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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. Background image for The Red Skelton Scrapbook
    10.0/10(10 votes)

    #1 - The Red Skelton Scrapbook

    S14:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Plight Before Christmas
    9.8/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The Plight Before Christmas

    S15:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Atomic Sailor
    9.2/10(8 votes)

    #3 - The Atomic Sailor

    S6:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Red Skelton
  4. Background image for Clem's Fish Market
    9.2/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Clem's Fish Market

    S6:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Red Skelton
  5. Background image for San Fernando's Filibuster
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #5 - San Fernando's Filibuster

    S7:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for San Fernando's Showboat
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #6 - San Fernando's Showboat

    S6:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  7. Background image for Phantom of the Ballet
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Phantom of the Ballet

    S5:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  8. Background image for Clem the Bullfighter
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Clem the Bullfighter

    S7:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Census Taker
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #9 - The Census Taker

    S20:E6

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Cauliflower's Hamburger Stand
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Cauliflower's Hamburger Stand

    S7:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Red Skelton
  11. Background image for Freddie's Romance
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Freddie's Romance

    S11:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Somebody Up There Should Stay There
    8.7/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Somebody Up There Should Stay There

    S12:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Passion in Pasadena or Love is a Many-Splintered Thing
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Passion in Pasadena or Love is a Many-Splintered Thing

    S13:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Salesman vs. Mad Scientist or A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
    8.6/10(9 votes)

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

    S5:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Appleby's Cake
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Appleby's Cake

    S7:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Plight Before Christmas
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #16 - The Plight Before Christmas

    S14:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Concert in Pantomime
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Concert in Pantomime

    S15:E18

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Clem’s Witness
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Clem’s Witness

    S20:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Red Skelton
  19. Background image for Hiring the Secretary
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Hiring the Secretary

    S20:E7

    Guest: Van Johnson Main Comedy Sketch: An Executive (Van Johnson) decides that hobo Freddie the Freeloader (Red) is the ideal person to locate a responsible secretary. Red delivers a monologue about trick-or-treating "The Silent Spot" Red plays a man pestered by ghoulies and ghosties.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Appleby's Patio
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Appleby's Patio

    S7:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Deadeye the Outlaw
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Deadeye the Outlaw

    S7:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Clem the Dentist
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Clem the Dentist

    S7:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Episode 18
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Episode 18

    S10:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Bad Guys and the Good Girls
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #24 - The Bad Guys and the Good Girls

    S20:E5

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for When Nut-Hood Was in Flower
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #25 - When Nut-Hood Was in Flower

    S15:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Red Skelton

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 Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/9/1965. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Plight Before Christmas".