The Red Skelton Hour
A long-running American variety series that helped define early television, this show mixes opening monologues, comedy sketches, and recurring comic personas alongside a steady stream of guest entertainers. Known for broad, family-friendly humor and occasional wordless bits, it became a major ratings staple across two networks and earned multiple Emmy wins.
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Season 17
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1
E1
For Better or Worse Like George Appleby Got
Sep 5, 1967 · 60m -
2
E2
The Seven Ages of Man
Sep 12, 1967 · 60m -
3
E3
Saddle Sores on the Old Corral
Sep 19, 1967 · 60m -
4
E4
The Spy with the Leaky Mouth
Sep 26, 1967 · 60m -
5
E5
Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Dragon
Oct 3, 1967 · 60m -
6
E6
A Spy Is a Peeping Tom on Salary
Oct 10, 1967 · 60m -
7
E7
Clothes Make the Bum
Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader is a surprise participant in a fashion show to the exasperation of Emcee Terry-Thomas and Store Detective Nancy Wilson.
Oct 17, 1967 · 60m -
8
E8
A New York Stripper Is Not Always a Steak
Oct 24, 1967 · 60m -
9
E9
Hippie Days Are Here Again
A love-in finds Freddie the Freeloader interacting with hippies. Tim finds a bizarre growth on his head courtesy of Nancy and Red. Jackie overeats at a restaurant.
Oct 31, 1967 · 60m -
10
E10
The Bear Was a Barefaced Liar
Nov 7, 1967 · 60m -
11
E11
Climb Upon My Knee, Dummy Boy
Nov 14, 1967 · 60m -
12
E12
Red’s Relatives
Nov 21, 1967 · 60m -
13
E13
Little Old Rainmaker: Me
Nov 28, 1967 · 60m -
14
E14
He Who Steals My Dump Steals Trash
Dec 5, 1967 · 60m -
15
E15
Marriage Is Made in Heaven and Las Vegas
Dec 12, 1967 · 60m -
16
E16
A Christmas Urchin
Dec 19, 1967 · 60m -
17
E17
When East Meets West, You Need a New Compass
Jan 9, 1968 · 60m -
18
E18
Red Skelton One-Man Show
Jan 16, 1968 · 60m -
19
E19
Dial M for Moron
Jan 23, 1968 · 60m -
20
E20
Fairy Tales for Old Children
Jan 30, 1968 · 60m -
21
E21
Love Is an Itch You Can’t Scratch
Feb 6, 1968 · 60m -
22
E22
Sheriffs Are Bought, Not Made
Feb 13, 1968 · 60m -
23
E23
Cauliflower Ears That Bloom in the Spring, Tra-La
Feb 20, 1968 · 60m -
24
E24
United Nations Second Show
Feb 27, 1968 · 60m -
25
E25
I Never Met a Pig I Didn’t Like
Mar 5, 1968 · 60m -
26
E26
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of George Appleby
Mar 12, 1968 · 60m -
27
E27
San Fernando: Man with a Heart of Stolen Gold
Mar 19, 1968 · 60m -
28
E28
The Pied-Eyed Piper
Mar 26, 1968 · 60m -
29
E29
The Love Bug’ll Getcha If You Don’t Use DDT
Apr 2, 1968 · 60m -
30
E30
Episode 30
Apr 23, 1968 · 60m -
31
E31
Rings on Her Fingers Also Go Through Your Nose
Apr 30, 1968 · 60m
