In Captains Outrageous, Forsooth foolishly wants to stow away on Captain Hook’s ship! Where the pirate captain has kidnapped a lovely princess. Can he rescue her?
Captains Outrageous – The Red Skelton Hour season 12 – May 21, 1963
Act I – the pirate’s cove
Forsooth is an inept waiter at the pirate’s hideaway. And he has the bad luck to wait on Captain Hook! With the running gag of the stacks of goblets.
Act II – stowaway on board Hook’s ship
The villainous Captain Hook has taken Princess Kashmir prisoner on his ship! And he wants to marry the reluctant Princess. But Forsooth, having foolishly decided to be a stowaway on the ship, is hiding under her bed. So the Captain comes in, and he and the Princess sit on the bed! Squishing poor Forsooth, until he’s discovered.
Walk the plank! Act III
So, the Captain’s going to have Forsooth walk the plank! “Will you hold my hand?” But, the Princess offers to marry the Captain, if he’s willing to spare Forsooth! But, only the Captain can perform the marriage! So, the Captain foolishly makes Forsooth captain! Who promptly orders the crew to throw Hook overboard! Which doesn’t work. But there’s a storm at sea! And the three people in the wedding ceremony keep getting shifted, until — Hook marries Forsooth?
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Songs
- Rhonda Fleming sings a medley of Gershwin tunes:
- “The Man I Love,”
- “But Not For Me,”
- “Embraceable You”
- “I’ve Got a Crush on You.”
Trivia
- The title is a parody of the movie Captains Courageous (1937).
Cast
- Red Skelton … Self – Host/Self – Forsooth
- David Rose and His Orchestra … Themselves
- Rhonda Fleming (Alias Jesse James) … Princess Kashmir
- Art Gilmore … Announcer
- Hank Henry (Pal Joey) … Captain Hook
- Garrett Lewis … Dancer(uncredited)
- Currie Pederson … Dancer(uncredited)