10Feb1972 "Anything Goes" - Jim Nabors, Sandy Duncan, Slappy White & Flip Wilson (Flip Wilson Show)
Details
| Title | 10Feb1972 "Anything Goes" - Jim Nabors, Sandy Duncan, Slappy White & Flip Wilson (Flip Wilson Show) |
| Author | William Stevens |
| Duration | 2:56 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=qWROenkH3R0 |
Description
Viewers are treated to the quartet of Jim Nabors, Sandy Duncan, Slappy White and Flip Wilson performing their rendition of the 1934 tune "Anything Goes," with the lyrics updated to reflect the social issues of the early 1970s. This sketch is a product of its times, with the foursome dressed up as hippies and riding motorcycles.
From The Flip Wilson Show broadcast of February 10, 1972 on NBC-TV.
The 38-minute widely syndicated, abbreviated version of the episode (with guests Jim Nabors, Sandy Duncan and Slappy White) from February 10, 1972 is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmkazuJfESA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Anything Goes" is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13, "Moonface" Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. Songs introduced that later became pop and jazz standards are "Anything Goes," "You're the Top," "All Through the Night," and "I Get a Kick Out of You."
Since its 1934 debut at the Alvin Theatre (now known as the Neil Simon Theatre) on Broadway, the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain. It has been adapted for film three times (in 1936, 1956 and a filmed version of a stage production in 2021), and adapted for television also three times (in 1950, 1954 and 1962). The musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.
For those interested in watching more videos from the classic NBC-TV variety series, "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970-1974), they are available here:
https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamStevens-s8l
This channel is also an archive of Jonathan Winters material, featuring over 70 videos of his television appearances.
