The Best Of Flip Wilson
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!
Jack Benny, Pearl Bailey
Jack Benny plays a gypsy violinist and an unwelcome boarder in the home of an arguing couple (Flip & Pearl).
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.
Don Knotts, Melba Moore
Don Knotts does a medical convention monologue and disrupts officer Freddie Johnson’s date with Melba Moore.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tony Randall, Burns & Schreiber
Window washer (Flip) advises corporate execs; Burns & Schreiber do their taxi routine and Tony's a Chinese football doctor.
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.
Slappy White, Tim Conway
Slappy does stand-up; sketches include Pink Pirate (Conway) w/castaways (Flip & Slappy) and a convoluted con game.
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.
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.
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.
Phyllis Diller, The Committee
Flip seeks a loan; Phyllis does her classic stand-up and comedy troupe The Committee do hilarious sketches.
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.
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.
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.
Tim Conway, Joe Namath
Legendary New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath holds his own with sketch comedy pros Tim & Flip incl. a Geraldine bit.
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.
