Red Skelton Show

Comedy, TV Shows

Red Skelton	Host
Jan Arvan	Regular Performer (1970-1971)
Carol Brewster
Alan Copeland	Modernaires (1965-1969)
Bob Duggan	Regular Performer (1970-1971)
Errol Flynn	High Class Hobo October 1959, 1934-1959
Art Gilmore	Announcer
Chanin Hale	Regular Performer (1970-1971)
Edward J. Heim	Regular dancer
Lucy Knoch	Herself
Vincent Price	Himself / ...
Mary Beth Hughes	Clara Appleby / ...
Jackie Coogan	Bum / ...
Robert Paget	Juvenile Regular
Brad Logan
Robert S. Holman
David Rose
Ray Kellogg	Joe

Director	Ed Hiller; John Gaunt; Seymour Berns; Jack Donohue; Bill Hobin
Producer	Cecil Barker; Seymour Berns; Red Skelton
Writer	Johnny Carson; Will Fowler; Benedict Freedman; John Fenton Murray

Most of Red’s repertoire of regular characters had been developed on radio, before a live audience, and they worked just as well on television. Among the best known were The Mean Widdle Kid, who left chaos wherever he went (his favourite expression: “I dood it!”); Clem Kadiddlehopper, the befuddled rustic; Sheriff Deadeye, the scrouge of the West; boxer Cauliflour McPlugg; Willie Lump-Lump, the drunk; San Fernando Red, the con man; and Boliver Sgagnasty. The one major addition to Red’s character list for the TV show was Freddie the Freeloader, a hobo who never spoke.