The Red Skelton Hour Next Time, Try the Brain (Season 16, Episode 28)
TV-G
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy

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The Red Skelton Hour

Next Time, Try the Brain (Season 16, Episode 28)

TV-G

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy

Clem Kadiddlehopper meets down on his luck Loser Lumpkin (guest Tennessee Ernie Ford), a once-great champion chicken-plucker who was in the Olympics. Observing that Clem has the fingers for it, Lumpkin takes him to the Olympics to break ...See moreClem Kadiddlehopper meets down on his luck Loser Lumpkin (guest Tennessee Ernie Ford), a once-great champion chicken-plucker who was in the Olympics. Observing that Clem has the fingers for it, Lumpkin takes him to the Olympics to break the world chicken plucking record. In "The Silent Spot," it's the day after Christmas and Red plays a man dealing with his contentious wife, who demands he take down the tree and the decorations. Written by R. Scott Gibson See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Red Skelton Host / Clem Kadiddlehopper / Husband in Silent Spot / Gertrude and Heathcliffe / W. C. Fields Host / Clem Kadiddlehopper / Husband in Silent Spot / Gertrude and Heathcliffe / W. C. Fields See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
The Alan Copeland Singers Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Patrick Campbell Bjork - Olympic High Jumper-Clem Sketvh Bjork - Olympic High Jumper-Clem Sketvh See fewer	Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
Jimmy Cross Cafe Operator - Clem Skit Cafe Operator - Clem Skit See fewer	Everything's Ducky (1961)
David Rose and His Orchestra Themselves Themselves See fewer	New York Stories (1989)
Ross Ford Photographer-Clem Sketch Photographer-Clem Sketch See fewer	Air Hostess (1949)
Tennessee Ernie Ford Self / Loser Lumpkin-Clem Skit Self / Loser Lumpkin-Clem Skit See fewer	The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956)
Art Gilmore Announcer (voice) Announcer (voice) See fewer	Highway Patrol (1955)
Buddy Lewis Cafe Customer-Clem Sketch Cafe Customer-Clem Sketch See fewer	Harlow (II) (1965)
Peggy Rea Big Bertha Kropnik-Clem Skit Big Bertha Kropnik-Clem Skit See fewer	Grace Under Fire (1993)
David Rose Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader See fewer	Falling Down (1993)
Connie Sawyer Woman in Blue Feathers-Clem Sketch Woman in Blue Feathers-Clem Sketch See fewer	Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Tom Hansen Dancers Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
Gary Waynesmith Olympic Javelin Thrower-Clem Skit Olympic Javelin Thrower-Clem Skit See fewer	Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Don Crichton Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	The Girl Rush (1955)
Bonnie Evans Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	The Astral Factor (1978)
Currie Pederson Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)