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On this broadcast from May 16, 1961, Sebastian Cabot is Red Skelton's unlikely teammate in the comedy sketch "Freddie's Shipwreck." It all begins when hoboes Freddie (Red) and Muggsy (Sebastian) bluff their away onto an ocean liner with "borrowed" tickets. To avoid capture, the boys spread a rumor that the ship is sinking (or, as Freddie puts it, "stinking") They end up marooned on a tropical island, with a surly gorilla as company. The best gag is a reference to a popular hair-cream commercial: Running his hands through the gorilla's furry chest, Skelton quips "I thought I told you that a little dab'll do ya."