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Clem Kadiddlehopper – Red Skelton’s country bumpkin character

Clem Kadiddlehopper was one of Red Skelton’s most popular characters, portrayed on radio and television for decades. He was a country bumpkin, slow-witted and big-hearted. Although never intentionally hurtful, he would often cause clownish harm.  Often to his long-suffering father. (“When the stork brought you, Clem, I should’ve shot it on sight!” )

Clem Kadiddlehopper was one of Red Skelton’s most versatile characters.  Clem was often placed in a rural setting to contrast Clem’s down-home values with “higher society”.  Examples include

• When Clem’s worthless paintings become valuable impressionistic art (“Clem the Artist,” a hilarious episode).
• When Clem sells his family’s fountain of youth water and becomes a Hollywood make up artist (guest starring Audrey Meadows‘ of the Honeymooners).
• Or when Clem turns the tables on a pair of city slickers trying to con Clem and his family out of their “oil-ri
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  The Red Skelton Show

  Television series

  Not to be confused with The Red Skelton Program.

  The Red Skelton Show
  Red Skelton and Mickey Rooney at dress rehearsal for The Red Skelton Show at studio 33, January 15, 1957.
  Also known as	The Red Skelton Hour
  Genre	Variety
  Directed by	Seymour Berns Jack Donohue John Gaunt Ed Hiller Bill Hobin Terry Kyne Howard A. Quinn Martin Rackin
  Presented by	Red Skelton
  Voices of	Art Gilmore
  Theme music composer	David Rose
  Opening theme	"Holiday for Strings".[1] (Date of Registration with U.S. Copyright 26-3-1942)[2]
  Composers	David Rose Jack Lloyd Alan Copeland Nelson Barclift
  Country of origin	United States
  Original language	English
  No. of seasons	20
  No. of episodes	672
  Executive producer	Guy Della-Cioppa
  Producers	Cecil Barker Seymour Berns Ben Brady Dee Caruso Perry Cross Gerald Gardner Red Skelton Douglas Whitney
  Running time	22–24 minutes (1951–1962; 1970–1971) 45–48 minutes (1954; 1962–1970)
  Production companies	Van Bernard Productions Sursum • Now Performing in the Red Skelton Tribute Theater 167 East Wears Valley Road Suite #17 (Shops of Pigeon Forge) Pigeon Forge, TN 37863            Clem Kadiddlehopper     Red Skelton was a man of many characters. Red was, in my opinion, was a master of character creating. Skelton's list of characters is one that goes on and on. Many of these characters only appeared on his programs once or twice.     One of America's favorite characters of Red Skelton is the country bumpkin, Clem Kadiddlehopper.       Clem Kadiddlehopper was known as a "Wise Fool". Even though he seemed a little slow he could pull a fast one every so often getting one up on his counter part.   Clem took thing somewhat literally. For example when someone asked him how he spells Kadiddlehopper his reply was "Wrong Every Time!"   Most of the earlier episodes had Clem Kadiddlehopper in his bib overalls since Clem was a country boy.       Clem's lo Copyright ©icythaw.pages.dev 2025