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Abracadabra! a running gag as the devil keeps casting spells on Clara, to George's amusement

Appleby’s Soul or Ah, Sweet Misery of Wife

Appleby’s Soul, or Ah, Sweet Misery of Wife – The Red Skelton Hour – where George Appleby can’t take any more abuse from his wife Clara (Shirley Mitchell) & sells his soul to the Devil (Raymond Burr) to be a bachelor again!

Willie Paints a Room -- starting with the wall!

Willie Paints a Room

Red Skelton Show season 2 – Cookie the sailor, then Willie Lump Lump paints a room! By himself! Over his wife’s objections

Clem Kadiddlehopper in Lt. Muscle

Lt. Muscle

Lt. Muscle, where Clem Kadiddlehopper is repeatedly beaten up by an ex-G.I. who keeps mistaking him for Lt. Muscle. But …

Willie Lump Lump about to sneeze off his customer's toupee in "Willie the Barber"

Willie the Barber

Red Skelton does a hilarious pantomime on eating chocolates, Willie Lump Lump as a barber? San Fernando Red answers hard-hitting questions?

The Disc Jockey - The Red Skelton Show season 1, originally aired February 17, 1952

The Disc Jockey

The Disc Jockey – The Red Skelton Show season 1 – Red as an all-night disc jockey, with lots of prop comedy! Pantomime of people at a cocktail lounge as well.

Willy Lump Lump in the Topsy Turvey room in "The Transcontinental"

The Transcontinental

This weeks episode of The Red Skelton Show is four unrelated sketches – The Transcontinental (spoof of a TV series), It’s Magic (J. Newton Numbskull), The Streets of Laredo (Deadeye, Tide commercial), and Topsy Turvy (Willie Lump Lump)

Benny Rubin and San Fernando Red in Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

Whistle StopThe Red Skelton Show season 2, originally aired November 2, 1952

Whistle Stop is a funny Red Skelton episode, with skits by San Fernando Red, Clem Kadiddlehopper, and John Q. American (voting skit)