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Season guide
The Red Skelton Show: Season 17
31 episodes
Premiered Sep 5, 1967 Updated Sep 27, 2026
Previously on The Red Skelton Show
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Red Skelton Show Season 16.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 17 Episodes
Episode Guide
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S17·E7
Core
Clothes Make the Bum
Oct 17, 1967
Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader is a surprise participant in a fashion show to the exasperation of Emcee Terry-Thomas and Store Detective Nancy Wilson.
S17·E9
Core
Hippie Days Are Here Again
Oct 31, 1967
A love-in finds Freddie the Freeloader interacting with hippies. Tim finds a bizarre growth on his head courtesy of Nancy and Red. Jackie overeats at a restaurant.