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The Red Skelton Hour Season 18 [episode guide]

The Revenge of Prudence Pennyfeather or Wide Saddles in the Old Corral, with Martha Raye and Deadeye

The Red Skelton Show season 18 (1968-1969) – Red Skelton‘s variety show continues, with a wide variety of guest stars and singers, with the Silent Spot, classic bits, corny jokes

Air DateEpisode NameNotes
September 24, 1968He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trashwith Boris Karloff, Vincent PriceHe Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash, with Boris Karloff, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Vincent Price
October 1, 1968Guess Whose Dinner Is Coming to Freddie?with Van Johnson"Oh, you poor man!" J. L. tries to be a hobo, only to be kissed by a pretty girl (Pat Priest) while Freddie the Freeloader looks on
October 8, 1968Cauliflower Fiddles While Bolivar Burnswith Maurice EvansCauliflower Fiddles While Bolivar Burns
October 15, 1968The Revenge of Prudence Pennyfeather or Wide Saddles in the Old Corralwith Martha Raye, Kenny RogeersThe Revenge of Prudence Pennyfeather or Wide Saddles in the Old Corral, with Martha Raye and Deadeye
October 22, 1968A Woman’s a Rag, a Bone, and a Hank of Mouthwith Pat Carroll
October 29, 1968A Fool and His Money is Enough Reason to Get MarriedSan Fernando Red, with George GobelTall bride (Jan Davis), George Gobel, and San Fernando Red in the wedding ceremony -- what could go wrong?
November 12, 1968Sandler & Young 
November 19, 1968Jackie Coogan, Sue Raney
November 26, 1968Clara and Me and Mama Makes Threewith Jane WymanClara (Jane Wyman) puts a feather duster between George Appleby and the pretty contestant (Beverly Powers) in "Clara and Me and Mama Makes Three"
December 3, 1968Love Is a Funny Thingwith Jane Powell
December 10, 196818.11with Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
December 17, 1968Two on the Islewith Dale Robertson
December 24, 1968A Christmas Story – 1777with Georgia Skelton
December 31, 1968He Who Has a Heart of Gold Should See a Doctorwith Dionne Warwick
January 7, 1969While Trying to Win the West, He Lost the East
January 14, 1969The Best Thing to Get Out of Marriage Is to Get Out of Marriagewith Audrey MeadowsThe Best Thing to Get Out of Marriage Is to Get Out of Marriage, with Audrey Meadows and George Appleby
January 21, 1969Don’t Look A Wooden Gift Horse In The Mouthwith Carol Lawrence, Lou Rawls
January 28, 1969Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Unless You’re a Bananawith Phyllis Diller
February 4, 1969Why The Show Must Go Onwith Billy Barty, Jack Soo
February 11, 1969Beneath His Ragged Shirt Lies Ragged Underwearwith Bobby Rydell
February 18, 1969Bathtub Gin Never Leaves A Ringwith Mickey Rooney
February 25, 1969Deadeye Goes to School or A Lemon for the Teacher.
March 11, 1969Give a Man Enough Rope and He’ll Start a Rodeowith Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
March 18, 1969If At First You Don’t Succeed, Forget Itwith Merv GriffinIf At First You Don't Succeed, Forget It, with Merv Griffin and Willy Lump-Lump
March 25, 1969Vagrancy Is Just Loitering That Takes A Little Longerwith Arthur Godfrey
April 1, 1969Uneasy Lies the Neck that Wears the Noosewith Jack Jones
April 8, 1969Button Up Your Overcoat: You Forgot Your Pantswith June Lockhart
April 15, 1969Will The Real Robin Hood Please Fall Out Of A Tree?with Patrice Munsell
April 22, 1969You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But He’ll Go by Himself to Scotchwith Sergio Franchi
April 29, 1969The Boston Pops Show