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An all-star cast appears with Red Skelton in the comedy sketch "Clem and the Beanstalk." This time it is Clem Kadiddlehopper (Red), rather than Jack, who sells his cow to con man Throckmorton (Jack Albertson) in exchange for a handful of beans. When he climbs the inevitable beanstalk, Clem ends up on the planet Mars, at the mercy of King Zurium (Peter Lorre) and sexy Martian Leona (Mamie Van Doren). Others in the cast include Kathryn Card as Maw Kadiddlehopper and Joe Gaudio and Gerald Harrington as Martian warlords. First telecast May 24, 1960, this is the episode which yielded the classic outtake in which Red Skelton and Jack Albertson shared the stage with a live cow, who suddenly began relieving herself on camera. After making a few giggly comments along the lines of "Get it out of your system", and a truly nauseating reference to his sponsor (Pet-Ritz Pies), Red finally turned upon the cow and snapped "Quit adlibbing, will ya?"