The Red Skelton Show
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Not to be confused with The Red Skelton Program.
The Red Skelton Show is an American television comedy/variety show that aired from 1951 to 1971. In the decade prior to hosting the show, Richard "Red" Skelton had a successful career as a radio and motion pictures star.[1] Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than sixteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961. In 1959 Skelton also received a Golden Globe for Best TV Show.
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The Red Skelton Show | |
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Also known as | The Red Skelton Hour |
Genre | Variety |
Directed by | Seymour Berns Jack Donohue John Gaunt Ed Hiller Bill Hobin Terry Kyne Howard A. Quinn Martin Rackin |
Presented by | Red Skelton |
Voices of | Art Gilmore |
Theme music composer | David Rose |
Opening theme | "Holiday for Strings".[1] (Date of Registration with U.S. Copyright 26-3-1942)[2] |
Composers | David Rose Jack Lloyd Alan Copeland Nelson Barclift |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 20 |
No. of episodes | 672 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Guy Della-Cioppa |
Producers | Cecil Barker Seymour Berns Ben Brady Dee Caruso Perry Cross Gerald Gardner Red Skelton Douglas Whitney |
Running time | 22–24 minutes (1951–1962; 1970–1971) 45–48 minutes (1954; 1962–1970) |
Production companies | Van Bernard Productions Sursum Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC (1951–1953; 1970–1971) CBS (1953–1970) |
Release | September 30, 1951 (1951-09-30) – August 1, 1971 (1971-08-01) |
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