#FlipWilson #Geraldine

Illegal in some states.

I woke up thinking about Flip Wilson...Which lead to "Geraldine"....Yeah, I am old. Though I was a wee baby when he was at the height of his career. There were always reruns!! Yup, old enough to know what those were. He did a TV persona in drag...A black man dressed in drag and everyone loved him. Nowadays, he would likely be attacked from both the Left and the Right...but I will watch some clips and enjoy my childhood memories....

#flipwilson #drag #dragqueen #pride #pridemonth #lgbtqia

For the #RightWing, #DragShowBans have never been about the children or the clothes or the #comedy.

They have always been about the cruelty.

I'm old enough to remember this. It wasn't the only time they were in drag. I can still hear #BobHope's voice in my head, complaining about how his girdle is killing him, on one of his many TV shows.

You also have:
* "Uncle Milty" #MiltonBerle, who was famous for his #drag comedy.

* #FlipWilson, who repeatedly donned a dress to play "Geraldine Jones" with hilarity.
https://youtu.be/Rb13NQbsXPk

* #DustinHoffman as #Tootsie.

* #RobinWilliams as #MrsDoubtfire.

* The entire cast of #MontyPython.

* Kids watched an animated #Mulan passing as a male and #BugsBunny in drag.

* And who can forget #HarveyKorman on "The #CarolBurnett Show", as "Mother Marcus" in "As the Stomach Churns."
https://youtu.be/O8Bwj4mZb34

#DragShows #LGBTQ #LGBTQRights #LGBTQRightsAreHumanRights #ClassicTV #TVHistory #MovieHistory #JackieGleason #GroomingChildren #DragQueens

Really?
No one remembers Benny Hill?
As a child, I LOVED “Geraldine”!
#flipwilson is a master & our family ate it up.
Don’t get me started on #montypython
https://apple.news/AQsgSY9WtQKWvYUPrXj_hVQ

Really?
No one remembers Benny Hill?
As a child, I LOVED “Geraldine”!
#flipwilson is a master & our family ate it up.

Don’t get me started on #montypython

#FlipWilson (1933–1998) would have been 89 today.

He introduced his alter ego Geraldine Jones on a 1969 special that inspired NBC to give him his own variety series.

And #TheFlipWilsonShow (1970-74) became TV’s second-highest-rated show from 1970-72!

#ClassicTV #1970s #1970sTV #Nostalgia