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The Red Skelton Show

Season 16 1966 - 1967

  • 1966-09-14T00:00:00Z on CBS
  • 25m
  • 22h 40m (32 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Talk Show, Family
Long-running weekly show that spotlighted legendary comedian and beloved TV clown, Red Skelton. Each show featured comedy skits, gags and vignettes starring Skelton and guest performers.

32 episodes

Season Premiere

16x01 How to Succeed in Loafing Without Really Trying

  • 1966-09-14T00:00:00Z1h

1966-09-21T00:00:00Z

16x02 Eenie Meenie Minee Schmo

16x02 Eenie Meenie Minee Schmo

  • 1966-09-21T00:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Clem Kadiddlehopper graduates as a fortune teller and helps change Mickey Rooney luck.
Music: Simon and Garfunkel sing, 'I am a Rock' and 'The Dangling Conversation.'
Silent Spot: Red touchingly pantomimes a man's last day on the job after 60 years, and his difficulty in actually leaving.

1966-09-28T00:00:00Z

16x03 Chiseler on the Roof

16x03 Chiseler on the Roof

  • 1966-09-28T00:00:00Z1h

1966-10-05T00:00:00Z

16x04 Much Ado About Nagging

16x04 Much Ado About Nagging

  • 1966-10-05T00:00:00Z1h

1966-10-12T00:00:00Z

16x05 Mother Knows Pest

16x05 Mother Knows Pest

  • 1966-10-12T00:00:00Z1h

16x06 The Land of Bilk and Money

  • 1966-10-19T00:00:00Z1h

1966-10-26T00:00:00Z

16x07 It Happened One Nut

16x07 It Happened One Nut

  • 1966-10-26T00:00:00Z1h

1966-11-16T01:00:00Z

16x09 A Gyp Off the Old Block

16x09 A Gyp Off the Old Block

  • 1966-11-16T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Sheriff Deadeye and western dandy the Handkisser (Jack Jones) scheme to steal a gold statue that the sheriff's grafting cronies are planning to erect in honor of his 20th year in office.
Music: Jack Jones sings "All I Need is the Girl," "A Day in the Life of a Fool" and "People Will Say We're in Love."
The Silent Spot: Red reprises his routine about a drunk gentleman trying to get in his front door after a long evening of partying.

1966-11-30T01:00:00Z

16x11 Jerk Be Nimble

16x11 Jerk Be Nimble

  • 1966-11-30T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Clem Kadiddlehopper's lighter-than-air cake recipe attracts the attention of foreign General Ruhakoff (Vito Scotti) who wants to use the recipe as rocket fuel for his country's space program. Janet Leigh appears as Clem's girlfriend, Daisy June.
Music: Dionne Warwick sings "Walk On By" and "People."
The Silent Spot: A burglar (Red) with a sweet tooth breaks into a drugstore soda fountain. Bill Shannon plays a policeman.

1966-12-07T01:00:00Z

16x12 Better Dead Than Wed

16x12 Better Dead Than Wed

  • 1966-12-07T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: George Appleby (Red) is photographed by Allen Funt & Abbe Lane at a mini-skirt sales convention.
Music: Abbe Lane sings a "Strangers In The Night" And "Heat Wave" medley.
Silent Spot: Red does a pantomime routine as a mountain climber.

Sketch: Sheriff Deadeye auditions for a western movie. Robert Goulet plays method actor Nathan Nothing. Music: Robert Goulet sings "Moment of Truth" and "Try to Remember."
Silent Spot: During the Christmas shopping rush, an elderly salesman is transferred to the toy department.

1966-12-21T01:00:00Z

16x14 The Christmas Spirit

16x14 The Christmas Spirit

  • 1966-12-21T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Forsooth (Red), a bumbling medieval servant, brings deadly bad luck to the Duke de Fromage and the Marquis de Swinger, the father and son (both played by Tony Randall) of a French aristocratic family.
Music: Tony Randall performs a song-and-dance to "Winchester Cathedral."
The Silent Spot: Red tries to be first in line for Rose Bowl tickets in a pantomime bit with Barbara Hewitt (the 1966 Tournament of Roses Queen).

1967-01-11T01:00:00Z

16x17 Freddie's Heroes

16x17 Freddie's Heroes

  • 1967-01-11T01:00:00Z25m

In this WW II parody, the stars of "Hogan's Heroes" (Bob Crane and John Banner) appear as their characters of Col. Hogan and Sgt. Schultz. Red (as Freddie the Freeloader) is assigned to assist in their escape from Stalag 13. In "The Silent Spot," Red plays a bungling 19th century suitor who must meet his girlfriend's parents.

1967-01-18T01:00:00Z

16x18 The Fortune Crookie

16x18 The Fortune Crookie

  • 1967-01-18T01:00:00Z25m

16x22 Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Dumb

  • 1967-02-15T01:00:00Z25m

Sketch: Christopher Columbus (George Gobel) sets sail with Forsooth Fromkess (Red).
Music: British balladeers Chad and Jeremy sing "It Was a Very Good Year."
Silent Spot: Red plays a star-struck car hop hoping to be discovered in Hollywood.

16x23 Not with My Dump You Don't

  • 1967-03-01T01:00:00Z25m

Sketch: Terry-Thomas is hired to Make America Beautiful so Freddie the Freeloader moves his shack across the country.
Music: Joanie Sommers sings "Girl Talk" and "When I'm Not Near the Boy I Love."
Silent Spot: The old photographer pawns his camera to pay his rent, then gets customers.

1967-03-08T01:00:00Z

16x24 Parlor, Bedroom & Wrath

16x24 Parlor, Bedroom & Wrath

  • 1967-03-08T01:00:00Z25m

Sketch: George Appleby (Red) arrives early for a high society party thrown by his old pals Mike and Pat Mahoney (Mickey Rooney and Martha Raye), entertainers who have struck it rich. The three start drinking before the other guests arrive. The polite gathering soon escalates into a wild bash.
Music: Martha Raye sings "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" and "Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe".
The Silent Spot: Pierre the Beautician demonstrates some of the unusual beauty treatments that he gives his customers.

1967-03-15T01:00:00Z

16x25 The Schnook of Araby

16x25 The Schnook of Araby

  • 1967-03-15T01:00:00Z25m

Sketch: A novice lawyer (Richard Chamberlain) defends his first client, San Fernando Red, on an income tax evasion charge.
Music: Richard Chamberlain sings "Haven't We Met?" and "When I Fall in Love."
The Silent Spot: Red pantomimes a light sleeper having a bizarre nightmare.

1967-03-29T01:00:00Z

16x27 A Bum For All Seasons

16x27 A Bum For All Seasons

  • 1967-03-29T01:00:00Z25m

1967-04-05T01:00:00Z

16x28 Next Time, Try the Brain

16x28 Next Time, Try the Brain

  • 1967-04-05T01:00:00Z25m

Sketch: With help from former champion Loser Lumpkin (Tennessee Ernie Ford), Clem Kadiddlehopper trains for the chicken-plucking competition in the Olympics.
Music: Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "I'll Remember You" and "Hey Look Me Over."
The Silent Spot: Taking down the Christmas Tree.

16x29 The House That Junk Built

  • 1967-04-19T01:00:00Z25m

1967-04-26T01:00:00Z

16x30 Loused In Space

16x30 Loused In Space

  • 1967-04-26T01:00:00Z25m

1967-05-03T00:00:00Z

16x31 Once Upon A Dunce

16x31 Once Upon A Dunce

  • 1967-05-03T00:00:00Z25m

Season Finale

1967-05-10T00:00:00Z

16x32 The Nag and I

Season Finale

16x32 The Nag and I

  • 1967-05-10T00:00:00Z25m

Sketch: An ex-policeman (Nipsey Russell) and George Appleby (Red) form a dance team and try for a job on TV.
Music: Lana Cantrell sings "I'm All Smiles" and "Let Yourself Go."
The Silent Spot: Red is a cricket catcher working for a magician.

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