The Red Skelton Hour The Plight Before Christmas (Color Re-staging) (Season 15, Episode 14)
TV-G
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy

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The Red Skelton Hour

The Plight Before Christmas (Color Re-staging) (Season 15, Episode 14)

TV-G

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy

Freddie K. Freeloader gets a Christmas surprise when Greer Garson lets him and his hobo friends use her theater to stage a Christmas show for children.

Director

Bill Hobin

Writers

Dave O'Brien (writer) | Arthur Phillips (writer) | Martin Ragaway (writer) | Larry Rhine (writer) | Red Skelton (original story)

Producer

Seymour Berns (producer)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 21, 1965

Release date

Dec 21, 1965 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Red Skelton Self - Host / Self - Freddie the Freeloader Self - Host / Self - Freddie the Freeloader See fewer	Three Little Words (1950)
The Alan Copeland Singers Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Don Brodie Muggsy Muggsy See fewer	A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
Jimmy Cross Guest Guest See fewer	Everything's Ducky (1961)
David Rose and His Orchestra Themselves Themselves See fewer	New York Stories (1989)
Greer Garson Self / Self - Flower Lady Self / Self - Flower Lady See fewer	Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Art Gilmore Announcer Announcer See fewer	Highway Patrol (1955)
The Hillcrest Elementary School Choir of Los Angeles Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Ray Kellogg Police Officer Police Officer See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Gilchrist Stuart Paul - Garson's Producer Paul - Garson's Producer See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Tom Hansen Dancers Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)