Bob Hope television appearances
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The following is a partial list of Bob Hope television appearances. Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...

 appeared on various television shows, particularly Christmas specials and various entertainment specials for the U.S. Armed Forces
Armed Forces Entertainment
Armed Forces Entertainment is the official United States Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel overseas. Armed Forces Entertainment hosts over 1,200 shows around the world each year, reaching over 500,000 personnel at 355 military installations...

, from 1950 through 1996.

In addition to his television special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...

s, Hope appeared on the series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an anthology television series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967...

from 1963 to 1967.

1950-1980

  • The Star-Spangled Revue (1950)
  • The Bob Hope Show (1952)
  • I Love Lucy
    I Love Lucy
    I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on the Columbia Broadcasting System...

    (1956) Episode: "Lucy and Bob Hope"
  • The Edsel Show
    The Edsel Show
    The Edsel Show is an hour-long television special broadcast live on CBS in the United States on October 13, 1957, intended to promote Ford Motor Company's new Edsel cars...

    (1957) Appeared as a "mystery guest"
  • The Polly Bergen Show
    The Polly Bergen Show
    The Polly Bergen Show is a half-hour 18-episode comedy/variety show, starring then 27-year-old Polly Bergen, which aired on NBC in the 1957-1958 television season. The program is remembered for its impressive guest-star lineup as well as its closing theme song, "The Party's Over" .The Polly Bergen...

    (1958)
  • Potomac Madness (1960)
  • The Bob Hope Thanksgiving Special (1964)
  • Bob Hope Christmas Show (1965)
  • The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1966)
  • The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (1969)
  • The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1971)
  • Bob Hope on Campus (1975)
  • Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys" (1976)
  • The Bob Hope Bicentennial Special" (1976)
  • Texaco Presents Bob Hope in a Very Special Special: On the Road
    Road to...
    Road to ... refers to a series of seven comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. They are also often referred to as the "Road" pictures or the "Road" series. The movies were a combination of adventure, comedy, romance, and music...

     with Bing (1977, the year of Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....

    's death)
  • The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977)
  • Happy Birthday, Bob (1978)
  • Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series
    World Series
    The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...

    (1978)
  • "The Muppet Show
    The Muppet Show
    The Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...

    " (1978)
  • Bob Hope on the Road to China (1979)
  • Bob Hope Special: Hope, Women and Song (1980)
  • Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980)
  • Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party (1980)
  • Bob Hope for President (1980)
  • The Bob Hope Christmas Show and All-Star Comedy Special (1980)

1981

  • The Bob Hope Anniversary Show (1981)
  • A Love Letter to Jack Benny
    Jack Benny
    Jack Benny was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film...

    (1981)
  • The Bob Hope Funny Valentine Special (1981)
  • Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Glamour and Comedy (1981)
  • All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (1981)
  • Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point (1981)
  • The Bob Hope Comedy Special (1981)
  • Bob Hope's All-Star Celebration Opening the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
    Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
    The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is part of the Presidential Libraries System of the National Archives and Records Administration, a federal agency. Unlike most other presidential libraries and museums, Ford's are two geographically separate buildings. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential...

    (1981)
  • Bob Hope's Stand Up and Cheer for the National Football League
    National Football League
    The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

    's Sixtieth Year (1981)
  • The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1981)


1982-1996

  • Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982)
  • Bob Hope Laughs with the Movie Awards (1982)
  • Bob Hope's Stars Over Texas Special (1982)
  • Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis (1982)
  • Bob Hope's Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season, G-Rated, with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (1982)
  • Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (1984)
  • The Bob Hope Christmas Show (1985)
  • Bob Hope Buys NBC? (1985)
  • Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden (1986)
  • Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday (1987)
  • Bob Hope Winterfest Christmas Show (1987)
  • America's Tribute to Bob Hope (1988)
  • Bob Hope's USO Christmas from the Persian Gulf: Around the World in Eight Days (1988)
  • Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (1988)
  • Bob Hope's Super Bowl
    Super Bowl XXIII
    Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1988 regular season. This was the first Super Bowl hosted in the Miami area in 10 years, and the first in Miami not held...

     Party (1989)
  • The Golden Girls (1989)
  • Ooh-La-La: It's Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular from Paris' Bicentennial (1989)
  • Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (1991)
  • Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia (1991)
  • Yellow Ribbon
    Yellow ribbon
    The yellow ribbon is used for various symbolic purposes. It is often worn on one's person or tied around a tree in one's front yard.- Earliest Evidence unearthed at Pompeii :...

     Party
    (1991, around the time of the Gulf War
    Gulf War
    The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...

    )
  • Bob Hope's America: Red, White and Beautiful (1992)
  • Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993)
  • A Bob Hope Christmas (1993)
  • Bob Hope: Happy 91st Birthday, Bob (1994)
  • Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents (1996)
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