The Red Skelton Show

Sheriffs Are Bought Not Made (17x22)

Air date: Feb 13, 1968

Sketch: Big Pappy Tumbleweed (Burl Ives, reprising his "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" character) and Sheriff Deadeye (Red) clash when they both stake claim on an abandoned gold mine. Music: Lulu sings "To Sir, with Love" and "Lulu's Back in Town". Lulu and Burt Ives perform a "Consider Yourself" duet. Burl Ives sings "The Little White Duck." Silent Spot: A candy dipper (Red) fouls up the assembly line when he becomes distracted by a pretty co-worker. One-Minute Dramas: Ives joins Skelton for blackouts on pallbearers, a car salesman, and a smokeless car invention.