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!
Buddy Hackett, Ruth Buzzi, Richard Pryor
Flip & Pryor are in tenement politics; it’s parent’s night at school; Pryor does stand-up and the whole cast winds up in the hospital.
Monty Hall, Sandy Duncan, William Windom, The Pointer Sisters
Cast does prop skits; Windom does a dramatic scene and Sandy, the Pointers & Geraldine join Monty on Let's Make A Deal.
Richard Pryor, Ralph Edwards, Bobby Sandler
Richard Pryor does stand-up and joins Flip for sketches including This Is Your Life Geraldine Jones hosted by Ralph Edwards.
Joan Rivers, Redd Foxx, Helen Reddy
Guests trade off doing bench skits with Flip; Redd provides inspiration for an artist (Flip) and Joan Rivers does brilliant stand-up.
Burns & Schreiber, Harry Belafonte
Guests do interpretive skits with a glass; Burns & Schreiber do a human computer bit and Belafonte shills for a huckster (Flip).
Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Slappy White
Flip jokes about karate; Slappy White does stand-up and a soft shoe dance joining the whole cast for a burlesque segment.
Henry 'Hank' Aaron, Lee Grant, Gladys Knight, Andrew Johnson
Lee shoots a commercial; baseball great Hank Aaron does Q&A then is the subject of a testimonial dinner sketch with the full cast.
Tim Conway, Richard Pryor
Flip, Conway & Pryor do interpretive prop sketches with a chair; Flip counsels lazy friend Calvin (Pryor).
Ed McMahon, Charlie Callas, Leonard Nimoy
Callas does a physical comedy routine; McMahon is a huckster and Flip & Nimoy are in the environmentalist Mafia.
Tim Conway, Stiller & Meara
Tim Conway's a burger clown and a baseball team coordinator; Stiller & Meara do a dentist skit and a police line-up.
Burns & Schreiber, The Fifth Dimension
Rev. Leroy visits a monastery; Burns & Schreiber improvise machines and Fifth Dimension members do a dating sketch with Flip.
Jack Klugman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Franklyn Ajaye, Anthony Newley
Browne & Newley are British secret agents; Franklyn Ajaye does stand-up and Klugman's a football referee in slow motion.
Ted Knight, The Pointer Sisters, Chuck Norris, Phillip Paley
Ted Knight's a news anchor; Flip gets flipped by Phillip Paley (9-year old karate kid) with Chuck Norris; the Pointers join Rev. Leroy.
Steve Lawrence, Richard Pryor, Ketty Lester
Freddie Johnson helps a couple (Richard & Ketty) reconcile and customs agent Geraldine gives Lawrence a hard time.
McLean Stevenson, Redd Foxx, Don Adams
Flip & Don gamble in Las Vegas; Redd Foxx does stand-up and Q&A; three guys celebrate their wives going out of town.
Tony Randall, Bob & Ray
Flip applies for a parade permit and goes duck hunting with Tony; Bob & Ray do comic interview routines incl. the slow talker.
Andy Williams, Jonathan Winters, Arte Johnson, Bob Hope
Andy & Flip play expectant fathers; Geraldine & Maude Frickert (Winters) are fellow travelers; Flip & Arte do a movie spoof.
