Within the historical past of TV, there are a handful of reveals which can be thought-about to be the most important flops in your entire historical past of the medium. One title that’s manner up on that checklist is one thing known as Flip-On, a sketch comedy sequence which premiere on — and was nearly instantly canceled by — ABC within the winter of 1969.
And once I say instantly, I imply instantly; because the legend goes, ABC canned Flip-On whereas the debut episode was nonetheless on the air. Unfavorable response was so swift to the present’s first airings on the East Coast, supposedly, that airings deliberate for 3 hours later at quite a few stations on the West Coast had been rapidly known as off. Those who did present the Flip-On pilot acquired indignant viewer complaints.
That left a second Flip-On episode produced however by no means aired in any respect. Whereas the episodes have been out there at some libraries and museums, they’ve been extraordinarily exhausting to seek out for many years— however now each episodes of Flip-On are going to be posted on YouTube.
It is possible for you to to observe the complete episode under:
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The YouTube description for the present claims “initially aired in 1969 and cancelled instantly, Flip-On producer George Schlatter has at all times teased releasing the present and has lastly agreed to share the primary two accomplished reveals with the world through Clown Jewels that includes a newly recorded introduction.”
The 2 episodes of Flip-On shall be out there on YouTube’s Clown Jewels channel. However when will we ever get to see all six episodes of the instantly canceled Ozbourne household selection present Osbournes Reloaded, which aired just one (truncated) episode in 2009, leaving 5 of its six produced episodes unaired? I’m nonetheless ready…
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