In People Who Like People are Cannibals, a lady scientist (Barbara Feldon) tests out her new chicken-feed formula on “human guinea pig” Clem Kadiddlehopper.
People Who Like People are Cannibals – The Red Skelton Hour season 19, February 17, 1970
Act I
A funny sketch, where Clem is going to be a human guinea pig — if he get ever get his suffering father out of the water barrel!
Act II
The Silent Spot – Boomerangs and Housework Don’t Mix
A funny silent sketch, where his nagging wife and bratty child go out, leaving him to do the housework. And the child’s left his toy boomerang behind. Which always returns, no matter what gets attached to it! Even the iron …
Songs
- The Lettermen sing “Traces” and “Memories.”
- The Lettermen join Barbara Feldon and the Tom Hansen Dancers for “Sweet Georgia Brown“
- The Tom Hansen Dancers and the Jimmy Joyce Singers team up for “Call Me“.
Cast of characters
- Red Skelton … Self – Host/Self – Clem Kadiddlehopper
- Barbara Feldon (Get Smart; Fitzwilly) … Lady Scientist
- David Rose and His Orchestra … Themselves
- Art Gilmore …Announcer
- The Jimmy Joyce Singers … Themselves
- The Lettermen … Themselves
- Burt Mustin … Telegram Boy
- Olan Soule … Assistant Scientist
- Ida Mae McKenzie … wife in the Silent Spot
- Tom Hansen Dancers … Themselves
- Bonnie Evans … Dancer(uncredited)
- Edward J. Heim … Dancer(uncredited)
- Ed Kerrigan … Dancer(uncredited)
- Currie Pederson … Dancer(uncredited)
- Ted Sprague … Dancer(uncredited)
Trivia
- The title is from the song “People” from the musical “Funny Girl“.