The Red Skelton Show
Deadeye From Mars
TV Flash files “Deadeye From Mars” as the last listed hour of season 3 — The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) on NBC/CBS, season 3, episode 39, aired 1954-07-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E39: listed hour 89 of 478 in the The Red Skelton Show guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 1954-07-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dial "B" for Brush (with Bela Lugosi)” (S03E38). Next is “Clem The Rookie (with Leo Durocher)” (S04E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Guests include Liberace and his elder brother George Liberace, Tony Curtis, The Amin Brothers and the Sahara Hotel Chorus Line.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Deadeye From Mars sit in the The Red Skelton Show guide?
S03E39 is listed hour 89 of 478 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 39.
When did The Red Skelton Show S03E39 air?
Deadeye From Mars aired 1954-07-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Skelton's recurring clowns — Freddie, Clem — and a pantomime sketch that uses the camera's close-up. The blessing is the door close.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Red Skelton Show is pantomime pathos on a two-decade variety throne: Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader, and a closing blessing America treated like a ritual. Physical comedy that outlasted fashions. In 2026 it is the clown-with-a-tear master class, plus the benediction Good night and may God bless.
Red Skelton did not drop a sketch. He filled a weekly variety hour with recurring characters and wordless pantomime that played to the camera's intimacy — primarily 1951–1971 across NBC and CBS, 478 episodes, 20 seasons, a franchise that moved networks without dropping the blessing. Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader, Mean Widdle Kid, David Rose's music, and a closing 'Good night and may God bless' America treated like a ritual. Physical comedy that outlasted fashions. Pantomime pathos on a two-decade…
Filed against
- Red Skelton as Host / various characters
Red Skelton hosted The Red Skelton Show as pantomime pathos on a two-decade variety throne — Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader, a closing blessing America treated like a ritual. Physical comedy that outlasted fashions. TV Flash…
- David Rose as Music director
David Rose conducted The Red Skelton Show as pantomime pathos with a downbeat — Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader, a two-decade variety throne, a closing blessing America treated like a ritual. Physical comedy that outlasted…