May 10, 2011

Something Wonderful: Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance

Via Rodger The Real King of France and ruler of Curmudgeonly & Skeptical who notes, wisely,

A "skit" from one of Red Skelton's 1969 T.V. shows... WOW.....just think about it, he said this on his TV show in 1969 & had no clue his words would ever come to fruition.

Posted by Vanderleun at May 10, 2011 9:51 PM
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God Bless America. It was a long time ago.

Posted by: jeffersonranch at May 11, 2011 11:45 AM

Mr. Skelton wanted to do that "skit" on air for some time. The CBS "program-practices department" (aka censors) would always nix it. One night the show was running short and Red said he had something to fill the time.

CBS was furious ... until the letters asking for reprints flooded both the New York and Hollywood offices.

After his show was canceled Red made live appearances as he had done back in radio and vaudeville days. Invariably he was asked to repeat The Pledge.

He did so at a USO fund raiser in Washington, DC. I was in attendance and have never seen so many general officers and grizzled NCOs crying.

Thank heaven for the wonders of the internet that we may all share this moving performance.

Posted by: Stretch at May 11, 2011 2:00 PM

My God how far we've fallen.

Posted by: JD Sherman at May 11, 2011 7:08 PM

JD Sherman: and failed.

Posted by: Cilla Mitchell, Galveston Texas at May 13, 2011 5:26 AM