About The Flip Wilson Show
- Released on September 17, 1970
The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred American comedian Flip Wilson; the program was one of the first American television programs starring a black person in the title role to become highly successful with a white audience. Specifically, it was the first successful network variety series starring an African American. During its first two seasons, its Nielsen ratings made it the nation's second most watched show.
The show consisted of many skits over an hour. It also broke new ground in American television by using a 'Theatre-in-the-Round' stage format, with the audience seated on all sides of a circular performance area.
Wilson was most famous for creating the role of Geraldine Jones, a sassy, modern woman who had a boyfriend named Killer. Flip also created the role of Reverend Leroy, who was the minister of the Church of What's Happening Now!. New parishioners were wary of coming to the church as it was hinted that Reverend Leroy was a con artist. Wilson popularized such catchphrases as "What you see is what you get", and "The devil made me do it!".
Main Cast of The Flip Wilson Show
Flip Wilson plays Self - Host (96 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Flip Wilson Show
Stanley Myron Handelman plays Self (2 episodes)
Lola Falana plays Self (2 episodes)
Tony Randall plays Self (2 episodes)
Joan Rivers plays Self (2 episodes)
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Jackie Vernon plays Self (1 episode)
Barbara McNair plays Self (2 episodes)
Barbara Feldon plays Self (2 episodes)
Donny Hathaway plays Self (1 episode)
Roger Miller plays Self (1 episode)
Kris Kristofferson plays Self (1 episode)
James Brown plays Self (1 episode)
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Ed McMahon plays Self (1 episode)
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Carl Reiner plays Self (1 episode)
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Marcel Marceau plays Self (1 episode)
Slim Gaillard plays Self (1 episode)
Phyllis Diller plays Self (1 episode)
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Dan Hicks plays Self (1 episode)
Pat Boone plays Self (1 episode)
Jack Burns plays Self (3 episodes)
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Bill Russell plays Self (1 episode)
Marilyn Michaels plays Self (1 episode)
Sandy Duncan plays Self (3 episodes)
Papa John Creach plays Self (1 episode)
Joe Namath plays Self (3 episodes)
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Ruth Buzzi plays Self (4 episodes)
Denise Nicholas plays Self (2 episodes)
Johnny Brown plays Self (2 episodes)
Charlie Callas plays Self (2 episodes)
Diana Sands plays Self (2 episodes)
Ray Charles plays Self (3 episodes)
Ed Sullivan plays Self (2 episodes)
Carol Channing plays Self (2 episodes)
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Marty Feldman plays Self (2 episodes)
Tim Conway plays Self (6 episodes)
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Jerry Stiller plays Self (2 episodes)
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Aretha Franklin plays Self (2 episodes)
Harry Belafonte plays Self (1 episode)
Roy Clark plays Self (4 episodes)
Robert Goulet plays Self (1 episode)
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Moms Mabley plays Self (1 episode)
Zero Mostel plays Self (1 episode)
Ruth Gordon plays Self (1 episode)
Lena Horne plays Self (3 episodes)
Art Carney plays Self (1 episode)
Mahalia Jackson plays Self (1 episode)
Frank Gorshin plays Self (1 episode)
Raymond Burr plays Self (3 episodes)
Dom DeLuise plays Self (4 episodes)
Cicely Tyson plays Self (1 episode)
Lucille Ball plays Self (1 episode)
James Coco plays Self (1 episode)
Melba Moore plays Self (4 episodes)
Debby Boone plays Self (1 episode)
Janet Jackson plays Self (2 episodes)
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Johnny Cash plays Self (1 episode)
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John Byner plays Self (1 episode)
Don Rickles plays Self (1 episode)
Helen Reddy plays Self (1 episode)
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Dionne Warwick plays Self (1 episode)
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Loretta Long plays Self (1 episode)
Dean Martin plays Self (1 episode)
Doug Kershaw plays Self (1 episode)
Burt Reynolds plays Self (1 episode)
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Bobby Darin plays Self (3 episodes)
Lily Tomlin plays Self (4 episodes)
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Ed Asner plays Self (1 episode)
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Stevie Wonder plays Self (1 episode)
Sugar Ray Robinson plays Self (1 episode)
Robert Klein plays Self (2 episodes)
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Bill Withers plays Self (1 episode)
Howard Cosell plays Self (1 episode)
Charley Pride plays Self (1 episode)
Jim Brown plays Self (1 episode)
Johnny Mathis plays Self (1 episode)
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Jimmy Osmond plays Self (1 episode)
Buddy Hackett plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Pryor plays Self (1 episode)
Billy 'Pop' Atmore plays Self (1 episode)
Crew of The Flip Wilson Show
Discover the backstage crew of The Flip Wilson Show →
- Stanley Myron Handelman
- Lola Falana
- Tony Randall
- Joan Rivers
- Diahann Carroll
- Clara Ward
- Sid Caesar
- George Carlin
- June Carter Cash
- Jackie Vernon
- Barbara McNair
- Barbara Feldon
- Donny Hathaway
- Roger Miller
- Kris Kristofferson
- James Brown
- Louis Armstrong
- Ed McMahon
- Pearl Bailey
- Carl Reiner
- Gina Lollobrigida
- Leslie Uggams
- Connie Stevens
- Marcel Marceau
- Slim Gaillard
- Phyllis Diller
- Bill Cosby
- Hamilton Camp
- Dan Hicks
- Pat Boone
- Jack Burns
- David Steinberg
- Erroll Garner
- Bill Russell
- Marilyn Michaels
- Sandy Duncan
- Papa John Creach
- Joe Namath
- Willie Tyler
- Ruth Buzzi
- Denise Nicholas
- Johnny Brown
- Charlie Callas
- Diana Sands
- Ray Charles
- Ed Sullivan
- Carol Channing
- Redd Foxx
- Marty Feldman
- Tim Conway
- Jim Nabors
- Jerry Stiller
- B.B. King
- Aretha Franklin
- Harry Belafonte
- Roy Clark
- Robert Goulet
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Moms Mabley
- Zero Mostel
- Ruth Gordon
- Lena Horne
- Art Carney
- Mahalia Jackson
- Frank Gorshin
- Raymond Burr
- Dom DeLuise
- Cicely Tyson
- Lucille Ball
- James Coco
- Melba Moore
- Debby Boone
- Janet Jackson
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Johnny Cash
- Anne Meara
- Phil Silvers
- John Byner
- Don Rickles
- Helen Reddy
- Petula Clark
- Dionne Warwick
- Perry Como
- Loretta Long
- Dean Martin
- Doug Kershaw
- Burt Reynolds
- Steve Lawrence
- Bobby Darin
- Lily Tomlin
- Avery Schreiber
- Ed Asner
- Rich Little
- Taj Mahal
- Stevie Wonder
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Robert Klein
- Arte Johnson
- Bill Withers
- Howard Cosell
- Charley Pride
- Jim Brown
- Johnny Mathis
- Roberta Flack
- Jimmy Osmond
- Buddy Hackett
- Richard Pryor
- Billy 'Pop' Atmore