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No, I didn't go. I don't think I missed much either. I was talking to Roper and he said he's sorry he went. I kind of feel sorry for Lewis though. He don't get a fight much anymore, but at least he gets around. I used to be a fighter. Hey, Shelton, you never fought in your life? Say microphone. You're making so much noise I can't hear what I'm saying. You ain't messing anything. I feel great tonight. I've been out playing golf all day. I shot a 73. Boy, that's the toughest hole I ever played. Now I really played 19 holes. There's only 18. I dug another one. Boy, what a golfer I am. Good evening, folks. Little late there. See, I'm really a golfer. They call me the Hazard Kid. I was on the fairway once last season. I was in one bunker so long that a guy came around, hand me a paycheck. He thought I was working there. Every time I'd take a swing at the ball, I dug a hole deeper. I dug a hole so deep that I came up with a Chinese accent. On the third hole, my ball went right into a spinach pad. It took me eight strokes to get out of the roughage. On the 10th hole, I. I thought I saw a snake and I picked up a stick to hit it and I fainted. What I hit was a stick and what I picked up was a snake. On the 11th hole I got a birdie. Boy, I was kind of proud too. It's the first time I ever got a birdie without telling a joke. You meet a lot of important people playing golf, though. I met Sunny Rand. She plays a good game back she goes around in nothing but you know, there's nothing like getting up every morning at 6 o' clock and going out and playing 18 holes of golf and come back in, take an ice cold shower. Of course, I don't do it. I only read what's here on the paper. Well, I've been up here teeing off long enough, so I'll step aside and let Red Foley play through with a Cowboy and the Lady. Hit it down the fairway, fella. You got a lot of nice people waiting to caddy. 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Boy, this is the kind of a house I've always dreamed about. So have I. Only I call them nightmares. Yeah, well, it's home sweet home to me. Well, not so loud. People will think you're a termite. Yeah, well, wait till you get inside. You'll love it. It's got all the conveniences. Day and night, burglar service, ventilated roof, hot and cold running water, bugs. Do you call those conveniences? Sure, and if I ask the landlord, he'll even put in a bathtub. Well, let's go in. Do you have a key? Yep. Next month the landlord's gonna put a door on the plate. Come on now, step right into a real air conditioned house. Air conditioned? Ooh, you better send it back and have it reconditioned. Now look here, you've said just about enough. What was that noise? That was my uncle upstairs. He's a nice fellow, only he's a little reckless. In fact, he came home tonight reckless to the gill. He'll be roaming all over the house later. Gee, I wish that gang would hurry up and come with those presents. Presents? Well, did you tell them this was your birthday? Well, not exactly. I didn't say it was my birthday. I said I hear a screwball celebrating two day birthday this week. And can I help it if they think it's me? Oh, look, here comes the whole crowd together. Oh, hiya, Phil Davis. Hiya, skinny fan. Say, what kind of a tough neighborhood is this? I stepped into a drugstore to get weighed and a scale chased me. Three blocks. Don't let it worry you, Bill. Let me have your coat. Say, it's a nice looking coat you got here. Yeah, it's all wool and a yard wide. Well, here's a present I brought for you, skinny pants. Gee, Phil, you shouldn't have done it. Oh, no, you shouldn't have done it and got your head knocked off. Say, I think I'll roam around the house, Skinny Pants, and see if I can find some groceries. Okay, Phil. If you find any, let me know, will you? Boy, everybody eats like things. A skeleton, I believe, the landlord. You're just the guy I've been looking for. How did you find the house, Mr. Skelton? Well, I ride an hour on the bus, walk three miles, push aside a few weeds and there it is. But you have no complaints, I shouldn't wonder. Listen, I got plenty to complain about. The first thing's that breakfast nook. Why, that thing's so small, I gotta use condensed milk in my coffee. Oh, that's nothing at all. The last tenant swallowed an olive in that breakfast nook and they had to operate to get him out. Then another thing. That roof leaks like a sieve. It does? Yeah. Then I'll have to charge you $3 extra for a shower bath. You wouldn't dare. Another thing, that cellar's half full of water. That'll be $5 extra for a swimming pool. You better quit. You're complaining yourself right into bankruptcy. Oh, this is your pretty little secretary, I believe. My, but you're beautiful. Where did you get such big rosy cheeks? My father used to be a glassblower. Well, I must be going now. I must be going. I want to sell a friend of mine a beach umbrella. I love to put over a shady deal, guys. Silly there. Say, hi. You there, Skeleton. Hi, you, Foley. Say, Skelton, here's a present for you. A nice pair of pajamas. Oh, gee, thanks a lot, Foley. Hey, by the way, do you have a charge account at Stacy's Department store? Why, no, I haven't. Well, you have now. See, Skeleton, where's the. Oh, just through that door. Turn to your left and follow the clothesline. Oh, hello there, Mr. Skelton. Oh, hi, Hercules. You look tired, kind of loose and limp. Oh, I took a bath tonight and I can't do a thing with me. Oh, here's your present, Mr. Skelton. I don't know whether you'll like it or not, but I brought you a picture of me. Oh, Herky, that's swell. A picture of you sure is a nice present. What else you bring? Good heaven. Hi. Why isn't the old clown mercenary? Say, how do you like my house, Herky? Well, I'm telling you, when words simply fail me so I'll use letters P. U. Now, listen, Herky, you may not know this, but one night George Washington and slept here. He must have been slugged. And what's that hanging over the fireplace? That's my uncle. Well, I guess this is the linen closet. Yeah, but we keep the linen in the coal bin. In the coal bin? Yeah. Well, where do you keep the coal? Well, we keep the coal in the china closet and we keep the china in the bread box. Well, what do you keep in the linen closet? My uncle. Oh, here's Filsey, Wilsey and Folsy Woolsey. Oh, isn't this Jowlsy Wowzy, just like a mor. Hey, skinny pants, what kind of a party is this anyway? Well, there's no food or cake or anything around here. Well, you fellas don't like cake, do you? Sure, we like it fine. Well, that's funny. You didn't bring any. Well, my goodness, Mr. Skelton, haven't you got anything to liven up the party? Oh, gee, I'm sorry, fellas. I forgot all about that. Tell you, I'll go down the corner and get a pint. Oh, now you're talking. Wait a minute. Let's see. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. I better make that a quart. I'll be right back. That's pretty nice already. Oh, say, fellas, I'm about to ask you about that quart. What'll it be, chocolate or vanilla? Oh, wait. Jeanette sings A Plaintive Lover's Lament Be still, my heart Be still, my heart I can tell who's knocking at my door Love has come to say that we must part still, my heart Just read those eyes Trembling lips that don't know where to start Even though you know they're telling lies Be still, my heart he hears the rumbling of a drum it bids him come and he must go he's leaving me and leaving you for someone new and though we'll miss him so Will never let him know don't cry in my heart Even though our love has gone away he'll be coming back to us someday still, my heart. Don't cry in my heart Even though our love has gone away he'll be coming back to us someday Be still, my heart. I'm Little Sir Echolum. Hello, Skelton. Hello, Skelton. Hey, now you're gonna start that echo Stuff again. 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All right, Little Boy Blue, put that thing down before it explodes in your face. Barely. I need this horn to call my men. Barely. Well, they don't need one for what they're calling you. Yeah. Listen, where we at the fine thing if a guy can't practice on a horn out in the woods, where am I gonna go? You're asking me? A lady. Okay. Who am I supposed to rob today? Dame Stillwell? Nobody. One of your spies just came in. He says the Sheriff of Nottingham is out looking for you again. Wonder what a guy gets for a job like that. Being sheriff, he's probably doing it for nothing. Ham. Hell, wish that guy let me alone. All I ask is a chance to make a dishonest doll. I don't think you'll ever spot me in the woods with my new Lincoln green suit. Hey, how do you like this green suit? Well, with those legs, all you need is a few warts and you'll look like a frog. Yeah. Now let's get down to business. What'll I do with that bag of gold you stole from the Earl of Clothes? Let's keep punching here. We're doing all right. The laughs are coming good. The people. What'll I do with the money? You better give it to the orphans, the widows and last year's sweepstake winners. And what about that letter you sent Sir Krumpo? Oh, you mean that night letter? Yeah. You know. You told him you'd send for if he didn't send £5,000 in gold. You were going to steal his wife. Yeah. Did he send it? No. But he says he's interested in your proposition. That's good. What ho, Robin Hood. What ho, Little John. The Sheriff of Nottingham is now entering Sherwood Forest with 190 men he can. And I've only got 35 men. What's the matter? You afraid he's gonna lick you? No, but he Got me outnumbered so bad that I'm afraid some of his men will get away. Chop down some of the trees that'll hold them back. No good. As fast as we chop them down, they chop them up. Obey orders, Little John. You're a hard man, Robin Hood. Right. And I'll lick any man in the woods who says neck. Nay. The ayes have it. Motion is careful. I think you're scared of Little John. What? Dame Stillwell. You think I'm scared of Little John? I do. And you, Little John, do you agree with Dame Stillwell when she says I'm scared of you? I do. Then I pronounce you man and wife. Oh, goody, goody, goody good. There you are, Robin Hood. Goodness me. I've been looking all over for you. Well, if it ain't Alan. And I certainly hope you've got a needle and thread I can borrow. Why, I want to take a tuck and Friar Tuck. Hey, wait a minute. Let me at that young whippersnapper. Let me at him, Fryer Tuck. Oh, for goodness sake. Robin Hood saved me. Now, wait a minute, Fryer Tuck. Take it easy. What's this all about? Well, good heavens. I just wanted him to help me find my arrow. Where was your arrow? Stuck in my. My back. Well, can I help it if you look like a bull moose? It was an accident. Fire accident, nothing. He's been sticking arrows in me as far back as the Inquisition. I'll let him go this time, Robin Hood. But I'll fix him if he keeps puncturing my dignity. You sure saved my hide from a tanning that time, Robin Hood. And if there's anything I can do. Oh, go away. I'm busy. Go fly a cock. Go fly a kite. Yeah, get out of here, will you? What are we going to do about the sheriff, Robin Hood? You better station some of my archers in the tree. They can't climb trees. They keep falling out. Well, then let them stay on the ground. I can't have the people to say that Robin Hood has falling archers. Hand me my horn, Dame Stillwell, so I can call me merry men. Hail, my trusty yeoman. Yes, yes. Soon we'll be going into action, my yo men. Yes, yes. Hey, wait a minute. What are yes men or yo men, my sir? You ain't kidding me. I know a rat when I see one. Get your bows. And all of you get stationed ready for action. Hey, somebody's taking the string from my bow. Gets the string. Is going to be for my bow, too. Oh, Robin Hood. Look, I'm Doing it. Who cares what you're doing? 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Date: March 17, 2026
Host: Harolds Old Time Radio
This episode transports listeners back to the golden age of radio with a classic episode of Avalon Time, featuring Red Skelton and company. The show blends witty comedic sketches, musical interludes, live-read advertisements, and a whimsical parody—the “Gaga saga” of Robin Hood Skelton. With a lively, vaudevillian flair, the cast delivers laughs, wordplay, and a lighthearted ensemble performance that calls to mind a bygone era when the family gathered around the radio.
“They call me the Hazard Kid. I was in one bunker so long that a guy came around, handed me a paycheck. He thought I was working there.”
(Red Skelton, 03:00)
“Do you call those conveniences? Sure, and if I ask the landlord, he’ll even put in a bathtub.”
(Red Skelton, 13:00)
“Where do you keep the coal? In the china closet. And where’s the china? In the bread box. What’s in the linen closet? My uncle.”
(Red Skelton & Herky, 16:05)
“You better give it to the orphans, the widows, and last year’s sweepstake winners.”
(Robin Hood saga, 32:45)
“As fast as we chop them down, they chop them up.”
(Robin Hood, about fighting the Sheriff’s men, 33:25)
| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------------|------------------------------------------------| | 01:30 – 06:30 | Red Skelton’s opening monologue & golf comedy | | 06:40 – 09:10 | “The Cowboy and the Lady” by Red Foley | | 09:11 – 11:00 | Avalon Cigarettes advertisement & orchestra | | 11:45 – 21:10 | Open house party sketch at Skelton’s home | | 21:11 – 23:58 | Jeanette sings “A Plaintive Lover’s Lament” | | 24:00 – 28:20 | Little Sir Echo comedy and song | | 30:30 – 38:50 | “Gaga saga” Robin Hood Skelton parody |
This episode of Avalon Time is a testament to old-time radio’s charm—featuring Red Skelton’s signature humor, zany premises (a dysfunctional house party, a “Robin Hood” parody), and catchy musical numbers. The cast’s easy banter, quick jokes, and innovative use of radio’s possibilities make for an enjoyable, nostalgia-packed listen that’s as inviting as it is funny. Perfect for fans of classic radio and clever comedy alike.
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