| The Bob Hope Show | | 1949-09-26 | A rehearsal recording, a piano takes the place of the orchestra. The second show of the season. Doris Day sings, "You Go To My Head." What would the current "give-away" shows sound like coming from England. Bob and Doris sing, "Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk." "The Swan Players" present their version of, "South Pacific." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1949-10-23 | The program originates from Fort Ord, California. Guests are Bing Crosby and Jimmy Demaret. The cast does a drama of Scotland. Jack Kirkwood is running a talent booking agency. The date is subject to correction and may in fact be January 15, 1952. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-02-07 | The program originates from the Vine Street Playhouse, Hollywood. Bob's opening monologue is about air travel and his recent trip to New York and Washington, D. C. Bob and guest Fred Allen try to break into television as "The TV Twins." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-03-14 | Bob follows the "Wild Goose," Bob and guest Fred Allen do the "Arthur Hopefry Show." The program is possibly dated March 13, 1949. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-03-21 | The program originates from Hollywood; the Cleveland Indians are in the audience. Bob romances Doris Day. Bob mentions that he works in a bakery, giving loyalty tests to the Russian rye. Bing sings, "My Foolish Heart." The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-06-06 | The program originates from Washington, D.C. Bob's opening monologue is about politics. Bob and Doris sing, "Home Cookin'." Bob and guest Arthur Godfrey tell jokes about their golf games and remember "the good old days of radio." They do a D.J. show called, "The Make Believe Wash-Room" and other parodies. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-06-13 | The last show of the season and Bob's last show for Lever Brothers. Doris takes Bob to a psychiatrist. Brief portions of the program have been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-10-24 | The broadcast originates from Fort Belvior, Virginia. The cast does a scene from, "Caesar and Cleopatra." The date is subject to correction. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-12-19 | Bob's opening monologue is about Christmas shopping. Bob portrays a society snob who gets a chance to meet the glamorous Tallulah Bankhead in a British drawing room comedy, The system cue has been deleted. Tallulah reads the lyrics of, "My Country 'Tis Of Thee." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1950-12-26 | Unedited tape. The recording begins with Bob warming-up the audience. Bob's opening monologue is about Christmas presents. Bing sings, "Silver Bells." Bob and Bing go Christmas shopping for the president of Chesterfields. Jack Kirkwood, portraying a sidewalk Santa Claus, gets a chance to say, "Put something in the pot, boy!" The show features a good Bob and Bing set-to with lots of ad libs. Definitely more fun than the actual broadcast. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-01-09 | The program originates from Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Bob's opening monologue is about Texas. The cast does a cowboy skit, a small portion is missing from the middle. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-01-30 | The program originates from March Field, California. Guest Judy Garland sings, "I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy." The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-03-06 | The program originates from Edwards Air Force Base, Muroc, California. Bob says, "Everything is secret here (in Muroc), even the jack rabbits have to take a loyalty oath. Bob goes for a ride in a jet airplane with Chuck Yeager (the first pilot to "break the sound barrier"). Yeager has trouble reading his lines. Guest Ava Gardner helps Bob recover from the flight. Bob and Ava back in school and their first date. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-03-13 | The program celebrates the opening of "The Hollywood USO Canteen." Bob's opening monologue is about servicemen at the Hollywood Canteen. Bob and Joan plan to do an act at the Canteen. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-06-05 | The broadcast originates from the stage of The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. The first tune is, "It Doesn't Cost A Dime To Dream." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-10-02 | The program originates from the Long Beach Naval Air Station. The first show of the season. Guests Bing Crosby and Jane Russell travel on, "The Road To New Orleans." Jane guides Bob on a fishing trip. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-10-16 | The program was taken from Bob's program of October 16, 1951 and released in early 1952. Bob's at the MGM studios to pick up Ava. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-11-13 | Guest Corinne Calvet visits Bob's house while building inspector Kirkwood is soliciting a bribe. The system cue has been deleted. The date is subject to correction. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-11-20 | Bob's opening monologue is about California weather and high meat prices. Bob is remodeling his house. He goes shopping with guest George Raft. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-11-27 | While Bob is remodeling his house, he visits Virginia's ranch. The first tune is, "I Whistle A Happy Tune." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1951-12-25 | The program originates from the Long Beach Veterans Hospital. The show features a Christmas fable about young Bing and Bob, and how they achieved success. Frank Sinatra makes an unbilled appearance at the end of the show. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-01-01 | Bob's opening monologue is about Christopher Columbus. Jack Kirkwood sells Bob a hot car...with Hong Kong license plates and Bob winds up in jail. The program may be dated May 28, 1954 or November 18, 1954. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-02-19 | Bob's opening monologue is about the new 1952 cars. Bob and Hy take inventory in Bob's house which has been remodeled. Bob has dinner with guest Tyrone Power and afterwards dreams that he's Tyrone and Tyrone is Bob Hope. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-03-11 | The program originates from Palm Springs California. Bob, Marilyn and guest Bing Crosby play golf at the Tamarisk Country Club with guest Charles Farrell. How Bob got Bing started in show business. How Bing got Bob started in show business. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-03-25 | The program originates from the San Diego Naval Training Station. Guest Gracie Allen thinks that Bob's fallen in love with her. The Bell Sisters sing, "Bermuda," and stop the show. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-04-01 | The program originates from The Marine Corps Supply Depot, Barstow, California. Guest Claudette Colbert joins Bob in their own version of, "Caesar and Clepoatra." The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-04-15 | The program originates from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas. Bob's opening monologue is filled with Las Vegas jokes. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-04-29 | Bob's opening monologue is about his recent trip to Hawaii. Bob visits the home of guest William Holden. Bob and William Holden do a racetrack drama, "Winner Take All." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1952-06-10 | The program originates from The San Diego Naval Air Station (also referred to as the "North Island Naval Base, Coronado"). Guest Roy Rogers sings, "My Four Legged Friend." Roy and Dale Evans are going on a tour with Bob to promote their new movie, "Son Of Paleface." The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-01-07 | Margaret Whiting sings, "Why Don't You Believe Me?" Guest Jack Benny rates Bob's show for the sponsor. Jack and Bob star in, "The Road To Bali." The date is subject to correction and my in fact be December 30, 1954. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-01-14 | The program originates from Fort Ord, California. Bing sings, "To Know You Is To Love You." Bing and Bob do a morning radio show, "Just Plain Bing." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-01-21 | Bob's opening monologue is about Eisenhower's inauguration. Bob romances guest Zsa Zsa Gabor. Bob and Zsa Zsa appear as Toulouse-Lautrec and a showgirl in a satire of "Moulin Rouge." The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-01-28 | Bob's opening monologue is about the new car models. When Bob discovers that Bing plans to make a "Road" picture without him, he decides to produce, "The Road To Cactus Gulch" with guest Jimmy Stewart. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-02-04 | Bob's opening monologue is about the flu epidemic. Guest Jack Webb solves a murder case with his new partner, Detective Bob Hope. Who killed Barney Dean? Bob is given a scroll from the National Peanut Council. He is named "Peanut King." The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-02-11 | Bob has decided to become a singer. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-02-18 | Bob's opening monologue ia about three dimensional movies. Bob hasn't been feeling well, so guest Linda Darnell pays him a visit. Margaret Whiting sings, "Till I Waltz Again With You." Bob and Linda do scenes from, "Blackbeard The Pirate." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-03-04 | Bob tries to fill out his income tax form and then tries to convince guest Jane Russell to make a 3-D movie with him. Possibly dated April, 1952. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-03-18 | Les Brown sings a commercial for Jell-O. Bob is getting ready for the Academy Awards. Guest William Bendix appears as a cab driver taking Bob to his first Oscar ceremonies as the host. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-03-25 | Bob's opening monologue is about the recent atom bomb test. Bob sings an extended commercial called, "Now's The Time For Jell-O." Bob and guest Mickey Rooney attend the Washington, D. C. premier of their film, "Off Limits." Mickey fixes Bob up with a seventy-two year old blind date. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-04-01 | Margaret Whiting sings, "I'm Walking Behind." Bob tries to borrow one-and-a-half million dollars to make his next movie in Europe. Bob and guest Anne Baxter do the life story of Vincent Van Hope, the famous Parisian artist. The date is subject to correction and may in fact be October 16, 1953. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-04-29 | The program originates from The Las Alamedos Naval Air Station. Guest Rosemary Clooney sings, "Haven't Got A Worry To My Name." Bob plays "Dizzy Hope," the owner of a jazz cafe in New Orleans. The date is subject to correction and may be February 24, 1955. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-05-12 | The program originates from The Walter Reade Army Hospital, Washington, D. C. Bob's opening monologue is about his recent golf game with President Eisenhower. Guest Martha Rountree brings her "Meet The Press" panel on to interview Bob. This is possibly a rehearsal recording or unedited tape before a live audience, as Bob is unable to pronounce "Bethesda" after several tries and then says, "to hell with Jell-O." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-05-20 | Bob goes to Richard Widmark's house to ask him to appear on his program. Bob has his handwriting analyzed. The cast does its version of "The Shiek," with Bob in the role of Rudolph Valentino and other old-time movies. The system cue has been deleted, apparently otherwise complete. The date is subject to correction and may in fact be February 19, 1954. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-06-17 | Bob's opening monologue is about Father's Day. The cast does a southern drama, based on guest Arlene Dahl's new movie, "Sangaree." The date is subject to correction. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-06-24 | Bob's opening monologue is about the Kentucky Derby. Guest Victor Mature meets Bob at the gym. Bob and Victor return to 10 B. C. to do a sword-and-sandal epic. This is possibly an AFRTS composite, as Victor Mature was the guest on the above date, but the Kentucky Derby is mentioned and is held the first week in May. See cat. #88528, which seems to be the same broadcast with a different opening monolgue. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-06-24 | Bob's opening monologue is about graduation and his school days. Bob works out in a gym with guest Victor Mature. This is the same program as cat. #65124, but with a different opening monologue. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-10-16 | Bob's opening monologue is about his recent trip to England. Bob and Anne Baxter are returning to the U.S. on the Queen Mary. Margaret Whiting sings, "Send Me C.O.D. My Broken Heart." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-11-06 | Bob has just returned from Hawaii. Guest William Holden joins the cast in "Winner Take All," a race track drama. The program is possibly dated 1951. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-11-13 | Bob's opening monologue is about superstition and Hollywood weather. Guest Burt Lancaster gives Bob a job at the circus. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-12-04 | The program originates from The Naval Testing Station, Indio, California. The cast goes to the "Hollywood Historama" exhibit. Bob and guest Glenn Ford do, "A Short History Of The Movies." A lady in the audience claims she can "match noses with Bob Hope!" The date is subject to correction. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1953-12-25 | The program originates from The Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Christmas with the hillbillies, Christmas at the White House with the Eisenhowers, the tenements of New York City. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-01-08 | Bob's opening monologue is about gambling in Las Vegas. Bob goes for a vocal lesson. Bob tries to convince guest Jane Wyman to do a nightclub act with him. The program may be dated December 9, 1954...or some other date. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-03-05 | Bob and guest David Niven do their version of, "The History Of Radio." See cat. #6677 for a repeat broadcast of this program, two years later. The program may be dated August 23, 1953. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-03-16 | Bob's opening monologue is about St. Patrick's Day and the upcoming Academy Awards. Bob remembers his first bookong in Vaudeville. The commercials on the program have no audio and there is no audio for the first 9 seconds of the program. "Postcards To Priscilla." Bob and David Niven at the psychiatrist's office. Cass appears at the very end of the show and sings, "There'll Be Some Changes Made. Excellent kinescope visuals. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-04-02 | Guest Rosemary Clooney sings, "When You Love Someone." Bob plans to start his own record company. The program may be dated February 24, 1955, or both dates may be incorrect. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-04-13 | Bob's opening monologue is about the new baseball season. Bob dons a Cleveland Indians uniform (he owned the team at the time). "Fingers" Hope is playing piano at The Green Hat Cafe in New Orleans. Into Bob's joint walks "Jelly-Roll Benny" with his fiddle. Jack plays a really hot fiddle to, "Some Of These Days." Les Brown joins in the jam, on-camera with his clarinet. Bob and Rosemary do a duet to, "You've Got Class." One of the Jell-O commercials has no audio as broadcast. It sounds (by the hiss and noise) that the sound-track was blank. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-04-23 | Bob spends a typical day at the Paramount studio. Bob tries to convince guest Donna Reed to appear with him in his next picture. Also, the story of Vincent Van Hope, the Parisian painter. The date is subject to correction. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-05-14 | Bob's opening monologue is about the Kentucky Derby. Bob and guest Grace Kelly plan an African safari and travel into darkest Africa. A funny skit! The system cue has been deleted. |
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| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-12-16 | Bob's opening is about the opera. Bob and Fred do their version of, "The Caine Mutiny." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1954-12-23 | Bob's opening monologue is about Christmas in Los Angeles. Jokes about Senator McCarthy and Liberace. Bob is having trouble with his Christmas list. Going shopping for a present for Dolores, Bob Meets Frank Nelson as a department store floor walker. Margaret Whiting sings, "It's Christmas Time Again." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1955-03-03 | Bob and guest David Niven do, "The History Of Radio." A repeat of the script used on the program of March 5, 1954. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1955-03-31 | Bob, guest Claire Trevor and the cast does their version of, "The High and The Mighty." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1955-04-21 | The final show of the season (and perhaps permanently on radio, except for repeats). Margaret sings, "Whatever Lola Wants." Bob tries to convince the "new" president of NBC to hire him back next season. The system cue has been deleted. |
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| The Bob Hope Show | | 1962-04-25 | null |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1962-04-25 | Bob's opening monologue included jokes about the conflict between U.S. Steel and the Kennedy administration. Janis Paige sings sings, "I Believe In You" (obviously lip-synching). Bob shows several clips and bloopers from his new picture, "The Road To Hong Kong." Frank sings, "Goody, Goody." Bob and Frank sing, "Small Fry." The cast does a sequel to, "Romeo and Juliet," titled, "And So They Were Married." Excellent videotape visuals. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1962-11-29 | Parts of the show originate from The Palladium Theatre, London. Jack Benny appears as, "The Bird Brain Of Alcatraz." In one scene, the warden hands Jack a pardon certificate (which is obviously a real municipal bond). The cast boards a Mississippi gambling boat. Jack tries to play "The Bee" on his violin, but the strings all break. Excellent videotape (and film from London) visuals. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1963-06-14 | Bob's usual variety format (from Hollywood), plus the Fourth Annual TV Guide Awards (from New York City). Excellent videotape visuals. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | 1968-12-25 | Not a broadcast; a live show for sailors aboard the battleship New Jersey (near Vietnam). The first tune heard is, "Leap Frog." One of the sailors, appearing in a sketch with Penny Plummer ("Miss World"), absolutely cannot read a line! |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's opening monologue is about baseball. Guest Diana Lynn appears for her fourth visit. She tells about her career in movies. Bob has his handwriting analyzed. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's opening monologue is about Las Vegas. Guest Diana Lynn appears for the first time and tells about her travels. Kitty Termell answers questions about etiquette. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Joan Fontaine guests for the fifth (and final) time. She describes the questions asked when she became a citizen. Bob answers questions from the audience. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Guest Joan Fontaine talks about cooking and answers questions from the audience. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's opening monologue is about the premier of his new picture, "Casanova's Big Night." The program features the third appearance of guest Joan Fontaine, who tells about her travels. A lady from the audience talks about baseball with Bob. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's opening monologue is about the recent H-Bomb test. Guest Joan Fontaine makes her second appearance and tells her life story. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob chats with Joan Fontaine, his co-star in, "Casanova's Big Night." He also answers questions from the audience. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob invites himself to Jimmy's house to cook his recipe for "Lamp Rag-out Espanole." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob chats with guest Cecil B. DeMille, who recalls the time he wrote a check for $1,000,000, back in 1923. DeMille appeals for contributions to the American Cancer Society. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob interviews guest Claire Rochelle, president of The United Fan Mail Service. She reveals how movie stars handle their fan mail. Robert Warren (a student at The University of Texas), "America's Campus Casanaova," is interviewed. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Unedited recording or rehearsal. A Christmas show, Bob is running a toy factory. The date is approximate. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's opening monologue is about funny remarks by children. Guest Jane Wyman chats with Bob about the movies. Bob answers questions from the audience. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from The Jacksonville Naval Air Station. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The cast and Bob does its version of "The Long Grey Line." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from the Long Beach Naval Base. After a fishing trip up north, the boys are featured in, "The Road To New Orleans." The program closing has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from the Las Alamedos Naval Air Station. The adventures of Bob, the pilot. AFRS program name: "The Golden days Of Radio." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Peggy Lee sings "Be Anything, But Be Mine." The cast does scenes from previous shows: "The Mutiny On The Bounty," "Death Of A Salesman," and a Scottish skit. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from the Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Margaret Whiting sings, "It's Christmas Time Again." Bob goes Christmas shopping. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from Camp Roberts, California. Bob and guest Jane Russell make a western movie. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from The Long Beach Air Force Base. Bob Sweeney "interviews" Bob for his paper. Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell sing a duet. Jack Kirkwood sells Bob a lot with oil on the property! The AFRS system cue and fill have been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob decides to turn over a new leaf. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | How Bing met Bob. Bing sings, "Anytime." |
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| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's opening monologue is about his mother. Guest Dorothy Lamour is going to appear with Bob on his television show tomorrow night. They talk about sarongs. Bob answers questions from the audience. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob sings his hit song, "Is It Love Or A Thyroid Condition?" J. Arthur Hope, famous British film producer, tries to film an American movie. The date is approximate. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Doris sings "Love Somebody, Yes I Do." Bob does a better than usual monologue. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from the U. S. Air Evacuation Terminal for the Korean wounded, near Vacaville, California. Margaret Whiting sings, "The Best Thing For You Is Me." Guest Claudette Colbert and Bob are driving to Vacaville. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob sings! Doris doesn't! |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Guest Diana Lynn visits for the fifth and final time. She talks about fashions and television. A woman in the audience asks Bob's advice about keeping her boyfriends faithful. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | What happens to the guy who wins the radio quiz show, "Stop The Music Already." |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | A member of the audience tries to sell Bob a device to grow hair. Bob answers questions from the auidence. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The program originates from Cleveland. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's opening monologue is about living in a trailer. A woman in the audience asks Bob how to keep her husband out of the kitchen. Skinnay Ennis visits to promote his appearance at The Terrace Room of The Hotel Statler. The system cue has been deleted. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | The cast does its version of, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea." The date is approximate. |
| The Bob Hope Show | | | Bob's guest is Los Angeles policeman Walter Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs chats with Bob about the movie stars that he's met. Bob answers questions from the audience. The system cue has been deleted. |
