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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 Stop – The 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)