| The Bob Hope Special | | 1969-04-17 | Bob's getting ready for some bad California weather. There is no audio for 3 minutes while Sergio Mendez is performing. Bob and Jack Nicklaus do a skit about golfing. Scenes from Bob's new movie, "How To Commit Marriage" (with Jackie Gleason) are shown. Patti Page sings, "Listen For The Love Song." Bob ends the program with a moving eulogy for President Eisenhower (who died March 26, 1969). The video is out of lip-synch near the end of the program. Excellent videotape visuals. |
| The Bob Hope Special | | 1970-12-07 | Jack Benny returns Bob Hope's lawnmower. Jack plans to use Bob's Hope house while Bob is entertaining the troops in Asia. "Desperate Productions" presents, 'The Movie Of The Week': 'Breakfast For Three'." Santa and Mrs. Claus have a disagreement. She wants to deliver the toys this year. Excellent color videotape condition (Freeze-frames) |
| The Bob Hope Special | | 1971-11-07 | null |
| The Bob Hope Special | | 1973-02-08 | Bob's opening monologue includes a joke about being searched on a airplane. A cease-fire with North Vietnam had recently been signed, prompting lots of jokes about the Vietnam war. This show has a cast of comedians far larger than most other shows of this type. Excellent color videotape condition. |
| The Bob Hope Special | | 1973-11-13 | During Bob's opening monologue, he mentions the stagehand strike then in progress at NBC. Joey Heatherton sings a torch song in a dress that leaves little to the imagination. Mike Connors portrays "Mannix," a hard-boiled private eye. In walks Joey Heatherton in another eye-popping dress...which later turns into a two-piece bathing suit. The Carpenters trade quips with Bob...but their music has been deleted from this recording. |
