The Red Skelton Show
Season 2
18 listed hours · 1951–1971 · NBC/CBS
From the desk
How this season is filed
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.
TV Flash files Season 2 of The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) on NBC/CBS as a mid listed season (2; 2 of 20) — 18 listed hours, 1952-09-28–1953-05-31 from “Wiilie Comes Home (With Benny Rubin)” (S02E01) to “Freddie Becomes a Star-Gazer” (S02E36). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
- S02E01 Wiilie Comes Home (With Benny Rubin)
- S02E02 Willie Paints A Room
- S02E03 The Stagecoach Robbery
- S02E04 Calling Dr. Prankenstein
- S02E05 Lt. Muscle
- S02E06 Whistle Stop
- S02E07 Help Wanted (with Billy Barty)
- S02E08 Clem Kiddlehopper's Graduation
- S02E09 Weepy Talks Turkey
- S02E11 Fancy Footwork
- S02E12 The Sultan
- S02E26 The Ambulance Driver
- S02E27 Quiz Show Winner
- S02E28 The Eyes Have It
- S02E30 Baby's First Birthday
- S02E32 Racetrack
- S02E33 Washing The Elephant
- S02E36 Freddie Becomes a Star-Gazer
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