The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
"The Red Skelton Show" (original title)

Season:

20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | See more »

Year:

1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | See more »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 1951 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El show de Red Skelton See more »

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sursum Corporation See more »

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Runtime:

60 min  | 30 min (1951-1962)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (1951-1955 and 1958-1965) | Color (1955-1958 and 1965-1971)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Trivia

On 11 August 2009 the US Postal Service issued a pane of twenty 44¢ commemorative postage stamps honoring early USA television programs. A booklet with 20 picture postal cards was also issued. On the stamp honoring "The Red Skelton Show", Red Skelton appears as his Freddie the Freeloader character. Other shows honored in the Early TV Memories issue were: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Dinah Shore Show, Dragnet, "The Ed Sullivan Show" (originally titled The Ed Sullivan Show), The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Hopalong Cassidy, The Honeymooners, "The Howdy Doody Show" (original title: The Howdy Doody Show), I Love Lucy, Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Lassie, The Lone Ranger, Perry Mason, The Phil Silvers Show, "Texaco Star Theater" (titled The Buick-Berle Show, 1954-1956), The Tonight Show (which began as Tonight!), Twilight Zone, and You Bet Your Life. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Jack Benny Program: Jack Does the U.S.O. Show (#13.21)" (1963) See more »

Soundtracks

"Holiday for Strings"
by David Rose and Sammy Gallop
WB Music Corporation (ASCAP) See more »