The Red Skelton Show - Season 20
Season 20
Network
Datessept. 14, 1970 - mars 15, 1971
Episodes
Season 20Episode 160 min
The Magic Act
Introduced by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
Guest: Jerry Lewis
Musical Highlights: Robin Wilson (regular) sings "For Once in My Life."
"The Silent Spot": Silent Spot pantomime segment with Jerry Lewis.
sept. 14, 1970
Season 20Episode 260 min
Freddie's Desperate Hour
Introduced by Dean Martin
Guests:
Raymond Burr (Ironside)
Barbara Anderson (Officer Eve Whitfield in Ironside)
Main Comedy Sketch: "Freddie's Desperate Hour"
An escaped convict (Raymond) and his moll (Barbara) hide out in the City Dump shack inhabited by Freddie the Freeloader (Red).
"The Silent Spot"
(no details)
sept. 21, 1970
Season 20Episode 360 min
Superman and Son
Introduced by Jack Benny
Guest: Robert Wagner
Main Comedy Sketch:
Super-hero Colossal Man (Red) insists that his wimpy son (Robert Wagner) take over the family business.
Emmaline Henry also appears as "Mr. Man."
"The Silent Spot"
George Appleby (Red) has a run-in with a tough guy.
sept. 28, 1970
Season 20Episode 460 min
The Private Detective
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.
oct. 5, 1970
Season 20Episode 560 min
High Noon Spoof
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.
oct. 12, 1970
Season 20Episode 660 min
Census Taker
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.
oct. 19, 1970
Season 20Episode 760 min
A Spooky Night
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.
oct. 26, 1970
Season 20Episode 860 min
Dan Blocker
nov. 9, 1970
Season 20Episode 960 min
Godfrey Cambridge
nov. 16, 1970
Season 20Episode 1060 min
Humperdoo's Monster
nov. 23, 1970
Season 20Episode 1160 min
Michael Landon
déc. 7, 1970
Season 20Episode 1260 min
The Stagecoach Hijack
déc. 14, 1970
Season 20Episode 1360 min
Christmas Show
déc. 21, 1970
Season 20Episode 1460 min
Jr. and Sunday Morning
janv. 4, 1971
Season 20Episode 1560 min
Jill St. John
janv. 11, 1971
Season 20Episode 1660 min
Instant Marriage Mill
janv. 18, 1971
Season 20Episode 1760 min
The Auction
janv. 25, 1971
Season 20Episode 1860 min
Freddie's Country Home
févr. 1, 1971
Season 20Episode 1960 min
Vincent Price
févr. 6, 1971
Season 20Episode 2060 min
Appleby's Garage Sale
févr. 13, 1971
Season 20Episode 2160 min
Humperdoo's Magic Tire
févr. 22, 1971
Season 20Episode 2260 min
Phyllis Diller
mars 1, 1971
Season 20Episode 2360 min
The Candidate's Director
mars 8, 1971
Season 20Episode 2460 min
Ironside Spoof
mars 15, 1971
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