Plot:
Long-running weekly show that spotlighted legendary comedian and beloved TV clown, Red Skelton. Each show featured comedy skits, gags and vignettes starring Skelton and guest performers.
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| Cecil Barker | .... | producer (91 episodes, 1954-1963) |
| Guy Della-Cioppa | .... | executive producer / executive producer: Van Bernard Productions (35 episodes, 1961-1971) |
| Bill Martin | .... | associate producer (24 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Howard A. Quinn | .... | associate producer / series producer (23 episodes, 1959-1969) |
| Perry Cross | .... | producer / co-producer (18 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Red Skelton | .... | producer (11 episodes, 1951-1956) |
| Sue Canter | .... | assistant producer / associate producer (11 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| James Loren | .... | co-producer (11 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Dee Caruso | .... | producer / co-producer (10 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Gerald Gardner | .... | producer / co-producer (10 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Seymour Berns | .... | producer (7 episodes, 1962-1969) |
| Douglas Whitney | .... | producer (2 episodes, 1955) |
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| John Casagrande | .... | lighting director (17 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Les Shaw | .... | video operator (10 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Bob Pattison | .... | video operator (9 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Leard Davis | .... | lighting director (7 episodes, 1959-1965) |
| Del Jack | .... | lighting director (7 episodes, 1961-1962) |
| John Freschi | .... | lighting director (7 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| James S. Rice | .... | lighting director (6 episodes, 1957-1960) |
| Dick Holbrook | .... | lighting director (4 episodes, 1963-1966) |
| Doug Morris | .... | lighting director (2 episodes, 1959-1960) |
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| Veronica A. Dee | .... | assistant to producer (23 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Susie Kain | .... | production assistant (22 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Jerry Masterson | .... | stage manager (22 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Jack Boyle | .... | choreographer (19 episodes, 1957-1961) |
| A.J. Cunningham | .... | technical director (16 episodes, 1954-1963) |
| Gerren Keith | .... | stage manager (13 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Lou Fusaro | .... | technical director (12 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Tom Hansen | .... | choreographer (9 episodes, 1961-1967) |
| Jack Lloyd | .... | special material (8 episodes, 1959-1966) |
| Ed Simmons | .... | script supervisor (8 episodes, 1961-1963) |
| Miriam Nelson | .... | choreographer (7 episodes, 1962-1970) |
| Jerry Weiss | .... | technical director (7 episodes, 1970) |
| Leona Irwin | .... | assistant to choreographer / assistant choreographer (6 episodes, 1961-1966) |
| Ray Conners | .... | technical director (6 episodes, 1961-1962) |
| Dee Caruso | .... | script supervisor (6 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Gerald Gardner | .... | script supervisor (6 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Robert B. Hoag | .... | assistant to producer (5 episodes, 1961-1966) |
| Carl McCarthy | .... | stage manager (5 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Gary Necessary | .... | stage manager (5 episodes, 1970-1971) |
| Sherwood Schwartz | .... | script supervisor (4 episodes, 1960-1961) |
| C.W. Comegys Jr. | .... | technical director (3 episodes, 1951-1952) |
| Willie Dahl | .... | stage manager (3 episodes, 1962-1966) |
| Connie Dresselhouse | .... | production assistant (3 episodes, 1964-1966) |
| William Holbrook | .... | stage manager (2 episodes, 1964-1966) |
| Ray Swenson | .... | technical director (2 episodes, 1964-1966) |
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| Charles Cappelman | .... | assistant stage manager (unknown episodes) |
| Charles Issacs | .... | script supervisor / writing supervisor (unknown episodes) |
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Trivia:
On 11 August 2009 the US Postal Service issued a pane of twenty 44¢ commemorative postage stamps honoring early USA television programs. A booklet with 20 picture postal cards was also issued. On the stamp honoring "The Red Skelton Show",
Red Skelton appears as his Freddie the Freeloader character. Other shows honored in the Early TV Memories issue were:
"The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1952),
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955),
"The Dinah Shore Show" (1951),
"Dragnet" (1951), "The Ed Sullivan Show" (originally titled
"Toast of the Town" (1948)),
"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950),
"Hopalong Cassidy" (1952),
"The Honeymooners" (1955), "The Howdy Doody Show" (original title:
"Puppet Playhouse" (1947)),
"I Love Lucy" (1951),
"Kukla, Fran and Ollie" (1947),
"Lassie" (1954),
"The Lone Ranger" (1949),
"Perry Mason" (1957),
"The Phil Silvers Show" (1955), "Texaco Star Theater" (titled
"The Milton Berle Show" (1948), 1954-1956), The Tonight Show (which began as
"Tonight!" (1953)),
"The Twilight Zone" (1959), and
"You Bet Your Life" (1950).
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