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The Red Skelton Show

Season 20 1970 - 1971
TV-G

  • 1970-09-15T00:00:00Z on CBS
  • 25m
  • 23h 30m (24 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.

24 episodes

Season Premiere

1970-09-15T00:00:00Z

20x01 The Magic Act

Season Premiere

20x01 The Magic Act

  • 1970-09-15T00:00:00Z1h

Silent Spot: Red is a magician with Jerry Lewis as his klutzy assistant.

1970-09-22T00:00:00Z

20x02 Freddie's Desperate Hour

20x02 Freddie's Desperate Hour

  • 1970-09-22T00:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Freddie the Freeloader is held hostage in his shack by a gangster and his moll (Raymond Burr, Barbara Anderson). Silent Spot: The Remodeling Job

1970-09-29T00:00:00Z

20x03 The Family Business

20x03 The Family Business

  • 1970-09-29T00:00:00Z1h

Sketch: George Appleby dreams he is a comic book superman who is having trouble with his son (Robert Wagner). Silent Spot: The Jealous Boyfriend

1970-10-06T00:00:00Z

20x04 The Private Detective

20x04 The Private Detective

  • 1970-10-06T00:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Clem Kadiddlehopper is a private detective in charge of protecting a witness (Mike Connors).

1970-10-13T00:00:00Z

20x05 Bad Guys and Good Girls

20x05 Bad Guys and Good Girls

  • 1970-10-13T00:00:00Z1h

Sketch: In a take-off of "High Noon" Deputy Hawkeye (Walter Brennan) and Sheriff Deadeye (Red) face off against the Moonie Brothers.
Silent Spot: The Happy Wanderer - Red and Jan Arvan fight for a campsite.

1970-10-20T00:00:00Z

20x06 The Census Taker

20x06 The Census Taker

  • 1970-10-20T00:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Clem Kadiddlehopper trys to take a census with a man (Gene Barry) who is cheating on his wife.
Silent Spot: The Taxidermist's Mother-in-Law.

1970-10-27T01:00:00Z

20x07 Hiring the Secretary

20x07 Hiring the Secretary

  • 1970-10-27T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Freddie the Freeloader helps Van Johnson hire a secretary.
Silent Spot: A Spooky Night.

1970-11-10T01:00:00Z

20x08 A True Friend

20x08 A True Friend

  • 1970-11-10T01:00:00Z30m

Sketch: George Appleby (Red) throws out his oafish house guest (Dan Blocker).
Silent Spot: The Barber - Red mimes a tipsy barber.

1970-11-17T01:00:00Z

20x09 The Football Agent

20x09 The Football Agent

  • 1970-11-17T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: San Fernando Red is football star Joe Broadway's (Godfrey Cambridge) manager.
Silent Spot: Red, as Diamond Jim Grady, visits an exclusive restaurant.

Sketch: Kooky scientist Ludwig von Humperdoo (Red) is being checked out by a Government Agent (Mickey Rooney) who wants his secret invention.
Silent Spot: "The House Detective and the Suspect". Red is a private eye following three identical suspects.

1970-12-08T01:00:00Z

20x11 The Yacht Club

20x11 The Yacht Club

  • 1970-12-08T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: San Fernando Red tries to con the Richest Boy in the World (Michael Landon).
Silent Spot: The Old Man Who Hated Kids.

1970-12-15T01:00:00Z

20x12 The Stagecoach Hijack

20x12 The Stagecoach Hijack

  • 1970-12-15T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Sheriff Deadeye protects the stagecoach from Telly Savalas.
Silent spot: The Gift of Giving

Freddie trsy to put on a show for orphans.

20x14 Junior and Sunday Morning

  • 1971-01-05T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Audrey plays the mother of Junior (Red) who decides that early Sunday morning is a good time to wake up Mommy.
Silent Spot: "Keep Romance Alive" Red plays an old man with a gleam in his eye and fond memories of youthful romance.

Sketch: Jill St. John plays a secret agent who tries to steal Ludwick von Humerdoo's secret formula.
Silent Spot: The Day After the Bachelor Party.

1971-01-19T01:00:00Z

20x16 Instant Marriage Mill

20x16 Instant Marriage Mill

  • 1971-01-19T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: San Fernando Red gets fireman (Chad Everett) to marry Cass Elliot.
Silent Spot: The Flea Circus.

1971-01-26T01:00:00Z

20x17 The Auction

20x17 The Auction

  • 1971-01-26T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Clem Kadiddlehopper and his Pa need to auction off the farm with the help of auctioneer James Drury.
Silent spot: The Wife Who Sees Her Husband in Everybody.

1971-02-02T01:00:00Z

20x18 Freddie's Country Home

20x18 Freddie's Country Home

  • 1971-02-02T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Freddie the Freeloader and his hobo servant (Wally Cox) meet a rich woman (Eva Gabor) who wants to give him one million dollars.
Silent Spot: The Greasy Spoon Cafe - Red mimes the sloppy chief cook and bottle washer at an unsanitary diner.

1971-02-07T01:00:00Z

20x19 The Castaways

20x19 The Castaways

  • 1971-02-07T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Claude Casserole (Vincent Price), a gourmet, is marooned on an island with Clem Kadiddlehopper.
Silent Spot: Nag, Nag, Nag - Red mimes the imprisoned husband of a browbeating wife (Peggy Rea).

1971-02-14T01:00:00Z

20x20 The Garage Sale

20x20 The Garage Sale

  • 1971-02-14T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Clara Appleby (Martha Raye) raises the roof after George (Red) sells the old guitar in which she's been hiding her life savings at the garage sale.
Silent Spot: The Clumsy Stockboy in a Teddy Bear Factory.

1971-02-23T01:00:00Z

20x21 Humperdoo's Magic Tire

20x21 Humperdoo's Magic Tire

  • 1971-02-23T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Tire King Tom Treadwell (George Gobel) is out to destroy Ludwick von Humperdoo's latest invention - cement tires for rubber roads.
Silent Spot: Girls Ahoy - Red mimes a sailor trying to pick up a girl (Chanin Hale).

1971-03-02T01:00:00Z

20x22 The Sheriff Hater

20x22 The Sheriff Hater

  • 1971-03-02T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: Sheriff Deadeye vs. Killer Diller (Phyllis Diller).
Silent spot: Computer Dating.

1971-03-09T01:00:00Z

20x23 The Candidate's Director

20x23 The Candidate's Director

  • 1971-03-09T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: San Fernando (Red) as a presidential candidate is coached by his managing TV Director (Tony Randall).
Silent Spot: The Patient - Toothache victim (Red) fears the dentist.

1971-03-16T01:00:00Z

20x24 Copperside

20x24 Copperside

  • 1971-03-16T01:00:00Z1h

Sketch: A spoof of "Ironside" as Sebastian Cabot plays the wheelchair bound detective who depends on Clem Kadiddlehopper for locomotion.
Silent Spot: The Pit Stop Mechanic - Red is fumble-fingered mechanic in a raceway pit stop.
Music: The Burgundy Street Singers perform "Let's Get Together".

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