THE RED SKELTON SHOW - MAMA CASS ELLIOT AND CHAD EVERETT

[TheKerryzzz]

Poor Cass. The whole sketch made fun of her being heavy and an old maid desperate for marriage.

[ZzhoanghungzZ]

Where are you from?

[emigremi]

Fuckin hell, you should be Chuck Norris! :D NICE!

[HairykinAngel]

Cass was one of the most beautiful singers of the 60s her voice was angelic and powerful.

[dannyd1572]

I'm a Red fan and this sketch (show) just doesn't seem like the old Red stuff. Timing a bit off maybe? Not really funny either. I wouldn't say this is one of his better.

[defundthewar]

This was Red's short-lived half-hour show on NBC, Monday at 7:30, right before Laugh-In, which was past its prime. Red, Jackie Gleason and some other popular shows were purged from the CBS line-up because they attracted older viewers. NBC gave Red a shot, and it was nice to see Red in NBC color, which was always better than CBS's. But there is a slapdash, careless quality here, as if Red had already given up. Red never forgave CBS, and would trash its execs whenever he could.

[GreekPoets]

Great show

[bobmunster1]

Mama Cass was such a talented and beautiful woman who always suffered the fat jokes. Surprising that such a man as Red would be one of those.

[keatsfoxlore7]

Martha Raye was a big girl in those days and no one made fun of her; she could make fun of herself and not get her "feelings" hurt.

[rjstur]

@keatsfoxlore7 Martha Raye??? I didn't see her. The big lady was Mama Cass Elliot. The Mamas and the Papas

[driverbob]

@keatsfoxlore7 Martha Ray is not in this video. It's Mama Cass Elliot.

[keatsfoxlore7]

Cussing in the comment box about a Red Skelton sketch is really a low-life way to go.

[cafemartini]

The bitch look in the mirror and know she fat and ugly. What the fuck kinda sketch you want: oh you such a beautiful blimp sized bitch !!!

[oldschooljamz87]

@cafemartini Why does she have to be a "bitch"? I mean really, grow up.

[kyolym]

so insensitive did not people have more class than that? I am surprised of red I think she laugh at the big jokes because she was embarrassed

[Mike1964]

I remember this show. Seems that everybody had a variety show when i was a kid.

[RandomX856]

This skit was kind of degrading to Cass. :(

[rockabilly235]

Wonder if Cass Elliot really enjoyed all the jokes at her expense...

[kznte]

@rockabilly235 From what I remember seeing on a bio, when Cass did the Carol Bernett Show, when the sketch was over, Cass would be in her dressing room in tears because of the jokes. It's really a shame the fun they made about big people back then.

[homobohemicus]

@kznte back then? im not sure if "we" are nicer to big people today.... so many categories by which some make fun of others.... yes... sad

[roscoegino]

@rockabilly235 no. but she had a huge tax bill, very little money from royalties, and she needed the dough. Especially being a single parent.

[Thomas05091942]

Funny!

A San Fernando Red sketch I loved was when he played the ultimate politician. He dressed in all white like Colonel Sanders, and would show up uninvited, wherever there was a gathering of people such as a picnic, just before an election. He would take center stage and give a talk with a southern accent: My friends, and dont you tell me you aint my friends, my friends! :)

[BrownEyedGirl66100]

Excellent.

[mylluy]

Excelente!!!, muchas gracias por colgar esto.

[ToMarsThen]

Obrigado. I have never seen this and I appreciate your post.