All episodes Season 15 S15E15 1965-11-16 60 min 1950s NBC/CBS

The Red Skelton Show

Stanley Holloway / The Youngfolk

TV Flash files “Stanley Holloway / The Youngfolk” as hour 357 of 478 in the TV Flash guide — The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) on NBC/CBS, season 15, episode 15, aired 1965-11-16, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S15E15: listed hour 357 of 478 in the The Red Skelton Show guide, hour 10 of 28 in season 15. It aired 1965-11-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Vic Dana / Bill Dana; Mary Wickes; Sandra Gould; Jan Arvan” (S15E14). Next is “Robert Morse / The Animals” (S15E16). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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No original recap on file. TV Flash does not invent plots for missing hours. Title, airdate, and the hour filing above are the magazine record for this leaf.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Stanley Holloway / The Youngfolk sit in the The Red Skelton Show guide?

S15E15 is listed hour 357 of 478 — hour 10 of 28 in season 15, season 15 episode 15.

When did The Red Skelton Show S15E15 air?

Stanley Holloway / The Youngfolk aired 1965-11-16 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.

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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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