The Red Skelton Show
The Plight Before Christmas with Greer Garson
TV Flash files “The Plight Before Christmas with Greer Garson” as hour 329 of 478 in the TV Flash guide — The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) on NBC/CBS, season 14, episode 15, aired 1964-12-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S14E15: listed hour 329 of 478 in the The Red Skelton Show guide, hour 12 of 30 in season 14. It aired 1964-12-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “George Gobel / The Youngfolk” (S14E14). Next is “The McGuire Sisters / Shirley Mitchell” (S14E16). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Plight Before Christmas with Greer Garson sit in the The Red Skelton Show guide?
S14E15 is listed hour 329 of 478 — hour 12 of 30 in season 14, season 14 episode 15.
When did The Red Skelton Show S14E15 air?
The Plight Before Christmas with Greer Garson aired 1964-12-22 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…
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- 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…