Red Skelton’s Famous Rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance

Richard Red Skelton who was professionally known as Red Skelton was an American comic. He was best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show.

Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills at the age of 10 when he became part of a traveling medicine show. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934. 

One of the skits that resonates with people is his rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance. Probably because his proposed fear is what is actually happening in our schools.

Remember this?!

When I was a small boy in Vincennes, Indiana, I heard, I think, one of the most outstanding speeches I ever heard in my life. I think it compares with the Sermon on the Mount, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and Socrates’ Speech to the Students.

I: Me, an individual, a committee of one.

PLEDGE: Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.

ALLEGIANCE: My love and my devotion.

INDIVISIBLE: Incapable of being divided.

AND JUSTICE: The principle or quality of dealing fairly with others.

 FOR ALL: For all, which means, boys and girls, it’s as much your country as it is mine.

And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:

Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: “under God.” Wouldn’t it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools too?