The Red Skelton Show (1957)
Directed by Seymour Berns
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Mickey Rooney guest-stars in this full-color Red Skelton Show entry from December 17, 1957. In the main comedy sketch, ageing sheriff Zak O'Toole prepares for a showdown with desperado Deadeye (Skelton). Too old to polish off Deadeye himself, Zak passes the responsibility along to his pantywaist son Rollo (Rooney). This sketch would be reworked for a 1961 Skelton show, with Don Knotts as the wimpy Easterner.