His film, the big broadcast of 1938, brought him to the pepsodent show radio series, which aired for over. Oct 08, 2015 this special was originally broadcast on nbc on october 19, 1966 as part of the bob hope chrysler theatre series. Download classic comedy of old time radio the pepsodent. Primetime emmy award for outstanding variety special pre. Nov 24, 2014 hope was a comedy trailblazer, but in his twilight years he alienated young audiences with his political views. Bob hope could then consult this joke file, his personal cache of comedy, to create monologs for live appearances or television and radio programs. Its from a bob hope comedy special complete the barbra streisand forum in memory of allison j. Bob hope died of pneumonia on july 27, 2003, 2 months after his 100th birthday. May 29, 1903 july 27, 2003 was a britishamerican standup comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. The bob hope show bob hope comedy special tv episode.
Sep 29, 2016 this, rather dismal, allstar special is one of many bob hope did during the 70s. Avalon time avalon time is an american oldtime radio comedyvariety program that ran from 1938 to 1940 on nbcs red network. The program was named after its sponsor, avalon cigarettes. Oreilly factor tribute to bob hope by jeff sprouse. Oct 30, 2011 presents bob hope s annual uso tour of southeast asian military bases. You can change the world 19501952 bob hope bing crosby jack benny. Bob hope christmas show from san francisco bob hope the. A total of 272 nbc variety specials hosted by hope were produced from 1950 to 1996. The singing seems to have been taken out of this recording on this the only copy we have.
Bing crosby plays a reluctant host to bob at his palm springs home. The bob hope comedy special from palm springs 1978 the bob hope show 19591977 bob hopes allstar comedy spectacular from lake tahoe 1977. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Bob hope birthday special host hugh downs bob hope the bob. Bob visits acapulco during the mexicointernational film festival to observe jet setters and bikinis. In 1937, bob got his own radio show, signing for 26 weeks with the woodbury soap. Recording made on 4111943 and the program originally aired on april, 1943. A comedy innovator, hope invented the topical monologue that later became a latenight tv staple and comedy tropes like talking while backing up. The anthology series consisted largely of 60 and 90 minute dramas and was shown.
Bob hope conquered radio at nearly the same time as his success in motion pictures. This special collectors edition features rare vintage clips, hilarious outtakes, and a guest list that reads. 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. The following is a list of bob hope television specials.
A bob hope comedy special 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The bob hope all star christmas comedy special 1977 imdb. At an early age, 12, bob hope worked odd jobs at a local board walk doing dance and comedy. 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. As usual we find bob hope on good form and with special guest eddie cantor. 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. The ultimate bob hope collection features over six hours of highlights from over a halfcentury of television specials by a true legend in american entertainment. Bob hope christmas special 1943 by otr halloweenholidaze.
The program is often regarded as comedian red skeltons first big break in show business and on radio. 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. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Before being a comedian, bob hope was a boxer known as packy east. 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. This episode starred bob hope, lily pons opera singer, robert cummings, betty bruce, robert maxwell, special guest eleanor roosevelt, and more. Nov 24, 2014 bob hope performs for servicemen at munda airstrip, new georgia, solomon islands, in 1944. 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. Bob hope had big heart for troops serving at home and abroad and holds a special place in the hearts of veterans. This remarkable legacy of laughter is the only video collection authorized by bob hope himself. Bob talks about the christmas season and his childhood in. In the old west, a marriage broker and a stable of women travel from town to town matching up brides and grooms. May 15, 2014 host bob hope and academy president walter mirisch open the 47th academy awards in 1975, with red carpet arrivals including fred astaire, diane ladd, laura d. Hope was a comedy trailblazer, but in his twilight years he alienated young audiences with his political views.
Bob hope show bob hope the bob hope show comedy old. 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. Bob hope may 29, 1903 july 27, 2003 was one of the most recognized and. The comedy hour was meant to replace a previous program called the colgate comedy hour, but did run as long as its predecessor. The bob hope classic comedy collection features 10 of the funniest movies from the legendary comedian. Bob visits acapulco during the mexicointernational film festival to.
A bob hope comedy special complete the barbra streisand. Download jane russell and bob hope on set of command performance, 1945. This, rather dismal, allstar special is one of many bob hope did during the 70s. The complete bob hope special, with barbra as guest. Avalon time avalon time is an american oldtime radio comedy variety program that ran from 1938 to 1940 on nbcs red network. Host bob hope and academy president walter mirisch open the 47th academy awards in 1975, with red carpet arrivals including fred astaire, diane ladd, laura d. The bob hope show bob hope comedy special tv episode 1964. As a recognized genius of american comedy, bob hope has no equal. With bob hope, perry como, olivia newtonjohn, mark hamill. Anne baxter and dorothy lamour bob hope the bob hope. Generationally crazy about the classics of american comedygroucho and chaplin and keaton and w. I forgot how much of bobs humor was political, and it just wasnt as funny as back then. 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. Armyap for his first book, comedy at the edge, about standup comedy in the 1970s, richard zoglin.
Bob hope, a model for public service in hollywood hopes commitment to philanthropy changed hollywoods view on the responsibility of fame. The pepsodent show is an american radio comedy program broadcast during the golden age of radio. Nbc was lucky enough to have bob hope for so many incredible years. This set spans five decades of bob hopes outstanding career, and includes vintage clips, hilarious outtakes, and an astounding guest list including frank sinatra. Photo of virginia bruce rehearsal recording for episode 184 of the pepsodent show starring bob hope. On the lam after breaking out of prison, jack benny winds up at santas workshop and is suspicious of the racket he has going. Bob is ill, so bing crosby and jack cohost in his place. Billed as chrysler presents a bob hope comedy special, but presented as an hourlong story, not a variety episode. With carroll baker, les brown, sam butera, johnny carson. They always tended to be made on very low budgets and are generally regarded as some of the worst specials to. It was previously presented as outstanding variety special until it was restructured alongside outstanding special class program for the 70th primetime emmy awards.
Nbc promo for the january 7, 1977 bob hope comedy special. This special was originally broadcast on nbc on october 19, 1966 as part of the bob hope chrysler theatre series. Download bob hope welcomes special guest, virginia bruce. The bob hope show was one of the longest running radio programs in the history of the golden age of american radio. The pepsodent show starring bob hope and guest, virginia bruce. Bob hope tries to gets tallulah to appear on his show. The primetime emmy award for outstanding variety special prerecorded is a category at the primetime emmy awards. A year later the pepsodent radio show starring bob hope began, and would run through 1953. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, hope appeared in more than 70. His popular comedy routines often brought pretty women and actresses who reminded us service men what they were fighting for. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Bob hope beethoven w bing crosby doris day bob hope the. He had, unfortunately, stuck around too long, says hope biographer richard zoglin. List of bob hope presents the chrysler theatre episodes.
The comedy hour was broadcast by nbc, and ran for just a couple of months. Bob hope performs for servicemen at munda airstrip, new georgia, solomon islands, in 1944. Radio bob hope and american variety exhibitions library of. 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.
The dvds where hes entertaining the troops were, for me, the best part. The bob hope all star christmas comedy special 12191977 duration. It is awarded annually to the singularly best prerecorded varietal, musical or comedic special of the year. A humorous baseball story that bob manages to make sound like one of his monologues which isnt at all that bad.
This is a great thingthat young people will get a chance to hear bob at his best and with his legendary cast members who were not only a staple on his shows on radio but in all those uso christmas shows that helped our troops who were away from home from wwii right through vietnam. Photo of herbert marshall rehearsal recording for episode 183 of the pepsodent show starring bob hope. Between 1940 and 1978 he hosted the academy awards record seventeen times. They always tended to be made on very low budgets and are generally regarded as.
Joke file bob hope and american variety exhibitions. Bob hope simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bob hope birthday special host hugh downs bob hope the. Features raquel welch, elaine dunn, phil crosby, barbara mcnair, and miss world, madeleine hartog bell. Bob hopes first comedy special in living color marks the first time he tried to be funny and gorgeous too.
Dec 03, 2014 nbc promo for the january 7, 1977 bob hope comedy special. Armyap for his first book, comedy at the edge, about standup comedy in. The bob hope comedy special from palm springs 1978 the bob hope show 19591977 bob hope s allstar comedy spectacular from lake tahoe 1977. With bob hope, martha raye, les brown, david janssen. Bob hope christmas old time radio golden age of radio. Bob hope beethoven w bing crosby doris day bob hope the bob.
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. Bob hope christmas show from san francisco bob hope the bob. Sir bob hope kbe, kcsg, kss born leslie townes hope. Special chrysler presents a bob hope comedy special.
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