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The Red Skelton Show

Season 4 1954 - 1955

  • 1954-09-22T00:00:00Z on CBS
  • 25m
  • 1d 10h (34 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.

34 episodes

Season Premiere

1954-09-22T00:00:00Z

4x01 Clem The Rookie (with Leo Durocher)

Season Premiere

4x01 Clem The Rookie (with Leo Durocher)

  • 1954-09-22T00:00:00Z1h

1954-10-20T01:00:00Z

4x05 Romeo and Juliet

4x05 Romeo and Juliet

  • 1954-10-20T01:00:00Z1h

1954-11-03T01:00:00Z

4x07 Guatamanana

4x07 Guatamanana

  • 1954-11-03T01:00:00Z1h

Red plays San Fernando Red. Guest Stars: Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane.

1954-11-10T01:00:00Z

4x08 Clem Goes To College

4x08 Clem Goes To College

  • 1954-11-10T01:00:00Z1h

1954-11-17T01:00:00Z

4x09 He Made Good in the City

4x09 He Made Good in the City

  • 1954-11-17T01:00:00Z1h

It's Christmas Eve and the snow is falling thick and fast. Muggsy tries to convince Freddie the Freeloader to hop a freight train bound for Florida with him, but Freddie has other ideas. He plans to commit a minor crime and get himself sentenced to the county jail. With any luck, he'll be incarcerated in time to hang his Christmas stocking next to the other inmates'. Time after time, Freddie's plans are thwarted. The Maitre D at a fancy restaurant is convinced Freddie's a famous millionaire in disguise and won't charge him for his meal. Freddie tries to steal a bracelet from a jewelry store, but it falls through his pocket onto the floor. His attempt to assault a police officer fails when he slips on the proverbial banana peel. Frustrated and freezing Freddie walks in front of a church holding a Christmas Eve service and, listening to the uplifting music, decides that he's not too old to start life anew...

1955-02-16T01:00:00Z

4x15 Smithers And McGurk

4x15 Smithers And McGurk

  • 1955-02-16T01:00:00Z1h

Guest star Mary McCarty returns to share in their vaudevillian style fun.

Red comes up with a formula for getting rid of all the smog in L.A. --- which gets the attention of gangster Mr. Lasagna. This episode has been released on DVD

1955-02-23T01:00:00Z

4x23 The Uranium Hunt

4x23 The Uranium Hunt

  • 1955-02-23T01:00:00Z1h

Red is joined by guest stars Edmond O'Brian and Jack Klugman.

1955-02-23T01:00:00Z

4x24 Red Suffers From Insomnia

4x24 Red Suffers From Insomnia

  • 1955-02-23T01:00:00Z1h

Red is join by guest stars Barbara Ruick, Hans Conreid, and Jack Klugman.

4x25 Look Magazine Movie Awards

  • 1955-03-09T01:00:00Z1h

This rare episode of "The Red Skelton Show" finds Red servering as the Master of ceremonies for an award show Presented by the era's most popular magazines. This fasinating curiosity features appearances by some of Hollywood's greatest legends, including Alfred Hitchcock, Judy Garland, Jack Lemmon and Walt Disney.

1955-03-16T01:00:00Z

4x26 Red Goes To Prison

4x26 Red Goes To Prison

  • 1955-03-16T01:00:00Z1h

Guest star Jack Klugman returns as Red goes to prison to do research on a movie role.

Guest star Mary McCarty is back as Smithers And McGurk return for some more fun filled laughs.

1955-03-30T01:00:00Z

4x28 The Charity Bazaar

4x28 The Charity Bazaar

  • 1955-03-30T01:00:00Z1h

Red stirs up fun at a charity bazaar. Guest stars: Margaret Whiting and Lynn Bari.

1955-04-06T01:00:00Z

4x29 Red Visits The Hospital

4x29 Red Visits The Hospital

  • 1955-04-06T01:00:00Z1h

Mary Meade French guest stars as Red goes to the hospital.

4x30 Smithers And McGurk Go West

  • 1955-04-13T01:00:00Z1h

Returning to the show once again is Mary McCarty who's unique chemistry with Red is undeniable.

In Mary McCarty last guest starring appearance on the show, she and Red say goodbye to their beloved characters, Smithers and McGurk, in hilarious fashion. Featuring a sidesplittingly funny role for a young Johnny Carson as a game show host.

1955-05-11T00:00:00Z

4x34 Red Becomes A Prop Man

4x34 Red Becomes A Prop Man

  • 1955-05-11T00:00:00Z1h

Red, playing a leading man who can't remember his lines, switches places with the prop man and finds that his new job isn't any easier. Guest Star: Virginia Field.

4x35 Red Joins The Foreign Legion

  • 1955-05-18T00:00:00Z1h

When a movie studio can't find an actor to go to a dangerous shooting location, they trick Red into the role.

Tippy Toe Dancing School for Teenagers

1955-06-01T00:00:00Z

4x37 Red Goes to Japan

4x37 Red Goes to Japan

  • 1955-06-01T00:00:00Z1h

Red goes to Japan to sign a new singing sensation. Guest star: Shirley Yamaguchi.

4x38 Red Goes To Dancing School

  • 1955-06-08T00:00:00Z1h

Looking for a chiropractor, Red accidentally finds himself at a dance studio where special guest Rose Marie ropes him into performing with her much younger students.

Season Finale

4x39 Rich Boy Goes Wrong (Freddy the Freeloader's Past)

  • 1955-06-15T00:00:00Z1h

In the 4th season's finale, Red tell the backstory of one of his most famous characters, Freddie The Freeloader.

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