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. Freddie and the Brooklyn Dodgers
Aired 1 October 1957 • 60 min
2. Clem in New York
Aired 8 October 1957 • 60 min
3. Appleby's Cake
Aired 15 October 1957 • 60 min
4. Cesar Romero Hires Deadeye for TV Series
Aired 22 October 1957 • 60 min
5. Cookie and the Satellite
Aired 29 October 1957 • 60 min
6. Appleby's Patio
Aired 5 November 1957 • 60 min
7. Monsieur Clem's Fashions
Aired 12 November 1957 • 60 min
8. Bolivar the Repairman
Aired 19 November 1957 • 60 min
9. Freddie's Thanksgiving
Aired 26 November 1957 • 60 min
10. The Round Table
Aired 10 December 1957 • 60 min
11. Deadeye the Outlaw
Aired 17 December 1957 • 60 min
12. The Third Wish
Aired 24 December 1957 • 60 min
13. Willie on the Wagon
Aired 31 December 1957 • 60 min
14. Appleby and the Ape
Aired 7 January 1958 • 60 min
15. Calypso Clem
Aired 14 January 1958 • 60 min
16. Freddie Finds a Fortune
Aired 28 January 1958 • 60 min
17. Bolivar's Beauty Salon
Aired 4 February 1958 • 60 min
Impressed with Bolivar's hair-styling talents, his girlfriend and her mother decide to set him up in business. But business goes badly for Bolivar's beauty salon until movie star Valerie Venton visits. Valerie is so pleased with his work that she takes Bolivar back to Hollywood to open a shop.
18. Clem the Bullfighter
Aired 11 February 1958 • 60 min
19. Appleby's Garage
Aired 14 February 1958 • 60 min
George Appleby, a bumbling but well-meaning garage owner, as he becomes involved in capturing a killer
20. Freddie's New Home
Aired 25 February 1958 • 60 min
21. Clem the Dentist
Aired 4 March 1958 • 60 min
22. Appleby and the Ape II
Aired 11 March 1958 • 60 min
23. Cauliflower's Hamburger Stand
Aired 18 March 1958 • 60 min
24. Clem, the Photographer
Aired 25 March 1958 • 60 min
25. San Fernando's Filibuster
Aired 1 April 1958 • 60 min
26. Bolivar Gets Amnesia
Aired 8 April 1958 • 60 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 15 April 1958 • 60 min
28. The Kadiddlehopper Mural or Clem the Artist
Aired 22 April 1958 • 60 min
Clem Kadiddlehopper paints what he considers a masterpiece, and wants to exhibit it in New York.
29. Appleby's Midnight Ride
Aired 29 April 1958 • 60 min
30. San Fernando's Singing Sensation
Aired 6 May 1958 • 60 min
31. Friends of Red Skelton Variety Show
Aired 13 May 1958 • 60 min
32. Appleby Wins a House
Aired 27 May 1958 • 60 min
33. Freddie and the Millionare
Aired 3 June 1958 • 60 min
34. Cauliflower's Reducing Salon
Aired 17 June 1958 • 60 min
35. Bolivar and the Lost Patrol
Aired 24 June 1958 • 60 min
Three U.S. Navy men have been marooned on a small South Pacific island since World War II and don't know whether or not the war is over. On the other side of the island is a group of Japanese soldiers that is in the same predicament. Eventually, the two confused groups meet.