and takes a sad little tree to a club for young boys. Then …
Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It is a parody of the interview show Person to Person (1953). Mae West has written her autobiography, “Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It“. In her interview, she tells about the three men she intentionally left out of her autobiography: Cauliflower McPugg, San Fernando Red, and Clem Kadiddlehopper.
The Red Skelton Show season 4 continues with Red’s cast of characters, and special guest stars including Jack Albertson, Diahann Carroll, Gloria DeHaven, Xavier Cugat, Peter Lorre, Mary McCarty, and more.
The Red Skelton Show season 9 continues with Freddie the Freeloader, George Appleby, Clem Kadiddlehopper, and weekly guest stars.
In Love Thy Neighbor, Red Skelton is urged by his butler to get a hobby. This leads him to buying a build-it-yourself RV kit from Sadie Murphy, keeping it at her trailer park … and her trying to marry him!
Peter Lorre wants Red Skelton to help him create … a comedy show! This results in a unique, funny Honeymooners spoof with Peter Lorre. Peter Lorre acts like an Addams Family-version of Ralph Kramden. Red Skelton plays an interesting version of Art Carney‘s character, Ed Norton. Favorite line: “Ralph’s” wife (Vampira) asks him how his day was. Peter Lorre (who drives a hearse) replies, “Traffic was so bad, my passenger got out and walked!”