The Bob Hope Show

**The Bob Hope Show** is a series of television specials starring Bob Hope. Later titled **The Bob Hope Special**, **The Bob Hope Christmas Show**, and various other names, a total of 272 NBC variety specials hosted by Hope were produced from 1950 to 1996.

## 1950s

* Star Spangled Revue (9 April 1950)
* The Bob Hope Show (5/27/50)
* The Bob Hope Show (9/14/50)
* The Bob Hope Show (26 November 1950)
* The Comedy Hour (24 December 1950)
* The Bob Hope Show (4/8/51)
* The Bob Hope Show (10/14/51)
* The Bob Hope Show (11/25/51)
* The Bob Hope Show (3/9/52)
* The Bob Hope Show (26 April 1952)
* The Bob Hope Show (6/15/52)
* The Bob Hope Show (10/12/52)
* The Bob Hope Show (11/9/52)
* The Bob Hope Show (12/7/52)
* The Bob Hope Show (1/4/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (2/1/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (3/1/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (3/22/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (3/29/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (4/19/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (5/24/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (6/14/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (10/20/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (11/17/53)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Show (12/14/53)
* The Bob Hope Show (1/26/54)
* The Bob Hope Show (2/16/54)
* The Bob Hope Show (16 March 1954)
* The Bob Hope Show (4/13/54)
* The Bob Hope Show (6/1/54)
* The Bob Hope Show (10/12/54)
* The Bob Hope Show (11/5/54)
* The Bob Hope Show (12/7/54)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Show (1/9/55)
* The Bob Hope Show (2/1/55)
* The Bob Hope Show (3/1/55)
* The Bob Hope Show (4/26/55)
* The Bob Hope Special (5/24/55)
* The Bob Hope Show (10/4/55)
* The Bob Hope Show (11/15/55)
* The Bob Hope Show (12/27/55)
* The Bob Hope Show (2/7/56)
* The Bob Hope Show (2/28/56)
* The Bob Hope Show (3/21/56)
* The Bob Hope Show (5/1/56)
* The Bob Hope Show (22 May 1956)
* The Bob Hope Show (6/17/56)
* The Bob Hope Chevy Show (21 October 1956)
* The Bob Hope Chevy Show (10/24/56)
* The Bob Hope Chevy Show (18 November 1956)
* The Bob Hope Chevy Show (28 December 1956)
* The Bob Hope Chevy Show (25 January 1957)
* The Bob Hope Chevy Show (3/10/57)
* The Bob Hope Chevy Show (8 April 1957)
* The Bob Hope Show (5/6/57)
* The Bob Hope Show (10/6/57)
* The Bop Hope Show (11/24/57)
* The Bob Hope Show (2/6/58)
* The Bob Hope Show (3/2/58)
* The Bob Hope Show (4/5/58)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (10/15/58)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (11/21/58)
* The Bob Hope Buick Christmas Show (1/16/59)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (2/6/59)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (2/10/59)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (3/13/59)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (4/15/59)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (5/15/59)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (8 October 1959)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (11/9/59)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (12/12/59)

## 1960s

* The Bob Hope Buick Christmas Show (1/13/60)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (2/22/60)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (22 April 1960)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (3 October 1960)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (22 October 1960)
* The Bob Hope Show (11/16/60)
* The Bob Hope Show (12/12/60)
* The Bob Hope Buick Xmas Show (11 January 1961)
* The Bob Hope Buick Sports Award Show (15 February 1961)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (4/12/61)
* The Bob Hope Buick Show (5/13/61)
* The World of Bob Hope (10/29/61)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/13/61)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Show (1/24/62)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/22/62)
* The Bob Hope Show (25 April 1962)
* The Bob Hope Special (10/24/62)
* The Bob Hope Show (29 November 1962)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Show (1/16/63)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/13/63)
* The Bob Hope Show (14 April 1963)
* The Bob Hope Special (5/15/63)
* The Bob Hope Special (9/27/63)
* The Bob Hope Special (10/25/63)
* The Bob Hope Special (11/15/63)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/13/63)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1/17/64)
* The Bob Hope Special (2/14/64)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/20/64)
* The Bob Hope Special (4/17/64)
* A Bob Hope Comedy Special (25 September 1964)
* The Bob Hope Thanksgiving Special (11/20/1964)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/18/64)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Show (1/15/65)
* The Bob Hope Special (2/12/65)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/26/65)
* The Bob Hope Special (4/16/65)
* The Bob Hope Special (9/29/65)
* The Bob Hope Special (10/20/65)
* A Bob Hope Comedy Special (15 December 1965)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special (19 January 1966)
* A Bob Hope Comedy Special (16 February 1966)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/16/66)
* A Bob Hope Comedy Special (13 April 1966)
* A Bob Hope Comedy Special (28 September 1966)
* A Bob Hope Comedy Special (19 October 1966)
* The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1/18/67)
* A Bob Hope Comedy Special (15 February 1967)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/15/67)
* The Bob Hope Show (20 September 1967)
* The Bob Hope Show (8 November 1967)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/14/67)
* The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1/18/68)
* The Bob Hope Show (12 February 1968) - Opening of the New Madison Square Garden
* The Bob Hope Special (3/20/68)
* The Bob Hope Special (4/11/68)
* The Bob Hope Special (9/25/68)
* The Bob Hope Special (10/14/68)
* The Bob Hope Special (11/6/68)
* The Bob Hope Special (11/27/68)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/19/68)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (1/16/69)
* The Bob Hope Special (2/17/69)
* The Bob Hope Special (19 March 1969)
* The Bob Hope Special (17 April 1969)
* The Bob Hope Special (22 September 1969)
* The Bob Hope Special (10/13/69)
* The Bob Hope Special (11/6/69)
* The Bob Hope Special (11/24/69)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/18/69)

## 1970s

* The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1/15/70)
* The Bob Hope Special (2/16/70)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/18/70)
* The Bob Hope Special (4/13/70)
* The Bob Hope Special (5 October 1970)
* The Bob Hope Special (11/16/70)
* The Bob Hope Special (7 December 1970)
* The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1/14/71)
* The Bob Hope Special (2/15/71)
* The Bob Hope Special (4/5/71)
* The Bob Hope Special (9/13/71)
* The Bob Hope Special (11/7/71)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/9/71)
* The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1/17/72)
* The Bob Hope Special (2/27/72)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/13/72)
* The Bob Hope Special (10 April 1972)
* The Bob Hope Special (4/27/72)
* The Bob Hope Special (10/5/72)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/10/72)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special (17 January 1973)
* The Bob Hope Special (8 February 1973)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/7/73)
* The Bob Hope Special (4/19/73)
* The Bob Hope Special (9/26/73)
* The Bob Hope Special (13 November 1973)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/9/73)
* The Bob Hope Special (1/24/74)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/1/74)
* Bob Hope Presents the Gillette Cavalcade of Champions (4/2/74)
* The Bob Hope Special (25 September 1974)
* The Bob Hope Special (12/15/74)
* Bob Hope Presents the Stars of Tomorrow (3/5/75)
* Bob Hope on Campus (4/17/75)
* Bob Hope on Television (24 October 1975)
* Bob Hope's Christmas Party (12/14/75)
* The Bob Hope Comedy Special (2/13/76)
* Joys! (5 March 1976)
* The Bob Hope Olympic Benefit Special (21 April 1976)
* Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular (4 July 1976)
* Bob Hope's World of Comedy (29 October 1976)
* Bob Hope's All Star Comedy Spectacular (21 January 1977)
* Bob Hope's All Star Comedy Tribute to Vaudeville (25 March 1977)
* Bob Hope On the Road with Bing (10/28/77)
* The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (12/19/77)
* Bob Hope's All Star Tribute to the Palace Theater (1/8/78)
* The Bob Hope Special from Palm Springs (2/13/78)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Spectacular from Australia (4/15/78)
* Happy Birthday Bob (29 May 1978)
* Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series (10/18/78)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Christmas Show (12/22/78)
* The Bob Hope Special (1/28/79)
* The Bob Hope Special (3/2/79)
* The Bob Hope Salute to the 1920s and 1930s (5/14/79)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party (5/30/79)
* Bob Hope on the Road to China (9/16/79)
* Bob Hope on Campus (11/19/79)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special (12/13/79)

## 1980s

* Bob Hope Special: Hope, Women and Song (1/21/80)
* Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours, Part 1 (2/3/80)
* Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours, Part 2 (2/10/80)
* Bob Hope in the Star-Makers (3/17/80)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party (5/28/80)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (9/6/80)
* Bob Hope for President (11/1/80)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special (12/16/80)
* The Bob Hope 30th Anniversary TV Special (1/18/81)
* Bob Hope's Funny Valentine Special (2/11/81)
* Bob Hope's Spring Fling (13 April 1981)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party at West Point (5/25/81)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the New Season: It's Still Free and Well Worth It! (9/27/81)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Celebration Opening the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (10/22/81)
* Bob Hope's Stand Up and Cheer for the National Football League's 60th Year (11/22/81)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special (12/20/81)
* Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful but Funny (2/28/82)
* Bob Hope Laughs with the Movie Awards (3/28/82)
* Bob Hope's Stars Over Texas (5/3/82)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis (5/25/82)
* Bob Hope's Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season - G-Rated - with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (10/3/82)
* Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala (11/21/82)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Special (12/20/82)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party (1/29/83)
* Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood (2 March 1983)
* Bob Hope in Who Makes the World Laugh? (4/20/83)
* Happy Birthday Bob (23 May 1983)
* Bob Hope's Salute to NASA - 25 Years of Reaching for the Stars (9/19/83)
* Bob Hope Goes to College (11/23/83)
* Bob Hope's Merry Christmas Show (12/19/83)
* Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (15 January 1984)
* Bob Hope's Wicki-Wacki Special from Waikiki (2/27/84)
* Bob Hope in Who Makes the World Laugh? Part 2 (4/4/84)
* Bob Hope's Super Birthday Special (5/28/84)
* The Hilarious Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (28 September 1984)
* Ho Ho Hope's Christmas Hour (12/16/84)
* Bob Hope Lampoon's Television 1985 (2/24/85)
* Bob Hope's Comedy Salute to the Soaps (4/15/85)
* Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming (5/23/85)
* Bob Hope Buys NBC? (17 September 1985)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Show (15 December 1985)
* Bob Hope's All-Star Superbowl Party (25 January 1986)
* Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden (3/19/86)
* Bob Hope Special (Easter Joy) (4/19/86)
* Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday (5/26/86)
* Bob Hope Lampoons the New TV Season (9/15/86)
* Bob Hope's Bagful of Christmas Cheer (21 December 1986)
* From Tahiti Bob Hope's Tropical Comedy Special (23 February 1987)
* Bob Hope with His Easter Bunnies and Other Friends (19 April 1987)
* Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday Extravaganza (5/25/87)
* NBC Investigates Bob Hope (9/17/87)
* The Bob Hope Christmas Show - A Snow Job in Florida (12/19/87)
* Bob Hope's USO Christmas Show from the Persian Gulf (9 January 1988)
* Happy Birthday Bob (16 May 1988)
* Stand By for HNN - The Hope News Network (9/8/88)
* Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (12/19/88)
* Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party (1/21/89)
* Bob Hope's Easter Vacation in the Bahamas (25 March 1989)
* Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular from Paris (5/24/89)
* Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (23 September 1989)
* Bob Hope's Christmas in Hawaii (12/16/89)

## 1990s

* Bob Hope Lampoons Show Business (2/17/90)
* Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Comedy and Glamour from Acapulco (4/8/90)
* Bob Hope's USO Road Tour to the Berlin Wall and Moscow (5/19/90)
* Bob Hope: Don't Shoot, It's Only Me (9/15/90)
* Bob Hope's 1990 Christmas Show (12/15/90)
* Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer in Saudi Arabia (12 January 1991)
* Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Party (5 April 1991)
* Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (5/1/91)
* Bob Hope's Star Studded Comedy Special of the New Season (9/12/91)
* Bob Hope's Cross-Country Christmas Show (12/18/91)
* Bob Hope and Other Young Comedians (14 March 1992)
* Bob Hope's America: Red, White and Beautiful - The Swimsuit Edition (5/16/92)
* Bob Hope Presents the Ladies of Laughter (11/28/92)
* Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta (12/19/92)
* Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (5/14/93)
* Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (15 December 1993)
* Bob Hope's Christmas: Hopes for the Holidays (12/14/94)
* Bob Hope's Young Comedians: A New Generation of Laughs (3/25/95)
* Bob Hope... Laughing with the Presidents (23 November 1996)