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Description: For the first time ever, highlights from 50 years of the Bob Hope TV Special comes to DVD! This landmark library includes hilarious highlights from his long running NBC specials, including Christmas shows, annual trips around the world to entertain the troops, hilarious outtakes and bloopers and special extras never before available on home video.
Spanning 50 years of television, The Ultimate Bob Hope DVD Collection is filled with a virtual who's who of Hollywood legends, American Presidents and stars from every generation. This is the one and only collection approved by Bob Hope himself and is a remarkable legacy of laughter from the most popular entertainer of the 20th Century.
Bob has always said that he wants to reach the century mark and this May 29th, 2002 is Bob's 99th birthday. This collection marks this anniversary with a celebration of the Best of Bob Hope - the undisputed King of Comedy
"50 Years of Laughter Vol. 1" - On Easter Sunday 1950, audiences eagerly tuned in to the first Bob Hope Special - at that time, the most expensive television program produced. The comedy extravaganza set the standard for the all-star variety show that continues to this day. Five decades later, The Bob Hope Special remains the longest running television series of all time! This anniversary tribute video features Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, John Wayne, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Carol Burnett and footage never before available on home video.
"50 Years of Laughter Vol. 2" - From early black and white to living color, Bob Hope's popularity and critical acclaim reached new heights with each decade on television. In Volume 2 of this anniversary tribute, the laugh-fest continues with classic comedy bits as Bob's celebrity pals Johnny Carson, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Benny, Milton Berle and Phyllis Diller join in the fun. Includes footage never before available on home video.
"Hope for the Holidays" - Along with tree trimming, sleigh riding and egg nogging, The Bob Hope Christmas Special was a holiday tradition for families across America for 40 years. In this landmark program, Bob and Dolores Hope welcome family and friends into their home for a nostalgic look back at some of the funniest moments from past holiday specials and USO tours featuring clips with John Wayne, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Phil Silvers, Dyan Cannon, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Dixie Carter, Olivia Newton-John, Shirley Jones, Lee Marvin, Redd Foxx, Phyllis Diller, Marie Osmond, Bing Crosby and many more.
"Salute to the Troops" - In his 50 years of entertaining American GI's around the world, Bob "Globetrotter" Hope logged enough miles to travel back and forth to the moon over a dozen times! This memorable broadcast documents Hope's 24,000 mile, 16-day around-the-world tour in 1969 with highlights from the White House, Europe, Southeast Asia and on board the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Ranger. Joining Hope are astronaut Neil Armstrong, Connie Stevens, Teresa Graves, Romy Schneider, Eve Reuber-Staier (Miss World 1970), Les Brown and his Band of Renown and many more.
"Celebrity Bloopers" - Celebrating the best from Bob's personal blooper reel, this hilarious program looks back at 30 years of out-takes, ad-libs and missed cues captured live as they happened with more than two-dozen of Hollywood's top stars. Watch as the giggles turn into hysterics with Loni Anderson, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jr., Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Barbara Eden, John Forsythe, Fred MacMurray, Lee Marvin, Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Tom Selleck, Brooke Shields, Red Skelton, Mr. T., Elizabeth Taylor, Danny Thomas and John Wayne.
Features:
Bob On The Air: Bob's very first radio broadcast from 1935 as the Master of Ceremonies for Bromo Seltzer's "The Intimate Review". Three years later, Bob got his own radio show, which grew in popularity to become the number one show in the country.
Bob's Two-Reelers: A rare opportunity to see Bob's magic in two short films made for Warner Brothers in the 1930's. These "two-reelers" (each two reels in length) ran as shorts in movie theatres across the country before the main attraction. Their success helped land Bob his first role in a feature length motion picture.
Bob Goes To War: This excerpt from the 1995 video "Bob Hope: Memories of WWII", offers a first hand look at how Hope earned the title, "GI Bob" and how America joined together for a common cause. Bob and Dolores reminisce about those historic years that changed America and the world forever.
Bob's Biography: How did an amateur boxer from England, turned dancer, turned comedian become the most popular entertainer of the 20th Century? This biography traces Bob's remarkable show business journey.
Bob's Photo Album: From Bob's personal photo collection filled with over 70 years of memories starting with vintage black and white photos of Bob from boyhood to vaudeville to Hollywood star with many of his celebrity friends.
