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 (32)
1. Be It Ever So Grumble, There’s No Place Like Home
Aired 22 September 1964
2. The Taming of the Schmo
Aired 29 September 1964
3. A Man’s Dump Is His Castle
Aired 6 October 1964
4. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Harem
Aired 13 October 1964
5. The Most Sappy Fella
Aired 20 October 1964
6. The Mouth That Roared
Aired 27 October 1964
7. Red Skelton in London
Aired 10 November 1964
8. A Sap’s Fable or The Great Brain Robbery
Aired 17 November 1964
9. The Fastest Goon in the West
Aired 24 November 1964
10. Love, Your Tragic Smell Is Everywhere or A Hat Full of Hate
Aired 1 December 1964
11. When It’s Teepee Time Down South
Aired 8 December 1964
12. Mamma’s Little Monster
Aired 15 December 1964
13. The Plight Before Christmas
Aired 22 December 1964
14. A Man and His Money Are Soon Parted or A Fool and His Money Are Soon Married
Aired 29 December 1964
15. A Bad Man Nowadays Is Hard to Find
Aired 5 January 1965
16. Lame Brain for a Day
Aired 12 January 1965
17. The Seven Year Wretch
Aired 19 January 1965 • 60 min
While waiting in line for his unemployment check, George Appleby (Red) meets Archie Moore, also out of work. A man sells him a trained Bear, which he puts in a take-on-all-comers boxing show in a carnival. Moore shows up to challenge the bear. Red's silent spot pantomime involves a Holmesian detective chasing a hooded bad guy around a spooky house-type set.
18. A Creep in the Deep
Aired 26 January 1965
19. A Concert in Pantomime
Aired 2 February 1965
20. Yellow Belly in a Purple Sage
Aired 9 February 1965
21. Brain Go Away
Aired 16 February 1965
22. Lookie Lookie Here Comes Crookie
Aired 23 February 1965
23. O for Nothing
Aired 2 March 1965
24. The Red Skelton Scrapbook
Aired 9 March 1965
25. Nuts at Round Table
Aired 16 March 1965
26. Panhandle with Care
Aired 23 March 1965
27. Sweet Misery of Wife
Aired 30 March 1965
28. The Unteachables
Aired 6 April 1965
29. Out All Over
Aired 13 April 1965
30. The Golden West
Aired 20 April 1965
31. Bum Today
Aired 27 April 1965
32. More Truth Than Poultry
Aired 4 May 1965