THE RED SKELTON SHOWS

CONTENTS:

     First heard on Avalon Time from 01/07/39 until 12/20/39 over NBC.  Avalon Time for Avalon Cigarettes, was actually heard from 10/01/38 to 05/01/40.  Red Skelton joined the program in progress and quickly became the main feature of the series.  Red's real life wife, Edna Stillwell Skelton is heard throughout this series as a heckler.  Country singer Red Foley, Dick Todd, Marlin Hurt and Janette Davis are also heard in supporting roles.  Several more series were to followed.  The Raleigh Cigarette Program from 10/07/41 to 06/06/44, and from 12/04/45 to 05/20/49 over NBC.  He then moved to CBS with the sponsorship provided by Norge from 10/02/49 to 06/25/52 and the final move back to NBC, with multiple sponsors, from 09/16/52 to 05/26/53.

 

C07705 01/07/39 First Show For Avalon

              02/18/39 Egypt Skit

 

C07706 02/25/39 Aladdin Skelton

              03/04/39 From Cincinnati

 

C07707 03/11/39 Julius Caesar Skelton

              03/18/39 King Arthur Skelton

 

C07708 03/25/39 Marco Polo Skelton

              04/01/39 Sponsor's Ship Lost

 

C07709 04/08/39 Easter

              04/15/39 Leif Ericson Skelton  (Joined In Progress)

 

C07710 04/22/39 Party At Red's Rented House

              04/29/39 Job As Night Watchman & Janitor

 

C07711 05/06/39 Trip To Chicago

              05/13/39 Vacation & Travel Bureau

 

C07712 05/27/39 King Henry VIII Skelton

              06/03/39 The Stolen Plans

 

C07713 06/03/39 The Stolen Plans  (West Coast)

              06/10/39 Red's Party

 

C07714 06/14/39 Revisits Old College

              06/24/39 Invitation To Policeman's Ball

 

C07715 07/01/39 Bill Thompson

              07/08/39 Looking For Summer Replacement

 

C07716 07/22/39 Inherits Mountain Hotel

              07/29/39 Version Of "Dangerous Dan McGrew"

 

C07717 08/05/39 First Kiss

              08/12/39 Relative Sickness

 

C07718 08/19/39 Going To The Movies

              08/26/39 College Dance

 

C07719 09/02/39 Picking Up Hitchhikers

              09/09/39 Sleeping Late

 

C07720 09/16/39 Dinner At Her House

              09/20/39 Asking For A Raise

 

C07721 09/27/39 Meeting In-Laws For The First Time

              10/04/39 Financial Embarrassment

 

C07722 10/11/39 World Series Baseball Game

              11/18/39 Waiting For The Blessed Event

 

C07723 10/25/39 Working In A Department Store

              11/01/39 Lady Barber

 

C07724 11/08/39 The Dog

              12/06/39 Newlyweds On A Honeymoon

 

C07725 12/13/39 Shopping Trip

              12/20/39 Husband Takes Care Of The House

 

C07726 12/18/39 The Housing Problem

              12/25/39 w/Arthur Q. Bryan

 

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C17258 Red's Commentary On The Pledge Of Allegiance

              12/25/45 Christmas Trees

              09/09/47 w/Arthur Q. Bryan

 

C16087 05/09/44 Swimming Suits

              05/16/44 Education

 

C07727 01/01/46 Wonderful Smith

              01/15/46 Local Department Stores

 

C07728 01/22/46 People Who Always Celebrate

              01/29/46 Wonderful Smith

 

C07729 02/05/46 Hospital Capers

              02/12/46 Newton Numbskull

 

C07730 02/19/46 Stray Animals

              02/26/46 Telephones

 

C07731 03/05/46 The Neighborhood Theater

              03/19/46 The Traffic Is Terrific

 

C07732 03/26/46 Newspapers

              04/02/46 Some People Just Won't Pay Their Debts

 

C07733 04/09/46 Postmen  (Noisy)

              04/16/46 Easy Money  (Surface Noise)

 

C07734 04/23/46 Old Letters & Trouble

              04/30/46 The Dentist

 

C07735 05/07/46 Firemen

              05/21/46 It Pays To Look Well

 

C07736 05/28/46 Hurt Others By Being Helpful

              06/04/46 Vacation Time & Mad Producers

 

C07737 10/01/46 Things They Do Are Unimportant

              10/08/46 If You Have A Beef, Roast It

 

C07738 11/05/46 Photography

              11/19/46 Automobile Parking Troubles

 

C07739 11/26/46 Dinners To Impress Friends

              12/03/46 Railroads

 

C07740 12/17/46 Department Stores

              12/24/46 Christmas

 

C07741 12/31/46 Old Man Winter

              01/07/47 Education & Schools

 

C07742 01/14/47 Dancing

              01/28/47 Jealously

 

C07743 02/04/47 Elevators

              02/11/47 Taxi Cabs

 

C07744 02/25/47 Travels To Hawaii

              03/25/47 Careless Driving

 

C07745 04/01/47 Traffic Courts & Great Pie Mystery

              04/08/47 Buses & Department Stores

 

C07746 04/15/47 The New West

              04/22/47 The Friendly Farmer

 

C07747 09/30/47 Firemen

              10/21/47 A Man With A Plan--  Card Game

 

C07748 10/28/47 The Haircut, Part 1

              11/04/47 The Haircut, Part 2

 

C07749 11/11/47 The Haircut, Part 3

              11/18/47 The Honky-Tonk Photographer

 

C16339 12/03/48 Red Talks About His Movie

              12/10/48 Clem Kididdlehopper Opens the Show For Red

 

C17584 12/31/48 New Year's Eve

              01/07/49 Blood On The Moon

 

C17585 01/14/49 Doctor's

              01/21/49 The Opera

 

C07750 11/25/47 Radio Fanfare

              04/15/49 Deadeye, Mrs. Fussy

 

C07751 04/29/49 Curiosity

              05/06/49 All About Mother's Day

 

C07752 05/13/49 All About Dogs

              01/08/50 Insurance

 

C17818 01/15/50 Shopping Spree

              01/22/50 Junior Is Missing

 

C17819 01/29/50 Junior Is Still Missing

              02/05/50 A Day At The Races

 

C17820 02/12/50 Red's Secret Admirer

              02/19/50 Twinkle Toes Skelton

 

C07753 04/09/50 The Skunk Patrol Benefit

              12/25/50 The Little Christmas Tree  (Scratchy)

 

C07754 12/31/50 A New Year's Puzzle

              01/07/51 Higher Education

 

C07755 01/14/51 The Three Cent Stamp

              01/28/51 The Big Business Venture

 

C07756 02/04/51 Helter Shelter

              02/11/51 The Big Scare

 

C07757 02/18/51 I Caught The Devil, Part 1

              03/04/51 I Caught The Devil, Part 2

 

C07758 03/18/51 The Sad Texan

              04/01/51 Skelton vs. Hospital

 

C07759 04/08/51 The Town Social

              04/22/51 McPugg's Magic Gloves

 

C07760 04/29/51 The Liberty Bell

              05/06/51 The Devil Returns, Part 1

 

C07761 05/13/51 The Devil Returns, Part 2

              06/03/51 Take Me Out To The Ball Park

 

C07762 06/10/51 The Guardian Angels Revolt

              06/17/51 London Palladium Or Bust

 

C07763 06/24/51 The Flight To London

              10/03/51 Vacations

 

C07764 10/10/51 Women Are Ruling The World

              10/17/51 Fear, The Best Way Out Is Out

 

C07765 10/24/51 How To Make Enemies

              10/31/51 Public Speeches

 

C07766 11/07/51 Job Hunting

              11/14/51 Travel Is So Broadening

 

C07767 11/21/51 Things To Be Thankful For

              11/28/51 People Who Owe Money

 

C07768 12/05/51 People Who Brag

              12/12/51 Sunday Dinner

 

C07769 12/19/51 The Little Christmas Tree

              12/26/51 The Day After Christmas

 

C07770 01/02/52 Has Anyone Seen Willie?

              01/09/52 What Happened To Our Neighborhood?

 

C07771 01/16/52 Dancing

              01/23/52 To Park Or Not To Park

 

C07772 01/30/52 Dogs

              02/07/52 The Big Snow

 

C07773 02/14/52 Doctors & Hospitals, Part 1

              02/21/52 Doctors & Hospitals, Part 2

 

C07774 02/28/52 Inventions

              03/04/52 Hawaii

 

C07775 03/11/52 Barbers

              03/18/52 The Circus

 

C07776 03/25/52 Being Helpful

              06/11/52 I Bought A Fighter

 

C07777 06/18/52 Cauliflower Fights Tonight

              06/25/52 The Liberty Bell