The Red Skelton Show
Season 17
TV-G
Comedian Red Skelton hosts a variety show of comedic sketches, and a range of stars, to speak to an entire generation.
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31 Episodes
- The Seven Ages of Man
E2The Seven Ages of ManShakespearean actor Maurice Evans narrates this lengthy pantomime sketch with all seven ages - from "mewling and pewking" to "sans hair, sans teeth, sans everything" - enacted by Skelton. Red mimes a baby, then goes up the ladder as Junior, the Mean Widdle Kid, followed by impressions of a young lover, a soldier, a judge, a senior citizen and an old man. Red also sings his own touching composition, "Little Boy." - Saddle Sores on the Old Corral
E3Saddle Sores on the Old CorralSketch: Sheriff Deadeye (Red) pretends to be the long-lost brother of wealthy Britisher Sir Whitecliff of Dover (Stanley Holloway). Music: Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 perform "Mas Que Nada" and "Night and Day." The Silent Spot: Red pantomimes an aviator. One-Minute Dramas: Skelton and Holloway perform blackouts illustrating the British sense of humor, court musicians and TV commercials. - Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Dragon
E5Where There’s Smoke, There’s a DragonSketch: As a test for knighthood, King Foul-Up the First (Burt Lahr) puts Forsooth through a series of challenges. These include bouts with Cruncho the Giant and a beautiful witch (Joyce Rees). Music: Fran Jeffries sings "Too Close for Comfort" and "Out of This World." The Silent Spot: Do-it-yourself fanatic Mr. Butterfingers (Red) drives his next-door neighbor (Jan Arvan) crazy. One-Minute Dramas: For the blackouts, Lahr and Skelton perform vaudeville and burlesque routines. - A Spy Is a Peeping Tom on Salary
E6A Spy Is a Peeping Tom on SalarySketch: Master spy Harry Sneak (Fernando Lamas) recruits tourist George Appleby to help him protect the Maharajah of Kumquat (Billy Barty). Music: The 5th Dimension performs "Somewhere" and "California My Way" and "Up, Up and Away". The Silent Spot: A hospital patient's condition only worsens when another patient is assigned to his room. One-Minute Dramas: Lamas and Skelton appear in blackouts set at a lonely London bridge, a prison and a barbershop. - A New York Stripper Is Not Always a SteakE8
A New York Stripper Is Not Always a SteakSketch: Clem Kadiddlehopper helps banker Samuei J. Gouger (Roland Winters) stop the marriage of his playboy son (John Forsythe) to stripper Peaches Laverne (Michele Lee). Music: Michele Lee sings "I'm Old Fashioned" and "Anything Goes." The Tom Hansen Dancers offer their interpretation of "Feelin' Groovy." The Silent Spot: Skelton pantomimes a skin diver who encounters a mermaid while searching for sunken treasure. One-Minute Dramas: Blackouts include a bearded lady. - Red’s Relatives
E12Red’s RelativesSketch: In this five-act sketch, Red plays five characters including Methuselah Skelton, a rich old man who sets specific conditions for relatives hoping to inherit his fortune. Following Methuselah's demise, Bolivar Shagnasty, Cauliflower McPugg, Willy Lump-Lump and and Charlie the Swinger show up for the reading of the will. Also present at the reading are Polly Bergan (as Bolivar's fiancé), Pat Carroll (as Mrs. Lump-Lump), Reta Shaw and Billy Barty. Music: Polly Bergen sings "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey" and "They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me." - He Who Steals My Dump Steals Trash
E14He Who Steals My Dump Steals TrashSketch: Freedie the Freeloader tries to help an amnesiac (George Gobel) recall his identity. Music: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons perform "Sherry," "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" and a medley of songs from "The Sound of Music." Silent Spot: Red plays a street sweeper who's obsessed with neatness. - Dial M for Moron
E19Dial M for MoronSketch: Silent screen star Greta Gargoyle (Phyllis Diller) casts Clem Kadiddlehopper (Red) as a bullfighter in her comeback film. Music: Lou Rawls sings "Three O'Clock in the Morning" and "On a Clear Day." The Silent Spot: Red plays a store detective who wages war against shoplifters. One-Minute Dramas: Skelton and Miss Diller portray Mr. and Mrs. Ben Franklin discovering electricity, a couple meeting on a desert island, and two-thirds of a Hollywood love triangle. - Sheriffs Are Bought, Not Made
E22Sheriffs Are Bought, Not MadeSketch: Big Pappy Tumbleweed (Burl Ives, reprising his "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" character) and Sheriff Deadeye (Red) clash when they both stake claim on an abandoned gold mine. Music: Lulu sings "To Sir, with Love" and "Lulu's Back in Town". Lulu and Burt Ives perform a "Consider Yourself" duet. Burl Ives sings "The Little White Duck." Silent Spot: A candy dipper (Red) fouls up the assembly line when he becomes distracted by a pretty co-worker. One-Minute Dramas: Ives joins Skelton for blackouts on pallbearers, a car salesman, and a smokeless car invention. - I Never Met a Pig I Didn’t Like
E25I Never Met a Pig I Didn’t LikeSketch: Pianist Lee Kadiddlehopper (Liberace) entertains at a society matron's musicale while his oafish brother Clem turns the music sheets. Music: Liberace performs "All the Things You Are." The Youngfolk sing "Gotta Travel On." Liberace and the Youngfolk perform "Feelin' Groovy." The Silent Spot: Red plays an Indian chief who gets his smoke signals crossed in a love triangle. One-Minute Dramas: Red and Liberace build a house of cards, bargain for an ancient suit of armor, and play witch doctor and patient. - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of George Appleby
E26Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of George ApplebySketch: George Appleby (Red) suspects that his wife Clara (Emmaline Henry) and his college pal (Mike Connors) are planning to bump him off. Music: Tom Jones sings "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "Mohair Sam" & "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis." The Silent Spot: Red pantomimes a motorist with car troubles. - Rings on Her Fingers Also Go Through Your Nose
E31Rings on Her Fingers Also Go Through Your NoseSketch: Dr. Hardsell Hopkins (Nipsey Russell), a combination insurance salesman, medical examiner and undertaker, offers a package deal for zoo employee George Appleby. Music: The Association perform "Birthday Morning," "Windy" & "Wasn't It A Bit Like Now?" The Silent Spot: "The Old Handy Man" attempts to make minor house repairs. One-Minute Dramas: Nipsey and Red play safecrackers and onlookers at a bathing-beauty audition. Also, a blackout about a lonely-hearts consultation.
