Muhammad Ali on the Flip Wilson Show 1971

[@mrscpjones16]

Muhammad Ali was so beautiful. Such a handsome man.

[@jamesfreeman2258]

Geraldine doing the little dances is pure attitude and vibe.

[@shannonvanderhoof4810]

❤❤❤👠

[@weotalks2810]

Hard to BELIEVE A FIGHTER COULD LOOK LIKE A MODEL..RIP THE GREATEST

[@dalehall2067]

Geraldine was a hoot

[@CoolJayLuv]

He was beautiful!

[@joefrost2914]

@@dalehall2067 kmmmm

[@Rosa-lt6il]

It's hard to delieve that a fighter could look so cool. Ms. 🌹

[@ralphjackson8295]

He truly was one of the greatest comedians.

[@studiobauhaus7740]

Geraldine was too cringe. This was the problem with Flip Wilson and why nobody talks about him.

[@jerrevandenberg1294]

I agree 👍 100%

[@jimcowan8770]

@@studiobauhaus7740 What Are You Talking About!? Flip Wilson Was The Goat!

[@studiobauhaus7740]

@@jimcowan8770 no he wasn't ...his show was barely watchable because of that Geraldine cringe

[@jimcowan8770]

@@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?

[@denicecreary7185]

So awesome, Flip Wilson was a great talent

[@LynnRedwine800]

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.

[@ericasaffo5003]

❤❤❤

[@karlnitz1126]

I was ten

[@oscarorozco8989]

What is so amazing about you being here? You're not exactly old.

[@buckethead9894]

I was 12 and had a crush on Geraldine so as long as we are conscious we are not that old

[@bayo625]

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’ 😀

[@confusedwhynot]

Wow! The memories this brings up. Loved the days when you could do comedy without getting cancelled.

[@ralphabreu5022]

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.

[@plumafina]

IMAGINE HE HAD CALLED IT "FLIP PHONE" instead if "Pocketbook Telephone", oh my dear Flip, wish you could have seen this.

[@katbrax8622]

Everyone is laughing about her pulling out her phone from her purse, but this is what we currently do now. 😂😂💯💕😂

[@jessiejames7492]

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

[@timothymcclain4551]

I know right! Lol

[@princeofallnegros4035]

Yes. Praise Allah for his signs.

[@save_theworld]

@@princeofallnegros4035 which alla? Did alla Invent anything?

[@patriciawalters6778]

They had portable phones but they were the size of briefcases!

[@reneemorris7197]

I Miss Flip. It is so nice to revisit his Genius.

[@purplesword3800]

Flip was so damn funny.. One of the best variety shows ever..

[@lillianmunster4734]

Thanks Bunches for the Post I Loved The FliP Wilson show RIP My Friend Flip and Miss Geraldine Jones 🕊️❤️❤️🕊️👍⭐🌹

[@morticindavis9410]

First time I saw Ali lost for words. Both of them RIP.

[@phoenixthedevourer1716]

Trueeee he was laughing

[@lloydkline3265]

He no match for flip Wilson with words

[@beingworld]

He was asked to be mute....

[@gregschannel4918]

My uncle produced Flip . He used to tell me stories about some of the legends he had on . Miss hearing those stories

[@gregschannel4918]

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 “

[@heartstrings7814]

@@gregschannel4918 I remember charlie and company. I watched the few episodes that were on tv before they pulled it.

[@maryjoyspohrer256]

What a wonderful legacy! I'm sure those are cherished memories!

[@chesterwhitfield5734]

Ali was so cool, these shows should be preserved to show the youngsters what life was really like, not all bad.

[@sandrabrown5416]

100 % agree with you!!

[@RJ1999x]

Far better then now

[@tyronesmith8250]

"Dont hurt him cause he's one of us" - Flip Wilson was for the cause and the brotherhood!!!

[@tyronesmith8250]

@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!!!

[@SeniorMoostacho]

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.

[@tyronesmith8250]

@@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!!!

[@shelleygold4923]

He was also a victim of the agenda having to dress and drag as Dave Chappelle has said

[@lexdee523]

I love me some Flip Wilson, I ordered his whole Flip Wilson DVD collection. Such hours of fun and laughter.

[@jillmarshall4718]

FLIP AND MUHAMMAD ALI, GENIUS, RIP ALWAYS❤❤

[@seflinokasonde2393]

Those were the days, we will never forget. RIP Champ, we will always miss you.

[@maryrosekent8223]

Dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee!

[@michellejohnson1520]

The champ was fine!!!! Ali will always be my G.O.A.T.

[@maryjoyspohrer256]

Please explain G.O.A.T to old grandma! 💜

[@tazsarwar3627]

He was so famous had many high profile celebrities on show

[@jmartin4204]

The earliest versions of the mobile phone . Flip Wilson was exceptional being with another exceptional

[@maevawong6711]

How I miss these two guys. Each, the very best at what they did, and all America just loved them!

[@mysteriousplankton]

Watching this time-machine brings back a lot of memories and history. Very nostalgic and wonderful.

[@robertnilla6845]

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

[@kwameaboagye121]

Flip Wilson so hilarious with his Geraldine impression. Muhammad Ali my hero. RIP Champ and Flip

[@bsshh]

Flip was Unmatched!! Genius!!!

[@powerWithinUs4055]

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.

[@beneaththecrust4661]

Carole, I didn't know god rolled like that.

[@powerWithinUs4055]

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.

[@siegridthomas9674]

Loved Flip Wilson...NO body like that anymore...color did NOT matter, he was wonderful!

[@daviddoyle543]

It seems a lot of his Geraldine skits we're not scripted. He just improved most of it. 😁

[@janelliot5643]

@@beneaththecrust4661 She doesn't. God didn't take Flip. Cancer did.

[@drmbj]

Flip Wilson was SO CRAZY!!!!!!!

[@jessiejames7492]

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 .

[@TracyAllen]

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🤷🏽‍♀️😎

[@MegaTamarra]

Tracy Allen 😂 I was thinking the same thing

[@holland9199]

To Think Write i thought the same thing to then i saw the receiver and remembered how LONG ago this was :) lol

[@martinpugchin630]

Yeah same here

[@bobbygreen654]

For Real, I am 67 years old & this scene makes Me Feel More Alive...I Believe That I was Born In The Right GENERATION!🙏

[@Pettidee904]

Well there are pocketbook phones now!! lol love this!!

[@sharonpowell1969]

Ali, one good looking man

[@jkgatuguta]

Geraldine WAS a trip !!! Favourite part of the show Thanks for the upload.

[@jessiejames7492]

flip wilson. what an entertainer. ! love his Geraldine character. remember watching this with the family many years ago. we all loved him...

[@michelestinnett2708]

Flip made a very pretty woman!

[@anithaphilip3526]

He said " I thought I could talk but I meet my match " hehehe Ali was out of words for once

[@gr8dvd]

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.

[@maryjoyspohrer256]

But the comedic timing was spot on!

[@renettejones478]

This was funny. Ali was so handsome

[@eggbertinkabod1121]

Bruce Lee waz duh greating

[@2dasimmons]

@@eggbertinkabod1121 2nd to Ali😍

[@cyndimcmahon5420]

Yes he was!

[@LUKERs1196]

The greatest of all times

[@jessiejames7492]

@@eggbertinkabod1121 both were!

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

Loved Ali, he was still unbeaten when this taped, but I loved Smokin' Joe too. Greatest boxing rivalry of all time.

[@toureharris3489]

Need another show like this today

[@jeromellyndell2138]

When you think of the characters now days such as Wanda,shennenne,and madea ..flip Wilson paid the way

[@gaddovame2879]

Paved! He PAVED the way. Bless your heart.

[@ronderulijkummar7453]

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.

[@samson9098]

GOD created him, handsome and brilliant, people like him is so rare.

[@lwmson]

.. and he was whooping ass too!

[@micheleotero1516]

I saw ali in 1981.in Denver Colorado. He was handsome and sexy. I was 22 Iam now 64. Rip champ

[@Gremllion]

For Ali to say he met his match in talking was great..Go Geraldine.Yea baby!!!

[@dianeamaral8151]

I enjoy watching this show

[@tabathacooksey6042]

The king, never forgotten! The championship always forever! I love ms . Jones!

[@danilorainone406]

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

[@banglakw5009]

Mohammad Ali was a great man with great personality, with all incredible qualities. He was so charming and handsome.

[@emilygonzalez7415]

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.

[@dorothyaguilar5639]

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

[@maevawong6711]

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.

[@suhaylali2917]

Its shocking how good looking Muhammad Ali was..

[@lwmson]

Why so? Because he was black?

[@marywilliams9858]

No because he was cute from the inside out.

[@jessiejames7492]

muhammad ali is really good looking

[@Lovejessieee]

jessie james he really is

[@arrjee9474]

jessie james Was ...

[@BaKheru]

U just now figuring that out? The man told ya'll he was pretty!

[@jessiejames7492]

@@BaKheru i was emphasizing the fact...!:)

[@jessiejames7492]

i have said it before and i am saying it again. Muhammad ali here is so handsome. gorgeous

[@StevenOsburnHollywood]

That hairstyle was named after him. The Flip.

[@debrawilliams7983]

RIP to both GREATS

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

This is priceless.

[@gilliannebesny9276]

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

[@falanajerido875]

Love Muhammad ali flip wilson the best variety show the best

[@destineetyson7756]

Rip Mr Muhammad Ali you are my favorite boxer 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏽🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏽🙏🏽🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽😙🙏🏽😙🙏🏽😙🙏🏽😙

[@btinsley1]

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 ;-)

[@demetriuswilliams6469]

That dance was something else Geraldine does 😀

[@klmhookedmoore5847]

😂😂😂😂 I forgot how funny Flip Wilson was.

[@sjtom57]

Back when TV was still worth watching. Rest in peace, fellas.

[@richarddelgado8530]

The world does NOT have any comedian white or black to compare to Flip. I miss his comedy terribly. R I P Mr Wilson 🦢🦢🦢

[@Mel-bt2ko]

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 🤣

[@dorothyaguilar5639]

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 😭.

[@stinsonconnie]

Love FLIP-and Geraldine!!!

[@theronedawson3236]

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.

[@portiamatthews9654]

@ 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.

[@76footballlover]

You can tell and he's Islamic

[@kennethandrews8460]

I remember the big boxing glove Killer was suppose to use on Ali

[@lovin5labs]

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.

[@Coachat]

He had to wear a dress though

[@TimothyJonSarris]

Flip Wilson , pioneer in comedy and cell phones!

[@andrewyoung2796]

Phones.... What changes 💚

[@thandie67]

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.

[@jozzch4878]

Love Mohammad Ali

[@onthegrind7]

Two greats!

[@ReeRee2016]

This is the best Geraldine skit I've seen. Lol 😆 Telephone Pocketbook? 🤷

[@dinoleo3804]

Mohammad Ali was God send

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

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.

[@klassickingz9094]

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.

[@hilaryapril7043]

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.

[@KD400_]

Nah he knew everything about them

[@kasim0wens685]

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

[@gmackinnon648]

Flio Wilson, definitely a class act. . Geraldine is the teacher one of the Best variety shows.! 😊

[@georgehorsham8689]

This is stunningly hilarious 😃😀😅😁😃!!

[@maddyebanks9863]

Great memories, great laughs!

[@marygoodwin2333]

Beautiful man 😍😍

[@genevievedechamps2681]

It was a fabulous show.

[@BBBYpsi]

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"

[@claydogmadman6295]

Before Martin Lawrence Shanaynay, before Jammie Fox Wanda... There was Flip Wilson's Geraldine...

[@cynthiajelsema968]

I was born in 1962.I've told my kids that flip Wilson was the first drag queen!

[@falanajerido875]

Flip was ahead of his time we take our phone out now

[@royaljai5009]

The greatest at a lost for words too cute 😂

[@mildredallen8433]

I enjoy all these videos!

[@KwameAboagye-p2p]

Muhammad Ali meets Geraldine. RIP, Flip & Champ

[@ot8479]

So awkward... I never saw The Champ so silent for so long!!

[@NadeemHayek]

“The world champ should be pretty as me”.. Ali

[@michellejohnson1298]

The Champ, G.O.A.T. my forever birthday buddy.

[@leoderosia9279]

Before the brain damage started ....the first Frazier fight was brutal for both legends

[@mt.shasta6097]

Ali was sharp even close to the end. His eyes still twinkled. 💙

[@bettym.3996]

That pink toned outfit is gorgeous. And Ali is a beautiful man.

[@nilkaestherchasededier8569]

The firts movile phone was invented by Geraldine.

[@falanajerido875]

He was ahead of his time

[@tedkay3750]

LOVED some flip Wilson...….great show! its a shame he left Tv and us so early. the country was so together back then. no hatred , people spoke their minds and voiced their opinions without hate. those were the days.

[@SadeWithTheReceipts]

IT'S SO IRONIC AND FUNNY THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A TELEPHONE POCKETBOOK NOW. IT'S NOW 1/6/2020, AND IT CAME OUT A FEW YEARS AGO I BELIEVE.

[@novalove4790]

Ali was so handsome

[@captainbatatatv5609]

Woooooow seem like yesterday