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The Flip Wilson Show is an hour-long variety show that originally aired in the US 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.
An unexpected break came in 1965, when comedian Redd Foxx was a guest on The Tonight Show and host Johnny Carson asked him who the funniest comedian at the time was; Foxx answered, "Flip Wilson". [2] Carson then booked Wilson to appear on The Tonight Show and Wilson became a favorite guest on that show as well as on The Ed Sullivan Show. Wilson ...
Gilliam was a dancer in seasons 1 to 2 and promoted to cast member this season. Both Brown and Tomlin joined late in this season. Cast departures and changes: After the season finale, Gilliam returned to being a regular dancer in The Cocktail Party scene and in occasional skits. He remained until the end of the series.
Johnny Carson, Debbie Reynolds*, Peter Sellers, Flip Wilson: September 15, 1969 42 2 Michael Caine, "Cyrus Quigly" (Marc London, show writer)*, Bob Hope, Diana Ross* September 22, 1969 43 3 Sonny & Cher*, Flip Wilson: September 29, 1969 44 4 Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith (The Monkees*) October 6, 1969 45 5
Charlie Richmond (Flip Wilson) is a black middle-class employee of the Division of Highways, who juggles his work and home life with his wife, Diana, a schoolteacher played by Gladys Knight. The couple has three children: sixteen-year-old "Junior" ( Kristoff St. John ), fifteen-year-old Lauren (Fran Robinson), and nine-year-old Robert ( Jaleel ...
1. Flip Wilson ‘The Flip Wilson Show’ In the 1970s, Wilson made TV history as the first black performer to headline a hit variety show. With a quick flip of the wig and a flick of the hand ...
This is a list of all episodes of the television sitcom Here's Lucy, the successor to The Lucy Show. Each season ran for a total of 24 episodes. Series overview Season Episodes Originally released Rank Rating Households (millions) First released Last released 1 24 September 23, 1968 (1968-09-23) March 17, 1969 (1969-03-17) 9 23.8 13.86 2 24 September 22, 1969 (1969-09-22) March 2, 1970 (1970 ...
Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly" (from Season 1, Episode 20) Eric Weissberg and Deliverance - "Dueling Banjos" (from Season 1, Episode 9) Jim Croce - "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" (from Season 1, Episode 21) Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" (from Season 2, Episode 13) Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Get Down" (from Season 2, Episode 11)