1978 Kraft Hall 75th Anniversary Special Show with Bob Hope

The Kraft Hall 75th Anniversary TV Special hosted by Bob Hope. Aired on Tuesday January 24, 1978. This special program celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Kraft Music Hall TV series. Past presentations that highlight the Music Hall's wonderful history are relived in this one and a half hour presentation. Some are only a year old yet some go back to the "Roaring" 50s.
Some of the presentations feature: Edgar Bergen, Milton Berle, Al Jolson, Roy Clark, Bob Crosby, Alan King, Donna McKechnie, Hal Peary, Leslie Uggams, Johnny Carson, Bing Crosby, Paul Whiteman, Neson Eddy, Nat "King" Cole, and Bob Burns of "Bazooka" Fame. Produced by Dwight Hemion and Gary Smith. Directed by Dwight Hemion. Writen by Marty Farrell, Buz Kohan and Jerry Perzigian.
This recording was digitized from a 1977 Quasar VX format videotape that i purchased from ebay. the quality is low due to the Quasar VR-1000 VCR's (Great Time Machine) single head system and 43 year old magnetic ribbon. I did not edit, ad watermarks or add my own audio commentary to preserve the original recording's presentation.
I own hundreds of hours of nostalgic 1970s televised programs on the 1977 Quasar VX videotape format. These include shows, commercials and film promotions that i plan to share on my channel in the near future. I hope i inspire others to please share these relic recordings of our past. Enjoy.

[@WilliamHoldenfanpage]

What a gem, with so many well known old days famous celebrities ,I love it

[@Musicradio77Network]

Because of the following special program, “One Day At A Time” and “Lou Grant” are not be presented this evening.

[@Juliaflo]

Pre-emption announcements gave me a thrill back in the day.

[@Juliaflo]

Thank you ever so much for posting this. This was one of the last specials to showcase a particular product that was part of the television and radio culture of long ago. The Kraft Company started in 1903--the same year Mr. Leslie Townes 'Bob' Hope was born. May God go with you.

[@renegonzalez6755]

Thank you so much for the wonderful history. These kind of replies are what fuels my hunger for more information about our televised past.I actually had doubts that I could successfully share these but I realized how simple it is to do. I thought about uploading them to the internet detabase but in my opinion KZbin is the best. These vintage broadcast recordings are the most viewed videos on my channel. Modern day music shows simply can't compare with these classic shows. My respects to all those who had the privilege of watching these and other broadcasts. I apologize for the video and audio quality. The medium in which they were recorded are very limited. I do own more and I still buy more.

[@gavinwb1]

Bing Crosby originally was slated to host this show but died shortly before the scheduled taping. Here's a video about Bing's plans for the show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYCWoIKnbM6ti8Usi=wLFUIPriDsidW1eb

[@Musicradio77Network]

1:15:33 - “One Day At A Time” and “Lou Grant” will both be returning next Tuesday night at 9:30PM eastern, 8:30PM central time on most of these stations.

[@EllinedaChicagoGirl]

1:15:02 - CBS Voiceover announcement muting the closing music.

[@agneschatel8102]

Though not mentioned above, Bobby Darin's fans will be happy to watch him a few minutes as from 27:11 in this video.

[@jeffpiegari4942]

Anymore please

[@jeffpiegari4942]

ANY more please

[@renegonzalez6755]

I do have more country music shows including Johnny Cash Christmas specials as well as comedy Roasts with Dean Martin and Bob Hope. I have stopped uploading classic television recordings in the past 4 months but I do plan to continue. It is a wonderful hobby for me.

[@Dino_LIVE_]

@@renegonzalez6755 Do you have any videos from The Dean Martin Show or anymore videos other than the roasts of Dean?

[@user-sg9rp4wz3w]

Announcer

[@jeffpiegari4942]

Anymore please

[@renegonzalez6755]

I do have more to share. I did upgrade my video capture setup which was a challenge to configure. I don't know if this is a good time to upload them because there is something incredibly important that we all need to think long and hard about. Our school teachers always thought us to do what is best.