@@studiobauhaus7740 You wouldn’t know Talent if it bit you on the butt! Everyone I know around here thought it was Hilarious! In Fact,. A lot of people thought he should do the whole show as Geraldine! Oh,.& I Know Lot’s of people! Just sit down & shut up! You don’t know talent! How old are you? 12?
Even though Ali knew what to say before a fight. He was a very humble and respectful man outside the ring In my mind and heart Ali will always be the champ.
I am feeling so nostalgic right now. I was in the 10th grade in 1971 when this show was first aired. What's really amazing is the fact that I am still here. I am extremely grateful. Thanks for the upload.
No . My uncle worked for NBC his entire career . Years later he did a short run sitcom with Flip and Gladys Knight by the name of “ Charlie and Company “
@joe Louis Flip Wilson was gay?...really?...The Brother was married 3 times and had 6 children and was known to have a lot of women. I never heard that before that he was gay. It does not matter though...he was still down with and for the cause...it was reflected in his work. More Power To Him!!!
Do you mean the cause of the Brotherhood of humanity?? Or is it all about and just for the blacks?? Loved the guy for his comic genius and clearly he influenced many down the line. Medea comes to mind.
@@SeniorMoostacho The Beatiful Black Brotherhood and Black Sisterhood is excactly what is meant. There was so much struggle during that time and historically for black people to live freely and express their "humanity" because "all humanity" did not respect and treat all people with dignity and equality that everyone is deserving of. Black People had to go through so much to just live, exist and be respected as human beings because of the limited "humanity" of The Slave Masters and Their Descendants who upheld their ancestors bigoted, oppresive and discriminatory beleifs and idealisms. Yes...that is indeed what I meant!!!
yup. actually they had the technology back then in the 70s only they had to make the devices smaller. remember the huge phones some of us used to carry. they joked...big as bricks
man o man flip wilson from jersey city. new jersey who was raised from a broken home and foster care.. this man proved a hard up bringing never defines a man
That was so weird… As “Geraldine“ reaches into her purse to get her phone, for a split second I forgot that we didn’t have cell phones back then but, then she pulls out this phone like we had back in the day with the cord 😆 ! Now as a kid watching this, I never dreamt that someday that’s exactly what I would do… reach into my purse to make a phone call. Isn’t that something🤷🏽♀️😎
Flip Wilson was comedy genius. A genius. Hard to believe this was 48 years ago, though. Lord took Flip home because He loved Geraldine and wanted to see up close.
Awww, no...it wasn't even Geraldine’s mystique....what you see is what you get, she had first. Computers got the term WYSIWYG from her. Wish Flip were here, everybody loved him. His emmy award winning show had every comedian and tv personality. Everybody was attracted to Flip's engaging warmth and intelligent wit. From a hard scrabble upbringing, he invented his comedy and characters. Once seen, you'd never forget Flip Wilson. Geraldine says to Rev....how do YOU know, you wasn’t there... I can hear Flip doing Geraldine’s voice in my mind.
Well Look Who We Have Here.. The " Louisville Lip" Himself, Muhammad Ali. Proud To Say I'm From Louisville Kentucky. RIP " Cassius Clay " a.k.a. Muhammad Ali. We Miss You Brother. His Boyhood Home Wasn't Too Far From Where I Grew Up.
You said it just right. Thank god we have these to enjoy... Today so much of what they call humor or entertainment is just rude, crude and mostly ignorant of what humor really is.
He had words but no pause on Geraldine… he was surprisingly compliant as a mere prop. Missed opportunity… the banter between The Champ & Howard Cosell was hilarious.
in 71 I was downtown chgo,walked past 311 n state, ABC bdg,had casts on both legs,walking boots,who exits the glass doors to my right but muhammed ali,,,,,,wore a nice lookin grey pinstripe siut,,,in about 15 seconds 30 kids mobbed him, I took a pen and paper out from the bag, juggling the rt crutch,,waited a long time,,,ali spoke up to the kids,,,nicely,,,,' hey fellas,,the caucasian man in crutches back there ,,he been here a long while,,let me go sign autographs for him yall,,,,hold awn,,,,,' the champ made way through the kids,signed it,,looked like just a business guy in the suit
i saw this when it first aired. i was 9 years old. it used to come on thursday....funny i can remember that, but still can't find my keys...don't laff...it'll happen to you too ;-)
Now this is when TV was good to watch so innocent and funny. Oh 🌿🌹 Flip Wilson 🌹🌿 was a lcon. Geraldine Jones was crazy her and her boyfriend Killer hilarious 😵. I miss those days 😭.
Clerow Wilson, Jr. (Jersey City, Nueva Jersey, 8 de diciembre de 1933 - Malibú, California, 25 de noviembre de 1998) más conocido como Flip Wilson, fue un cómico de Stand-up Comedy y actor estadounidense de teatro y televisión que gozó de un gran éxito en los años 70.
When I was a teenager I could do Flip Wilson's Geraldine as a imitation & was pretty good at it back in the early 1970's. "What you see is what you get"
I remember watching this show when I was in my teens. The fact that a black man had his own show was a,big deal. If Muhammad Ali didn't like seeing Flip in drag he wouldn't have done the show. Flip did many characters on the show that was just as funny as Geraldine. Remember Freddie the lover and rev.LeRoy Brown.
@ Theron Dawson, I also remember this show when I was growing up to. You are so right about it being a huge deal back then because him being a black man having his own variety show. I also remember my mom on the phone with her sisters talking about the character Geraldine Jones, lol 😂😂 😂. I don't know if you can remember the song that Flip Wilson singing a song about a peanut 😂 and a frog on a log. I can remember like it was yesterday. I was around six years old.
Both were loved by white people too. I was a young teen. I never missed Wilson's show and Ali's bouts. There were many black entertainers who were very popular among all race groups. We learned that black people were no different than anyone else. Sad that segments of yesteryear and today still embrace racism.
This was a popular in Zambia, a country in Africa. I doubt anyone with a television missed a show. We admired this man. Edit: and by this man, I mean Mr Flip Wilson. Me Ali was a hero.
Lol I remember this show as a kid 5 years old I love real comedy they I asked someone yesterday have you ever heard of flip Wilson and I got a look like who no 🤣
Muhammad Ali o Mohamed Alí (nacido como Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; Louisville, Kentucky, 17 de enero de 1942-Scottsdale, Arizona, 3 de junio de 2016) fue un boxeador estadounidense, considerado uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos. Fue una figura social de enorme influencia en su generación, en la política y en las luchas sociales o humanitarias a favor de los afroamericanos y del islam. 81 AÑOS 74 AÑOS 07 AÑOS.
My grandfather Alan Reynolds was a comedian: and he'd have me perform the Flip Wilson signitura routine when I was 9-11yo. He was an amazing guy married to a beautiful model. He had a drinking problem; and was struck by a car on the only day he was sober! RIP dad. I'll see you soon I reckon. I'm sorry for all the fuck ups I've ever made!
Ali is a country boy from Louisville, he's not used to seeing drags stand so close to him. he was very uncomfortable, tense and on guard and every so often he would crack a "smile" but flip was really funny i enjoyed this.
Muhammad Ali was so beautiful. Such a handsome man.
Hard to BELIEVE A FIGHTER COULD LOOK LIKE A MODEL..RIP THE GREATEST
Geraldine was a hoot
He was beautiful!
@@dalehall2067 kmmmm
It's hard to delieve that a fighter could look so cool. Ms. 🌹
Geraldine doing the little dances is pure attitude and vibe.
❤❤❤👠
He truly was one of the greatest comedians.
Geraldine was too cringe. This was the problem with Flip Wilson and why nobody talks about him.
I agree 👍 100%
@@studiobauhaus7740 What Are You Talking About!? Flip Wilson Was The Goat!
@@jimcowan8770 no he wasn't ...his show was barely watchable because of that Geraldine cringe
@@studiobauhaus7740 You wouldn’t know Talent if it bit you on the butt! Everyone I know around here thought it was Hilarious! In Fact,. A lot of people thought he should do the whole show as Geraldine! Oh,.& I Know Lot’s of people! Just sit down & shut up! You don’t know talent! How old are you? 12?
Even though Ali knew what to say before a fight.
He was a very humble and respectful man outside the ring
In my mind and heart Ali will always be the champ.
Flip was so damn funny.. One of the best variety shows ever..
I am feeling so nostalgic right now. I was in the 10th grade in 1971 when this show was first aired. What's really amazing is the fact that I am still here. I am extremely grateful. Thanks for the upload.
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I was ten
What is so amazing about you being here? You're not exactly old.
I was 12 and had a crush on Geraldine so as long as we are conscious we are not that old
I’m 57 years old, 🧐 first thing that props up in my mind about Flip is the skit with Belafonte ‘ Who put the rum in the coconut’ 😀
Wow! The memories this brings up. Loved the days when you could do comedy without getting cancelled.
So awesome, Flip Wilson was a great talent
Thanks Bunches for the Post I Loved The FliP Wilson show RIP My Friend Flip and Miss Geraldine Jones
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First time I saw Ali lost for words. Both of them RIP.
Trueeee he was laughing
He no match for flip Wilson with words
He was asked to be mute....
I Miss Flip. It is so nice to revisit his Genius.
Ali was so cool, these shows should be preserved to show the youngsters what life was really like, not all bad.
100 % agree with you!!
Far better then now
Those were the days, we will never forget. RIP Champ, we will always miss you.
Dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee!
FLIP AND MUHAMMAD ALI, GENIUS, RIP ALWAYS❤❤
How I miss these two guys. Each, the very best at what they did, and all America just loved them!
IMAGINE HE HAD CALLED IT "FLIP PHONE" instead if "Pocketbook Telephone", oh my dear Flip, wish you could have seen this.
My uncle produced Flip . He used to tell me stories about some of the legends he had on . Miss hearing those stories
No . My uncle worked for NBC his entire career . Years later he did a short run sitcom with Flip and Gladys Knight by the name of “ Charlie and Company “
@@gregschannel4918 I remember charlie and company. I watched the few episodes that were on tv before they pulled it.
What a wonderful legacy! I'm sure those are cherished memories!
"Dont hurt him cause he's one of us" - Flip Wilson was for the cause and the brotherhood!!!
@joe Louis Flip Wilson was gay?...really?...The Brother was married 3 times and had 6 children and was known to have a lot of women. I never heard that before that he was gay. It does not matter though...he was still down with and for the cause...it was reflected in his work. More Power To Him!!!
Do you mean the cause of the Brotherhood of humanity?? Or is it all about and just for the blacks?? Loved the guy for his comic genius and clearly he influenced many down the line. Medea comes to mind.
@@SeniorMoostacho The Beatiful Black Brotherhood and Black Sisterhood is excactly what is meant. There was so much struggle during that time and historically for black people to live freely and express their "humanity" because "all humanity" did not respect and treat all people with dignity and equality that everyone is deserving of.
Black People had to go through so much to just live, exist and be respected as human beings because of the limited "humanity" of The Slave Masters and Their Descendants who upheld their ancestors bigoted, oppresive and discriminatory beleifs and idealisms. Yes...that is indeed what I meant!!!
He was also a victim of the agenda having to dress and drag as Dave Chappelle has said
I love me some Flip Wilson, I ordered his whole Flip Wilson DVD collection. Such hours of fun and laughter.
Watching this time-machine brings back a lot of memories and history. Very nostalgic and wonderful.
Everyone is laughing about her pulling out her phone from her purse, but this is what we currently do now. 😂😂💯💕😂
yup. actually they had the technology back then in the 70s only they had to make the devices smaller. remember the huge phones some of us used to carry. they joked...big as bricks
I know right! Lol
Yes. Praise Allah for his signs.
@@princeofallnegros4035 which alla? Did alla Invent anything?
They had portable phones but they were the size of briefcases!
The champ was fine!!!! Ali will always be my G.O.A.T.
Please explain G.O.A.T to old grandma! 💜
He was so famous had many high profile celebrities on show
Flip Wilson so hilarious with his Geraldine impression.
Muhammad Ali my hero.
RIP Champ and Flip
man o man flip wilson from jersey city. new jersey who was raised from a broken home and foster care.. this man proved a hard up bringing never defines a man
The earliest versions of the mobile phone . Flip Wilson was exceptional being with another exceptional
Ali, one good looking man
Flip was Unmatched!!
Genius!!!
flip wilson. what an entertainer. ! love his Geraldine character. remember watching this with the family many years ago. we all loved him...
Flip made a very pretty woman!
That was so weird… As “Geraldine“ reaches into her purse to get her phone, for a split second I forgot that we didn’t have cell phones back then but, then she pulls out this phone like we had back in the day with the cord 😆 ! Now as a kid watching this, I never dreamt that someday that’s exactly what I would do… reach into my purse to make a phone call. Isn’t that something🤷🏽♀️😎
Tracy Allen 😂 I was thinking the same thing
To Think Write i thought the same thing to then i saw the receiver and remembered how LONG ago this was :) lol
Yeah same here
For Real, I am 67 years old & this scene makes Me Feel More Alive...I Believe That I was Born In The Right GENERATION!🙏
Flip Wilson was comedy genius. A genius. Hard to believe this was 48 years ago, though. Lord took Flip home because He loved Geraldine and wanted to see up close.
Carole, I didn't know god rolled like that.
Awww, no...it wasn't even Geraldine’s mystique....what you see is what you get, she had first. Computers got the term WYSIWYG from her. Wish Flip were here, everybody loved him. His emmy award winning show had every comedian and tv personality. Everybody was attracted to Flip's engaging warmth and intelligent wit. From a hard scrabble upbringing, he invented his comedy and characters. Once seen, you'd never forget Flip Wilson. Geraldine says to Rev....how do YOU know, you wasn’t there... I can hear Flip doing Geraldine’s voice in my mind.
Loved Flip Wilson...NO body like that anymore...color did NOT matter, he was wonderful!
It seems a lot of his Geraldine skits we're not scripted. He just improved most of it. 😁
@@beneaththecrust4661 She doesn't. God didn't take Flip. Cancer did.
Flip Wilson was SO CRAZY!!!!!!!
He was the first afro american performer to have his own show. He was very talent and intelligent. Too bad we have goons these days .
Loved Ali, he was still unbeaten when this taped, but I loved Smokin' Joe too. Greatest boxing rivalry of all time.
When you think of the characters now days such as Wanda,shennenne,and madea ..flip Wilson paid the way
Paved! He PAVED the way. Bless your heart.
GOD created him, handsome and brilliant, people like him is so rare.
.. and he was whooping ass too!
Well Look Who We Have Here.. The " Louisville Lip" Himself, Muhammad Ali. Proud To Say I'm From Louisville Kentucky. RIP " Cassius Clay " a.k.a. Muhammad Ali. We Miss You Brother. His Boyhood Home Wasn't Too Far From Where I Grew Up.
Geraldine WAS a trip !!!
Favourite part of the show
Thanks for the upload.
The king, never forgotten! The championship always forever! I love ms . Jones!
Mohammad Ali was a great man with great personality, with all incredible qualities. He was so charming and handsome.
Now these were the best times on TV and I enjoyed it being a youngster all was so innocent and in manner. RIP Flip Wilson
You said it just right. Thank god we have these to enjoy... Today so much of what they call humor or entertainment is just rude, crude and mostly ignorant of what humor really is.
He said " I thought I could talk but I meet my match " hehehe Ali was out of words for once
He had words but no pause on Geraldine… he was surprisingly compliant as a mere prop. Missed opportunity… the banter between The Champ & Howard Cosell was hilarious.
But the comedic timing was spot on!
For Ali to say he met his match in talking was great..Go Geraldine.Yea baby!!!
wouldn't it be funny? if flip wilson were alive today he would say "I was the one that gave the idea for the cell phone!"
Love the man RIP.
I saw ali in 1981.in Denver Colorado. He was handsome and sexy. I was 22 Iam now 64. Rip champ
This was funny. Ali was so handsome
Bruce Lee waz duh greating
@@eggbertinkabod1121 2nd to Ali😍
Yes he was!
The greatest of all times
@@eggbertinkabod1121 both were!
Well there are pocketbook phones now!! lol love this!!
RIP to both GREATS
Need another show like this today
muhammad ali is really good looking
jessie james he really is
jessie james
Was ...
U just now figuring that out? The man told ya'll he was pretty!
@@BaKheru i was emphasizing the fact...!:)
Rip Mr Muhammad Ali you are my favorite boxer 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏽🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏽🙏🏽🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽😙🙏🏽😙🙏🏽😙🙏🏽😙
Its shocking how good looking Muhammad Ali was..
Why so? Because he was black?
No because he was cute from the inside out.
Love Muhammad ali flip wilson the best variety show the best
in 71 I was downtown chgo,walked past 311 n state, ABC
bdg,had casts on both legs,walking boots,who exits the glass doors to my right but muhammed ali,,,,,,wore a nice lookin grey pinstripe siut,,,in about 15 seconds 30 kids mobbed him, I took a pen and paper out from the bag, juggling the rt crutch,,waited a long time,,,ali spoke up to the kids,,,nicely,,,,' hey fellas,,the caucasian man in crutches back there ,,he been here a long while,,let me go sign autographs for him yall,,,,hold awn,,,,,' the champ made way through the kids,signed it,,looked like just a business guy in the suit
i have said it before and i am saying it again. Muhammad ali here is so handsome. gorgeous
R I p 💓💗💞I met this handsome man with lovely skin 😆he was as wide and tall as a standard door love him too bits
That hairstyle was named after him. The Flip.
I enjoy watching this show
i saw this when it first aired. i was 9 years old. it used to come on thursday....funny i can remember that, but still can't find my keys...don't laff...it'll happen to you too ;-)
😂😂😂😂 I forgot how funny Flip Wilson was.
That dance was something else Geraldine does 😀
Now this is when TV was good to watch so innocent and funny. Oh 🌿🌹 Flip Wilson 🌹🌿 was a lcon. Geraldine Jones was crazy her and her boyfriend Killer hilarious 😵. I miss those days 😭.
Love Mohammad Ali
This is priceless.
Love FLIP-and Geraldine!!!
Mohammad Ali was God send
The greatest at a lost for words too cute 😂
Clerow Wilson, Jr. (Jersey City, Nueva Jersey, 8 de diciembre de 1933 - Malibú, California, 25 de noviembre de 1998) más conocido como Flip Wilson, fue un cómico de Stand-up Comedy y actor estadounidense de teatro y televisión que gozó de un gran éxito en los años 70.
This is stunningly hilarious 😃😀😅😁😃!!
When I was 5 years old I met Muhammad Ali in Miami Florida at the Masjid. And you can tell that Muhammad Ali wanted to laugh
Two greats!
When I was a teenager I could do Flip Wilson's Geraldine as a imitation & was pretty good at it back in the early 1970's. "What you see is what you get"
I remember watching this show when I was in my teens. The fact that a black man had his own show was a,big deal.
If Muhammad Ali didn't like seeing Flip in drag he wouldn't have done the show.
Flip did many characters on the show that was just as funny as Geraldine. Remember Freddie the lover and rev.LeRoy Brown.
@ Theron Dawson, I also remember this show when I was growing up to. You are so right about it being a huge deal back then because him being a black man having his own variety show. I also remember my mom on the phone with her sisters talking about the character Geraldine Jones, lol 😂😂 😂. I don't know if you can remember the song that Flip Wilson singing a song about a peanut 😂 and a frog on a log. I can remember like it was yesterday. I was around six years old.
You can tell and he's Islamic
I remember the big boxing glove Killer was suppose to use on Ali
Both were loved by white people too. I was a young teen. I never missed Wilson's show and Ali's bouts. There were many black entertainers who were very popular among all race groups. We learned that black people were no different than anyone else. Sad that segments of yesteryear and today still embrace racism.
He had to wear a dress though
Great memories, great laughs!
Flip Wilson , pioneer in comedy and cell phones!
Back when TV was still worth watching. Rest in peace, fellas.
This was a popular in Zambia, a country in Africa. I doubt anyone with a television missed a show. We admired this man.
Edit: and by this man, I mean Mr Flip Wilson. Me Ali was a hero.
Lol I remember this show as a kid 5 years old I love real comedy they
I asked someone yesterday have you ever heard of flip Wilson and I got a look like who no 🤣
Flio Wilson, definitely a class act. . Geraldine is the teacher one of the Best variety shows.! 😊
This is the best Geraldine skit I've seen. Lol 😆 Telephone Pocketbook? 🤷
“The world champ should be pretty as me”.. Ali
Muhammad Ali o Mohamed Alí (nacido como Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; Louisville, Kentucky, 17 de enero de 1942-Scottsdale, Arizona, 3 de junio de 2016) fue un boxeador estadounidense, considerado uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos. Fue una figura social de enorme influencia en su generación, en la política y en las luchas sociales o humanitarias a favor de los afroamericanos y del islam.
81 AÑOS
74 AÑOS
07 AÑOS.
Beautiful man 😍😍
I was born in 1962.I've told my kids that flip Wilson was the first drag queen!
The world does NOT have any comedian white or black to compare to Flip. I miss his comedy terribly.
R I P Mr Wilson
🦢🦢🦢
Phones.... What changes 💚
Flip was ahead of his time we take our phone out now
Before Martin Lawrence Shanaynay, before Jammie Fox Wanda...
There was Flip Wilson's Geraldine...
Woooooow seem like yesterday
My grandfather Alan Reynolds was a comedian: and he'd have me perform the Flip Wilson signitura routine when I was 9-11yo. He was an amazing guy married to a beautiful model. He had a drinking problem; and was struck by a car on the only day he was sober! RIP dad. I'll see you soon I reckon. I'm sorry for all the fuck ups I've ever made!
Muhammad Ali meets Geraldine.
RIP, Flip & Champ
So awkward... I never saw The Champ so silent for so long!!
Before the brain damage started ....the first Frazier fight was brutal for both legends
Ali was sharp even close to the end. His eyes still twinkled. 💙
That pink toned outfit is gorgeous.
And Ali is a beautiful man.
It was a fabulous show.
Ali is a country boy from Louisville, he's not used to seeing drags stand so close to him. he was very uncomfortable, tense and on guard and every so often he would crack a "smile" but flip was really funny i enjoyed this.
I don't think he was uncomfortable...he was far from being a country boy when this was taped. Take a look in the mirror.
Nah he knew everything about them
Love me some Geraldine. 💕
The Champ, G.O.A.T. my forever birthday buddy.
The firts movile phone was invented by Geraldine.
He was ahead of his time
I enjoy all these videos!