"A Jerk of All Trades" (December 14, 1965)
The Red Skelton Hour
CBS Network
Moving from the odd Scrooge/Emmett Kelly mashup, we move to a more typical use of the Scrooge character, this time involving legendary comedian Red Skelton.
On the Christmas episode of "The Red Skelton Hour," as broadcast on CBS TV in 1965 was a skit featuring Red as a curmudgeonly newsstand proprietor named "E. Scrooge."
This was the "Silent Spot" segment of the show, Red being an expert pantomimist (like Emmett Kelly).
Here are some stills:
As I mentioned, this is a more common use of Scrooge in a modern setting - a mean-spirited surrogate rather than the actual Victorian-Era Ebenezer Scrooge.
In addition to Tallulah Bankhead (seen at the top with Red as the jerk), a guest star on this episode was pianist Horst Jankowski, who performed his hit "A Walk in the Black Forest."
As a bonus, let's listen to that great record:
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