The Story of Helen of Troy or Don’t Look a Wooden Gift Horse in the Mouth – The Red Skelton Hour season 18, originally aired January 21, 1969 Monologue… Read More

In flashback, Red Skelton tells Reginald Denny of the time Red Goes to Barber College – and ruined Charles Coburn’s haircut! What will Beverly say? Red Goes to Barber College, Th… Read More

Red Skelton’s Halloween Jokes – a collection of Halloween jokes told by Red over the years on his television show Halloween Halloween monolog with prop comedy The post Red Skelto… Read More

It Takes All Kinds – The Red Skelton show, live from San Francisco, with Benny Rubin, Cauliflower McPugg, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Lucille Knoch. Man on the Street interviews, Guzzler&rsqu… Read More

In Clem’s Travel Club – The Red Skelton Show season 1, where Clem Kadiddlehopper is selling club subscriptions, Deadeye is robbing a stagecoach. Clem’s Travel Club –… Read More

Red Skelton does a hilarious pantomime on eating chocolates, Willie Lump Lump as a barber? San Fernando Red answers hard-hitting questions? Willie the Barber – The Red Skelton show sea… Read More

Red demonstrates How To Eat Corn On The Cob, Cauliflower McPugg visits a laundromat, Willy Lump-Lump loses his job! The Red Skelton Show season 1 Monologue Red thanks Collier’s Magazin… Read More

In Pasquale’s Hotel – The Red Skelton Show season 1, with Dr. Clem Kadiddlehopper, Willy Lump-Lump, and Tide the wash day miracle! (Pasquale’s Hotel is a funny Tide commerc… Read More

The Disc Jockey – The Red Skelton Show season 1 – Red as an all-night disc jockey, with lots of prop comedy! Pantomime of people at a cocktail lounge as well. The Disc Jockey &nd… Read More

Recently, I read the autobiography “Son of Harpo Speaks!” by Harpo Marx‘s son Bill. It’s an interesting book, with lots of details about Harpo that I hadn’t alr… Read More

Red Skelton’s paintings – In addition to his comedy and writing, Red Skelton was a prolific painter. Here’s a small sampling of some of his paintings – enjoy! The pos… Read More

This weeks episode of The Red Skelton Show is four unrelated sketches – The Transcontinental (spoof of a TV series), It’s Magic (J. Newton Numbskull), The Streets of Laredo (Dead… Read More

International Women’s Day – a celebration of the women in Red Skellton’s career, as well as his personal life. The post International Women’s Day appeared first on Re… Read More

Easter Jokes by Red Skelton – a collection of jokes by Red Skelton about Easter, the Easter bunny, Easter eggs, etc. Easter jokes The post Easter Jokes by Red Skelton appeared first on… Read More

Clara and Me and Mama Makes Three – in The Red Skelton Hour, George Appleby & wife Clara are on a game show to find their perfect match! Clara and Me and Mama Makes Three – T… Read More

Neighbors – a short commentary Red Skelton made at the end of “The Eyes Have it” about neighbors, and destructive gossip Neighbors – a short statement that Red Skelto… Read More

The Eyes Have It – The Red Skelton Show season 2, originally aired April 5, 1953 Magazine Stand Instead of a monologue, Red demonstrates how different people read magazines at a newsst… Read More

Willie Lump Lump can’t stop being the quiz show winner! And he has nowhere to keep all his winnings! He’s even afraid to answer the phone … Also Deadeye rolls a cigarette… Read More

Rings on Her Fingers Also Go Through Your Nose – George Appleby is working at the zoo. So his wife Clara wants him to buy life insurance from Nipsey Russell! What could possibly go wro… Read More

Red Skelton jokes on taxes – from San Fernando Red: A Man with a Heart of Stolen Gold Taxes The post Red Skelton jokes on taxes appeared first on Red Skelton Read More

After San Fernando Red swindles Eddy Arnold into selling him half his TV station, how can they pay the taxes? Will his talent agency enable [...] The post San Fernando: A Man With A Heart of… Read More

Rock-a-Bye Baby – The Red Skelton Show – a series of sketches dealing with a young couple & baby, embarrassing moments, gangster deaths … Rock-a-Bye [...] The post Roc… Read More

Clean Fighter – The Red Skelton Show season 1, episode 17 Clean Fighter is a funny Cauliflower McPugg commercial for Tide. Willy Lump Lump comes [...] The post Clean Fighter appeared f… Read More

In I Never Met a Pig I Didn’t Like, can Clem Kadiddlehopper ruin his half-brother Liberace’s musical debut? Do you have to ask? I Never [...] The post I Never Met a Pig I Didn&rs… Read More

Red Skelton jokes about drive-in movies – from his weekly comedy monologue in The Red Skelton Hour, The Land of Bilk and Money Drive-in Movies [...] The post Red Skelton jokes about dr… Read More

One Christmas, Freddie the Freeloader finds A Christmas Urchin outside his shack in the city dump. She’s looking for a father for Christmas … Can [...] The post A Christmas Urch… Read More

McPugg the Babysitter babysits for a precocious child, Clem Kadiddlehopper sells shaving cream on a commercial, Red dances opera? McPugg the Babysitter – The Red [...] The post McPugg… Read More

Ambulance Driver – The Red Skelton Show – proving why Willy Lump Lump should never bel allowed to drive – especially an ambulance! Ambulance Driver [...] The post Ambulance… Read More

President Johnson’s daughter’s wedding Married life for the President’s daughter Gertrude and Heathcliffe Wedding ceremony Wedding in France [In France, Red was walking by… Read More

Clem the Rookie – The Red Skelton Show, season 4, starring Leo Durocher, Diahann Carroll The first program of Red’s fourth season is broadcast from [...] The post Clem the Rookie… Read More

Can the hobo Mayor of Central Park (Ray Bolger) stop the music that’s ruining the sleep of Freddie the Freeloaderr & other hobos? The Mayor [...] The post The Mayor of Central Park… Read More

The Julius Caesar Caper – The Red Skelton Hour season 17, with Mickey Rooney The Julius Caesar Caper – Forsooth reveals the “true story” of [...] The post The Julius… Read More

Clem Kaddidhopper’s Graduation – The Red Skelton Show season 2, originally aired Nov 9, 1952 Clem Kadiddlehopper’s Graduation – doesn’t he? Why can’t Caul… Read More

The People vs. Dr. Kildare – Dr. Kildare rescues an ice skater from a car accident, but even after her leg heals, she can’t walk. [...] The post The People vs. Dr. Kildare appear… Read More

Marriage Is Made in Heaven and Las Vegas – The Red Skelton Hour, with Milton Berle – George Appleby needs him to impersonate his wife, [...] The post Marriage Is Made in Heaven a… Read More

Help Wanted – The Red Skelton Show season 2, originally aired November 16, 1952 Help Wanted – The Red Skelton Show – a trio of [...] The post Help Wanted appeared first on… Read More

In He Who Steals My Dump Steals Trash, Freddie the Freeloader tries to help an amnesiac (George Gobel) recover his memory. He Who Steals My [...] The post He Who Steals My Dump Steals Trash… Read More

In Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of George Appleby, George’s old fraternity brother, Mike Connors, visits. But George fears that he and Clara are going [...] The post Life, Liberty and… Read More

Little Old Rainmaker, He – with Arthur Godfrey, The Red Skelton Hour season 17, originally aired November 28, 1967 In “Little Old Rainmaker, He”, San [...] The post Little… Read More

Telephone Trouble – The Red Skelton Show season 1, originally aired May 18, 1952 In Telephone Trouble, Red Skelton jokes about the fire at Warner [...] The post Telephone Trouble appea… Read More

Whistle Stop – The Red Skelton Show season 2, originally aired November 2, 1952 Whistle Stop is a funny Red Skelton episode, with skits by [...] The post Whistle Stop appeared first on… Read More

The Stage Coach Robbery – The Red Skelton Show season 2, originally aired October 12, 1952 Deadeye stars in “The Stage Coach Robbery” from season 2 of [...] The p… Read More

Clem the Dentist – The Red Skelton Show season 7, with Amanda Blake In Clem the Dentist, When a pair of con artists run a [...] The post Clem the Dentist appeared first on Red Skelton Read More

The Red Skelton Show season 7 – the seventh season of Red Skelton’s classic television series. Date Episode Name Notes October 1, 1957 Freddie and [...] The post The Red Skelton… Read More

A New York Stripper is not Always a Steak – The Red Skelton Hour, season 17, with John Forsythe, Roland Winters, Michelle Lee In A [...] The post A New York Stripper is not Always a St… Read More

For Better or Worse Like George Appleby Got – The Red Skelton Show, season 17, with Eve Arden and Robert Stack, originally aired September 5, [...] The post For Better or Worse Like Ge… Read More

The Red Skelton Show season 14 – Red’s hour-long variety show continues with his usual characters & guest stars. The final black and white season, [...] The post The Red Skel… Read More

The Red Skelton Show season 20 (1970-1971) – the final season of Red Skelton‘s variety show, moved back to NBC, and reduced to 30 minutes. [...] The post The Red Skelton Show sea… Read More

Folding Boy – The Red Skelton Show season 1 Folding Boy — has Cauliflower McPugg actually won his first boxing match? What happened to the [...] The post Folding Boy appeared fir… Read More

In Humperdoo’s Little Prescription, the CIA sends an agent (Jill St. John) to find out why armies are disappearing. Humperdoo (Red Skelton) has invented a [...] The post Humperdoo&rsqu… Read More