Flip Wilson

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:14 pm

Anyone have this DVD set?

Quote:

Product Description
Complete Volumes 1 - 4 of Flip WIlson on DVD. US Version. Region 1. Factory Sealed. Right from the Studio.///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.

Sounds amazing.
I want it!!!

FT · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:06 pm

Yeah, the old Flip Wilson show was great. Why did he seemingly fall off the face of the earth after that? Whatever happened to him? He was like the original Eddie Murphy.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

I always like watching reruns of this show when they're on.

FT, MF Wrote:

Whatever happened to him?

you mean, like, other than dying? Ratings. and a penis implant.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

my stepmom saw him at the spectrum at the height of his fame - said he was one of the most vulgar comedians she'd ever seen. then again, she's only seen a few comedians.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:18 pm

The only thing I know this guy from is the toothpase commercial where they are selling the new flip cap.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:22 pm

FT, MF Wrote:

Yeah, the old Flip Wilson show was great. Why did he seemingly fall off the face of the earth after that? Whatever happened to him? He was like the original Eddie Murphy.

He quit his show...
to raise his daughter.

Figured that he made enough cash to keep everyone comfortably fed and housed for the rest of their lives. And he didn't want to miss raising his kids. Guess he made some investments too, that apparently panned out pretty well.

So, how much more do you love him now?

(Heard this in an interview he did on NPR a few years back.)

audiobill · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:45 pm

ShrimpZe Wrote:

FT, MF Wrote:

Yeah, the old Flip Wilson show was great. Why did he seemingly fall off the face of the earth after that? Whatever happened to him? He was like the original Eddie Murphy.

He quit his show...
to raise his daughter.

Figured that he made enough cash to keep everyone comfortably fed and housed for the rest of their lives. And he didn't want to miss raising his kids. Guess he made some investments too, that apparently panned out pretty well.

So, how much more do you love him now?

(Heard this in an interview he did on NPR a few years back.)

Cool!!
He was my favourite comedian when I was a kid.
"Geraldine and killer" cracked me up, as did "...the devil made me do it."

Haven't seen his show since then.

Thanks for the memory gig,

Bill

tentoze · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:06 pm

Debbil gone fly me to Barbados.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:13 pm

When I was little, my mom bought my sister and I a talking Flip Wilson doll. You'd pull the string from his back and hear Flip say, "I smell a rat and the wind is coming from your direction".

HideousLump · **Posted:** Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:51 pm

In the booth in the back in the corner in the dark.

Atticus Finch · **Joined:** Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:18 pm **Posts:** 627

FT, MF Wrote:

Yeah, the old Flip Wilson show was great. Why did he seemingly fall off the face of the earth after that? Whatever happened to him? He was like the original Eddie Murphy.

Flip Wilson died in November 25, 1998 in his Malibu home from liver cancer. - Tvparty

I miss Geraldine. R.I.P Funnyman

PopTodd · **Posted:** Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:30 pm

I got a Best Buy card for an (early) Hannukkah present.
Bought this set.
Both discs.

Should come in a week or 2 and I cannot WAIT!!!

I mean... Geraldine and ALI!?!?!

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:20 am

Watched this last week with my wife.
She fought me on it, at first ("We really don't think a lot of the same stuff is funny, Todd...") But once Geraldine came out, it was all over.

Good times.

Vanlandingham · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:27 am

Atticus Finch Wrote:

FT, MF Wrote:

Yeah, the old Flip Wilson show was great. Why did he seemingly fall off the face of the earth after that? Whatever happened to him? He was like the original Eddie Murphy.

Flip Wilson died in November 25, 1998 in his Malibu home from liver cancer. - Tvparty

I miss Geraldine. R.I.P Funnyman

Has it really almost been 9 years? Wow.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:19 am

Ali: "I thought I could talk, but I met my match!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCruefYl3FI

tentoze · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:21 am

He still daid.

Flip Wilson

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