Bob Hope Dick Cavett 1972

[@badwolf7367]

I had a neighbor who served in the Pacific theater during WW2 told me a story about Bob Hope visiting the woundeds during WW2. This would had been either 1943 or 1944 in the Pacific. He walked into a hospital room where there were Marines in full body cast or in tractions and he said, "Don't get up." Everyone in the room (who was conscious) laughed. He then when to each bed and spoke to each of the Marines.

[@minemoore697]

I'll never forget when I was in basic training in San Antonio, Texas. Bob Hope came to the Spurs Arena. Anyone who wanted to go to let our TI know. Me and about 6 guys decided to go. There must have been about 20 or more. We loaded onto a bus being I was so short the guys I went with gave me their hats. Since we had to go in uniform. I used them to tag seats on the bus. Our seats at the arena were in the nosebleed section. Bob Hope came out to warm up the audience. He saw all of us up in the nosebleed section and told us all to come down and fill the empty seats. He told the ushers no one comes to my show late. He said when the people come for the seats he gave us to send them to our seats. We did the hat trick again. I found enough seats together in the third row. It was a night I will never forget. His love of the military was never a publicity stunt. It was real.

[@noshowjackie]

Fascinating. I'm a fan of Bob's, and son of a Vietnam veteran. Ty for your service and story

[@stevesloan7132]

America was exceptionally lucky to have had Mr. Hope. A national treasure.

[@gfunkehauser502]

he was awful. had a chance to see him quite a bit in real life when i was a little boy (i lived in the same town) and he was cruelly sarcastic, condescending, impatient, and cheap. all those USO shows he did "for free"? He'd end up in Vietnam and other 3rd world countries and part of his deal would be he would buy, in bulk, the cheapest locally manufactured items...whatever he could get his hands on...clothing or bags or shoes ...whatever and then have them transported back to the states where he'd sell wholesale them off. so, yeah, not quite the selfless gesture entirely. also, he rarely if ever met with the troops and you can find umpteen accounts of vets who'll corroborate.

[@thejerseyj9422]

As a kid I couldn't appreciate his Christmas shows from Vietnam. But seeing some of them on you tube makes me realize how much they meant to the troops and terrific those shows were.

[@janepatterson6779]

That's what it was all about..not Hope, "ENTERTAINING THE TROOPS!!!"

[@markmartin5248]

The shows were also for us folks in the U.S. my three brothers are Vets, I was fourteen. Our take was they gotta break from the shit for a minute and we hoped they were entertained as we were in our living room. Makes one think of the yin n yang in every thing.

[@Lampshade51]

This is the definitive Hope interview. Cavett asks good questions and Hope is open and funny. Hope was still pretty sharp at this stage (early 1970s) and had not yet begun his decline.

[@jeffdawson2786]

Bob Hope. Just his name brings back so many dear memories. He did it all.

[@watsonpaddy]

I have met people who have met Mr Hope and they said behind the scenes he was exactly what we see here a true American legend

[@jamesdrynan]

My generation knew Hope from his Road movies and hosting the Oscars. Cavett did a marvelous job in drawing out the man behind the nose. Hope was comfortable and happy to reminisce with Dick. He was also a fan of Cavett's show. Cavett was a blessing for the TV medium. He interviewed people no one else could or would have exposed to the viewing audience. God bless him!

[@carsonfancher5889]

A a a. A

[@carsonfancher5889]

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[@ba-dam9991]

What a great life he had. A treasure of a man who did so much for so many that those of us that watched him over the years were lucky to live in his time. It’s fitting that he lived to be 100 years old ❤️

[@bobk1845]

My dad was in officers candidate school in November 1941 at Fort sill. Hope did the Pepsodent Show live for the other troops at the base theater, the OCS cadets were studying, not allowed to see it. Hope was being driven through the camp and saw the lights on in their barracks, he asked the commander who they were, was told they weren't able to attend. He at once said they would do the show all over again, appealed to him to let them have a break. The whole troupe repeated the show, outdoors in a stadium in freezing weather, the cadets were told wear everything you have, you get to see Bob Hope tonight, now. The women in the show had floor length fur coats they could have worn to avoid hypothermia, none of them wore them. They knew the men wanted to see them, not a coat. The officer candidates were terribly grateful to Hope and company, they really went to a lot of effort and discomfort for them.

[@essessessesq]

this story tells us all we need to know about what a kind man Bob Hope waas. Cleveland's FINEST !

[@michaelknapp8961]

Back in the middle 40s when my dad was about ten, he and my grandfather went to the Michigan state fair and Bob Hope was there doing his stand up comedy. Dad said he absolutely bombed!!! Nobody laughed. Hey it happens!! The guy was a legend. I grew up watching him on tv. My mom had a joke: she said in life you’ve got to have hope / and where there’s hope there’s always Crosby!! RIP BOB!!!!

[@Student____2025__1]

I love how smooth and calm Bob Hope is.

[@dianewinters8628]

I was born in the 60's and I remember seeing some of his acts entertaining the troops during Vietnam on tv. I didn't get alot of his jokes because I was too young but he sure made my Dad laugh, who was in Korea.

[@danmurphy6080]

In 67 when Bob Hope came to Guam for his Christmas stop, I was on area mobile security tasked, along with a team, to secure his C-141. About 0200 we went on board to check it out and found right inside the entry hatch a bar. On that bar was a bottle of Jim Beam marked "Bob's bottle". Each one of us took a long draw on that bottle leaving the level much lower than where it was marked. I've often wondered if someone in the troop got blamed for it.

[@screddot7074]

I was in Guam (Tent City, Anderson AFB) and saw Bob's show too. Bob Hope wasn't in the best mood because we didn't laugh at many of his jokes. Now I know why he wasn't in such a good mood. Fortunately, the girls he brought made up for everything, for us anyway.

[@stevenholquin2127]

Vaudeville Stage Radio Records Motion Pictures Television Live Broadcast This Guy Bob Hope You Pick a Medium He Bob Hope Conquered All Of Them So You Pick a Time in The 20th Century Any Time and Bob Hope Had Mastered That Medium In This Interview Bob Hope Talked About Vaudeville He Hit on Radio He Talked About The Road Movies He Talked About The Radio and Television Networks Here’s a Guy That Just Conquered all The Technology of The 20th Century And Was A Humanitarian Just Amazing Thanks for The Memories Bob Hope Ladies and Gentlemen

[@voiceguy3635]

Bob went on all the shows and was very funny.A great pro with a glint in his eye.

[@VicMartino]

The days of really good talk shows and really good talk show host like Cavett and Carson and really good talk show guest like Bob Hope who truly was an all around excellent entertainer.

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

@Brandon S Your mother is not. Man, she gives great head.

[@mehdimehdavi8846]

A true treasure witty,handsome, intellectually superb,the sound of his voice I'm truly miss that era with Mr covett.

[@peterwilson2591]

This is, by far, the best interview Bob Hope ever did. Compliments to Dick Cavett for penetrating the usually elusive Bob Hope with smart and well researched questions instead of Hope's usual talk show appearances where he plugs his TV special, shows a clip and leaves.

[@yogiguitar1]

are you saying dick penetrated bob hope? hey you're gayyyyyyyy Peter Wilson

[@craigsmith157]

@@yogiguitar1 Well, I'M gay and Dick Cavett could've penetrated me back then, if I was born. 😂

[@yogiguitar1]

@pete smyth look i was drunk and bored ok. so wot anyway. big deal. whats your excuse?

[@janepatterson6779]

@@yogiguitar1 Move on...

[@yogiguitar1]

@@janepatterson6779 you move on

[@ernestconnell8087]

Bob Hope never disappointed in an interview.

[@michaelcuff5780]

Those were the days! On the eastcoast this show would come on at like 1am. in the morning. Id stay up late to watch the Dick Cavette show.

[@rfwoods]

I got Bob's autograph once in the mid to late 70s, I was around 12. It was fairly late one night as he was leaving a show he had just done in DC. The story of how it came about is funny but too long to tell properly here. He was an idol of mine and it's a fond memory even though he didn't say too much. He was polite but tired and obviously wanting to get into his limo.

[@patroll330]

Mr. Bob Hope was a American icon a real patriot great comedian and actor.

[@Ian2844]

Actually he was born in Eltham a suburb of London. So originally English. Like Cary Grant and Stan Laurel.

[@GA-1st]

A true, genuine legend. And I still think Dave Thomas does a great impression of him.

[@essessessesq]

you'e right...Dave Thomas looks and acts more like Bob Hope than the real Bob Hope did!

[@cherylann9781]

I saw him at a conference once, at the very end of his life. He told the same joke twice in a row and 12,5000 people laughed just as hard the second time, because no one in the audience was going to let that man hang out to dry. His wife came up behind him and told him he said it twice, he laughed like the joke was on him. Such a great man, but the mind was starting go towards the end. I don't know anyone who didn't love him.

[@MooJoo5555]

@Doug Bevins yes. know one knows about his stabbin cabin? he seemed like a total misogynist the more I read about him.

[@essessessesq]

@Doug Bevins ah yes' because SOME people are perfect, and HATE no one, right? or, do they just HATE Bob Hope?

[@EvaandJavier]

The original Conan O’Bryan

[@al-xshro9975]

I am 36 and I love the art of comedy. I've been watching and searching the greats and major influences. I Found my self really loving Don Rickles and Rodney Dangerfield. All the best mention Bob Hope and I am having trouble getting his jokes still.

[@arniemax1]

One has to be solid, and secure in themselves, to be comfy interviewing the people Cavett has...

[@MooJoo5555]

what a lovely patient soft spoken man he is.

[@imbluz]

Bob was the master artist of "One-liners" with expert sense of timing. Quick as a whip and sharp as a tack.

[@miraclehands9040]

Hope died at 100. He got a massage every day of his life for the last 50. He attributed his long life to the massages.

[@ClassPresidentAlejandro1999]

I know right

[@jadezee6316]

well....thats the point of being 100..you can claim any reason you want...for having lived that long.."i smoked 3 cigars a day"..is a good one....

[@jadezee6316]

@@ClassPresidentAlejandro1999 more likely was his ability to see top doctors...anywhere in the world...should he develop a cold

[@eddylauterback1312]

Purely genetic. Look at his ancestors

[@skivvy3565]

How lucky we were to have a period in time where a country and town and family lead to people like these flourishing, if even usually in spite of these. It really saddens me to see role models and idolized famous people today even business giants all seemingly narcissists and sociopaths masquerading as empaths. And anyone of Golden individual quality being crushed into obscurity and being unknown and suppressed. It’s hard to have faith in civilization and humanity

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s. 86 años. (87)

[@chiliswerve9457]

Thanks for posting this great interview! I love Bob Hope!

[@WKRPinCINN]

This show had more commercials in it then the you tube clip I’m watching of the show.

[@johnw8984]

My friend Joe saw Bob Hope in Vietnam Christmas of 1969 at Long Bihn.

[@hollyholy641]

@21:00 feels good to hear these heartfelt friendship stories. True Golden Age of film, of course because of the films but, also, it’s the actors who were golden, too. Nothing like today. They wanted to help each other, not just themselves.

[@TheLittletroyboy]

Bob Hope was a Prince of a guy.

[@matthewaronoff7539]

may you rest in peace bob hope

[@daveleidy5984]

Listening to Mr. Hope make me appreciate how good Dave Thomas’s imitation is. Best Bob Hope ever.

[@essessessesq]

so true...Thomas absolutely nailed Bob Hope, pefrectly

[@steveoshow4832]

Refreshing to see BH without the cue cards just being real and down to earth considering the the high status entertainer he was. TV shows such as these were pure gold and that’s why they are timeless. It occurred to me too that BH and Dick Cheney could almost be twins especially the mouth.

[@zyxmyk]

i've never seen Hope so loose and relaxed. He's really enjoying himself. He was 69.

[@craigsmith157]

He was 69 then and will live for another 31 years.

[@timowthie]

*would

[@coronaphone710]

He is catbreading

[@unfortunatebeam]

Still very funny here, still in his prime even at 70 years of age. There's a good rapport between him and Cavett too.

[@PhukIT1865]

my name in chalk and a guy walking around with a sponge.. miss you Bob

[@PhukIT1865]

asbestos suitcase... tears came out my eyes

[@donnamacbride6465]

class act

[@Camop-iz9kt]

Maybe Bob's best interview ever. Shows that he can be witty without cue cards.

[@anonygent]

Many of his quips in the Road movies were ad libs that were kept in.

[@johnl5316]

Both have a bite in their humor

[@bryanlint9327]

It is hard to believe that this interview was held over 50 years ago.

[@adamcole4623]

Not quite - it aired in October 1972. But almost half a century ago and still fresh as a daisy.

[@austexchris]

A legend...

[@dpm-jt8rj]

A real American Institution!

[@dpm-jt8rj]

Yes, he was born in the U.K. but I believe he became a US Citizen. Besides, we are a country of immigrants! Truely a treasure.

[@stevenholton438]

Typical theft of British resources lol

[@93Jubilee]

That's exactly what Cavett said!

[@EmilyTienne]

King of canned humor.

[@Redmenace96]

Highly recommend Hope on the radio. His voice is rich, and he did tons of hours. He was a legend before movies, and before TV. His radio work thrilled a nation. Bob Hope is America.

[@michaelcondry1493]

Love him

[@arniemax1]

Bob had a helluva '58 caddy! greats as such are not likely to be seen, heard again.

[@bamabeeeze]

Excellent interview.

[@Redmenace96]

Mr. Hope is responsible for a lot of laffs and is a hard working man. But, "My Favorite Brunette" is a piece of comedy art. That one movie is enough to make a legend. My ribs hurt when I watch it.

[@essessessesq]

and Dorothy LaMour in that film....ooo-la-la!...and the ending, with Crosby as the executioner!

[@tjcassidy2694]

Airdate October 4, 1972

[@macintosh46]

He was so funny!! He would be a big comedian now!!!

[@ynp1978]

@Doug Bevins God Bevins you are a real douch!

[@martm216]

Great to see an American chat show where they are sitting comfortably opposite each other, instead of having that great desk where the interviewer sits, and he has to screw his neck round to look across and down to the interviewee, who in turn has to screw their neck around and look up ...

[@Omnicient.]

So agree! Never understood the need for a desk!

[@martm216]

@@Omnicient. thanks mate!

[@essessessesq]

@@Omnicient. Steve Allen's idea....he started it when he began TONIGHT show in 1954

[@peanut1001x]

with guest crotch facing direct to audience

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Hope was truly funny and sharp as a knife. His dry humour sort of reminds me of JFK who was also an under rated comedic genius of sorts.

[@essessessesq]

yes, Hope here does one ad lib gag after another. quick wit.

[@johnpistello1521]

Saw him in Vietnam..what a great entertainer and patriot. Made it almost worth it to be there...Aw, HELL NO ! LOL

[@zoom0011]

Golden age Hollywood

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Not sure if it's just Bob Hope's professional cool, but these two really seemed to hit it off. Watching these old shows, Dick Cavett can seem (often seems, actually) a bit uptight or nervy but here he's really relaxed. Check out the one with Robert Mitchum, for instance, and you'll see what I mean.

[@PhukIT1865]

he's a genius, so funny. The quickest wit

[@ynp1978]

@Doug Bevins So was everyone's back in the good ol days before the libtards all came out of their closet's....or whatever shit hole they pulled out from.

[@luciuscarr8159]

Doug Bevins Honestly people like you are not making the world a better place. I hope you know that.

[@MarksREmarks]

@Doug Bevins: homophobia means "fear of" his comedy was not of that style. how come you never noticed?

[@essessessesq]

@Doug Bevins ah, methinks i hear some HATE.......why not lighten up a bit?

[@anneroy4560]

He was born in Eltham, London, England ... then moved to the states ...

[@cheric35]

Such an institution yet a mere eye roll for Johnny Carson?

[@KidstaSam]

Apart from Johnny Carson, I haven't seen a talk show host of Dick Cavett's ilk. Yes, Craig Ferguson was also a great talk show host with a witty humour laced with his Scottish accent. They don't make their likes anymore.

[@bwsescal]

Great!

[@brainsareus]

Dick Cavett on Gilbert Gottfried podcast, sent me here.

[@jonchaney]

“ I wanna tell ya!”

[@vf5126]

Fantastic interview; American history! Mom never cared for Bob, maybe it was his palling around with Republican Presidents.. Dad thought the world of him, as did ‘we kids’ ~

[@miltonmoore8369]

This thought never occurred to me before, but did the band always play off camera?🤔 And was it ever even acknowledged? Bob Hope was always MUCH funnier and witty during guest spots and interviews than in any of his comedy routines or films. Had he chosen a career as a TV talk-show host, he would have taken a back seat to NOBODY! (Some of the cleverest quips he made went right over the audience member's heads.🙈) (It's no big deal, but he made a couple of errors in grammar usage and misnomers, to wit, mentioning that something made him "mad" rather than ANGRY, and he said he started "slow" rather than SLOWLY. Errors like this are so commonplace now that few people even recognize these errors, having been dumbed down by our educational system, social media and Universty graduates who are newscasters, even lawyers, who consistently use wrong verb tenses, fail to use adverbs to modify verbs, etc., causing listeners to misuse words themselves from picking up the bad habits of others. Fortunately Mr. Dick Cavett doesn't have this problem.👏👍

[@bluray2012ify]

Bob Hope would have been 114 years, 2 months and 1 day old.

[@chrisfoxwell4128]

How old would he be today?

[@yogiguitar1]

he's still alive and lives in a gated community on mars colony and has undergone age regression therapy

[@keithglenn9746]

7/31/17?

[@keithglenn9746]

He's born 5/29, 1903

[@PhukIT1865]

they don't make Americans like this anymore. I loved this

[@Valkonnen]

He was "America"...

[@Semperfi2011]

Joe Bryant to bad most English stock is named Mohammed or Pindar these days

[@Semperfi2011]

Joe Bryant then again most American stock is unfortunately named Jose or Juan

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

Bob Hope (Eltham, Reino Unido; 29 de mayo de 1903 - Toluca Lake, California; 27 de julio de 2003), nacido como Leslie Townes Hope, fue un artista estadounidense nacido en Inglaterra, que durante más de sesenta años de carrera apareció en teatro, radio y televisión, en películas de cine, y en actuaciones para el ejército de los Estados Unidos.

[@waynemarvin5661]

Why are you telling us this? Why do you think you have to?

[@essessessesq]

muy bueno, gracias Felix

[@rberka555]

71 yrs old here, wow looks great

[@nantucketjeep]

69

[@unfortunatebeam]

Slomofogo Don't get it.

[@jonchaney]

Lol. This comment cracks me up. Been there.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Hope he is still doing well I know he is still with us. Good interviewer, relaxed style. He got some great guests to come on his show because of that.

[@davehoward22]

Still had 30 years left

[@sailorbychoice1]

I was a performer back in the late 70s/early 80s, I had the unpleasant experience to perform on the same stage before he did. Watching him interact with the support staff back stage and the other performers... He was one of the most egotistical and demanding people I have ever met, and he treated everyone like crap; not so much as the slightest good word to anyone.

[@peanut1001x]

give examples

[@magnamarianneczagany8970]

He was melting over Sofia Loren.

[@getheroutofthetruck]

Eyes Wide Shut

[@johnl5316]

I used to eat at the LUCY'S that he mentioned (on Melrose Av)

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

Dick Cavett 19/11/36 85 años

[@donaldblankenship8057]

I had an old friend who sent Bob Hope a joke once. The joke back in the 60s with miniskirts was that if womens skirts get any shorter, theyll have two more cheeks to powder and one more head of hair to comb. Hope used the joke in his act and sent the guy $25 which is worth over $222 today! The interview would have been much better if he would have shut his pie hole instead of grasping at humor he never reached.

[@resolute7627]

American Icon Hero Bob Hope. @45:00 leads into money stories. & Asbestos Suitcase. lmao

[@markmartin5248]

And Pee Wees Playhouse had, The King of Cartoon.

[@jasonfallon4968]

Two hopes

[@AmericasChoice]

32:00. Worth checking out his eyes in "Big Broadcast of 1938". LOL.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Fine introduction by Dick, wasn't it?

[@musicom67]

So we learn ABC taped this at the John Golden Theatre on W45th St.

[@timowthie]

The questions dick answered in the beginning are really the same kind of questions people would ask now.

[@85488899]

Bristol, Cleveland you have to come from rough neighborhoods to be really funny. Just the funniest comedian ever.

[@arwiviv]

LOL. Hope busting Benny's walk.

[@bapples]

Never noticed before how Jack Lemmon looks a lot like Hope

[@Danimal77]

So does Bob Newhart.

[@yogiguitar1]

Well that's because they're related. By incest

[@subjectandpredicate7172]

I've never seen them in the same place at the same time

[@jonchaney]

Woah! You are right. Damn!,

[@elizabethhestevold1340]

Real true funny story!! Had just come to California, Burbank, Bob Hope Town. My son here a year before. Around Warner Ranch was a Vons Supermarket. I needed a few things, went there. On Isle off Frozen Food, I looked up , there was Bob Hope with Valet, looking too?!... Stunned, my face said , " Naw, not so!?" He smiled, did a few dance steps!! Smiled...then we both moved on. Could not waith till I came home, tell my son!! ( no cell phones, was 1995), my son. " I've been here a year, saw no one"... I, :"well , it's a start!" In, Burbank , people moved around. You just sort off stayed cool. Other, at Poppy's Chicken, would run into Joe Leno.! ....funny incedents, and George Clooney. .Was, a great time with my son, and other friends...🇩🇰🇺🇸🎵🗽🦅📬📽️ ...Read others, go to show, Bob Hope had a love for people at large. Good man.💜🎭 Dick Cavet, a class act/ person.💎Revisit Dick Cavett, and Bob Hope. He's right! Dick Cavett the Best.🎨🎭

[@irish89055]

The audience didn't like that scene either or the movie.. his last one

[@lamper2]

his mind was WAY quicker than carson

[@maverickwatchreviews]

No it's not...lol.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

"Carson" was the host of what was essentially a 'comedy' show..."Cavett" was an 'interviewer with guests'.It's not a comparable format. (Carson was 'the best' in his element of the "Tonight Show"...he very rarely didanything else because he knew 'what I'm good at')

[@Omnicient.]

Dick listened; Carson made the show about Carson; fragmenting interviews by his constant interruptions.

[@tomlyons6482]

vestigatage further.

[@manofmanyinterests]

@@maverickwatchreviews Cavett THINKS that he has a deep, probing mind, when all is said, he is the most self-centered and vapid 'personality'.

[@djmips]

If you want to hear the missing frog musical number -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4uvk6qArLRghtk&t=700 It's ever so jolly just being a frog!

[@OhGodThe]

You could tell Cavett was kind of nervous with his hero, here.

[@lololulu1729]

Bob Hope's biggest fan by far was always Bob Hope.

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

And you, asshole, have none at all.

[@luciuscarr8159]

Bucky Brown Ain’t that the truth

[@essessessesq]

but Hope is extremely modest here...he grew up poor, and he tells of being dropped...fired....by Paramount after 19 years....

[@Bertiesghost]

Born in London to an English father, Welsh mother?