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The Best of Flip Wilson

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Seasons count4
Episodes count89

List of episodes of the series ‘The Best of Flip Wilson’


Episodes count: 23

S1.E1 ∙ David Frost, James Brown, Sunday’s Child

Sep 17, 1970

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


S1.E2 ∙ Bobby Darin, Denise Nicholas, Stanley Myron Handelman, Roy Clark

Sep 24, 1970

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


S1.E3 ∙ Lily Tomlin, Redd Foxx, The Temptations

Oct 1, 1970

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


S1.E4 ∙ Perry Como, Charlie Callas, Denise Nicholas, Lola Falana

Oct 8, 1970

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


S1.E6 ∙ Charlie Callas, Laura Greene, Pat Morita, Louis Armstrong

Oct 15, 1970

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


S1.E8 ∙ Robert Klein, Lola Falana, Dean Martin

Oct 22, 1970

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


S1.E9 ∙ Arte Johnson, Moms Mabley, Marcel Marceau

Oct 29, 1970

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


S1.E10 ∙ Bobby Darin, Charley Pride, Ella Fitzgerald

Nov 5, 1970

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


S1.E11 ∙ John Byner, Johnny Brown, Connie Stevens

Nov 12, 1970

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


S1.E12 ∙ Tony Randall, Lena Horne

Dec 10, 1970

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


S1.E13 ∙ Sid Caesar, Bobby Darin

Dec 17, 1970

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


S1.E14 ∙ ShaNaNa, Burl Ives, Slim Gaillard

Dec 24, 1970

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


S1.E15 ∙ Bing Crosby, The Supremes, David Steinberg

Jan 7, 1971

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


S1.E16 ∙ Steve Lawrence, Zero Mostel

Jan 14, 1971

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


S1.E17 ∙ Muhammad Ali, Bobby Darin, Lily Tomlin

Jan 21, 1971

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


S1.E19 ∙ Joe Namath, George Carlin, Abbey Lincoln, Johnny Mathis

Feb 4, 1971

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


S1.E20 ∙ Barbara Feldon, Art Carney, Hal Frazier

Feb 11, 1971

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


S1.E21 ∙ Aretha Franklin, Charlie Callas, David Frost

Feb 18, 1971

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


S1.E22 ∙ Ray Charles, Leslie Uggams, Don Rickles

Feb 25, 1971

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


S1.E23 ∙ Tim Conway, Robert Klein, Diahann Carroll

Mar 4, 1971

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


S1.E24 ∙ Ray Stevens, George Carlin, Lena Horne

Mar 11, 1971

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


S1.E25 ∙ Lily Tomlin, Hamilton Camp, Burt Holiday, Bob Henry

Mar 18, 1971

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


S1.E26 ∙ Tim Conway, Johnny Brown, Sandy Duncan

Apr 1, 1971

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

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