Red Skelton on Television
Red Skelton took on his television all the while maintaining a radio program and still starring in movies.
The Red Skelton Show was sponsored
by Proctor and Gamble and aired on NBC. Since he had a contract with MGM doing movies he needed a special clause allowing him to do television.
The contract stated that he couldn't do television before September 30th 1951.
Once his show started when he was at the end of his opening
monologue, two people from behind the curtain grabbed him by the ankles and yanked his feet from under him dragging him under the curtain on his face.
Red's television show contained many of the same characters that were on his radio show. Sherriff Dead-eye, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Willie Lump Lump and many more
The one that became most famous appearing in 1952, that character was Freddie the Freeloader.
Here is a partial list of when the Red Skelton show aired on Television:
NBC
September 1951 - June 1952 aired Sunday Night 10:00 -10:30
September 1952 - June 1953 aired Sunday Night 7:00 - 7:30
CBS
September 1953 - June 1954 aired Tuesday Night 8:30 - 9:00
July 1954 - September 1954 aired Wednesday Night 8:00 - 9:00
September 1954 - December 1954 aired Tuesday Night 8:00 - 8:30
January 1959 - June 1961 aired Tuesday Night 9:30 - 10:00
September 1961 - June 1962 aired Tuesday Night 9:00 - 9:30
September 1962 - June 1963 aired Tuesday Night 8:30 - 9:30
September 1963 - June 1964 aired Tuesday Night 8:00 - 9:00
September 1964 - June 1970 aired Tuesday Night 8:30 - 9:30
NBC
September 1970 - March 1971 aired Monday Night 7:30 -8:00
June 1971 - August 1971 aired Sunday Night 8:30 - 9:00
"Goodnight now and may God bless"
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Skelton's comedic sketches became legendary. Sometimes during sketches, Skelton would break up or cause his guest stars to laugh, not only on the live telecasts but on taped programs as well.
A regular to the show remarked, Actress Theona Bryant, "When you can recite Juliet's Romeo dialogue in southern belle drawl into the laughing face of Red Skelton, you're ready to be a star."
During the 1951–52 season, Skelton broadcast live from a converted NBC radio studio.
The first year of Skelton's television show was done live. Then problems set in because there was not enough time for costume changes and also because of Skelton's being on camera for most of the half-hour. Skelton was delivering with such an intense performance live each week, and the strain showed in physical illness as seen by the viewing public.
Red took pride in giving great performances no matter when and where he did them. he felt the whole world was a stage and he was always on. Red Skeleton
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1951-52) Emmy Best Comedy Show. Best Comedian.
(1958-59) Emmy nom for Best Comedy Series
(1959-60) Emmy nom for Director in Comedy
(1959-60) Emmy nom for Program in Humor
(1960-61) Emmy for Writing in Comedy
(1961-62) Emmy nom for Director in Comedy
(1961-62) Emmy nom for Program in Humor
(1961-62) Emmy nom for Writing in Comedy
(1962-63) Emmy nom for Program in Comedy
(1962-63) Emmy nom for Program in Variety
(1962-63) Emmy nom for Writing in Comedy
(1964-65) Emmy nom for Entertainment
(1965-66) Emmy nom for Variety Series
(1966-67) Emmy nom for Electronic Production.
(1969-70) Emmy nom for Choreography.
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