1970-1971

TV Season 20

All Episodes

TV Season 20

1970-1971

  • Starring: Red Skelton Cast: Harriet Gibson; Jim Connell; Mickey Manners; Jack Riley; Carol Wayne; Emmaline Henry (Clara Applyby); Jan Arvan; John Himes; Chanin Hale; Pat Campbell; Gil Stuart; Carol Worthington; Mike Ross; Del Rubio Triplets; Bob Duggan; Adam Kaufman; Billy Barty; Linda Sue Risk; Ray Kellogg; Peggy Rea; Jim Connell; Florence Lake; Harriet Gibson; Brad Logan; Barbara Mallory; Brian Perrow
  • Producer: Gerald Gardner; Dee Caruso; Perry Cross; James Loren
  • Director: Terry Kyne
  • Writer: Gerald Gardner; Dee Caruso; Mort Greene; Pat McCormick; Jeffrey Barron; Lionel Burt; Larry Rhine; Arthur Phillips; Red Skelton
  • Announcer: Art Gilmore
  • Music Director: David Rose
  • Singers: The Burgundy Street Singers, Robin Wilson

Format

NBC Monday 7:30. No rating in the top 30. (ABC – “The Young Lawyers”. CBS – “Gunsmoke”)

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20.01 The Magic Act
AIR DATE
09/14/1970
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Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (Introduction); Jerry Lewis; Robin Wilson (sings For Once In My Life), Raymond Burr (cameo man in the bathroom mirror)

The Magic Act - Red Skelton's return to NBC starts as he channel hops through  TV blackout scenes (with Raymond Burr in a cameo). The main sketch introduces a new character, Dr. Ludwig Von Humperdoo, who plans to destroy the world with ants.

1: Monologue, jokes about new NBC TV shows, show rehearsals and dressing rooms. Gertrude and Heathcliffe NBC Peacock joke.

2: Blackout of W.C. Fields' Parole.

,3: Silent Spot, The Magic Act, has Jerry Lewis as a magician's assistant and Red as the world's greatest magician on a Vaudeville stage. All the tricks go wrong and the bit ends with Lewis stopping the music and action and talking to the audience announcing Red as the clown master and leaving the stage all to Red. - IMDb

Cast: Jim Connell (Oscar), Jack Riley (gunslinger), Mickey Manners (prison inmate), Carol Wayne (tour guide), Harriett Gibson (opera singer), Maurice Kelly (Jerry Lewis stand-in), Bob Duggan (gorilla), Sally Mason (go-go girl), Frank Delfino (little person), Art Gilmore: Extras - John Kenneth, Jay Loft-Lyon, James McLarty, Fletcher Allen, Gayle Anderson Allen, Shirley Dewane

Burgundy Street Singers - Jan Bunker, Jill Bunker, Jim Aiken, Dave Warner

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20.02 Freddie’s Desperate Hour
AIR DATE
09/21/1970
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Guest Stars: Raymond Burr (Rick Santee), Barbara Anderson (Santee's moll), Dean Martin (cameo intro)

Freddie's Desperate Hour - .

1: Blackouts of Lady President, Dressmaker and Barber open the show. Monologue, jokes about wife's driving, and Women's Liberaton. Gertrude and Heathcliffe women's lib joke.

2: Dr. Humperdoo sketch, Amnesia. Dr. Humperdoo invents amnesia potion.

3: Silent Spot, Remodeling Job.

Jan Arvan (Police Chief Mellish), Florence Lake (Madam President), Jim Connell (Oscar), Brad Logan (construction worker), Mickey Manners (manicurist), Jack Riley (Paul), Peggy Rea (housewife), Larra Lacey, Patrick Patterson, Art Gilmore

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20.03 Superman and Son
AIR DATE
09/28/1970
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Guest Stars: Robert Wagner (Colossal Boy), Emmaline Henry (Clara Appleby), Robin Wilson (sings Just Say Goodbye), Jack Benny (cameo intro)

Superman and Son or The Family Business - Superhero Colossal Man (Red) insists that his wimpy son, Colossal Boy (Robert Wagner), go into the family superhero business. However, Colossal Boy does not like the family buisness because he wants to make his way in life with his wits and not brute strength. Colossal Man throws Colossal Boy out of the family house.

1: Monologue, jokes about dressing rooms, flying and airplane gas plus three air travel blackout scenes. Gertrude and Heathcliffe Las Vegas pigeons and wealthy pelican jokes.

2: Pantomime of a World War I pilot having trouble getting his aircraft off the ground.

3: Silent Spot, The Jealous Boy Friend, with Red as The Swinger tries to romance the girlfriend of a motorcyle biker with painful results.

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Cast: Chanin Hale (gorgeous girl Silent Spot), Jan Arvan (diner counterman Silent Spot), Brad Logan (biker boyfriend Silent Spot), Bob Duggan, Brian Perrow, Carol Worthington (maid), Carol Wayne, Jim Connell, Jack Riley, Mickey Manners, Barbara Mallory, Harriet Gibson, Pat McCormick, Bob Mott (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.04 Clem’s Witness
AIR DATE
10/5/1970
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Guest Stars: Mike Connors (federal witness), Robin Wilson (sings I've Got To Be Me), Johnny Carson (cameo intro)

The Private Detective or Protecting The Witness - Clem Kadiddlehopper is hired to protect federal witness Mike Connors. Cashing in on his Mannix image, Connors gives Red advice on becoming a private eye.

1: Monologue, jokes about crime with gangster office and deathrow blackout scenes. Gertrude and Heathcliffe Cousin Polly Parrot and Charlie the Goose jokes.

2: Pantomime, Mouse and the Cheese.

3: Dr. Humperdoo's Rabbits. Dr. Humperdoo plans to overthrow Playboy magazine with rabbits.

4: Silent Spot, none.

Cast: Jan Arvan (prison warden, clapboard man), Jim Connell (hotel manager, Dr. Humperdoo assistant Oscar), Mickey Manners (bellhop, cameraman), Jack Riley (henchman, clergyman, director), Carol Wayne (chamber maid, skimpy dressed girl), Carol Worthington (gangster moll, Miss Laverne), Bob Duggan (policeman), Pat McCormick (producer), Brian Perrow (leading man), Barbara Mallory (script girl), Burton Carraher (boy), Art Gilmore; Extras - James McLarty,  Gayle Anderson, Fletcher Allen, John Kenneth, Jay Loft-Lynn, Shirley Dewane Birtell, Dorothy Love, Shirley Butell

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20.05 The Bad Guys and the Good Girls
AIR DATE
10/12/1970
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Guest Stars: Walter Brennan (Deputy Old Doc), Bob Hope (cameo intro)

The Bad Guys and Good Girls - Deadeye and Deputy Old Doc (Walter Brennan) dress as dance hall girls to hide from the outlaw Mooney Brothers who escaped from jail and seeking revenge.

1: Monologue, jokes about grandparents. Red recites his original poem, Grandfathers and Grandmothers, after becoming a grandparent in real life. Gertrude and Heathcliffe Sam the Stork joke.

2: Silent Spot, The Happy Wanderer. Red attempts to get some peace and quiet in the woods by a nagging bee and annoying hiker disrupt his time in the woods.

Cast: Chanin Hale (dance hall girl Katy), Jan Arvan (outdoorsman Silent Spot), Bern Hoffman (Rory Mooney), Brad Logan (Ace Mooney), Pat Campbell (bartender), Sammy Prager (pianist), Bob Duggan (cowboy), William Brownell (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.06 The Census Taker
AIR DATE
10/19/1970
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Guest Star: Gene Barry (Paul)

The Census Taker - While trying to do his job, census taker Clem Kadiddlehopper finds himself in the middle of a domestic quarrel. Paul (Gene Barry) is having an affair and his wife Mona almost catches him. They argue until Mona shoots Paul. All the while Clem continues to ask the questions on the census form.

1: Monologue, hippies and college students. Gertrude and Heathcliffe modern teenage girl's bathing suit joke.

2: Pantomime, Towels.

3: Silent Spot, The Taxidermist. Red as a taxidermist feuds with his mother-in-law and loses.

Cast: Laara Lacey (Mona), Jan Arvan (policeman), Ida Mae MacKenzie (mother-in-law Silent Spot), Mary Foran (neighbor), Bob Duggan (neighbor), Pat Patterson (neighbor), Dorene Georgeson (mistress), Janine Barrett (extra), Cheryl DeCinces (extra), William Brownell (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.07 Hiring the Secretary
AIR DATE
10/26/1970
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Guest Stars: Van Johnson (Harry Haynes), Merv Griffith (cameo last monster Silent Spot)

Hiring the Secretary - Business executive (Van Johnson) comes to Freddie The Freeloader's shack asking for help in hiring a new secretary for a rich buddy. They interview a pair of applicants.

1: Monologue, jokes about Halloween and what it's like in Hollywood during Halloween.

2: Pantomime, a little boy and his chemistry set at Halloween.

3: Pantomime, Child At Halloween.

4: Silent Spot, A Spooky Night. Red plays a man pestered by trick or treater monsters and ghoulies on Halloween night. Merv Griffith appears as the final gorilla-headed monster.

Cast: Beverly Powers (beautiful secretarial applicant plus woman with trick or treat box Silent Spot), Peggy Rea (Bertha), Bob Duggan (ghoulie Silent Spot), Janos Prohaska (trick or treater with gorilla head in monster costume Silent Spot), Frank Delfino (short trick or treater monster Silent Spot), Barbara Andrews (ghoulie Silent Spot), Heike Witting (ghoulie Silent Spot), Gina Trikonis (ghoulie Silent Spot), Cheryl Henry (ghoulie Silent Spot), Art Gilmore

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AIR DATE
25610
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20.08 A True Friend
AIR DATE
11/09/1970
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Guest Stars: Dan Blocker (Little Willie), complete Burgundy Street Singers join together to sing Get Together and Rainmaker

A True Friend - George Appleby hopes to prove to wife Clara that he's the head of the household. However, Little Willie (Dan Blocker), a high school classmate of George, arrives and tries to make him feel jealous. George has a difficult time of getting rid of the pesky house guest.

1: Monologue, jokes about Hollywood and old western movies.

2: Red demonstrates the different ways actors die in western films.

3: Silent Spot, The Barber Shop. Red plays a barber who gets tipsy after drinking aftershave lotion.

Cast: Emmaline Henry (Clara Appleby), Jan Arvin (barber shop customer Silent Spot), Bobby Herbeck (barber shop customer Silent Spot), William Brownell (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.09 The Football Agent
AIR DATE
11/16/1970
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Guest Star: Godfrey Cambridge (Joe Broadway)

The Football Agent - San Fernando Red tries to promote football star, Joe Broadway (Godfrey Cambridge). However, Broadway is part of a sting operation by the bunco squad to catch San Fernando for fraud.

1: Monologue, jokes about sleeping, dreaming and being in the Army. Gertrude and Heathcliffe pelican oil slick joke.

2: Pantomime, a man trying to fight sleep while he is driving.

3: Silent Spot, Diamond Tim Grady. Red dines in a plush New York restaurant with his girlfriend. He tips everyone from staff to diners but discovers he has no money when the huge check arrives.

Cast: Gil Stuart (Mr. Suede plus waiter Silent Spot), Jimmy Cross (reporter #1 plus bass player Silent Spot), Johnny Francis (reporter #2 plus diner Silent Spot), Ron Corbett (detective), Shelly Bruce (secretary plus diner Silent Spot), Pat Campbell (Morrie plus waiter Silent Spot), Barbara Warren (girl #2), Diane Whitmore (girl #1), Wanda Carter (fame or fortune girl), Chanin Hale (Grady's girlfriend Silent Spot), Molly Fleming (fan #2 plus hatcheck girl Silent Spot), Jan Arvan (maitre d' Silent Spot), Bob Duggan (reporter #3 plus violinist Silent Spot), Dick Vaughn (fan #1 plus cello player Silent Spot), Ida Mae McKenzie (dowager Silent Spot), Sharon Fales (tall, skinny dancer Silent Spot), Barney Barnett (bald dancer Silent Spot), Sid Grossfeld (photographer plus diner Silent Spot), Lavenia Johnson (fan #4 plus diner Silent Spot), Dick Raymond (fan #3 plus diner Silent Spot), Art Gilmore

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20.10 Humperdoo’s Monster
AIR DATE
11/23/1970
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Guest Star: Mickey Rooney (CIA agent)

Humperdoo's Secret Invention or Humperdoo's Monster - Prof. Ludwig Von Humperdoo has invented a monster that can destroy the world and international spies are out to capture it. An American CIA agent (Mickey Rooney) goes to Von Humperdoo's laboratory to take care of the monster. In other episodes, Red plays the character as Dr. Ludwig Von Humperdoo.

1: Monologue, jokes about Thanksgiving and turkeys.

2: Pantomime, The Little Boy And The Turkey Egg.

3: Silent Spot, House Detective. Red is a house detective and tries to ferret out a crook from among three likely suspects.

Cast: Carol Worthington (Von Humperdoo's assistant), Scott Perry (security guard), Mike Ross (Inspector of Patents), Lin Henson (girl in oven), Bob Dugan (man in elevator Silent Spot), Elena Del Rubio (girl Silent Spot), Eadie Del Rubio (girl Silent Spot), Milly Del Rubio (#1 girl Silent Spot), Art Gilmore

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Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
AIR DATE
11/30/1970
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20.11 The Yatch Club
AIR DATE
12/7/1970
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Guest Star: Michael Landon (richest boy in the world)

The Yacht Club - San Fernando Red befriends the richest boy in the world (Michael Landon) and plans to con him out of his money. But the boy is a conman as well.

1: Monologue, jokes about cars and new compact cars.

2: Pantomime, a man in a small, compact car at a drive-in movie.

3: Silent Spot, The Old Man Who Hated Kids. Red is the curmudgeonly Mr. Haight who has several battles with children. However, a little girl warms the old man's heart by the end.

Cast: Billy Barty (surfer), Bob Duggan (Slats plus workman Silent Spot), Stuart Lee (boy tossing football Silent Spot), Adam Kaufman (boy tossing football Silent Spot), Linda Sue Risk (girl Silent Spot), Gayle Allen (mother Silent Spot), Fletcher Allen (father Silent Spot), Art Koulias (workman Silent Spot), Jack Griffin (mover Silent Spot), Ted Ryan (mover Silent Spot), William Brownell (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.12 The Stagecoach Hijack
AIR DATE
12/14/1970
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Guest Stars: Telly Savalas (Tex), Ellen Corby (Little Old Lady From Pasadena), Bing Crosby (cameo intro)

Stagecoach Hijack - Deadeye suspects Tex (Telly Savalas) is the leader of an outlaw gang that is hijacking stagecoaches to Mexico. But the real hijacker turns out to be the Little Old Lady From Pasadena (Ellen Corby).

1: Monologue, jokes about Christmas, holiday shopping and children visiting Santa Claus. Gertrude and Heathcliffe 300-pound penguins joke.

2: Pantomime, a pickpocket during Christmas shopping season.

3: Silent Spot, The Gift of Giving. Red is Pop the shoeshine man and finds a wallet. He receives a reward and uses the money to help a homeless mother and daughter.

Cast: Linda Sue Risk (homeless girl Silent Spot), Shelley Bruce (woman plus homeless mother Silent Spot), Bob Duggan (man plus milkman Silent Spot), Jan Arvan (bartender plus businessman Silent Spot), Gil Stuart (blacksmith), Pat Campbell (cigar smoker), Barney Barnett (grocer in Silent Spot), Glen Vernon (third man), Fletcher Allen (toy store clerk Silent Spot), Victoria Carroll (stagecoach stewardess), Sally Mills (Victoria Carroll's double plus pedestrian Silent Spot), Sid Kane (prospector plus pedestrian Silent Spot), Don Adkins (townsman plus pedestrian Silent Spot, William Brownell (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.13 The Red Skelton Christmas Show
AIR DATE
12/21/1970
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Leslie Nielsen (Police Officer Ryan), Santa Claus (cameo intro)

Red Skelton Christmas Show - Freddie The Freeloader is selling chestuts but a orphan has a better price. Police Officer Ryan (Leslie Nielsen) stops them for selling without a permit. The Officer Ryan finds out that Freddie is trying to raise money for a Christmas show to entertain orphans. Officer Ryan helps Freddie try to find performers but can't get anyone. Freddie still has the show with the help of imagination. No Monologue. No Silent Spot.

Cast: Sundown Spencer (Timmy), Jan Arvan (actor #1), Bob Duggan (hawker), Shelly Bruce (passerby in flower hat), Glen Vernon (man shopper #1), Billy Beck (man shopper #2), Iler Rasmussen (Fats), Erik Arno (Skinny), Sid Grossfeld (actor #2), Molly Fleming (pretty girl), Patsy Garrett (woman shopper), George Cisar (Santa Claus), Art Gilmore; Extras - Nevada Spencer, Jeff Stuart, Gary Sloate, Erik Chase, Aurora Dagan, Raymond Sanchez, Tony Tolbert, Darnettia Long, Patrick Condon, Scott James

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Repeat 10-12-1970
AIR DATE
12/28/1970
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20.14 Junior and Sunday Morning
AIR DATE
1/4/1971
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Guest Star: Audrey Meadows (Mrs. Cavendish)

Junior and Sunday Morning - Junior The Mean Widdle Kid's mother (Audrey Meadows) wants to enjoy a peaceful,quiet Sunday morning, but finds that impossible.

1: Monologue, jokes about hearing aids and dining out at restaurants. Gertrude and Heathcliffe Willy the Skunk joke.

2: Pantomime about a lady at the supermarket eating her way down the aisles as she tries to buy an apple.

3: Silent Spot, Keep Romance Alive. Red as an old widower recalls a youthful romance.

Cast: Jan Arvan (Arthur Cavendish plus policeman Silent Spot), Elsie Baker (matron Silent Spot), Jackson Bostwick (young man Silent Spot), Yvonne Ewald (young woman Silent Spot), John Magruder (Junior as a child), Bob Duggan (stand-in), Gaynor G.M. Roe (vocal sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.15 Humperdoo’s Little Pescription
AIR DATE
1/11/1971
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Guest Star: Jill St. John (Freida)

Humperdoo's Little Prescription - CIA sends an sexy agent (Jill St. John) to find out why armies are disappearing and to steal a secret formula created by Dr. Ludwig Von Humperdoo. Agent discovers Dr. Humperdoo has invented a shrink serum. Frank Delfino is the shrunken Dr. Humperdoo.

1: Monologue, jokes about the brand new NBC commissary. Gertrude and Healthcliff Charlie The Tuna joke.

2: Pantomime, a man trying to discreetly remove a seed from his teeth.

3: Silent Spot, Day After the Bachelor Party. A man nurses a whopper of a hangover after his bachelor party.

Cast: Mike Ross (CIA chief), Frank Delfino (shrunken Von Humperdoo), Molly Fleming (girl in bikini Silent Spot), Sid Grossfeld (assistant), Jimmy Cross (drunk #1 Silent Spot), Patrick Campbell (drunk #2 Silent Spot), Linda Chandler (bride-to-be Silent Spot), Edward Schaaf (drunk Silent Spot), Bob Duggan (Agent X-K), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.16 Instant Marriage Mill
AIR DATE
01/18/1971
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Guest Stars: Chad Everett (bachelor), Cass Elliott (Mary Beth Plotkin)

Instant Marriage Mill - San Fernando Red is a crooked marriage broker  and he matches up bachelor fireman (Chad Everett) with bachelorette Mary Beth Plotkin (Cass Elliott).

1: Monologue, Red tells several jokes about going to the movie theater. Gertrude and Heathcliffe hatching a sports car joke.

2: Pantomime about a woman's reactions to events on the movie screen.

3: Silent Spot, The Flea Circus. Red is Professor Oscar with his trained flea circus. He runs into trouble with neighbor souvenir show owner (Jan Arvan). Eventually, the flea circus loses its performers to a passing dog.

Cast: Jan Arvan (souvenir show owner Silent Spot), Chanin Hale (Ruby), Bob Duggan (stand-in), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.17 The Auction
AIR DATE
01/25/1971
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Guest Star: James Drury (auctioneer)

The Auction - Clem Kadiddlehopper is forced to sell the family farm. Auctioneer (James Drury) has unforeseen troubles as he tries to auction off the Kadiddlehopper farm.

1: Monologue, jokes about eye problems and eye doctors. Gertrude and Heathcliffe Charlie the Porcupine joke.

2: Pantomime, a nearsighted man trying to sew on a button.

3: Silent Spot, The Wife Who Sees Her Husband in Everybody. Red is a nervous TV repairman trying to convince a housewife (Chanin Hale) that he is not her husband.

Cast: Jan Arvan (Paw Kadiddlehopper), Sally Mills (Daisy June), Chanin Hale (housewife Silent Spot), Jean Dorl (woman in crowd), Dorothy Love (woman in crowd), George DeNormand (Red Skelton double Silent Spot), Bob Duggan (crowd member), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore; Extras - Dewane Birtell, Leon Alton, Dick Raymond

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20.18 Freddie’s County Home
AIR DATE
2/1/1971
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Guest Stars: Eva Gabor (Gertrude Gilgrabber), Wally Cox (Muggsy)

Freddie's Country Home - Rich woman and philanthropist Gertrude Gilbrabber (Eva Gabor) wants to bestow one million dollars upon bums Freddie the Freeloader and Muggsy (Wally Cox).

1: Monologue, jokes about exercise and diet. Gertrude and Heathcliffe skinny Don Knotts/shark toothpick joke.

2: Pantomime, Red is a husband who is only allowed to eat carrots for the good of his health.

3: Silent Spot, The Greasy Spoon Café. Red is a sloppy proprietor of a dingy diner.

Cast: Gil Stuart (chauffeur), Mary Foran (woman worker Silent Spot), Jack Griffin (workman Silent Spot), Bev Bergeron (robber Silent Spot), John Yates (policeman Silent Spot), Gary Waynesmith (house painter Silent Spot), Bob Duggan (stand-in), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.19 The Castaways
AIR DATE
26147
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Guest Stars: Vincent Price (Claude Casserole), Peggy Rea (wife Silent Spot)

The Castaways - Clem Kadiddlehopper gets shipwrecked on a desert island where famous cookbook writer Claude Casserole (Vincent Price) is attempting to create a new recipe.

1: Monologue, jokes about Western Days, Palm Springs and Cold weather in California. Gertrude and Heathcliffe thoroughbred horse joke.

2: Pantomime, Red is a body builder showing off his muscles and talents.

3: Silent Spot, Nag, Nag, Nag. Red, a prison inmate, prefers life in jail to the nagging of his wife (Peggy Rhea).

Cast: Jan Arvan (Paw Kadiddlehopper), Helen Funai (native girl), Bob Duggan (stand-in), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.20 The Garage Sale
AIR DATE
02/15/1971
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Guest Star: Martha Raye (Clara Appleby)

Appleby's Garage Sale - George Appleby needs to sell items to pay off loan sharks. He unknowingly sells the old guitar in which his wife Clara (Martha Raye) has hidden their life savings.

1: Monologue, jokes about animals and hunting dogs. Gertrude and Heathcliffe Mr. and Mrs. Owl not talking joke.

2: Pantomime, Red is an escaped prisoner being tracked by a bloodhound.

3: Silent Spot, The Clumsy Stock Boy in the Teddy Bear Factory. Red is a stock boy creating chaos at an assembly line in a teddy bear company.

Cast: Ida Mae McKenzie (worker Silent Spot), Peggy Rea (worker Silent Spot), Janos Prohaska (bear Silent Spot), Paul Mousie Garner (Chuck), Dorothy Love (Mrs. Short), Mike Wagner (Mike), Bob Duggan (stand-in), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.21 Humperdoo’s Magic Tire
AIR DATE
02/22/1971
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Guest Star: George Gobel (Tom Treadwell)

Humperdoo's Magic Tire - 1: Professor Ludwick Von Humperdoo invents a cement tire much to the dismay of millionaire tire manufacturer Tom Treadwell (George Gobel). Treadwell tries to steal Humperdoo's rubber formula. Monologue, jokes about insurance and the insurance industry. Gertrude and Heathcliffe Mexican heartburn insurance joke.

2: Silent Spot, Girl Ahoy. Red is a sailor trying to meet and impress a beautiful girl (Chanin Hale) in the park.

Cast: Chanin Hale (pretty girl Silent Spot), Ray Kellogg (admiral Silent Spot), Chester Hayes (organ grinder with monkey Silent Spot), Patrick Campbell (Schnook Silent Spot), Bob Duggan (stand-in), Patsy Garrett (matron Silent Spot), Marc Hannibal (shore patrolman Silent Spot), Scott Perry (shore patrolman Silent Spot), Jimmy Hayes (vendor Silent Spot), Joie Magidow (plain girl Silent Spot), Rena Horten (fraulein), Sid Grossfeld (assistant), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.22 The Sheriff Hater
AIR DATE
3/1/1971
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Guest Star: Phyllis Diller (Killer Diller)

Sheriff Hater - Slow-draw Sheriff Deadeye is terrorized by a female fugitive killer (Phyllis Diller).

1: Monlogue, jokes about earthquakes, oil spills and pollution.

2: Pantomime, Red is a typical California man dressing for the day and preparing for all of the potential California weather situations.

3:  Silent Spot, Computer Dating. Redf is a man investigating this new concept in the 1970s.

Cast: Jan Arvan (mayor), Patrick Campbell (man #1), Lezlie Dalton (girl Silent Spot), June Sampson (townsperson), Sid Kane (townsperson), Joie Magidow (townsperson), Joy Rogers (townsperson), Shelly Bruce (bear Silent Spot), Bob Duggan (man #2), Gaynor G.M. Roe (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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20.23 The Candidate’s Director
AIR DATE
3/8/1971
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Guest Stars: Tony Randall (TV director), Burgundy Street Singers (sing Rainmaker)

The Candidate's Director - A TV director (Tony Randall), appoints himself image consultant to corrupt politician San  Fernando Red. He produces a commercial  extravaganza starring San Fernando.

1: Monologue, jokes about television shows. Gertrude and Healthcliff Walter Pigeon Mrs. Miniver joke.

2: Pantomime, old man chases everyone out of the house so he can watch TV but he falls asleep before the late old movie starts .

3: Silent Spot, The Toothache. Red is a nervous patient who has to see Dr. Yankem (Jan Arvan) for a painful toothache.

Cast: Jim Connell (gag writer plus dentist assistant Silent Spot), Mickey Manners (cue card holder), Jack Riley (production assistant), Laara Lacey (Statue of Liberty), Peggy Rea (woman shopper), Jan Arvan (stage manager plus Dr. Yankem Silent Spot), Carole Bryan (tall beautiful girl), John Kantrowe (sound effects), Robin Sharp (baton twirler), Kelly Morgan (baton twirler), Annette Rivas (baton twirler), Nancy Tuttle (baton twirler), Tony Regan (Air Force Chief of Staff), George DeNormand (Navy Chief of Staff), Leon Alton (Army Chief of Staff), James McLarty (cabinet maker), Bob Dulaine (cabinet maker), Leslie Thompson (cabinet maker), Bob Duggan (stand-in), Art Gilmore

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20.24 Copperside
AIR DATE
03/15/1971
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Guest Stars: Sebastian Cabot (Chief Copperside), Burgundy Street Singers (sing Let's Get Together)

Copperside - Clem Kadiddlehopper is a clumsey assistant detective in this spoof of the TV series Ironside. A wheelchair-bound private detective (Sebastian Cabot) is forced to put his life in the hands of Kadiddlehopper but a murder does get solved.

1: Monologue, jokes about sleeping and insomnia. Gertrude and Heathcliffe mislaid eggs joke.

2: Pantomime, a man decides to lay out his clothes the night before so he can sleep in for an extra five minutes in the morning.

3: Silent Spot, The Pit Stop Mechanic. Red is a blundering mechanic who befuddles his driver during a champioship race.

Cast: Jan Arvan (race car driver Silent Spot), John Himes (policeman), Lisa Todd (girl Silent Spot), Glen Vernon (40-year-old man), Lee Amber (60-year-old man), Dee Gardner (Prudence Virtue), Helyn Eby-Rock (matron), Bob Duggan (murdered man), William Brownell (sound effects), Art Gilmore

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8-29-1971
AIR DATE
08/29/1971
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