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Dial ‘B’ for Brush [Red Skelton Show]

Dial ‘B’ for Brush with guest performers Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr. & Vampira – The Red Skelton Show, season 3, originally aired June 15, 1954

Introduction

Dial ‘B’ for Brush. Red Skelton begins the final episode of the third season by thanking his producer, cast, and new sponsor Geritol for a successful season. He then repeats his Weatherman routine from the first season.

Red Skelton performing his Weatherman skit on Dial 'B' for Brush
W-E-A-R … no, W-H-E-T-H … well, that’s the worst spell of ‘weather’ you’ve ever seen!
  • Professor Lugosi sharpening a knife, to use on Lucille Knoch
    Professor Lugosi sharpening a knife, to use on Lucille Knoch
  • Lon Chaney Jr. as Bela Lugosi's half-brother George -- who's also half wolf
    Lon Chaney Jr. as Bela Lugosi’s half-brother George — who’s also half wolf
  • Brothers Lon Chaney Jr. (George) and Bela Lugosi
    Brothers Lon Chaney Jr. (George) and Bela Lugosi. The joke about George as the brother with the candelabra is a reference to Liberace
  • Clem Kadiddlehopper and Bela Lugosi - want to buy a brush?
    Clem Kadiddlehopper and Bela Lugosi – want to buy a brush?
  • Professor Lugosi's sister, Vampria
    Professor Lugosi’s sister, Vampira
  • Clem Kadiddlehopper and Vampira
    Clem Kadiddlehopper and Vampira
  • Bela Lugosi about to inject Clem Kadiddlehopper while Lon Chaney Jr. distracts … this won't hurt a bit!
    Bela Lugosi about to inject Clem Kadiddlehopper while Lon Chaney Jr. distracts … this won’t hurt a bit!
  • Skeleton dance routine
    Skeleton dance routine
  • Clem Kadiddlehopper as a science experiment!
    Clem Kadiddlehopper as a science experiment!
  • You're making enough noise to raise the living!
    You’re making enough noise to raise the living!

Trivia

  • During his opening monologue, Red credits his producer Ben Brady, his director Seymour Berns, his musical director David Rose, and his sponsor Geritol for helping him right the ship from the previous season on NBC-TV and present a successful third season.
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi appeared together previously in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein. However, their first appearance together was in The Black Sleep
  • Dial ‘B’ for Brush references Red’s film, The Fuller Brush Man. The title’s a reference to the Hitchcock film, Dial M for Murder.
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