| Description |
6 videodiscs (approximately 804 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm) |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Rating: Not rated. |
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DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Featuring, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Janet Leigh, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, James Cagney, Diana Dors, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, James Garner, Mark Hamill, Dean Martin, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Tuesday Weld, the Muppets, Charo, Milton Berle, Don Rickles, George Gobel, Alan King, Don Knotts, Groucho Marx, Vincent Price, Freddie Prinze, George Burns, Sammy Davis Jr., Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Burt Reynolds, Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Taylor, Mr. T, John Wayne, Raquel Welch, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Johnny Carson, Gerald Ford, Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus. |
| Credits |
Editors, Lynne O'Connor, Alex Trocker, Melissa Kaufman. |
| Summary |
Featuring 13 specials from 1956 to 1996, this DVD set contains hilarious compilation shows that spotlight the best moments from years of remarkable footage: a full episode of all-time classic bloopers, Bob Hope's first show in color, his 90th birthday party special, Laughing with the Presidents, and more! This collection also includes the bonus show Shanks for the Memory, on the world of golf according to Bob Hope. Guest stars include John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Raquel Welch, President Ronald Reagan, President Bill Clinton, Angie Dickinson, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and more! |
| Contents |
Highlights of a quarter century of Bob Hope on television (October 24, 1975) -- The Bob Hope Christmas special (January 18, 1968) -- Bonus feature. Shanks for the memories (1994) -- Bob Hope ... laughing with the presidents (November 23, 1996) -- The hilarious unrehearsed antics of the stars (September 28, 1984) -- A Bob Hope comedy special (December 15, 1965) -- Bob Hope's world of comedy (October 29, 1976) -- The Bob Hope Chevy show (October 21, 1956) -- Joys (a comedy whodunit) (March 5, 1976) -- Texaco presents the Bob Hope all-star Christmas comedy special (December 19, 1977) -- Chrysler presents a Bob Hope comedy special (October 19, 1966) -- A Bob Hope comedy special (September 27, 1963) -- Chrysler presents a Bob Hope comedy special (February 15, 1967) -- Bob Hope : the first 90 years (May 14, 1993). |
| Subject |
Hope, Bob, 1903-2003.
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| Genre |
Television specials.
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Television comedies.
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Variety shows (Television programs)
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Televised stand-up comedy routines.
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Parody television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Television interviews.
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Outtakes.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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Hardy, James R., television producer.
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Hope, Bob, 1903-2003, performer.
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Benny, Jack, 1894-1974, performer.
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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977, performer.
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Leigh, Janet, performer.
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Arnaz, Desi, 1917-1986, performer.
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Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989, performer.
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Vance, Vivian, performer.
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Frawley, William, 1887-1966, performer.
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Cagney, James, 1899-1986, performer.
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Dors, Diana, performer.
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Bennett, Tony, 1926- performer.
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Como, Perry, 1912-2001, performer.
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Garner, James, performer.
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Hamill, Mark, performer.
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Martin, Dean, 1917-1995, performer.
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Newton-John, Olivia, performer.
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Streisand, Barbra, performer.
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Weld, Tuesday, 1943- performer.
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Charo, performer.
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Berle, Milton, performer.
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Rickles, Don, performer.
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Gobel, George, 1919-1991, performer.
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King, Alan, 1927-2004, performer.
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Knotts, Don, 1924-2006, performer.
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Marx, Groucho, 1890-1977, performer.
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Price, Vincent, 1911-1993, performer.
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Prinze, Freddie, performer.
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Burns, George, 1896-1996, performer.
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Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990, performer.
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Dickinson, Angie, performer.
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Diller, Phyllis, performer.
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Reynolds, Burt, performer.
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Shields, Brooke, 1965- performer.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, performer.
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Mr. T., performer.
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Wayne, John, 1907-1979, performer.
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Welch, Raquel, performer.
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, on-screen participant.
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Clinton, Bill, 1946- on-screen participant.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, on-screen participant.
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, on-screen participant.
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Carson, Johnny, 1925-2005, performer.
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Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006, on-screen participant.
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Palmer, Arnold, 1929-2016, on-screen participant.
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Hogan, Ben, 1912-1997, on-screen participant.
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Nicklaus, Jack, on-screen participant.
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Hope, Bob, 1903-2003, actor.
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Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets, performer.
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Bob Hope Enterprises, production company.
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Time-Life Films, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Bob Hope specials |
| Standard No. |
610583522594 |
| Music No. |
31401-X Time Life (container) |
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31417-X Time Life (disc 1) |
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31419-X Time Life (disc 2) |
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31421-X Time Life (disc 3) |
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31423-X Time Life (disc 4) |
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31425-X Time Life (disc 5) |
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31427-X Time Life (disc 6) |
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