The Red Skelton Show Washing the Elephant (1951–2016) Online
- Original Title :
- Washing the Elephant
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy
- Year :
- 1951–2016
- Directror :
- Martin Rackin
- Cast :
- Red Skelton,The Bell Sisters,David Rose and His Orchestra
- Writer :
- Will Fowler,Benedict Freedman
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 6.4/10
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Red Skelton | - | Himself - Host / Pitchman Pete / Willie Lump Lump / Clem Kadiddlehopper |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | The Bell Sisters | - | Themselves - Guest Vocalists |
| David Rose and His Orchestra | - | Themselves |
 | Ned Glass | - | J. Filthy Lucre-EZ Loan Skit |
 | Lucy Knoch | - | Wife in Introductory Skit / Secretary in EZ Loan Sketch |
| Bob Lamond | - | Announcer |
| Eddie Marr | - | Robber-Introductory Skit |
| Buddy Piper | - | Husband in Introductory Sketch |
 | Ted Stanhope | - | Pop-Musical Segment |
| Bob Warren | - | Police Officer-EZ Loan Sketch |
The program opens with an apparent thief entering the living room of a married couple. But he's not there to rob them - he wants to watch the Red Skelton Show on their TV. The first Skelton Scrapbook, titled "National Pickle Week", features Pitchman Pete, who hawks products on TV for the J. C. Swindle Company, selling pickles. The Bell Sisters appear in the musical interlude in a malt shop setting singing "Do It Again." The second Skelton Scrapbook, called "Washing the Elephant", features Willie Lump Lump working at a circus cleaning an elephant with Tide detergent (the sponsor). The final Skelton Scrapbook sketch, named "EZ Loans", displays Clem Kadiddlehopper visiting the "You Should Live So Long" Loan Company to procure a $100 loan from J. Filthy Lucre, but discovering that the loan carries $8,000 interest.