re: Does anyone actually remember Bob Hope anymore?

Posted by asurob1

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Posted on 10/24/15 at 11:04 pm to upgrayedd

Met him in Vancouver at the world's fair.

My ship was there...great guy...said hi to all of us like we were his best friends...(we were in our dress blues).

Posted by dr smartass phd

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Posted on 10/24/15 at 11:07 pm to prplhze2000

Classic Bob

Posted by chinese58

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Posted on 10/24/15 at 11:10 pm to dr smartass phd

1971 All-Americans

Posted by tidalmouse

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Posted on 10/24/15 at 11:37 pm to prplhze2000

Bob Hope was cool.Great.Funny.Entertained the Troops in different Wars.

He played golf with Presidents.He introduced the AP All-American Team on his Special every year.

Had a Christmas Special every year.Bob Hope was as beloved,at least,as Johnny Carson.

I'll bet he slew some women.

Posted by WestSideTiger

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Posted on 10/24/15 at 11:46 pm to prplhze2000

He was in Spies Like Us. "Dr, Dr. Glad I'm not sick." He was big time. That's all I caught in real time tho.

Posted by EA6B

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Posted on 10/24/15 at 11:46 pm to SmackoverHawg

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Hell yes!!!! Leslie "Bob" Hope. Great un-American American.

Someone else that knew he was British, that makes two.

Posted by supatigah

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 12:07 am to EA6B

Loved his CFB AA Teams

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 12:10 am to prplhze2000

As a kid, I always enjoyed Bob Hope's Christmas specials. The guys was the epitome of an entertainer. Comedy, movies, tv specials, his entertaining of our troops going back to ww2, he's an American icon.

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Posted by supatigah

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 12:11 am to Blizzard of Chizz

One of Hollywood all time poon hounds as well

Posted by bleeng

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 12:27 am to prplhze2000

Made it to the century mark too-died when he was 100-just like my grandmother.

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 12:27 am to prplhze2000

Posted by Giantkiller

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 12:42 am to prplhze2000

I'm not gonna say I was a fan if his, but I obviously know who he was. He was old by the time I knew anything about him. My parents or likely grandparents were more in his generation. I've Wikipedia'd him before and I've always known he did some amazing things through the years. Entertained troops from ww2 to Desert Storm. Pretty solid.

A great American.

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 12:46 am to supatigah

"I just want to show you boys what you're fighting for"

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 1:02 am to Kafka

Dolores was a forgiving wife

Posted by Chitter Chatter

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 1:33 am to vjp819

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Bob Hope was in the era with people like Lucille Ball, Milton Berle. Jack Benny, and Red Skelton.

Hell yes!! I'll sometimes catch The Jack Benny Program on TV - great stuff and he influenced Johnny Carson and Bob Newhart.

There's great humor in watching the Hope road movies with Bing; any Marx Brothers movies or Groucho's You Bet Your Life; the Dean Martin Show and Man of the Hour Roasts.

Speaking of Dean... this is my favorite skit from his show with Foster Brooks. Dean can't keep from laughing Drunk Pilot

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Posted by prplhze2000

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 1:44 am to Chitter Chatter

Hushup Rochester

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 1:45 am to Chitter Chatter

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Speaking of Dean... this is my favorite skit from his show... Dean can't keep from laughing

Watch the sketch where Dean is a sales clerk and Bob Newhart is a customer returning a toupee

Newhart's adlibs are priceless

Posted by skinny domino

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Posted on 10/25/15 at 3:36 am to LSUlefty

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Bob was a great man. He loved the troops too.

Yep, seen Bob twice in Nam - while on R&R in Saigon in 66 and again in Cam Ranh Bay in 68 - Joey Heatherton in a mini dress both times - she was smoking hot.