- Actors: Flip Wilson, Tim Conway, George Carlin, Redd Foxx, Roy Clark
- Directors: Bob Henry
- Writers: George Carlin
- Producers: Nancy Henson
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner Music
- Release Date: Sep 10 2003
- Run Time: 60 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004UD5U
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For four years in the early 1970s, comedian Flip Wilson presided over one of the most popular variety shows on television. The show featured weekly guest stars as well as Wilson's own characters, the most noteworthy of whom were "Reverend Leroy," the genially bombastic pastor of the "Church of What's Happening Now," and "Geraldine Jones," a thoroughly sassy and proud African American woman played by Wilson in a miniskirt. Featuring highlights from five episodes of the program, this collection includes the show's very first appearance on September 17, 1970. Wilson cavorts shamelessly and hysterically as Geraldine during an interview with David Frost and in a skit that features TV legend Ed Sullivan, acting (well, sort of) as a lounge lizard in garish '70s garb (including purple pants and a leather vest). Bill Cosby appears in several skits, and other guest stars include Lucille Ball, Don Rickles, Bobby Darin, Tim Conway, Red Foxx, Ray Charles, the Osmonds (singing and dancing in signature rhinestone jumpsuits), and Big Bird of Sesame Street. Wilson's career never again reached the peak he attained in the early 1970s, but these programs show how truly hilarious he was at the time his character Geraldine Jones had the whole country saying, "The devil made me do it!" --Robert J. McNamara
From the Back Cover
THE FLIP WILSON SHOW, VOLUME 1 guests include David Frost, Bill Cosby, Gina Lollabrigida, Don Rickles, Ray Charles, Redd Foxx, Bobby Darin, and The Muppets.
THE FLIP WILSON SHOW, VOLUME 2 boasts Lily Tomlin, Bobby Darin, Muhammed Ali, Johnny Cash, Joe Namath, Johnny Mathis, George Carlin, Paul McCartney & Wings, and Stiller & Meara as guests.
The DVD contains a bonus fifth episode with guests Lucille Ball, The Osmond Brothers and Ed Sullivan and a photo gallery from Wilson's very own photo album of the series, with Flip posing with some of his guests, many of whom were also personal friends of his.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious classic... edited,
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This review is from: Flip Wilson TV Show, Vol. 1 (DVD)
The other review explains how Flip acquired the rights to his show in the early90's and edited the episodes for rerun play. However, I think it was a mistake to use these edited versions for DVD. The editing isn't always very good, and watching the picture gallery feature makes one long for the scenes that are included there but not in the episodes themselves. Still, it's worth it for what is included!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
FLIP WILSON Comedy Shows A Blast From The Past!,
By Hugo (HOUSTON, TEXAS United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flip Wilson TV Show, Vol. 1 (DVD)
I was inspired to write this review about the DVD releases on the classic Flip Wilson Show because several "reviewers" have written negative remarks. First of all, let it be known for the record that the Late Flip Wilson himself acquired the "rights" to his hour long comedy-variety show[episodes]from NBC back in the early 1990's and he set about editing them down to half hour episodes. His plan was to include the HIGHLIGHTS from each program within a half hour format. Eventually, after several years of hard work, cable's TV LAND aired his wonderfully edited episodes. The man was a comic genius! His characters, most notably "Geraldine Jones", were spectacular individuals who strangely enough developed "lives" of their own in our nation's Pop Culture, becoming massively popular & famous "in their own right". Who could ever forget that incredibly funny and true life-like character "Geraldine"?! That chick really had it going on and was a riot to boot! Anyway, releases on VHS were issued in single volumes[volume 1/volume 2 and so forth]with each tape including two episode "featurettes"...thus, on DVD a single disc will contain the equal to two VHS releases or 4 "featurettes" plus a "bonus" episode because of the expanded format on disc. THE FLIP WILSON SHOW has been issued by Rhino Video in superb video/sound quality, and three decades later, FLIP WILSON's universal brand of comedy has definitely withstood the test of time and remains extremely funny, charming and quite entertaining. Each disc is a goldmine full of laughter and entertainment; "Geraldine's" skits are truly the ultimate best! I just bet you FLIP is in heaven keeping all the angels & GOD laughing incredibly hard!
2.0 out of 5 stars
It was ok,
By Michael Ironside "Mike" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flip Wilson TV Show, Vol. 1 (DVD)
I thought the DVD would more funnier than it was I had to select different scenes and the rest was well like it or lump it I guess !!!!!
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