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"The Flip Wilson Show" (1970)
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17 September 1970 (USA)
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One of the many variety shows available in the 1970s (along with Sonny and Cher, Captain and Tennille...
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Won Golden Globe.
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In The Corner, In The Back. . . .
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(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 80) | Flip Wilson | ... | Himself - Host / ... (94 episodes, 1970-1974) |
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The exclamation "The devil made me do it!" by Geraldine Jones, one of Flip Wilson's many characters, was ranked #16 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases" (21-27 August 2005 issue).
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Featured in "TV Land Confidential: Oddballs & Original Characters (#2.1)" (2007)
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This show was the first major variety show hosted by an African-American (NBC had tried before in the 1950's with Nat King Cole, but the racial attitudes of the time doomed it to failure). The late, great Wilson was funny. His humor came out of situations and people's personality quirks; Wilson depended little on racial humor, which is probably why his appeal was so across-the-board. One of my favorite bits was the funky handshake that was done at least once during each episode. My favorite character, outside of the sassy Geraldine, was the Rev. Cleothis Wilson, pastor of the Church of What's Happening Now. Another bit Wilson used always involved meeting a woman for something naughty: "Meet me in the booth, in the corner, in the back, in the dark." New school comedians owe a lot to Flip Wilson.