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* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people let him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit.
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* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to arrested so he can spend the winter in the relative comfort of prison. However, people let him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit.
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* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: {{Invoked|Trope}} [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] in "The Cop and the Anthem". Freddie the Freeloader, in one attempt to get sent to jail, convinces the staff of a [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty high-end French restaurant]] that he's an EccentricMillionaire and orders a lavish dinner. When the bill comes, he reads off a list of expenses that covers the front, back, and ''edges'' of the paper, then blithely admits that he doesn't have a penny to his name. Much to his frustration, the people let him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit.
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* SoftGlass: {{Parodied|Trope}} in one sketch where Skelton, playing a Wild West tough guy, orders a row of shots in a saloon. He dramatically breaks one glass after emptying it, then ''eats'' the next one with [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall a grin for the camera]].
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* FantasySequence: During the Christmas season, Freddie the Freeloader wakes up on a snowy park bench. He sees a shopper accidentally drop a Raggedy Ann doll, then hurry off before he can let her know what she's dropped. Freddie indulges in some pantomime with the doll... which then comes to life. They dance together and ice skate together (after being given skates via a ChristmasMiracle) until Raggedy Ann changes back to a doll and is reclaimed by the shopper who had dropped her.
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* FantasySequence: During the Christmas season, Freddie the Freeloader wakes up on a snowy park bench. He sees a shopper accidentally drop finds a Raggedy Ann doll, then hurry off before he can let her know what she's which a shopper has accidentally dropped. Freddie indulges in some pantomime with the doll... which then comes to life. They dance together and ice skate together (after being given skates via a ChristmasMiracle) until Raggedy Ann changes back to a doll and is reclaimed by the shopper who had dropped her.
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* FantasySequence: During the Christmas season, Freddie the Freeloader wakes up on a snowy park bench. He sees a shopper accidentally drop a Raggedy Ann doll, then hurry off before he can let her know what she's dropped. Freddie indulges in some pantomime with the doll... which then comes to life. They dance together and ice skate together (after being given skates via a ChristmasMiracle) until Raggedy Ann changes back to a doll and is reclaimed by the shopper who had dropped her.
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* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit.
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* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting let him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit.
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* CantGetInTroubleForNuthin: In "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story), Freddie the Freeloader wants to get sent to jail for Christmas because it's nice and warm, and he likes the people there. But no matter what he does, he can't get there. Then he meets someone who gives the incentive to remain on the outside. Only then does he get dragged off to jail.
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
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* CantGetInTroubleForNuthin: In "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story), Freddie the Freeloader wants to get sent to jail for Christmas because it's nice and warm, and he likes the people there. But no matter what he does, he can't get there. Then [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he meets someone who gives the incentive feels inspired to remain on the outside. Only then does he get dragged off to jail.
a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering.]]
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in "The Cop and the Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit.
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* CantGetInTroubleForNuthin: In one episode, Freddie the Freeloader wants to get sent to jail for Christmas because it's nice and warm, and he likes the people there. But no matter what he does, he can't get there. Then he meets someone who gives the incentive to remain on the outside. Only then does he get dragged off to jail.
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in the episode "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story): Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in the episode "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story): Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
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* CantGetInTroubleForNuthin: In one episode, "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story), Freddie the Freeloader wants to get sent to jail for Christmas because it's nice and warm, and he likes the people there. But no matter what he does, he can't get there. Then he meets someone who gives the incentive to remain on the outside. Only then does he get dragged off to jail.
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs inthe episode "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story): Anthem": Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
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Guests included Creator/MickeyRooney, Creator/RayKellogg, Creator/ChaninHale, Ray Kellogg, Chanin Hale, Creator/JackieCoogan, Creator/MichaelRoss, Creator/BeverlyPowers, Michael Ross, Beverly Powers, and Creator/ShirleyMitchell.
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* SigningOffCatchphrase: "Good night, and may God bless."
* SilenceIsGolden: Each episode wrapped up with "The Silent Spot", in which Skelton would perform a skit in pantomime.
* SilenceIsGolden: Each episode wrapped up with "The Silent Spot", in which Skelton would perform a skit in pantomime.
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The show aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1951 to 1953, 1951–53, on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1953 to 1970, 1953–70, and again on NBC from 1970 to 1971 1970–71 after UsefulNotes/TheRuralPurge.
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An American comedy/variety sries hosted by Creator/RedSkelton, which featured him and various guests in comedy skits and gags.
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** Very common in a literal form during episodes focused on Freddie the Freeloader: Freddie would be unable to open his front door for one reason or another, and would simply walk around the front wall into his house.
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** Very common in a literal form during episodes focused on Freddie the Freeloader: Freddie would be unable to open his front door for one reason or another, and would simply walk around the front wall into his house.house.
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An American coemdy/variety show that was hosted by Creator/RedSkelton that featured him and various guests in comedy skits and gags.
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An American coemdy/variety show that was hosted by Creator/RedSkelton that featured him and various guests in comedy skits and gags.
Guests included Creator/MickeyRooney, Creator/RayKellogg, Creator/ChaninHale, Creator/JackieCoogan, Creator/MichaelRoss, Creator/BeverlyPowers, and Creator/ShirleyMitchell.
The show aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1951 to 1953, Creator/{{CBS}} from 1953 to 1970, and again on NBC from 1970 to 1971 after UsefulNotes/TheRuralPurge.
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* AccidentalPervert: In a silent spot, Red is wooing a tall woman with a large, and pushed up, bust. Her father, a short, bald man objects. At one point her father arrives and the young woman runs away. Red does not see this because he is bashfully looking the other way. He reaches over and his hand comes to rest on the guy's bald head. Red panics and pulls his hand away.
* CantGetInTroubleForNuthin: In one episode, Freddie the Freeloader wants to get sent to jail for Christmas because it's nice and warm, and he likes the people there. But no matter what he does, he can't get there. Then he meets someone who gives the incentive to remain on the outside. Only then does he get dragged off to jail.
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in the episode "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story): Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
-->'''Freddie''': [[MundaneLuxury Warm cells, soft mattresses, three square meals a day]]... if I get there in time, I can hang my stocking up with the rest of the fellas!
* NoFourthWall: Occurs frequently.
** Red often makes jokes about flubbed lines and similar mistakes, and informs the audience about things that have gone wrong.
** Very common in a literal form during episodes focused on Freddie the Freeloader: Freddie would be unable to open his front door for one reason or another, and would simply walk around the front wall into his house.
Guests included Creator/MickeyRooney, Creator/RayKellogg, Creator/ChaninHale, Creator/JackieCoogan, Creator/MichaelRoss, Creator/BeverlyPowers, and Creator/ShirleyMitchell.
The show aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1951 to 1953, Creator/{{CBS}} from 1953 to 1970, and again on NBC from 1970 to 1971 after UsefulNotes/TheRuralPurge.
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* AccidentalPervert: In a silent spot, Red is wooing a tall woman with a large, and pushed up, bust. Her father, a short, bald man objects. At one point her father arrives and the young woman runs away. Red does not see this because he is bashfully looking the other way. He reaches over and his hand comes to rest on the guy's bald head. Red panics and pulls his hand away.
* CantGetInTroubleForNuthin: In one episode, Freddie the Freeloader wants to get sent to jail for Christmas because it's nice and warm, and he likes the people there. But no matter what he does, he can't get there. Then he meets someone who gives the incentive to remain on the outside. Only then does he get dragged off to jail.
* GetIntoJailFree: PlayedForLaughs in the episode "The Cop and the Anthem" (an adaptation of the Creator/OHenry short story): Freddie the Freeloader plans to celebrate Christmas by running up a huge bill at a fancy restaurant, admitting he's broke, and getting sent to the relative comfort of prison. However, people keep letting him off the hook out of Christmas Spirit. [[spoiler:Ironically, as soon as he feels inspired to get a job and make something of his life, he's arrested for loitering]].
-->'''Freddie''': [[MundaneLuxury Warm cells, soft mattresses, three square meals a day]]... if I get there in time, I can hang my stocking up with the rest of the fellas!
* NoFourthWall: Occurs frequently.
** Red often makes jokes about flubbed lines and similar mistakes, and informs the audience about things that have gone wrong.
** Very common in a literal form during episodes focused on Freddie the Freeloader: Freddie would be unable to open his front door for one reason or another, and would simply walk around the front wall into his house.
