Red Skelton Show

Most of Red’s repertoire of regular characters had been developed on radio, before a live audience, and they worked just as well on television. Among the best known were The Mean Widdle Kid, who left chaos wherever he went (his favourite expression: “I dood it!”); Clem Kadiddlehopper, the befuddled rustic; Sheriff Deadeye, the scrouge of the West; boxer Cauliflour McPlugg; Willie Lump-Lump, the drunk; San Fernando Red, the con man; and Boliver Sgagnasty. The one major addition to Red’s character list for the TV show was Freddie the Freeloader, a hobo who never spoke.