The Red Skelton Show
My Brother Wears My Mother's Army Shoes
TV Flash files “My Brother Wears My Mother's Army Shoes” as hour 417 of 478 in the TV Flash guide — The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) on NBC/CBS, season 17, episode 28, aired 1968-03-05, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S17E28: listed hour 417 of 478 in the The Red Skelton Show guide, hour 10 of 12 in season 17. It aired 1968-03-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Pie-Eyed Piper” (S17E27). Next is “Rings on Her Fingers Also Go Through Your Nose (postponed from 04/09/68)” (S17E29). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does My Brother Wears My Mother's Army Shoes sit in the The Red Skelton Show guide?
S17E28 is listed hour 417 of 478 — hour 10 of 12 in season 17, season 17 episode 28.
When did The Red Skelton Show S17E28 air?
My Brother Wears My Mother's Army Shoes aired 1968-03-05 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…