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The Red Skelton Hour

Original title: The Red Skelton Show
  • TV Series
  • 1951–20161951–2016
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 1h
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8.1/10
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Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
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A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who ... Read allA comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who had previous experience as a comedy writer for Bob Hope's radio show. During the 1960s, th... Read allA comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who had previous experience as a comedy writer for Bob Hope's radio show. During the 1960s, the show had its own regular cast of singers and dancers. Guests of the show included then-p... Read all
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    • Marcel Marceau
  • Stars
    • Red Skelton
    • David Rose and His Orchestra
    • Art Gilmore
    • Marcel Marceau
  • Stars
    • Red Skelton
    • David Rose and His Orchestra
    • Art Gilmore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys

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    Red Skelton
    Red Skelton
    • Self - Host…
    David Rose and His Orchestra
    • Themselves…
    Art Gilmore
    Art Gilmore
    • Announcer…
    Tom Hansen Dancers
    • Themselves…
    Jan Arvan
    Jan Arvan
    • Paw Kadiddlehopper…
    The Alan Copeland Singers
    • Themselves…
    Bob LeMond
    • Announcer…
    Ray Kellogg
    Ray Kellogg
    • Bartender…
    Lucy Knoch
    Lucy Knoch
    • Self - Commercials…
    The Skelton Dancers
    • Themselves…
    Currie Pederson
    • Dancer
    Gilchrist Stuart
    • Butler…
    Chanin Hale
    Chanin Hale
    • Silent Spot…
    Jimmy Cross
    Jimmy Cross
    • Drunk…
    Pat McGeehan
    • Self - Announcer…
    Bonnie Evans
    • Dancer
    David Sharpe
    David Sharpe
    • Old Lady -- Silent Spot…
    The Jimmy Joyce Singers
    • Themselves…
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    • Trivia
      Red Skelton had a reputation among comedy writers as being extremely difficult to work with, since he didn't like writers in general, and resented CBS for insisting that he use them on his show. He wanted to write all the sketches himself, his reasoning being that no one knew his characters as well as he did. Prior to taking the position as head writer on the show, Sherwood Schwartz, had it written into his contract with CBS that Skelton was under no circumstances allowed to discuss anything about a show's script with him before he was given it prior to taping, which often resulted in Skelton not knowing what a sketch was about, nor even what character he would be playing until shortly before airtime. That's why Skelton would often break character in the middle of a skit and turn to the audience and say something like "Don't blame me, folks, I don't write this stuff."
    • Connections
      Featured in Blushing Bloopers (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Holiday for Strings
      by David Rose and Sammy Gallop

      WB Music Corporation (ASCAP)

    User reviews11

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    8/10
    Skelton was great. His show lasted, because He was the show.
    .......Playing Kaddiddlehopper, Col San Fernando, etc. the man was pretty wide ranging and a scream. I love watching him interact w/ Amanda Blake, or Don Knotts or whomever--he clearly was having a ball and I think he made it easier on his guests as well--so long as they Knew ahead of time it wasn't a disciplined, 19 take kind of production. Relax and be loose was clearly the name of the game there.

    He reminds me of guys like Milton Berle, Benny Hill, maybe Jerry Lewis some too. Great timing, ancient gags that kept audiences in stitches for decades, sheer enjoyment about what he was doing. His sad little clown he played was good too--but in a touching manner.

    Personally I think he's great, having just bought a two DVD set of his shows from '61 or so, it brings his stuff back in a fond way for me. I can remember seeing him on TV at the end of his run when he was winding up the series in 1971 or so.

    Check this out if you are a fan or curious. He was a riot.
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    • Jul 9, 2005

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      • September 30, 1951 (United States)
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      • United States
      • English
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      • CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Television Network
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
      • Sursum Corporation
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    • 1 hour
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