• Air date: 02 Oct '56 36 episodes
      The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
  • List of Episodes (36)
    • 1. McPugg's Comeback

      02 Oct '56
    • 2. Olympic Clem

      09 Oct '56
    • 3. Bolivar's Song or Shagnasty Composer

      16 Oct '56
    • 4. Freddie Votes or Election Fiddle

      23 Oct '56
    • 5. The Magic Shoes

      30 Oct '56
    • 6. Appleby's Millions

      13 Nov '56
    • 7. The First Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

      20 Nov '56
      In this spoof of the Miles Standish-John Alden-Priscilla Mullins legend, Red plays John in a broad, farcical manner, given to slapstick clumsiness and cigar chomping anachronisms. The filmed quality of the show cuts out most of the spontaneous gags and asides expected of Red.
    • 8. The Atomic Sailor

      27 Nov '56
    • 9. Clem Goes Hollywood

      04 Dec '56
    • 10. San Fernando Goes Straight

      18 Dec '56
    • 12. Resolutions

      01 Jan '57
    • 13. Freddie the Count

      08 Jan '57
    • 14. The Sailor Takes a Wife

      15 Jan '57
    • 15. Freddie, the Contest Winner

      22 Jan '57
    • 16. Cauliflower Wrestler

      29 Jan '57
    • 17. Freddie Finds a Headlight

      05 Feb '57
    • 18. Reporter Clem

      12 Feb '57
    • 19. Appleby Goes Abroad

      19 Feb '57
    • 20. San Fernando's Showboat

      26 Feb '57
    • 21. Clem Strikes Oil

      05 Mar '57
      The Kadiddlehopper's at first dismayed at the black gooey stuff on their land learn that it is worth a fortune with which Clem uses to create a financial empire that employs to make Daisy June a star so she will marry him.
    • 22. Freddie's Surprise Party

      12 Mar '57
    • 23. Appleby's House

      19 Mar '57
    • 24. Clem's Fish Market

      26 Mar '57
    • 25. Romeo and Juliet

      02 Apr '57
    • 26. Robinson Crusoe

      09 Apr '57