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NBC
11.01 [75] The Bob Hope Show [Season Premiere]
03Oct1960 NBC Mon
Host Bob Hope
Guests:
Bobby Darin
Patti Page
Joan Crawford
Hollywood Deb Stars for 1960.
Look for Deb Stars Paula Prentiss and Shelley Fabares
Highlights:
Bobby Darin sings "Artificial Flowers" and "Lazy River".
Patti Page & Bobby Darin duet on "Two Different Worlds".
Bobby does a medley with Bob of "Thanks for the Memories", "Mack the Knife" and "Two Sleepy People".
Bob, Patti and Bobby perform a sketch of a waterfront Hong Kong nightclub.
*Note: Eleanor Roosevelt's Diamond Jubilee Plus One
07Oct1960 Friday 8pm Central time (NBC)
Bob Hope, hosts; Jack Benny, Irene Dunne, Mary Martin, Richard Rodgers, Dr. Tom Dooley, Simone Signoret,
Carol Channing, Lucille Ball, George Burns, General Omar Bradley, Nat King Cole, presidential candidates Kennedy
and Nixon, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Jimmy Durante, Mrs. Roosevelt, Mahalia Jackson.
11.02 [76] The Bob Hope Buck Special: Potomac Madness
22Oct1960 WNBC Sat (60 min)
Host Bob Hope
Guests:
Ginger Rogers, Perry Como, Herb Vigran, Lisa Davis, Peter Leeds, J. Edward McKinley,
Charlie LungEddie Marr, Stephen Chase, Lyle Moraine, Milton Frome, Frank Barton
David Rose Orchestra
Highlights:
An original political farce with music. Bob Hope, Ginger Rogers and Perry Como star in this political satire about an
unscrupulous Washington hostess whose hobby is putting people into positions of political power.
The program spoofs politics with songs written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.
*Note: Bob Hope stars in the film "The Facts of Life" released November 14, 1960.
11.03 [77] The Bob Hope Show (From the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs)
16Nov1960 NBC Wed
Host Bob Hope
Guests:
Steve McQueen
Neile Adams
Kay Starr
Highlights:
Kay Starr sings "Some Day".
Neile Adams sings "My Heart Belongs to Daddy".
In sketches, Cadet "Crazy Nose" Hope and Steve "Flash" McQueen flirt with the general's daughter Kay Starr, plays a football hero and flies solo.
The Cadet Chorus turns up at the finale.
11.04 [78] The Bob Hope Show
12Dec1960 NBC Mon
Host Bob Hope
Guests:
Jimmy Durante
Polly Bergen
Highlights:
Hope and guests score in a bit wearing baby clothes and singing "Triplets".
A sketch with Durante and Hope playing TV stars that are locked in at night by their networks, spoofing a popular TV series
Durante playing "Aquanose, the Underwater Detective". Bob comments that Jimmy has his own built-in snorkel.
Also a piece on "Lady Tallywogger's Boo-Boo" and a foreign spy skit.
Jimmy Durante sings "September Song" reminiscent of the late Walter Huston's version.
Polly sings "The Man That Got Away" ala Judy Garland.
11.05 [79] The Bob Hope Show: USO Xmas Show throughout the Caribbean
11Jan1961 NBC Wed
Producer Jack Hope / Directed by Jack Shea
Host Bob Hope
Guests:
Andy Williams
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Janis Paige
Jerry Colonna
Anita Bryant
Les Brown and His Band of Renown
Highlights:
From Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba.
Bob and Janis sing a duet from "The Facts of Life".
Andy Williams sings "You Don't Want Love".
Bob and Andy duet with "Caribbean Hit Parade".
Anita Bryant sings "Paper Roses".
All join in for "Silent Night".
*Note: Bing Crosby Golf Special from Pebble Beach California Country Club on January 22, 1961
Pros entered include defending champion Ken Venturi, Arnold Palmer, Cary Middlecoff, Bill Casper Jr. and Tommy Bolt.
Celebrities appearing are Bob Hope, Frankie Albert, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Desi Arnaz, George Gobel, Dick Groat,
Jackie Jensen, Dean Martin, Ray Milland, James Garner, Burt Lancaster, Mickey Mantle, Fred MacMurray, Phil Harris and Bob Crosby.
*Note: Bob Hope is a guest on "Bobby Darin and Friends Special" on January 31, 1961.
Other guests include Joanie Sommers and the Jud Conton Singers.
11.06 [80] The Bob Hope Show: Sports Awards
15Feb1961 NBC Wed
Host Bob Hope
Guests/ Highlights:
Bob presents this hour dedicated to presenting awards to the sporting world's best.
Presenting the awards are Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, Dana Andrews, Lucille Ball,
Julie London, Jayne Mansfield, Dean Martin, Ginger Rogers, Tuesday Weld, and Esther Williams.
Award recipients are Joe Bellino, Norm Van Brocklin, Wilt Chamberlain, Pancho Gonzales,
Dick Groat, Rafer Johnson, Roger Maris, Arnold Palmer, Floyd Patterson, Jerry Lucas and Barry Mackay.
*Note: "25 Years of Life Special" on 02Mar1961
Bob Hope is host for the 90-minute special reviewing the last quarter century.
Also featured are Sid Caesar, Frederic March and Peggy Cass.
Seven of the eight Mercury astronauts will also be spotlighted on the anniversary program.
11.07 [81] The Bob Hope Show
12Apr1961 NBC Wed
Producer Jack Hope / Directed by Jack Shea
writers, Mort Lachm an, Bill Larkin, Lester White, John Rapp, Charles Lee.
Host Bob Hope
Guests:
Phil Harris
Patti Page
James Darren
David Rose Orchestra
Highlights:
Bob and Patti portray a giddy couple with their own "Population Explosion", 16 offspring.
Patti, Bob and Phil join in "The Last Angry Husband", a satire in which the eternal triangle is bent out of shape.
Patti Page sings "Dondi" and "Darktown Strutters Ball".
Bob and Phil perform "Hey, Look Me Over".
James Darren performs "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" and "Wild About that Gal".
*Note: Bob Hope hosts "The 33rd Annual Academy Awards" on April 17th 1961 and presents the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
11.08 [82] The Bob Hope Show [Last Special of the season]
13May1961 NBC Sat
Host Bob Hope
Guests:
James Garner
Julie London with David Rose and his Orchestra
Juliet Prowse
Peter Leeds
Highlights:
Bob spoofs kooky killers, terpsichorean tycoons and the Los Angeles Angels. The killer appears in a parody of a recent psychological movie.
The title: "Weirdo." In "Bunions to Billions," the tycoon is a dancer from Broadway who makes her mark on Wall Street. In "Ozark Angel,"
a baseball talent scout finds a pitching phenomenon in them thar hills. There's also singing and dancing. Roland Dupree supplied Juliet
with the choreography for "Tequila."
David Rose and his orchestra back up Julie as she sings "In The Wee Small Hours" and joins Bob for "Two Sleepy People."
*Note: Bob Hope appears on Sunday Showcase on "The Jimmy Durante Show:
The Evolution of the American Husband" on August 9th, 1961.
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