The Best Of Flip Wilson

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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!

Season 1, 23 Episodes

S1 E1

David Frost, James Brown, Sundayís Child,

James Brown discusses dance moves; Frost interviews Geraldine & (along with Sunday’s Child) joins Rev. Leroy’s church.

TV-PG 28m 1970

S1 E2

Bobby Darin, Denise Nicholas, Stanley Myron Handelman, Roy Clark,

Flip & Stanley each do monologues; the cast does a taxi skit and a western parody Butch Cassidy & The Suntan Kid.

TV-PG 28m 1970

S1 E3

Lily Tomlin, Redd Foxx, The Temptations,

Lily & Flip do saloon and computer dating bits; Redd gives an English lesson and Rev. Leroy preaches with the Temptations.

TV-PG 28m 1970

S1 E4

Perry Como, Charlie Callas, Denise Nicholas, Lola Falana,

Perry demonstrates the use of a stool; Freddie the Bachelor juggles two dates (Denise and Lola) and Callas does hilarious stand-up.

TV-PG 24m 1970

S1 E6

Charlie Callas, Laura Greene, Pat Morita, Louis Armstrong,

Callas is a palace guard and Italian cafe patron; Louis leads Rev. Leroy’s church in 'When The Saints Go Marching In.'

TV-PG 27m 1970

S1 E8

Robert Klein, Lola Falana, Dean Martin,

Flip visits Lola at the unemployment office; Klein does his classic Broadway audition routine and Dean Martin drops by.

TV-PG 23m 1970

S1 E9

Arte Johnson, Moms Mabley, Marcel Marceau,

Arte’s a hopeless holdup man; Marcel does his classic Mask Maker pantomime and Moms gets a Geraldine makeover.

TV-PG 26m 1970

S1 E10

Bobby Darin, Charley Pride, Ella Fitzgerald,

Cast sings 'Who?' with George Wyle on piano; Darin’s a rabid football fan, then the devil battling Rev. Leroy.

TV-PG 27m 1970

S1 E11

John Byner, Johnny Brown, Connie Stevens,

Flip does mind-reading bit; Byner & Brown do competing impersonations and the entire cast does a Sherlock Holmes send-up.

TV-PG 26m 1970

S1 E12

Tony Randall, Lena Horne,

Tony & Lena want to leave NYC by cab; Tony & Flip are an odd couple of inmates: Lena gets food & philosophy at Charley's Diner.

TV-PG 27m 1970

S1 E13

Sid Caesar, Bobby Darin,

Sid plays a hip musician, Jekyll & Hyde and a slot machine; Bobby & Flip offer a vaudeville routine and the cast does a silent movie.

TV-PG 28m 1970

S1 E14

ShaNaNa, Burl Ives, Slim Gaillard,

Santa Claus (Ives) drops by the gas station; Gaillard & Ives do The Night Before Christmas and Rev. Leroy tells ShaNaNa about Scrooge.

TV-PG 28m 1970

S1 E15

Bing Crosby, The Supremes, David Steinberg,

Bing teaches golf; The Supremes help Freddie Johnson do holiday shopping; David does monologue and Geraldine's a bunny waitress.

TV-PG 27m 1971

S1 E16

Steve Lawrence, Zero Mostel,

Mostel portrays a painter and a ledge-jumper; Flip defends his singing ability and Charley’s Diner serves Mostel and Lawrence.

TV-PG 26m 1971

S1 E17

Muhammad Ali, Bobby Darin, Lily Tomlin,

The boxing champ makes poetic predictions for his Joe Frazier fight; Tomlin’s a health nut; Flip & Bobby do a vaudeville bit.

TV-PG 28m 1971

S1 E19

Joe Namath, George Carlin, Abbey Lincoln, Johnny Mathis,

Carlin does his Indian Sergeant routine; Abbey dates Freddie Johnson; Flip & Mathis compare dogs and Geraldine works at Namath’s gym.

TV-PG 28m 1971

S1 E20

Barbara Feldon, Art Carney, Hal Frazier,

Cast parodies Mission Impossible; Flip chats with Hal; sketches incl. a gangster at the veterinarian and bowling night.

TV-PG 28m 1971

S1 E21

Aretha Franklin, Charlie Callas, David Frost,

Cast spoofs panel show & secret agent movies; Callas does stand-up and Aretha joins the Church Of What’s Happening Now.

TV-PG 28m 1971

S1 E22

Ray Charles, Leslie Uggams, Don Rickles,

Flip promotes his latest LP; Uggams rents Freddie Johnson a friend (Rickles) in NYC; Geraldine fawns over Ray Charles.

TV-PG 24m 1971

S1 E23

Tim Conway, Robert Klein, Diahann Carroll,

Flip & Tim teach poker; Freddie Johnson meets Diahann at a society party and Klein does Borscht Belt routine.

TV-PG 28m 1971

S1 E24

Ray Stevens, George Carlin, Lena Horne,

Carlin does a monologue on NYC cops; Flip fixes Ray Stevens’ TV set; Rev. Leroy visits Lena Horne at a nightclub.

TV-PG 28m 1971

S1 E25

Lily Tomlin, Hamilton Camp, Burt Holiday, Bob Henry,

Lily does her famous Ernestine character; Camp & Tomlin have a blind date and Freddie Johnson lands in court.

TV-PG 28m 1971

S1 E26

Tim Conway, Johnny Brown, Sandy Duncan,

Flip & Tim play pool; Sandy sells books to Freddie Johnson; Brown does impressions and Conway is a school headmaster.

TV-PG 26m 1971

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The Best Of Flip Wilson

Variety Show

TV-PG

4 Seasons

28m

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