The Flip Wilson Show
Sammy Davis Jr.
TV Flash files “Sammy Davis Jr.” as the last listed hour of season 2 — The Flip Wilson Show (1970–1974) on NBC, season 2, episode 24, aired 1972-03-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E24: listed hour 33 of 43 in the The Flip Wilson Show guide, last listed hour of season 2. It aired 1972-03-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Joe Namath, George Carlin” (S02E23). Next is “Stiller & Meara, Bill Russell, Paul McCartney & Wings (video)” (S03E05).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sammy Davis Jr. sit in the The Flip Wilson Show guide?
S02E24 is listed hour 33 of 43 — last listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 24.
When did The Flip Wilson Show S02E24 air?
Sammy Davis Jr. aired 1972-03-02 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start in a variety run?
Any complete hour: Wilson's host persona plus Geraldine and Reverend Leroy. Guest stars rotate; the characters are the brand.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Flip Wilson owns a hit NBC variety hour on his own brand terms: Geraldine, Reverend Leroy, musical guests, and catchphrases that invaded playgrounds. First Black host of a major network variety franchise at this scale, packaged as entertainment rather than a lecture. The devil made him do it — and the sketches did.
The devil made him do it — and NBC made Flip Wilson the first Black host to own a major hit network variety franchise on his own brand terms. The Flip Wilson Show (1970–1974) ran four seasons, 43 hours, mixing Geraldine Jones and Reverend Leroy with musical guests in a colorful early-1970s blast from Wilson and Bob Henry. Charm disarmed. Sketches invaded playgrounds. Variety's door opened wider without asking the audience to treat the hour as civic spinach. On the palate: sequins, a catchphrase, and a host who…
Filed against
- Flip Wilson as Host / Geraldine Jones / Reverend Leroy
Flip Wilson owned NBC variety as himself — Geraldine, Reverend Leroy, musical guests, catchphrases that invaded playgrounds, and the first Black host of a major network variety franchise at this scale, packaged as entertainment rather…
Also in season 2
- S02E01 Lucille Ball, Ed Sullivan, Osmond Brothers
- S02E02 George Gobel, Joan Rivers, Mahalia Jackson
- S02E03 Raymond Burr, Ruth Gordon, Stevie Wonder
- S02E04 Tim Conway, Ruth Buzzi, Erroll Garner
- S02E05 Pat Boone & Family, George Carlin, Sugar Ray Robinson
- S02E06 David Frost, The Supremes, Willie Tyler & Lester