Geraldine wore on Wilson eventually. In later years, Cook writes, “When fans asked Flip to do Geraldine for them, he shook his head. ‘Sorry. She’s retired,’ he said. ‘Mr. Wilson’s ...

QUESTION: Do you remember The Flip Wilson Show? Geraldine and “Killer,” the boyfriend? Would you happen to know if there is a DVD or VHS of any of his old shows? I want to show some of our ...

And the fully embodied Geraldine, such a successful character ... whom he hired as a writer-performer for “The Flip Wilson Show. “ Pryor paid him back by calling him “NBC’s house Negro.” ...

“What you see is what you get” was Geraldine’s famous wisecrack on NBC’s hit “The Flip Wilson Show,” which showcased the comedian’s talents from 1970-74. While breakthrough actors ...

Remember Geraldine and Killer? The Rev. Leroy Jones of the Church of What’s Happenin’ Now? Private detective Danny Danger? Remember “The Flip Wilson Show”? Bursting on the scene in ...

The first episode of The Flip Wilson Show aired at 7:30 p.m ... Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording. On the album, Wilson plays Geraldine Jones, a character he embodied in full drag and ...

Flip Wilson occupies a hazy spot in the pop culture firmament. Bill Cosby long ago eclipsed his stature as an African-American TV phenomenon, while Wilson's smooth, reasonably clean comedy has ...

The CNN Original Series “See It Loud: The History of Black Television” highlights comedian Flip Wilson on this week’s episode which airs Sunday at 9pm ET/PT.

Clerow “Flip” Wilson, a native of New Jersey ... including the Rev. Leroy from the Church of What’s Happening Now and Geraldine, the sassy Southern black woman whose shrill voice told ...

Geraldine Jones was one of many characters from the late comedian's award-winning series, The Flip Wilson Show. The show catapulted Flip to the top, making him one of the first African Americans ...

Comedian Flip Wilson is the focus of the documentary series ... the sassy and feisty Geraldine Jones, known for the phrase “What you see is what you get.” After the show ended, Wilson ...

Flip Wilson, most famous for dressing in drag as Geraldine, is the benefactor of a new scholarship for black journalism majors at Rutgers University. John Pavlik, chairman of the journalism and ...