The Red Skelton Show
In One Head
TV Flash files “In One Head” as hour 391 of 478 in the TV Flash guide — The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) on NBC/CBS, season 16, episode 16, aired 1967-01-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S16E16: listed hour 391 of 478 in the The Red Skelton Show guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 16. It aired 1967-01-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Taming of the Screw-Loose” (S16E15). Next is “Freddie's Heroes ” (S16E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Colonel Hush-Hush of the Pentagon tries to prevent Clem Kadiddlehopper from messing up a top secret military project. Silent Spot: Red tries to stick to his new years resolution to be helpful to his wife.
Viewer FAQ
Where does In One Head sit in the The Red Skelton Show guide?
S16E16 is listed hour 391 of 478 — hour 16 of 32 in season 16, season 16 episode 16.
When did The Red Skelton Show S16E16 air?
In One Head aired 1967-01-03 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…