red skelton be still another major star who make the transition from movie to television with ease . his show certainly bring a laughter to the american household of year back . he would begin the show with an opening monologue . afterwards and we would have a variety of character . remember gertrude and heathcliff in the monologue . how can we ever forget san fernando red . i remember one episode where a a king red introduce his queen by refer to her a your fatness . go know that red would use his comedic talent to really hide from his tragic life . he lose a son to leukemia at age 11 or so . his wife and georgia and die by suicide .