While all three networks devoted that night to Bicentennial-related programming, NBC stood out on July 4, 1976, with a ...

Hosted by Jack Benny and Bing Crosby, as Bob Hope was unable to perform due to an eye surgery to remove a blood clot. Hope appeared in pre-recorded pieces with a Benny monologue and Crosby singing.

This Christmas season, let’s remember Bob Hope, a truly special American. As pretty much anyone over 60 would attest, Hope was a household name once synonymous with Christmas in America. His annual ...

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Tom Arnold remembers his father as a serious man who rarely laughed. “The only time we ever heard him laugh — I mean, like, belly laugh — was when there was a Bob Hope special on,” Arnold said. “I ...

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