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S3 E4 The Best Of Flip Wilson: S3 E4 - Ruth Buzzi, Burns & Schreiber, The Supremes

Variety Show

TV-PG

28m

Oct 4, 1972

Flip & cast do park bench skits; Burns & Schreiber do their taxi routine and Buzzi & The Supremes compete to rent Flip a car.

Season 3, 23 Episodes

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Jack Benny, Pearl Bailey

Jack Benny, Pearl Bailey,

Jack Benny plays a gypsy violinist and an unwelcome boarder in the home of an arguing couple (Flip & Pearl).

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Tim Conway, The Fifth Dimension

Tim Conway, The Fifth Dimension,

The Fifth Dimension tell their (sort of) origin story and the Pink Pirate (Conway) accosts Flip & Florence LaRue in Central Park.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Don Knotts, Melba Moore

Don Knotts, Melba Moore,

Don Knotts does a medical convention monologue and disrupts officer Freddie Johnson’s date with Melba Moore.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Ruth Buzzi, Burns & Schreiber, The Surpremes

Ruth Buzzi, Burns & Schreiber, The Surpremes,

Flip & cast do park bench skits; Burns & Schreiber do their taxi routine and Buzzi & The Supremes compete to rent Flip a car.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Stiller & Meara, Bill Russell

Stiller & Meara, Bill Russell,

Flip & Bill Russell give a clinic on billiards; Stiller & Meara have a lunchroom romance and a courtroom scene features the whole cast.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - The Jackson 5, David Steinberg, Diana Sands

The Jackson 5, David Steinberg, Diana Sands,

Flip pushes ice cream and tries to join the Jackson 5; Michael gives a math lesson; Steinberg burglarizes Flip & Diana Sands.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Ed Asner, Carol Channing

Ed Asner, Carol Channing,

Ed Asner plays a ship's captain, cheats at cards (w/Flip, Channing & George Wyle) and gets fixed up with Carol at a resort.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Don Adams, Roscoe Lee Browne, The Staple Singers

Don Adams, Roscoe Lee Browne, The Staple Singers,

Flip is guru Jiva Koolit; Freddie Johnson's girlfriend's away; three guys do jury duty and Rev. Leroy tries off-track betting.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Tim Conway, Burt Reynolds

Tim Conway, Burt Reynolds,

Burt & Flip have a western shootout; Tim is the Pink Pirate; all do audience Q&A and Geraldine makes a movie with Burt.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Joan Rivers, Frank Gorshin, The Temptations

Joan Rivers, Frank Gorshin, The Temptations,

Joan does seated stand-up; a Godfather spoof shows off Gorshin’s many voices and The Temptations join Rev. Leroy’s church.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Dom DeLuise, Gladys Knight, Raymond Burr

Dom DeLuise, Gladys Knight, Raymond Burr,

Flip shows how to switch up a joke; the cast does wacky soap opera; Q&A with Raymond who also visits Charley’s Diner.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Tony Randall, Burns & Schreiber

Tony Randall, Burns & Schreiber,

Window washer (Flip) advises corporate execs; Burns & Schreiber do their taxi routine and Tony's a Chinese football doctor.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Bill Russell, Johnny Cash, June Carter

Bill Russell, Johnny Cash, June Carter,

Flip plays Bill Russell in a game of 1-on-1 (chess, that is) and Geraldine square dances with Johnny Cash.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Slappy White, Tim Conway

Slappy White, Tim Conway,

Slappy does stand-up; sketches include Pink Pirate (Conway) w/castaways (Flip & Slappy) and a convoluted con game.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - James Coco, Barbara McNair, Jim Nabors

James Coco, Barbara McNair, Jim Nabors,

Coco, Nabors & Flip do theater parody; Freddie Johnson shops for a card and Geraldine battles McNair to be queen of a parade.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Andy Griffith, Roscoe Lee Browne

Andy Griffith, Roscoe Lee Browne,

Andy Griffith and Tony Award winner Roscoe Lee Browne join Flip for a game show parody called Buzz Off and a lighthouse sketch.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Marty Feldman, Howard Cosell, Sandy Duncan

Marty Feldman, Howard Cosell, Sandy Duncan,

Marty Feldman battles the Beast In The Basket and Howard Cosell judges Sandy & Flip's cakes in the county fair bake-off.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Phyllis Diller, The Committee

Phyllis Diller, The Committee,

Flip seeks a loan; Phyllis does her classic stand-up and comedy troupe The Committee do hilarious sketches.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - The Amazing Kreskin, Diana Sands, Dom DeLuise

The Amazing Kreskin, Diana Sands, Dom DeLuise,

Kreskin performs magic and acts in a sketch w/Flip & Diana Sands; Dom DeLuise battles Geraldine in the grocery store.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Della Reese, George Carlin, Roy Clark

Della Reese, George Carlin, Roy Clark,

Carlin & Flip report the news; Carlin does a monologue on race & society and the cast does a comic courtroom scene.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Rich Little, Ed McMahon, Cicely Tyson

Rich Little, Ed McMahon, Cicely Tyson,

Cast does a Tonight Show spoof with Rich as Johnny Carson; Flip & Cicely’s honeymoon gets disrupted by dentists.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Tim Conway, Joe Namath

Tim Conway, Joe Namath,

Legendary New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath holds his own with sketch comedy pros Tim & Flip incl. a Geraldine bit.

The Best Of Flip Wilson - Richard Pryor, Don Knotts

Richard Pryor, Don Knotts,

Fresh from acting in Lady Sings The Blues, Richard Pryor does brilliant stand-up and skits with veteran funnyman Don Knotts.

Details

The Best Of Flip Wilson

Variety Show

TV-PG

4 Seasons

28m

The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970 and became an immediate hit. The show featured a who’s who of TV and film stars, including Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, George Carlin and Don Rickles. And it introduced the world to Flip Wilson’s alter-ego, Geraldine!

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