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The Best Episodes of The Red Skelton Show

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The Best Episodes of The Red Skelton Show

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...

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  1. 10.0/10(10 votes)

    #1 - The Red Skelton Scrapbook

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  2. 9.4/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Land of Bilk and Money

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  3. 9.2/10(8 votes)

    #3 - The Atomic Sailor

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  4. 9.2/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Clem's Fish Market

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  5. 9.0/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Clem’s Witness

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    Introduced by Johnny Carson (received his first big network-TV break by subbing for Red Skelton way back in 1954) Guest: Mike Connors (Mannix) Main Comedy Sketch: Clumsy Clem Kadiddlehopper (Red) is hired to protect federal witness Mike Connors. Cashing in on his Mannix image, Mike also gives Red advice on becoming a private eye. Musical Highlights: Robin Wilson (regular) sings "I've Gotta Be Me". "The Silent Spot" A mouse (Red) tries to steal a piece of cheese from a trap.

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  6. 8.9/10(11 votes)

    #6 - San Fernando's Showboat

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  8. 8.9/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Freddie’s Heroes

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    In this WW II parody, the stars of "Hogan's Heroes" (Bob Crane and John Banner) appear as their characters of Col. Hogan and Sgt. Schultz. Red (as Freddie the Freeloader) is assigned to assist in their escape from Stalag 13. In "The Silent Spot," Red plays a bungling 19th century suitor who must meet his girlfriend's parents.

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  9. 8.8/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Phantom of the Ballet

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  10. 8.8/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Not With My Dump You Won’t

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  11. 8.8/10(9 votes)

    #10 - It’s a Treat to Beat a Cheat on the Mississippi Mud

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  12. 8.8/10(9 votes)

    #11 - The Census Taker

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    Guest: Gene Barry (one of the three rotating stars on NBC's The Name of the Game) Main Comedy Sketch: Census taker Clem Kadiddlehopper (Red) finds himself in the middle of a domestic quarrel. "The Silent Spot" Red plays a taxidermist saddled with a contentious mother-in-law.

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  13. 8.7/10(9 votes)

    #12 - A Bottle of Bumb

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  14. 8.7/10(9 votes)

    #13 - A Bum for All Seasons

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  15. 8.6/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Salesman vs. Mad Scientist or A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

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  16. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #15 - The Plight Before Christmas

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  17. 8.5/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Christmas Spirit

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  18. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Episode 18

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  19. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Parlor, Bedroom & Wrath

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  20. 8.4/10(10 votes)

    #19 - The Bad Guys and the Good Girls

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    Guest: Walter Brennan Main Comedy Sketch: In a takeoff of High Noon, Sheriff Deadeye (Red Skelton) faces a showdown with Sheriff Hawkeye (Walter Brennan). On a more serious note, Red reads his own poem about being a grandparent (his daughter Valentina had presented him with a granddaughter some three months before this program aired). "The Silent Spot" Two outdoorsmen (Red, Jan Arvan) duke it out at a campsite.

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  21. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Laughter, the Universal Language

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  22. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #21 - The Seven Year Wretch

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  23. 8.1/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Clem Strikes Oil

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    The Kadiddlehopper's at first dismayed at the black gooey stuff on their land learn that it is worth a fortune with which Clem uses to create a financial empire that employs to make Daisy June a star so she will marry him.

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  24. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Cookie and Zsa Zsa Gabor

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  25. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Absence Makes the Hate Grow Fonder

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  26. 8.0/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Schnook of Araby

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Red Skelton Scrapbook" is the best rated episode of "The Red Skelton Show". It scored 10/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/9/1965. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Land of Bilk and Money".