TV Season 01 1951-52
Ratings 04
Sponsor: Tide
Producer: Red Skelton
Director: John Gaunt
Writer: John Fenton Murray; Ben Freedman; Jack Douglas; Red Skelton
Annoucer: Bob Lamond
Music Director: David Rose and His Orchestra
Settings: Ken MacClelland
Technical Director: William L. States
Assistant Director: Ed Hillie
Audio Engineer: Art Brearley
Format: Greets audience, some jokes (Junior jokes as Little Richard) then goes does a bit as one of his characters/Musical number. Sometimes the musical number are part of the character skit. /Skelton’s Film Scrapbook. Tide skit/Skelton’s Scrapbook. Another character/Ends with being pulled under the curtain.
No. in series | Airdate | Title |
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01 | 9/30/1951 |
The Skylarks |
02 | 10/7/1951 | How to Wash a BabyGuestCharacterDeadeyeSynopsisCold openingMonologueLast week pulled under curtain. David Rose.ActsWoman DriverBathing the BabyDeadeye’s Dream (Barroom Dance)Tub #1 (Tide ad)Silent SpotMusic numberCast:Video release:Notes:IHS BV 3814 |
03 | 10/14/1951![]() |
Dunking Doughnuts Foy Willing; Riders of the Purple Sage Lucille Knoch; Gil Perkins; Dick Ryan; Jerome Sheldon; Gene Darrell |
04 | 10/21/1951 |
Smokeless Sunday Lump Lump Taylor Maids Lucille Knoch; Gil Perkins; Phil Arnold; Mara Lynn; “Mr. Troubles” |
05 | 10/28/1951 |
Laying a Cornerstone Clem; San Fernando Red |
06 | 11/4/1951 |
Willie and the Burglar Clem; Lump Lump The Pepperettes Lucille Knoch; Gil Perkins; Shirley Mitchell |
07 | 11/11/1951![]() |
Care Paree Clem, McPugg, SF Red Sportsmen Quartet |
08 | 11/18/1951
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G.I. McPugg Junior; Clem; McPugg; Lump Lump The Modernaires |
09 | 11/25/1951 |
Clem and Married Life Clem; Junior Bob Hope (cameo) |
10 | 12/2/1951![]() |
Stairs McPugg; Clem Ray Erlenborn |
11 | 12/9/1951![]() |
The Big Trial Deadeye Foy Willing; Riders of the Purple Sage Lucille Knoch; Gil Perkins; Dick Ryan; Jerome Sheldon; Gene Darrell |
12 | 12/16/1951
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Clean Politics 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Selling Christmas Trees (Clem). 3: The Four Knights (I Wanna Say Hello / You Broke Your Promise with Red). 4: Clean Politics (Commercial). 5: Christmas Tree Decorator (Willie Lump-Lump) |
13 | 12/23/1951![]() |
The Skeltons at Home Georgia Skelton; Valentina Skelton; Richard Skelton |
14 | 12/30/1951![]() |
Learn To Dance in Ten Easy Lessons or One Hard One 1: Opening Jokes (California Sunshine). 2: A Drunk Frying Eggs. 3: Invitation to Skeltons First Dance. 4: How Women Get Up. 5: Desert Island (Commercial). 6: Dancing School (Clem) |
15 | 1/6/1952 |
The Bouncer Milton Berle |
16 | 1/13/1952![]() |
McPugg the Babysitter Nana Gollner Lucille Knoch; Gill Perkins; David Stollery; Edmond Penny; Jerome Sheldon; Marian Richmond |
17 | 1/20/1952![]() |
Clean Fighter 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Frying Eggs (Willie Lump-Lump). 3: Drugstore Routine. 4: The Clean Fighter (live Commercial). 5: Parking and Sparking |
18 | 1/27/1952![]() |
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1: Shortest Commercial in Television. 2: Opening Jokes. 3: Pantomimes (Speakers and Movie Heroes Dying). 4: The Skylarks (St. Louis Blues). 5: Rockabye Commercial. 6: Embarrassing Moments |
19 | 2/3/1952![]() |
San Fernando Red on Television 1: Opening Jokes (Junior Jokes). 2: Parking Lot Attendant. 3: The Music Master Skit (Mendex). 4: Ski Lodge (Commercial). 5: San Fernando Red Banquet |
20 | 2/10/1952![]() |
The Transcontinental 1: Camera Explosion Opening Jokes. 2: Transcontinental. 3: It’s Magic (J. Newton Numbskull). 4: Streets of Laredo (Deadeye-Commercial. 5: Topsy-Turvy (Willie Lump-Lump) |
21 | 2/17/1952![]() |
The Disc Jockey 1: Longest Commercial in Television (Open joke). 2: Catching the Bus. 3: Live Commercial. 4: Holiday For Strings. 5: Different People At Bars. 6: The Disc Jockey |
22 | 2/24/1952![]() |
How to Make a Salad Lucille Knoch; Gil Perkins; Jack Fisher; Don DeLeo; Charles Post; Rocky Carr; Sam |
23 | 3/3/1952![]() |
Pasquale's Hotel 1: Lecture on Human Anatomy (Clem). 2: Rivero Quintet. 3: Hotel Room (Commercial). 4: On The House |
24 | 3/9/1952 | Napoleon 1: Opening Jokes. 2: The Pest. 3: Delta Rhythm Boys. 4: Napoleon (Commercial). 5: Topsy-Turvy (Repeat) |
25 | 3/16/1952 |
Dirty Deadeye 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Travelogue (Clem). 3: Shepard Brothers (Swiss Belle Ringers). 4: Dirty Deadeye (Commercial). 5: Lost Patrol (McPugg) |
26 | 3/23/1952![]() |
How to Eat Corn on the Cob 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Corn Eating Routine. 3: Laundromat (McPugg Commercial). 4: Debt of a Salesman |
27 | 3/30/1952![]() |
Willie the Barber 1: Opening Jokes (Politics). 2: Bon Bons (Pantomime). 3: Willie the Barber (Commercial). 4: Quiz the Candidate (San Fernando Red) |
28 | 4/6/1952![]() |
Clem's Travel Club 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Travel Bureau (Clem). 3: The Great Stagecoach Robbery (Deadeye). 4: Tavel Bureau (switchback) |
29 | 4/13/1952 | Mad Scientist 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Cauliflower Health Building Routine (McPugg). 3: New Orleans Dock (San Fernando Commercial) 4: The Mad Scientist |
30 | 4/20/1952 | Helen of Troy 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Helen of Troy (Commercial). 3: Prosper or Pay the Penalty |
31 | 4/27/1952 | The Railroad Tower 1: Opening Jokes (Junior Jokes). 2: Joseph Marais and Miranda (Songs). 3: Railroad Tower (Clem Commercial). 4: Movietime (The Little Italian) |
32 | 5/4/1952![]() |
It Takes All Kinds (Live in San Francisco) Benny Rubin, Kam Tong |
33 | 5/11/1952
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Let's Talk About Mother 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Imitation of Mixing A Salad. 3: Weepy the Clerk (Commercial). 4: Mother’s Day |
34 | 5/18/1952
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Telephone Trouble 1: Opening Jokes (Warner Brothers Fire). 2: Telephone Trouble. 3: Absent-Minder Announcer. 4: Dinner At Cobina Wright’s (Clem) |
35 | 5/25/1952
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The Railroad Station Benny Rubin; Lucille Knoch; Gil Perkins; Frank Kreig |
36 | 6/1/1952![]() |
Tornado Deadeye 1: Opening Jokes. 2: Great Saloon Robbery (Deadeye). 3: Live Commercial in Deadeye skit |
37 | 6/8/1952![]() |
Folding Boy 1: Dave Rose Opening. 2: Opening Jokes. 3: Different People Getting Into Bed. 4: The Ski Lodge (Commercial). 5: Foldin’ Boy (McPugg) |
38 | 6/15/1952![]() |
Let's Talk About Father Raymond Largay – Father; Liz Slifer – Mother; Ed Penney – Expectant Father; Lucille Knoch – Lucy, Teenage Daughter; Joby Baker – Teenage Son; Robert Easton – Irwin; Gil Perkins – Hospital Janitor |
39 | 6/22/1952 | Imaginary Dog 1: Opening Jokes (Gil, Poles). 2: Genius at Work (Commerical). 3: Imaginary Dog (Film). 4: Irish Tenor |
No. in series | Airdate | Title |
- IHS BV 3814 [↩]