The Best of Flip Wilson

Season 4

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

17 Episodes

  • Buddy Hackett, Ruth Buzzi, Richard Pryor
    E1
    Buddy Hackett, Ruth Buzzi, Richard PryorFlip & 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
    E2
    Monty Hall, Sandy Duncan, William Windom, The Pointer SistersCast 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
    E3
    Richard Pryor, Ralph Edwards, Bobby SandlerRichard 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
    E4
    Joan Rivers, Redd Foxx, Helen ReddyGuests 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
    E5
    Burns & Schreiber, Harry BelafonteGuests do interpretive skits with a glass; Burns & Schreiber do human computer bit and Belafonte shills for a huckster (Flip).
  • Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Slappy White
    E6
    Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Slappy WhiteFlip 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
    E7
    Henry “Hank” Aaron, Lee Grant, Gladys Knight, Andrew JohnsonLee shoots a commercial; baseball great Aaron does Q&A then is the subject of a testimonial dinner sketch with full cast.
  • Tim Conway, Richard Pryor
    E8
    Tim Conway, Richard PryorFlip, Conway & Pryor do interpretive prop sketches with a chair; Flip counsels lazy friend Calvin (Pryor).
  • Ed McMahon, Charlie Callas, Leonard Nimoy
    E9
    Ed McMahon, Charlie Callas, Leonard NimoyCallas does physical comedy routine; McMahon is a huckster and Flip & Nimoy are in the environmentaist Mafia.
  • Tim Conway, Stiller & Meara
    E10
    Tim Conway, Stiller & MearaTim 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
    E11
    Burns & Schreiber, The Fifth DimensionRev. 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
    E12
    Jack Klugman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Franklyn Ajaye, Anthony NewleyBrowne & 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
    E13
    Ted Knight, The Pointer Sisters, Chuck Norris, Phillip PaleyTed 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
    E15
    Steve Lawrence, Richard Pryor, Ketty LesterFreddie Johnson helps a couple (Richard & Ketty) reconcile and customs agent Geraldine gives Lawrence a hard time.
  • McLean Stevenson, Redd Foxx, Don Adams
    E17
    McLean Stevenson, Redd Foxx, Don AdamsFlip & 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
    E18
    Tony Randall, Bob & RayFlip applies for a parade permit and goes duck hunting with Tony; Bob & Ray do comic interview routines incl. the slow talker.
  • Pilot - Andy Williams, Jonathan Winters, Arte Johnson, Bob Hope
    E19
    Pilot - Andy Williams, Jonathan Winters, Arte Johnson, Bob HopeAndy & Flip play expectant fathers; Geraldine & Maude Frickert (Winters) are fellow travelers; Flip & Arte do a movie spoof.

 

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