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The Flip Wilson Show title cards for Episode #5
Big Bird's unexpected fall as he enters the stage in Episode #5
All four Episode #5 skits that Big Bird appears in
The very first green Oscar, as he appeared in Episode #5
Big Bird -- still googly eyed like Cookie Monster in Episode #5
One of the many variety shows of the 1970s, The Flip Wilson Show was hosted by comedian Flip Wilson and ran for 94 episodes in four years.
The Muppets appeared on four episodes:
- Episode #1: Big Bird appeared as a guest on the first episode, on September 17, 1970. He sang "ABC-DEF-GHI" with Flip.
- Episode #5: Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and Loretta Long all appeared on another episode in 1970. According to Caroll Spinney's book The Wisdom of Big Bird, this was the very first time a green Oscar puppet appeared on TV. In this book, Spinney also describes a rare event connected to this appearance: Big Bird's unexpected on-screen fall during his entry.
- Episode #35: Bert and Ernie performed "Clink Clank". Bert sang, Ernie and Flip did the sound effects.
- Episode #53: Kermit pretended to be an enchanted Flip Wilson in order to be kissed. In the same episode, Flip gave two Whatnots (performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz) their faces and sang "Consider Yourself" with them.