TV Flash On air
Red carpet heat. Streaming secrets. The shows that made history. Tonight’s desk · Wed, Oct 14, 2026
Hot

The Flip Wilson Show

Season 2

13 listed hours · 1970–1974 · NBC

← All seasons · Show package

From the desk

How this season is filed

Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

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.

TV Flash files Season 2 of The Flip Wilson Show (1970–1974) on NBC as a mid listed season (2; 2 of 4) — 13 listed hours, 1971-09-16–1972-03-02 from “Lucille Ball, Ed Sullivan, Osmond Brothers” (S02E01) to “Sammy Davis Jr.” (S02E24). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S02E01 Lucille Ball, Ed Sullivan, Osmond Brothers

    Lucille Ball, Ed Sullivan, Osmond Brothers: old-network royalty walking into Flip's hour. Variety history sharing a bill with a host who did not have to lecture to own the stage.

  1. S02E01

    Lucille Ball, Ed Sullivan, Osmond Brothers

    Lucille Ball, Ed Sullivan, Osmond Brothers — Season 2, Episode 1 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-09-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S02E02

    George Gobel, Joan Rivers, Mahalia Jackson

    George Gobel, Joan Rivers, Mahalia Jackson — Season 2, Episode 2 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-09-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S02E03

    Raymond Burr, Ruth Gordon, Stevie Wonder

    Raymond Burr, Ruth Gordon, Stevie Wonder — Season 2, Episode 3 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-09-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S02E04

    Tim Conway, Ruth Buzzi, Erroll Garner

    Tim Conway, Ruth Buzzi, Erroll Garner — Season 2, Episode 4 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-10-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S02E05

    Pat Boone & Family, George Carlin, Sugar Ray Robinson

    Pat Boone & Family, George Carlin, Sugar Ray Robinson — Season 2, Episode 5 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-10-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S02E06

    David Frost, The Supremes, Willie Tyler & Lester

    David Frost, The Supremes, Willie Tyler & Lester — Season 2, Episode 6 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-10-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S02E07

    The Smothers Brothers, Melba Moore

    The Smothers Brothers, Melba Moore — Season 2, Episode 7 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-10-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S02E08

    The Jackson 5, Lily Tomlin, Dr. David Rueben

    The Jackson 5, Lily Tomlin, Dr. David Rueben — Season 2, Episode 8 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-11-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S02E10

    Tim Conway, Andy Griffith, Clara Ward

    Tim Conway, Andy Griffith, Clara Ward — Season 2, Episode 10 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1972-01-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S02E13

    Petula Clark, Roy Clark, Redd Foxx

    Petula Clark, Roy Clark, Redd Foxx — Season 2, Episode 13 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1971-12-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S02E19

    Jim Brown, Johnny Cash, June Carter

    Jim Brown, Johnny Cash, June Carter — Season 2, Episode 19 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1972-01-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S02E23

    Joe Namath, George Carlin

    Joe Namath, George Carlin — Season 2, Episode 23 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1972-02-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S02E24

    Sammy Davis Jr.

    Sammy Davis Jr. — Season 2, Episode 24 of The Flip Wilson Show. Aired 1972-03-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

More from the 1970s.