FLIP WILSON SHOW, THE {TONY RANDALL, BILLY ECKSTINE, PHYLLIS DILLER} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy/variety programs hosted by Flip Wilson. Guests include actor Tony Randall, singer Billy Eckstine, and comedian Phyllis Diller.
Highlights include: an opening monologue from Wilson; a sketch featuring Randall and Wilson as the hosts of a children’s television show; Eckstine singing “Make it With You”; a comedy routine from Diller; a sketch featuring Randall and Wilson as members of a military-style skywriting company; Wilson, Eckstine, Randall, and Diller performing a medley including “Ragmopp,” “Heartaches,” “Java Jive,” “From the Bottom of My Heart,” “South America, Take it Away,” “You Always Hurt the One You Love,” “Tippy Tippy Tin,” and “If I Didn’t Care”; and a sketch featuring Wilson’s “Geraldine” character as a worker at a department store complaints desk, Randall as her manager, and Diller and Eckstine as customers. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: October 29, 1971 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:51:52
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:03219
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection - Comedy; TV - Comedy/Variety; Women's Collection - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1970-1974
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Monte Kay … Executive Producer
- Bob Henry … Producer
- Patricia Rickey … Associate Producer
- Tim Kiley … Director
- Herbert Baker … Writer
- Hal Goodman … Writer
- Larry Klein … Writer
- Bob Schiller … Writer
- Bob Weiskopf … Writer
- Al Gordon … Writer
- Hal Goldman … Writer
- Flip Wilson … Writer
- George Wyle … Music by
- Sid Feller … Music by
- Flip Wilson … Host
- Billy Eckstine … Performer
- Tony Randall … Guest
- Phyllis Diller … Guest