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DVD The Flip Wilson Show
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
Warning! Paul McCartney and George Carlin do NOT appear on this disc!
Hilarious classic... edited
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!
PLEASE READ THIS! FLIP WILSON DVD IS FUNNY!
***this is a single dvd disc of flip wilson shows***true,they have been edited***but man,what your shown is nothing but funny,funny,funny,skits and performances***whoever did the editing left you the "best" parts***alot of really funny,funny skits with famous guests*** i have never been impressed with men dressing up like women as being funny***examples:jack lemmon ,milton berle,dustin hoffman,robin williams,etc.***but flip wilson took his character to a level that even the celebrities trying to do the performances with him couldnt" stand, they would totally break down with laughter *** the dvd also shows many,many other funny sides of wilsons comic genius other than the character geraldine***funny,funny,stuff***video and audio quality of this dvd is A+++++++***
Why is it that in an age when you can get a whole season of a television show on DVD for less than 30 dollars, you need to pay 45 dollars for six episodes of a show that quite frankly wasn't all that great to begin with? I bought this collection for my father (a former hippie) for his birthday despite the fact that it was a huge rip-off. He seems more-or-less pleased with the episodes included, but doesn't think it's worth what I payed (he saw the receipt).
I managed to get the Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus (a much funnier sketch comedy program from about the the same time period) for only twenty dollars. That collection is loaded with special feature and has at least twelve episodes. I highly reccomend that collection over this any day. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 24 June 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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If you don't get at least a half-dozen belly laughs from this compilation of outtakes from The Carol Burnett Show, you'd better check your pulse. Originally broadcast on CBS in 2001, this affectionate retrospective reunites the peerless cast of Burnett's variety show--Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman--to answer audience questions and reminisce. The cast recalls the many times they lost composure on camera, halting sketches due to all varieties of faux pas, from faulty props (or urinating horses) to mutual crack-ups. Culled from the show's mid-1970s heyday, the clips are infectiously hilarious, and the cast never missed an opportunity to inject a little raunchiness (later deleted) into their otherwise wholesome entertainment. Conway's the real conspirator here,... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 08 October 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Yes, that's right,if Andy Kaufman were a black American, he'd be Richard Pryor. Just like Andy, this DVD set made me happy,sad,angry,confused, and even scared from bewilderment! I laughed at "Star Wars Bar," as well as, his "White Head in a Cage" skit. I cried when I saw the sincere heartwarming love shown in pieces like "Satin Doll" and even more so in the endearing "the Day the Circus Came to the Ghetto" skit. I got angry at his various skits where he uses racial slurs, like the "n" word,etc. But oddly, I almost got a panic attack from watching probably the wierdest thing I've ever seen on a video which was a skit (if you can call it that) where Richard pretends he's Little Richard singing on a piano, then suddenly, we see a sort of pirated signal of an insanely weird monologue(?) of a... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Richard Pryor DVD Release Date: Released the 23 March 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I went all out and purchased, through television, the Rowan and Martin's laugh in, what a joke. First problem is that there is no order. And after awhile they stopped sending them. When i called they said they had not made anymore, and maybe some day they would. But so far, after a year, they never have. Then they put out the best of series. Which i admit, are not apart of the ones they had sent me in the beginning. But again, they leave you with so little and for so very much money!
Many libraries offer the Rowan and Martin's Laugh in Best of Sets and i suggest renting them out and watching them instead of purchasing them. I am really disgusted with the company and how they put these things out.
They should treat true fans a little better. I didn't watch too many of the... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 24 February 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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