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The Red Skelton Show season 1

Buy from Amazon.com The Red Skelton Show season 1 – the very first season of Red Skelton‘s long-running television show. It’s interesting how many things became recurring items … and what didn’t. For example, at the end of each episode, Red is knocked over and dragged backwards through the curtain!

Air DateEpisode NameNotesImage
September 30, 1951The Skylarks
October 7, 1951Episode 1.2
October 14, 1951Streets of Laredo
October 21, 1951Smokeless SundayCauliflower McPugg, Willie Lump-LumpSmokeless Sunday - The Red Skelton Show, season 1, episode 1, originally aired October 21, 1951
October 28, 1951Mountain Washin’San Fernando Red. Guest Star: Beverly HudsonMountain Washin' - The Red Skelton Show season 1
November 4, 1951Willie and the BurglarClem Kadiddlehopper, Willie LumpLumpWillie and the Burglar - The Red Skelton Show
November 11, 1951Cafe PareeClem Kadiddlehopper, Cauliflower McPuggLucille Knoch and Red Skelton in the Cafe Paree skit on The Red Skelton Show
November 18, 1951G. I. McPuggwith Cauliflower McPugg, Willie LumpLumpCauliflower McPugg (Red Skelton) with his Army sergeant (Gil Perkins) in "G. I. McPugg"
November 25, 1951Clem and the Married LifeClem Kadiddlehopper, cameo appearance by Bob HopeMarried life as it really is - Willie LumpLump and his suffering wife Lucille Knoch at the breakfast table. What's the secret ingredient to the coffee?
December 2, 1951Movies to Read ByClem Kadiddlehopper sells “quality” used cars, clean fighter Cauliflower McPugg sells Tide!Walking up stairs
December 9, 1951The Big TrialVery funny English trial that turns into a Tide commercial, as well as a funny Deadeye sketchRed Skelton as Barrister Kelly in The Big Trial
December 16, 1951Clean PoliticsSan Fernando Red in “clean” politicsSan Fernando Red learns, Don't say mud! (slap) in "Clean Politics"
December 23, 1951The Skeltons at HomeSeveral of Red Skelton’s characters visit the Skelton family on Christmas EveThe Skeltons at Home - Red, Little Red, Richie, Valentina
December 30, 1951Learn to Dance in Ten Easy Lessons or One Hard OneClem Kadiddlehopper gets dance lessons, Red & Lucille Knoch are marooned & rescued by Tide, Red does a pantomime of a young lady getting up in the morningClem learning the Bunny Hop
January 6, 1952The BouncerCauliflower McPugg, Horrible Humphrey, Weepy, golf lessons. Cameo by Milton BerleGranulated Robinson shows up at the dance, where Cauliflower McPugg is The Bouncer
January 13, 1952McPugg the BabysitterCauliflower McPugg, Clem Kadiddlehopper, ballet?McPugg the Babysitter
January 20, 1952Clean FighterCauliflower McPugg, Willy Lump LumpDirty McGurk (Gil Perkins), Cauliflower McPugg and his manager Dick Ryan in the "Clean Fighter" Tide commercial
January 27, 1952Rock-A-Bye BabyRed performs a variety of sketches and impressionsRed Skelton and his fictional family with the broken baby doll in the Rock-A-Bye Baby segment
February 3, 1952Episode 1.19
February 10, 1952The TranscontinentalA parody of the TV series “The Continental”, as well as a magic act with J. Newton Numbskull, Deadeye sing “The Streets of Laredo”, and Willy Lump-Lump’s topsy-turvey room"Give me back my pie!" which The Transcontinental regrets!
February 17, 1952The Disc JockeyPantomime of people at a cocktail lounge, as well as Red as Sleepless Sam, the all-night radio disc jockeyToo soon! Red Skelton as Sleepless Sam in The Red Skelton Show - The Disc Jockey
February 24, 1952How to Make a SaladWillie Lump-Lump in the Army, Clem Kadiddlehopper teaches “Pedestrian Polo”!"General" Lucille Knock to Willy Lump Lump - "I know garbage when I see it!" in "How to make a salad"
March 2, 1952Pasquale’s HotelDr. Clem Kadiddlehopper, Willy Lump-Lump tries to get a free drink from Rod O’Connor, Pasquale’s Hotel talks about Tide with Michael RossPasquale (Red Skelton) answering the phone in "Pasqual's Hotel"
March 16, 1952The Lost Patrol
March 23, 1952How to Eat Corn on the CobIdaho Pete eats corn on the cob, Cauliflower McPugg goes to the laundromat, Willy Lump-Lump parodies “Death of a Salesman”Red Skelton as Iowa Pete, demonstrating How To Eat Corn On The Cob
March 30, 1952Willie the BarberWillie Lump Lump cuts hair, Red does a monologue on eating chocolates, San Fernando Red on The Quiz howWillie Lump Lump about to sneeze off his customer's toupee in "Willie the Barber"
April 6, 1952Clem’s Travel ClubIn Clem’s Travel Club – The Red Skelton Show season 1, where Clem Kadiddlehopper is selling club subscriptions, Deadeye is robbing a stagecoach.
In Clem's Travel Club, Lucy Knoch asks: can I eat now?
April 13, 1952Episode 1.28
April 27, 1952Episode 1.29
May 4, 1952It Takes All KindsClem Kadiddlehopper, Cauliflower McPugg. Guest stars: Benny Rubin and Kam TongMan on the street interview - Cauliflower McPugg and Benny Rubin, in It Takes All Kinds
May 11, 1952Let’s Talk About MotherMother’s Day specialRed's mother-in-law, Red, and his mother at the end of "Let's Talk About Mother"
May 18, 1952Telephone TroubleWilly Lump Lump, Clem Kadiddlehopper, J. Newton NumbskullJ. Newton Numbskull trying to remember the name of the sponsor, when a clue walks by - a Tide sandwich board - as Benny Rubin watches
May 25, 1952The Railroad StationClem Kadiddlehopper, Cauliflower McPugg, Willie Lump LumpThe Railroad Station - where Willie Lump Lump causes chaos for all involved!
June 1, 1952Tornado DeadeyeDeadeye, Benny Rubin, Lucy Knoch, Shirley MitchellTornado Deadeye - where the tornado lands them on a South Seas island!
June 8, 1952Folding BoyCauliflower McPugg, WeepyLucy Knoch throws herself at the dimwitted Cauliflower McPugg in "Folding Boy"
June 15, 1952Episode 1.36
June 21, 1952Let’s Talk About FatherFather’s Day specialThe Stork making a delivery in Skelton Scrapbook - Let's Talk About Father - with Willy Lump Lump in "Let's Talk About Father"

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