May 12 2009
Appleby the Weatherman – The Red Skelton Show, Season 9, Episode 7
Episode: Appleby the Weatherman
Original Air Date: 1959/11/17
Guest Stars: Peter Lorre, Mercedes McCambridge
Aww, Red started off by thanking everyone for an award he just one. A “Who’s Who…,” and showed the plaque.
“I don’t like anybody saying you’re the best at anything. I’m just part of a wonderful, great industry and I’m grateful that you folks like it. That’s about all I can say. Really.” - Red Skelton
Pantomime sketch about people on those “new” jets. Good stuff. I flew next to the scared guy a couple months ago…I almost forgot you could smoke on planes for awhile. Even cigars…wow.
Now I remember why that made air sickness bag
Time for the dancers. Theme: landing on the moon, “We beat the Russians in coming here / the consequences may be severe.” Who knew the writers of The Red Skelton Show could accurately predict the lunar landing nearly a decade in advance…isn’t it always about real estate in the end? The advantages of living on the moon? No Smog.
Appleby the Weatherman Act I
It starts off with the US launching a super rocket. Why is the flight delayed? Appleby’s weather prediction.
“Whoever heard of snow in Florida?”…”Appleby’s right again.” Wow, George can call it down to the second. Man, now he’s getting all the elements.
“It’s raining cats and dogs. You can step into a poodle in a minute.”
Appleby can predict the weather to a second but can’t server his wife’s (Mc Cambridge)dinner properly. The gig is up!
“Your predictions? If it weren’t for my lumbago and my rheumatism you couldn’t predict a thing.”
“Yes. God bless your little aches n pains.”
Classic physical comedy going on.
Appleby’s telling Canaveral they can launch based on how his wife’s stomach felt today.
Oh no. Yugabanian mobsters (Peter Lorre) are kidnapping George and making him the official weatherman of Yugabania
Appleby the Weatherman Act II
“The weather? It’s getting warmer too.”
George confesses to the Yugabanains that he gets his predictions from his wife’s aches and pains.
The other terrorist is Jamie Farr. NIIICE. I just noticed.
“You cost me a lot of money…I could have brought you both over, flown over on a family plan.”
Both captured, the Yugabanians tell them they have to predict the weather or die. George remove’s his wife’s gag, “I hate to get rid of this. That’s the best gag we’ve had so far.”
His wife isn’t feeling any pain because of the Yugabanian pain. George steps on her toe. She hits him with a beaker.
George has her feet in ice water with an electric fan blowing on her. Now George is going to have her sit on a block of ice. It’s a real block of ice and it’s messing George up.
George n his wife give them false predictions and try to sneak out. Come to find out the rocket is right outside the door…
Red’s doing the final bit of the show with the ice in his hand. It’s fun watching him try to hold on to it while he calls the guests out. He gives the ice to Peter Lorre n walks off stage. Nice
Final thoughts on Appleby the Weatherman
It was a nice episode. Not as aggressive or spontaneous. For a moment, Red’s joke about the gag summed up the episode. I think that’s where he got his inspiration. Ehh, whatareyagonnado? Not every one’s a winner.
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