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 Here Comes da’ Judge

If you grew up watching Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, you can probably still see it — Sammy Davis Jr. or Flip Wilson strutting across the stage, gavel in hand, declaring with a grin, “Here comes da’ Judge!” It was comedy gold back then — and oddly, it feels a little too familiar now. What once…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 15, 2026 Off

Here Come da Judge

Yesterday, I spoke about Flip Wilson and the line he used often in his variety show: “The devil made me do it!” I forgot about another line he often used: “Here come da’ judge.” The Judge, played by Flip, was a stuffy magistrate with black robe and powdered wig. Each segment featured an unfortunate defendant…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 20, 2023 Off

The Devil Made Me Do It

Day 257 of Photo Insprirations — The Devil Made Me Do It Who remembers Flip Wilson?  He kept us in stitches with his television character “Geraldine Jones,” the sassy woman who would impulsively buy a dress—or do anything she shouldn’t—and her excuse was the line she made famous, “The Devil made me do it!” I’d…

By Donna Wuerch Noble September 18, 2015 Off