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    The Best of Flip Wilson

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    1970 - Present
    Returning Series
    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 89

    The best of the Flip Wilson variety show, a mix of skits, musical acts and famous guests.

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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. David Frost, James Brown, Sunday’s Child

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

    9/17/1970

    2. 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.

    9/24/1970

    3. 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.

    10/1/1970

    4. 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.

    10/8/1970

    6. 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.”

    10/15/1970

    8. 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.

    10/22/1970

    9. 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.

    10/29/1970

    10. 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.

    11/5/1970

    11. 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.

    11/12/1970

    12. 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.

    12/10/1970

    13. 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.

    12/17/1970

    14. 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.

    12/24/1970

    15. 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.

    1/7/1971

    16. 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.

    1/14/1971

    17. 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.

    1/21/1971

    19. 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.

    2/4/1971

    20. Barbara Feldon, Art Carney, Hal Frazier

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

    2/11/1971

    21. 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.

    2/18/1971

    22. 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.

    2/25/1971

    23. Tim Conway, Robert Klein, Diahann Carroll

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

    3/4/1971

    24. Ray Stevens, George Carlin, Lena Horne

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

    3/11/1971

    25. 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.

    3/18/1971

    26. 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.

    4/1/1971