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{{Short description|American television specials (1950–1996)}}
The following is a partial list of '''Bob Hope television appearances'''. [[Bob Hope|Hope]] made his television debut on the inaugural broadcast of Los Angeles station [[KTLA]] in January of 1947 and appeared on various television shows, particularly [[List of Christmas television specials|Christmas specials]] and various [[Armed Forces Entertainment|entertainment specials for the U.S. Armed Forces]], from 1950 through 1996.
The following is a list of '''[[Bob Hope]] [[television special]]s'''. Hope made his television debut on the inaugural broadcast of Los Angeles station [[KTLA]] in January 1947 and appeared on various television shows, particularly [[List of Christmas television specials|Christmas specials]] and various [[Armed Forces Entertainment|entertainment specials for the U.S. Armed Forces]]. A total of 272 [[NBC]] variety specials hosted by Bob Hope were produced from 1950 to 1996. These variety specials were produced and broadcast in black-and-white up to December 1965; the December 1965 Christmas show and all subsequent Bob Hope specials were produced and broadcast in color.
 
In addition to his [[television special]]sspecials, Hope appeared on the series ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' from 1963 to 1967.
 
==1950s==
===1950===
*''The Star-Spangled Revue'' (1950)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (4/9/50)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (1952)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045373/?ref_=ttco_co_tt ''The Bob Hope Show''] (1952 - ) on IMDb</ref>
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (5/27/50)
*''[[I Love Lucy]]'' (1956), episode: "Lucy and Bob Hope"<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0609285/?ref_=fn_ep_tt_1 ''I Love Lucy''] - episode "Lucy and Bob Hope" (Oct. 1,
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (9/14/50)
1956) on IMDb</ref>{{efn|In a 1964 episode of ''[[The Lucy Show]]'', he also had a [[cameo role|cameo]] as assistant to a plumber played by [[Jack Benny]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0637483/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_22 ''The Lucy Show''], episode "Lucy and the Plumber" (9/28/64) on IMDb</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9jOKGVL1KY&t=8s "Lucy and the Plumber"] (1964) on YouTube</ref>}}
*''[[The EdselBob Hope Show]]'' (195711/26/50) Appeared as a "mystery guest"
*''[[The PollyBob BergenHope Show]]'' (195812/14/50)
===1951===
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (4/8/51)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (10/14/51)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (11/25/51)
===1952===
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (3/9/52)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (4/26/52)
*''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)
===1953===
*''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)
===1954===
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (1/26/54)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (2/16/54)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (3/16/54)
*''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)
===1955===
*''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 Chevy Show'' (10/4/55)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (11/15/55)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Christmas Show'' (12/27/55)
 
===1956===
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (3/21/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (52/17/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (52/2228/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (63/1721/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (5/1/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (5/22/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (6/17/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (10/24/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (11/18/56)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Christmas Show'' (12/28/56)
 
===1957===
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (1/25/57)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (3/10/57)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (4/8/57)
*''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' (5/6/57)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (10/6/57)
*''The Bop Hope Show'' (11/24/57)
 
===1958===
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (2/6/58)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (3/2/58)
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*''The Bob Hope Buick Show'' (10/15/58)
*''The Bob Hope Buick Show'' (11/21/58)
===1959===
*''The Bob Hope Buick Christmas Show'' (1/16/59)
*''The Bob Hope Buick Show'' (2/6/59)
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==1960s==
===1960===
*''The Bob Hope Buick Christmas Show'' (1/13/60)
*''The Bob Hope Buick Show'' (2/22/60)
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*''The Bob Hope Show'' (11/16/60)
*''The Bob Hope Show'' (12/12/60)
===1961===
*''The Bob Hope Buick Christmas Show'' (1/11/61)
*''The Bob Hope Buick Sports Awards Show'' (2/15/61)
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*''The World of Bob Hope'' (10/29/61)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/13/61)
===1962===
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Show'' (1/24/62)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (3/22/62)
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*''The Bob Hope Special'' (10/24/62)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (11/29/62)
===1963===
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Show'' (1/16/63)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (3/13/63)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (5/15/63)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (9/27/63) Guests: Dean Martin/Barbra Streisand
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (10/25/63)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (11/15/63)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/13/63)--Hope was— unavailableHosted afterby undergoing[[Jack eyeBenny]] surgeryand to[[Bing removeCrosby]] adue bloodto clot.Hope Jackunable Bennyto andperform Bingdue Crosbyto hostedan theeye show,surgery withto previouslyremove recordeda sequencesblood featuringclot. Hope interspersedappeared in pre-recorded pieces with a Benny monologue and Crosby singing.
===1964===
*''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)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (9/25/64)
*''The Bob Hope Thanksgiving Special'' (11/20/1964)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/18/64)
===1965===
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Show'' (1/15/65)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/12/65)
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*''The Bob Hope Special'' (4/16/65)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (9/29/65)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (10/20/65) — The last special filmed in [[black and white#television|black and white]].
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/15/65) -— The first Bob Hope television special broadcastfilmed in [[color television|color]]; all Bob Hope televisionother specials were producedexclusively in color from this point onwards.
===1966===
*''The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show'' (1/19/66)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/16/66)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (3/16/66)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (9/28/66)
*''The Bob Hope Special: Murder at NBC'' (10/19/66)
*''A Bob Hope Comedy Special Starring Bing and Me'' (11/18/66)
 
===1967===
*''The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show'' (1/18/67)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/15/67)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (3/15/67)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (9/20/67)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (10/16/67)
*''The Bob Hope Special: Shoot-In at NBC'' (11/8/67)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (11/29/67)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/14/67)
 
===1968===
*''The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show'' (1/18/68)
*''The Bob Hope Special: The Opening of the New [[Madison Square Garden]]'' (2/12/68)
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*''The Bob Hope Special'' (11/27/68)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/19/68)
===1969===
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the [[USO]]'' (1/16/69)
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the [[United Service Organizations|USO]]'' (1/16/69)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/17/69)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (3/19/69)
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==1970s==
===1970===
*''The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show'' (1/15/70)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/16/70)
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*''The Bob Hope Special'' (10/5/70)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (11/16/70)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/7/70)
===1971===
*''The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show'' (1/14/71)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/15/71)
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*''The Bob Hope Special'' (11/7/71)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/9/71)
===1972===
*''The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show'' (1/17/72)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/27/72)
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*''The Bob Hope Special'' (10/5/72)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/10/72)
===1973===
*''The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show'' (1/17/73)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (2/8/73)
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*''The Bob Hope Special'' (11/13/73)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/9/73)
===1974===
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (1/24/74)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (3/1/74)
*''Bob Hope Presents the [[Gillette Cavalcade of Sports|Gillette Cavalcade of Champions]]'' (4/2/74)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (9/25/74)
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (12/15/74)
===1975===
*''Bob Hope Presents the Stars of Tomorrow'' (3/5/75)
*''Bob Hope on Campus'' (4/17/75)
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on IMDb</ref>
*''Bob Hope's Christmas Party'' (12/14/75)
===1976===
*''The Bob Hope Comedy Special'' (2/13/76)
*''Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys"'' (3/5/76)
*''The Bob Hope [[United States Bicentennial|Bicentennial]] Star Spangled Spectacular'' (7/4/76)
*''Bob Hope's World of Comedy'' (10/29/76)
*''Bob Hope's Christmas Comedy Special'' (12/13/76)
 
===1977===
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Spectacular From Lake Tahoe'' (1/21/77)
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Tribute to Vaudeville'' (3/25/77)
*''Texaco Presents Bob Hope in- a Very Special Special: [[Road to...|On the Road]] with Bing'' (197710/28/77, thescheduled tribute to Hope/Crosby "Road" pictures yearre-edited offollowing [[Bing Crosby]]'s death)
*''The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special'' (12/19/77)
 
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Tribute to the Palace Theater'' (1/8/78)
===1978===
*''The Bob Hope Special From Palm Springs'' (2/13/78)
*''Bob Hope's All-Star ComedyTribute Specialto fromthe Australia[[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theater]]'' (41/158/78)
*''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'' (5/29/78)
*''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)
===1979===
*''The Bob Hope Special'' (1/28/79)
*''The Bob Hope Salute to the 1920's and '30'sSpecial'' (53/142/79)
*''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)
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==1980s==
===1980===
*''Bob Hope Special: Hope, Women and Song'' (1/21/80)
*''Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours:, AroundPart the World with the Troops - 1941-19721'' (2/3/80 and 2/10/80)
*''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)
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*''Bob Hope for President'' (11/1/80)
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Special'' (12/16/80)
===1981===
*''The Bob Hope 30th Anniversary TV Special'' (1/18/81)
*''Bob Hope's Funny Valentine Special'' (2/11/81)
*''Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Comedy and Glamor'' (4/13/81)
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party fromat [[United States Military Academy|West Point]]'' (5/25/81)
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the FallNew 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 Sixtieth60th Year'' (11/22/81)
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Special'' (12/20/81)
===1982===
*''Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny'' (2/28/82)
*''Bob Hope's Women LaughsI withLove: theBeautiful Moviebut AwardsFunny'' (32/28/82)
*''Bob Hope Laughs with the [[Academy Awards|Movie Awards]]'' (3/28/82)
*''Bob Hope's Stars Over Texas'' (5/3/82)
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party at [[United States Naval Academy|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)
===1983===
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party'' (1/29/83)
*''Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood'' (3/2/83)
*''Bob Hope in Who Makes the World Laugh?'' (4/20/83)
*''Happy Birthday, Bob!'' (5/23/83)
*''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)
===1984===
*''Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut'' (1/15/84)
*''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)
*''Bob Hope's Hilarious Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars'' (9/28/84)
*''Ho Ho Hope's Christmas Hour'' (12/16/84)
===1985===
*''Bob Hope Lampoon's Television 1985'' (2/24/85)
*''Bob Hope's Comedy Salute to the Soaps'' (4/15/85)
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*''Bob Hope Buys NBC?'' (9/17/85)
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Show'' (12/15/85)
===1986===
*''Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party'' (1/25/86)
*''Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance from Sweden'' (3/19/86)
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*''Bob Hope Lampoons the New TV Season'' (9/15/86)
*''Bob Hope's Bagful of Christmas Cheer'' (12/21/86)
===1987===
*''From Tahiti: Bob Hope's Tropical Comedy Special'' (2/23/87)
*''Bob Hope with His Beautiful Easter Bunnies and Other Friends'' (4/19/87)
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*''NBC Investigates Bob Hope'' (9/17/87)
*''The Bob Hope Christmas Show - A Snow Job in Florida'' (12/19/87)
===1988===
*''Bob Hope's USO Christmas from the Persian Gulf: Around the World in Eight Days'' (1/9/88)
*''Happy Birthday, Bob'' (5/16/88)
*''Stand By for HNN - The Hope News Network'' (9/8/88)
*''Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show'' (12/19/88)
===1989===
*''Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party'' (1/21/89)
*''Bob Hope's Easter Vacation in the Bahamas'' (3/25/89)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/thats-eastertainment-27-easterbased-entertainments,71643/2/|title=That's Eastertainment!:27 Easter based entertainments that aren't biblical epics|publisher=AV Club|accessdateaccess-date=2012-04-02}}</ref>
*''Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular from [[Paris]]'' (5/24/89)
*''Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy'' (9/23/89)
*''Bob Hope's Christmas in Hawaii'' (12/16/89)
 
==1990s==
===1990===
*''Bob Hope Lampoons Show Business'' (2/17/90)
*''Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Comedy and Glamour from Acapulco'' (4/8/90)
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*''Bob Hope: Don't Shoot, It's Only Me'' (9/15/90)
*''Bob Hope's 1990 Christmas Show'' (12/15/90)
===1991===
*''Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia'' (1/12/91)
*''Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Celebration'' (4/5/91, around the time of the [[Gulf War]])
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*''Bob Hope's Star Studded Comedy Special of the New Season'' (9/12/91)
*''Bob Hope's Cross-Country Christmas Show'' (12/18/91)
===1992===
*''Bob Hope and Other Young Comedians'' (3/14/92)
*''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)
===1993===
*''Bob Hope: The First 90 Years'' (5/14/93)
*''Bob Hope's BagfulBag Full of Christmas Memories'' (12/15/93)
===1994===
*''Hope For The Holidays'' (12/14/94)
*''Bob Hope's YoungBirthday Comedians: A New GenerationMemories'' (35/2514/9594)
*''Bob Hope's Young Comedians: Making America Laugh (8/27/94)
*''Bob Hope's Christmas: Hopes for the Holidays'' (12/14/94)
===1995===
*''Bob Hope's Young Comedians: A New Generation of Laughs'' (3/25/95)
===1996===
*''Bob Hope... Laughing with the Presidents'' (11/23/96)
 
==Notes==
 
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