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Nbc was lucky enough to have bob hope for so many incredible years. Bob talks about the christmas season and his childhood in. You can change the world 19501952 bob hope bing crosby jack benny. Bob hope died of pneumonia on july 27, 2003, 2 months after his 100th birthday.
Bob hope, a model for public service in hollywood hopes commitment to philanthropy changed hollywoods view on the responsibility of fame. The pepsodent show starring bob hope and guest, virginia bruce. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. The bob hope all star christmas comedy special 1977 imdb. May 29, 1903 july 27, 2003 was a britishamerican standup comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. The primetime emmy award for outstanding variety special prerecorded is a category at the primetime emmy awards. The dvds where hes entertaining the troops were, for me, the best part. Avalon time avalon time is an american oldtime radio comedy variety program that ran from 1938 to 1940 on nbcs red network.
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Between 1940 and 1978 he hosted the academy awards record seventeen times. Bob hope had big heart for troops serving at home and abroad and holds a special place in the hearts of veterans. It was previously presented as outstanding variety special until it was restructured alongside outstanding special class program for the 70th primetime emmy awards. In his staggering 50 years on nbc, bob hope created such a formidable mass of comic clips, bloopers, and salutes to troops, that a mere threedvd set can barely contain them. Photo of herbert marshall rehearsal recording for episode 183 of the pepsodent show starring bob hope. The program is often regarded as comedian red skeltons first big break in show business and on radio. Bob hope birthday special host hugh downs bob hope the. The complete bob hope joke filemore than 85,000 pageshas been digitally scanned and indexed according to the categories used by bob hope for presentation in the bob hope gallery of. A bob hope comedy special complete the barbra streisand. The a bob hope comedy special from 1963 is missing one barbra streisand performance of the song gotta move.
The comedy hour was broadcast by nbc, and ran for just a couple of months. The singing seems to have been taken out of this recording on this the only copy we have. This remarkable legacy of laughter is the only video collection authorized by bob hope himself. Bob hope s first comedy special in living color marks the first time he tried to be funny and gorgeous too. Bob hope christmas show from san francisco bob hope the. The bob hope show was one of the longest running radio programs in the history of the golden age of american radio. This set spans five decades of bob hope s outstanding career, and includes vintage clips, hilarious outtakes, and an astounding guest list including frank sinatra. From his early days in vaudeville to his years as a top hollywood boxoffice draw and star of radio, tv and live performances, bob hopes innocent charm and lightningquick wit. A humorous baseball story that bob manages to make sound like one of his monologues which isnt at all that bad. List of bob hope presents the chrysler theatre episodes. Primetime emmy award for outstanding variety special pre. Bob hope simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
It is awarded annually to the singularly best prerecorded varietal, musical or comedic special of the year. Armyap for his first book, comedy at the edge, about standup comedy in the 1970s, richard zoglin. I truly have to applaud bob hope for entertaining our troops each and every year at christmas and this dvd has quite a few memorable clips from the 50s through the 80s of bob in some foreign country with a great looking gal, parading around on the stage. Anne baxter and dorothy lamour bob hope the bob hope show. Recording made on 4111943 and the program originally aired on april, 1943. Bob hope conquered radio at nearly the same time as his success in motion pictures. He had, unfortunately, stuck around too long, says hope biographer richard zoglin. The following is a list of bob hope television specials. This special edition of the bob hope ultimate collection features all new packaging and includes over 90 minutes of content never before available in the original collection. Bob hope is one of the best loved entertainers of all time. Oct 30, 2011 presents bob hope s annual uso tour of southeast asian military bases. On the lam after breaking out of prison, jack benny winds up at santas workshop and is suspicious of the racket he has going.
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In the old west, a marriage broker and a stable of women travel from town to town matching up brides and grooms. Bob hopes first comedy special in living color marks the first time he tried to be funny and gorgeous too. This episode starred bob hope, lily pons opera singer, robert cummings, betty bruce, robert maxwell, special guest eleanor roosevelt, and more. He was in the business for a very long time, but bob never forgot that he was there for the audience, not the other way around, especially when it came to the g. The bob hope show bob hope comedy special tv episode 1964. Bob is ill, so bing crosby and jack cohost in his place. This, rather dismal, allstar special is one of many bob hope did during the 70s. The complete bob hope special, with barbra as guest. A year later the pepsodent radio show starring bob hope began, and would run through 1953.
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Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Bob hope christmas old time radio golden age of radio. The pepsodent show is an american radio comedy program broadcast during the golden age of radio. Download jane russell and bob hope on set of command performance, 1945. With carroll baker, les brown, sam butera, johnny carson. As a recognized genius of american comedy, bob hope has no equal. For the first time on dvd, the ultimate bob hope collection features highlights from fifty years of the bob hope tv special with bonus extras never before available. They always tended to be made on very low budgets and are generally regarded as some of the worst specials to. Features raquel welch, elaine dunn, phil crosby, barbara mcnair, and miss world, madeleine hartog bell.
Dec 03, 2014 nbc promo for the january 7, 1977 bob hope comedy special. Oct 08, 2015 this special was originally broadcast on nbc on october 19, 1966 as part of the bob hope chrysler theatre series. Bob hope tries to gets tallulah to appear on his show. In a 1978 special entitled bob hopes tribute to the palace theater, we took advantage of the musical comedy talents of steve lawrence and eydie gorme by casting them in a sketch playing sir lancelot and lady guinevere opposite hopes king arthur in a parody we called squares at the round table. Its from a bob hope comedy special complete the barbra streisand forum in memory of allison j. Special chrysler presents a bob hope comedy special. At an early age, 12, bob hope worked odd jobs at a local board walk doing dance and comedy. Bob hope birthday special host hugh downs bob hope the bob.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, hope appeared in more than 70. Presents bob hopes annual uso tour of southeast asian military bases. His film, the big broadcast of 1938, brought him to the pepsodent show radio series, which aired for over. Bob hope performs for servicemen at munda airstrip, new georgia, solomon islands, in 1944. Recording made on 441943 and the program originally aired on april 6, 1943. From his early days in vaudeville to his years as a top hollywood boxoffice draw and star of radio, tv and live performances, bob hope s innocent charm and lightningquick wit.
The program was named after its sponsor, avalon cigarettes. The bob hope all star christmas comedy special 12191977 duration. His popular comedy routines often brought pretty women and actresses who reminded us service men what they were fighting for. A comedy innovator, hope invented the topical monologue that later became a latenight tv staple and comedy tropes like talking while backing up. Avalon time avalon time is an american oldtime radio comedyvariety program that ran from 1938 to 1940 on nbcs red network. Sep 29, 2016 this, rather dismal, allstar special is one of many bob hope did during the 70s. Sir bob hope kbe, kcsg, kss born leslie townes hope. The bob hope classic comedy collection features 10 of the funniest movies from the legendary comedian. This set spans five decades of bob hopes outstanding career, and includes vintage clips, hilarious outtakes, and an astounding guest list including frank sinatra. Betty hutton the bob hope show 1955 by hutton gluttons the betty hutton website. Oreilly factor tribute to bob hope by jeff sprouse. This special was originally broadcast on nbc on october 19, 1966 as part of the bob hope chrysler theatre series. Bob hope beethoven w bing crosby doris day bob hope the.