The Red Skelton Show — Season 10

196035 episodes7.4/10 (19 votes)

About this season

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.

Episodes (35)

1. Laughter, the Universal Language

Aired 27 September 1960 • 30 min

A special performance taped at the United Nations. Pantomime acts and one song. The fool and the feather, A slow motion tennis game, an old man playing golf, a chef mixes a salad, A folk song - "Foggy Foggy Dew," A man and his wife climb the Eiffel Tower, an old man watches a parade.

2. Appleby's Predictions

Aired 4 October 1960 • 60 min

Appleby predicts the World Series. His wife wants him to predict the presidential election.

3. Clem the Candidate

Aired 11 October 1960 • 60 min

Two political party bosses try to come up with a perfect presidential candidate by using a massive "electronic brain".(A Univac) It decides that man would be Clem Kadiddlehopper. The public adores him and he's well on his way toward victory, despite that the brain was shown to be defective. One of the bosses has a dream of what a goof Clem would be in the white house.