The Red Skelton Show
Season 5
10 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 5 of The Red Skelton Show (1951–1971) on NBC/CBS as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 20) — 10 listed hours, 1955-11-22–1956-05-29 from “Thanksgiving Show” (S05E09) to “Public Pigeon” (S05E33). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
- S05E09 Thanksgiving Show
- S05E13 The Cop and the Anthem
- S05E16 The Sculpture Show
- S05E19 The Election Show
- S05E20 Valentine's Day Double Date
- S05E26 Dance Marathon
- S05E28 Stages of Evolution
- S05E31 Baker Man
- S05E32 Desert Island
- S05E33 Public Pigeon
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