Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner

Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
1981 HBO Program Guide artwork for
Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner
Created byRed Skelton
Written byRed Skelton
Directed byJohn Trent
StarringRed Skelton
Vincent Price
Imogene Coca
ComposersRed Skelton
Ian Bernard
Country of originUnited States
Production
ProducerRiff Markowitz
Running time50 minutes
Production companyHome Box Office
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseDecember 13, 1981 (1981-12-13)
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Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner (aka Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner) is a TV special that premiered on Home Box Office (HBO) on December 13, 1981.[1] The program stars Red Skelton and was part of HBO's Standing Room Only series of specials. This was one of Skelton's final television performances.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "8 forgotten Christmas specials of the 1980s". Decades. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. ^ December 1981 HBO Program Guide ("Kramer vs. Kramer" on cover), page 11
  3. ^ TCM: Milestones for Red Skelton (Archive)
  4. ^ "Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner TV Listings (1981)". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  5. ^ "Make 'Em Laugh". Schenectady Gazette. December 12, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-02-13.