{"product_id":"bob-hope-on-tv-thanks-for-the-video-memories-hardback","title":"Bob Hope on TV: Thanks for the Video Memories (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eISBN  9781629332185\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eYour great-grandparents may have seen him in Vaudeville, your grandparents probably saw him in dozens of movies and heard him on Old Time Radio, and your father may have seen him on one of his 57 USO tours during World War Two. The rest of us knew Bob Hope mainly from television. He hosted the annual Academy Awards nineteen times, headlined his own specials for decades, and appeared as a guest on sitoms, talk shows, game shows, telethons, and documentaries featuring Brooke Shields, Betty White, Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Dean Martin, Carol Burnett, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eAuthor Wesley Hyatt brings back the laughs from Bob’s greatest jokes, monologues, and sketches from hundreds of television appearances, drawn from rare resources, such as UCLA archives and the Library of Congress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eWho knew that Bob felt uneasy about venturing into television in its infancy, or that he faced a chaffing challenge in the 1960s and 1970s staunchly supporting the unpopular Vietnam War and embracing President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal? Discover how Bob overcame these obstacles, anchored his legacy, and caused a new generation to laugh uproariously at themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eShows profiled include\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Bob Hope Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1950),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Academy Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1953),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1956),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1962),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eGet Smart!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1968),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Bob Hope Christmas Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1970),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1989),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eRoseanne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1991),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1992), and many more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eIllustrated. Bibliography and Index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eAbout the author: Television historian Wesley Hyatt has also published:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Carol Burnett Show Companion: So Glad We Had This Time Together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2016);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eTelevision's Top 100: The Most Watched American Broadcasts, 1960-2010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2011);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eKicking Off The Week: A History of Monday Night Football on ABC Television, 1970-2005\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2007);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eEmmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2006);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eA Critical History of Television’s The Red Skelton Show, 1951-1971\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2004);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eShort-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(2003);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(1999);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; 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