Why Nobody Liked Bob Hope Anymore by the Time He Died

[@FactsVerse]

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[@williamschweikert5492]

As a military service member I have the greatest respect and admiration for the late Bob Hope. He was from a completely different era. If people were offended because he was unwilling to change and embrace change that still doesn't change his contributions that he made to America. He supported service members during a time of war to improve moral and considering the way troops were treated that served in Vietnam perhaps some of those outdated morals and values that some find offensive are what we have forgotten as a society.

[@robgnisir4672]

People criticizing him probably arent worthy to shine his shoes.

[@evinkleinman6052]

Right on brother!

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Yes, we and Bob didn't leave society... Democrats caused society to leave us/decency...

[@StevenTorrey]

These people are entertainers, they are not saints. He simply outlived his times. But his artistic accomplishments as a performer cannot be dismissed.

[@jonathan45278]

When I was a little kid, my sister and I used to love watching his 'Road' movies on a Saturday matinee on TV. They were old even at that time but still fun & funny. I think he tried to do a lot of good by entertaining the troops in WW2, Korea and even Vietnam. He lived a long life and it wasn't his fault that the times changed so much in a short time. He was just a product of his era.

[@alliwishis_2]

But I'm sure between the 50s and the 60s I am very sure he had pretty much seen and heard the changing and known that the time was changing for ALL. It was just a problem that he kept supporting everything's that had worked in the past and he could not see himself and and really understand why the new generation was thinking and behaving like they were ( because he was so successful I don't know if anybody else can see it but when you get successful that same success tins to inoculate you ) ( at least Kanye West ( Lil Ye ) knows what I'm talking about ) unlike Miss Phyllis Diller even with Archie Bunker ( I forget the guy's name right now ) but at least he had the audacity to least question or to bring some younger guys to bounce off setup gags that would questions the status quo authority

[@thehair1474]

And, who said these "younger, hipper comedians" like Pryor, or Carlin were funny? They were ranchier and ever more sexist to women. Baby boomers were not all that crazy about the new foul mouthed, unfunny "comedians." Especially Pryor

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

@@thehair1474Huh? Boomers loved George Carlin & Richard Pryor. !( & so do man of the next generations as well👍) They were saying things about the times ; much which is still relevant ; that the old school comedians didn’t.

[@thehair1474]

@@ROBYNMARKOWSOME boomers loved them. They had no comedy talent so they had to be raunchy. Neither of them will be remembered. Like it or not, Hope IS. All Pryor will be remembered for is his monumental cocaine habit. The idiot burned hmself all over when he was freebasing cocaine. Geesh.

[@glennreeve9686]

Bang on bud.

[@robertjohnson6601]

Maybe he just got to the point he couldn't change anymore. As a 68 year old man I can relate to that.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@alliwishis_2]

As someone who is coming into their sixties I definitely can get behind your statement Yea there is only so far you can really go in life AND also in reality.. SOO Either you stand and support and give support to the new generation just like the way Bob Hope did in WWII OR you just quietly fade in the background

[@thehair1474]

@@alliwishis_2 Hope was never going to be raunchy or foul mouthed as the new "comedians" were. Of that we can be thankful. Nobody remembers any of the new "comedians." Everybody remembers Hope.

[@scottslater-nb5ch]

Bob Hope used his money to purchase vast tracks of virgin land in the USA and when he died the state could not afford such a large amount so his family gifted the land to California. Thanks to him you have this huge nature reserve. He was a beautiful , generous, funny man that women couldn't keep there hands off. I hope I got the state right, look it up.

[@vadouis-rt3of]

Bob Hope's private life is his own. He was not perfect. However, his performing for the troops, supporting them through difficult times and bringing laughter and joy to men who were going to die hours later speaks volumes of his character. For that and the laughter he bought to millions of people through movies, TV specials and radio and support of our government, I say thanks for the memories. You were a hero in my eyes. An American treasure.

[@leocook5377]

Hope was paid for the USO shows. My neighbor, who was a Lt Colonel in the Korean war, shared with me that he did not want Hope to appear before his troops, but was forced to pay him!

[@vadouis-rt3of]

@@leocook5377 My respect for your neighbor and thank him for his service. But did he say why he did not want Hope to appear before his troops?

[@leocook5377]

Because he did not want to pay Hope to perform. @@vadouis-rt3of

[@realretrorelapse]

​@leocook5377 Well, your neighbor aside, a great majority of the troops wanted him there and adored Bob Hope. I know this as a Veteran's Administration employee who has befriended many old Veteran's in my time. Of course he was paid. He would go near conflict zones, lol. Many entertainers turned that down

[@rogerwilhite530]

I read multiple articles about Bob Hope. Many servicemen saying he ignored them, read his cue cards and left. Other people on Hopes show thanked the troops, joked around with them. He also had one affair after another. Some affairs lasted for years. He was good friends with Bing Crosby, who was unfaithful. He wasn’t as great as I once thought.

[@markb20]

I worked at an Oldies radio station in the 1990s that also used to broadcast old radio shows from Hope, George Burns, Jack Benny, etc; I was in my 20s. What really surprised me was how funny these guys were in their prime on those radio shows. Granted, they all had writing staffs, but the comic deliveries were amazing. The comic that surprised us all was Red Skeleton. While most people remembered him as the aged variety host of his own tv show in the 1960s, his radio show was mind blowing. The jokes were quick, funny and often totally surreal. A radio show so ahead of it's time.

[@xlerb2286]

Now there's someone that isn't as well remembered as he should be. Even in his TV show days, which I admit he was a bit past his prime, he was still pretty good.

[@Junior_Rocky]

My Hope (pun intended) is that he will be remembered in his prime and people will understand that (if we live long enough) will all have our declining years. Thanks for the memories, Bob! 🇺🇸

[@terry3193]

Regardless of how he evolved or failed to evolve, he’s an American treasure. I like to think that he did far more good for the country than bad. It’s also hard to punish him for being the best product of his era. Everyone becomes dated in their views….it’s normal. I still have such fond memories of watching his shows, specials, and movies with my family while growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. I always enjoy biographies that tell the good and the bad but sometimes I find it distasteful when family, friends, loved ones of the person in question to absolutely trash a person and Their achievements because the individual isn’t able to defend the self. I have to wonder what’s the point and the motivation….so,e times seems like trying to get attention or some kind of sour grapes. This was an interesting episode. 👍

[@FactsVerse]

Beautiful words, thank you for your message for Bob. We're moved. May he find peace 😥

[@culturalobserver8721]

The great thing about Bob Hope was that he had perfect timing and he refrained from using swear words in his comedy routines! As a young adult in the 1980’s, I despised comedians that swore constantly or glorified smoking weed, etc. Bob Hope was much classier than more recent comedians have been in the last 40 years!

[@wdd3141]

Bill Cosby was good at alluding to sexual and scatological matters in a humorous manner without resorting to foul language, and he'd chide Eddy Murphy for using swear words in his comedy.

[@figmo397]

@@wdd3141 On the other hand, look at what Cosby was like behind the scenes vs. Eddie Murphy.

[@figmo397]

There are plenty of comedians out there who "work clean," as it's called in the business. Folks like Brian Regan can be counted on to do a clean show. The comedians who DO work clean have a much better chance of going further in their careers than those who don't.

[@alliwishis_2]

​@@figmo397 It is funny you say that because I do not know who is Brian Regan and I was born in the sixties Is he still alive ???

[@crusader7991]

Attended a rehearsal of one of his college shows in the late '70s and he was foul-mouthed, mean and bullying to the people working for him. I was quite shocked. Of course he refrained from using swear words on stage, television and in movies, that was the era he lived in, it was illegal to do so. When will people learn that performers are often nothing like who they are in real life, or behind closed doors. They're PERFORMING.

[@jimkinkade6919]

As a Vietnam veteran,I resent your interpretation I saw Bob Hope twice,once in Berlin and once in Vietnam! He was entertaining both times!

[@christopherpearman3422]

My family enjoyed his comedy-specials when I was growing-up. He did seem to lose his talent in the later 1980’s. I remember a columnist in our local paper writing about it. She wrote a column one day that was titled, I think, “Remember When…?”. On the lost was, “Remember when Bob Hope was funny?” I should note that she was born before “World War 2”. So she, even though I was a university student at the time and in my early 20’s, had seen a decline in Bob Hope’s comedy-talent just as I had. Age caught-up with Bob Hope. Still, he did leave a lot of good-comedy for future generations to enjoy. 🙂

[@FactsVerse]

Glad to know that you and your family are a fan of Bob. Thank you so much for sharing your life story. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@chrisclinton5424]

So he stayed true to himself.

[@enigmawyoming5201]

I agree! I guess this new society expects people in the later years of their lives to think like people half a century younger than they are lest they get ‘cancelled’. He laughed all they way to the grave at this idea. Every woman knew the story, and could have left him if they wanted. Nobody held a gun to their heads…. Plain and simple.

[@jescis]

​​@@enigmawyoming5201yeah I saw this videos title and was confused! I STILL like/love Bob Hope! I didn't even know he was anything BUT loved/liked! Shows how out of touch one of us are! 🤔🤔 I mean, I'm only 46(born in 1977) and I liked him well enough!

[@FactsVerse]

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[@DavidUrban-y3c]

I've seen on a few talk shows and a few sitcoms. But I'm not really a big fan. Have a blessed day everyone

[@alliwishis_2]

​@@jescis WOW you could understood him and his brand comedy by that time he was way out of focus AND style by that time. REALLY??

[@kayregulski6828]

That was Bob Hope. Why should he change for some people. I thought he was great. He was a great humanitarian for our boys in the service and he was entitled to his opinion.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@Riogi]

I will always love Bob Hope. He was a true talent.

[@KevinHooper-p4d]

Leave Bob alone. He will always be an American icon.

[@edwardhurayt3385]

I was in Vietnam in 1971 and 1972. I was in Guam in 1973. I missed seeing Bob Hope two times by just one day. After I got out I lived in Cleveland, Ohio and Bob Hope came to Musicarnival Theater. We went with my neighbors and saw Bob Hope he was fabulous. He started out with small jokes and at the end of his performance the people were rolling in the isle. He was fantastic. It was worth the weight. 🇺🇸

[@Verdant00_]

Thank you for your service.

[@jgatkinson744]

What Bob Hope did was very popular at the time, and it lasted for years, but when everything started to change, he was like a lot of the stars and entertainers he didn’t change so it passed him up

[@FactsVerse]

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[@wdd3141]

Bing Crosby saw the emergence of rock and roll in the 1950s as a sign his own kind of music was becoming passé. He was a long-time friend of Hope.

[@alliwishis_2]

🎯👍💯

[@jimdandy8996]

Exactly. It had nothing to do with him sleeping around. Look at the current generations; I doubt Bob had chlamydia or syphilis.

[@alisterfolson]

I remember they lampooned his cue card reading in that puppet video by Genesis for Land of Confusion.

[@TheRobertReimer]

I don't care what people say, Bob Hope is, and has always been my all-time hero.

[@coryburns9161]

Thats right

[@buzzwaldron6195]

We and Bob didn't leave society... Democrats caused society to leave us/decency...

[@SlickArmor]

Did you, by chance, hear the first 30 seconds?

[@RFED2O]

Bob Hope was an original he had his own style he was pure talent and raw... Still love him now and all comics owe him a debt of gratitude for sure 💯

[@shanemyersmyers1379]

I must have been born old. I loved Bob Hope's Comedy untill the day he died. I am a Generation X/ US Air Force Veteran. I grew up watching Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, and John Wayne. I am not saying that any of them were perfect people. They did represent a more simple time. There are times that I wish that I would have been born in the early 1900s instead of the late 1960s.

[@poetcomic1]

His movie persona was THE model for Woody Allen's 'luckless lover' and Woody often said that the greatest single influence on his comedy work was Bob Hope.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@shauntpearson6368]

I never really liked his form of comedy. But I certainly respected the man for what he did for the soldiers that were far from their home’s and families.

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[@jeffaustin4537]

As a service member that actually attended his USO tour during DESERT STORM, I would only say this. We didn"t care about his personal life, then or now. We only cared that he thought enough of us to be there. Sometimes as a society, we forget celebrities are humans too. We all have faults. I know that I care very little about his personal life, and if people would watch his Desert Storm special again, they would notice that, not a single troop cared either.

[@letsgobrandon6281]

I dont know if Johnny said hope was his worst guest, but i watched every episode with Bob and there's no way Johnny wasnt really laughing. Something is amiss

[@glennreeve9686]

Well said.

[@edjacobs8876]

Agreed. His back and forth with Carson were epic. His Christmas specials were scripted. Not funny. He could adlib with rickles and groucho

[@michaeltaylor8732]

His kind of stilted way of delivering jokes made them even funnier. My favorite Bob Hope move is Bachelor in Paradise. Great one-liners.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@dianeclerico1624]

I remember as a kid not understanding his comedy and what everybody laughed about. Loved his Road movies. You forgot him and Bing Crosby really didn't like each other. I remember when he was older an on the tonight show Johnny Carson was asking him a question and he just starred out into space! That I laughed at. It was time for Bob to hang it up.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@alliwishis_2]

Yeah a lot of people were saying he was starting to flub a lot of his cue cards AND Johnny in particular could not stand people reading off the cue cards and there Bob was not only reading off cue cards BUT making a lot of mistakes with them

[@jubalcalif9100]

Some people don't know when to quit. Bob's whole life was making people laugh. He seemed to have only one other interest, golf.

[@judydodds3837]

I never realized he was disliked, I always thought he was very entertaining.

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[@hollydavis2261]

He wasn’t disliked…this is just typical nastiness.

[@ralphdelrio5826]

He wasn't. This clip is pure garbage.

[@patrickkelley6212]

Bob Hope, God bless him, never kept up with the times! He never tried too! Even though, he still is and will always be a 'National Treasure'! RIP Bob Hope, thanks for the memories!!😀😀

[@frannyleyden7988]

Too bad he is not around to defend himself.

[@stormhawk3319]

In a parallel world Bob Hope’s family hadn’t have left England and Bob would have been London’s top comics of the British music hall scene and later radio & BBC or ITV television, retaining his original English accent of course.

[@enigmawyoming5201]

Oh the horror! A well known comedian working until he was 95 was rebuffed by the younger generation! I am shocked! Young people today can’t even name a famous comedian older than 70 (25 years younger than Bob Hope was when he retired) who is still working… much less even understand what “rebuffed” means.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@eth39232]

Bob Hope just didn't know when it was time to gracefully leave the stage.

[@nobodyreally467]

I met Bob Hope when he stepped out of the limousine directly in front of me. His door was right into front of me when it stopped. I was a production manager and my 2 stage hands had already finished setting up dressing rooms for Bob Hope and Patti Page (charity event). This happened in 1982. I got Bob's autograph right then and I got one from Patti Page as she left the stage after performing. I was backstage for both performances. Hope was hilarious; Page was right on perfect. I had already dismissed my 2 stagehands as their work was done. I wasn't planning on sticking around for the show but was talking to a security guy at one of the garage doors (which is where the limo was going to enter the auditorium). Glad I saw the whole show. Do not believe what you read at IMDB. Bob Hope was one of the shortest guys I have ever met in my life. I couldn't believe it when he stepped out of the limousine. Of course he was 79 years old even then.

[@suziealmonte1852]

I've always loved Bob Hope and still love watching any show or movie I can get.

[@davefairburn3298]

One reason why he his humor fell out of favor is that the audience & the subjects of humor changed but he didn't. Examples, Groucho, George Carlin, Richard Pryor & Rodney Dangerfield to name a few. His acting was paper thin, just to be nice.

[@enigmawyoming5201]

Are your examples of comedians who got old and changed with the times, or did NOT change with the times?

[@jubalcalif9100]

Everything you say is true. He didn't change with the times. And kept playing a ladies man in his movies well past his prime.

[@vo1non]

I’m an old guy, and I never found Hope very funny. I did find some of his movies entertaining, though. I believe what really marred his image was him not quitting while he was ahead, instead going for “one more show” for far too long.

[@katherinehutton9870]

If I remember correctly not too many people In the in the industry like him back then either. I know Johnny Carson disliked him greatly.

[@Michelle1963]

I loved him when I was a kid. I used to watch his movies on tv, back in the days when there were only 3 major TV stations, ABC, CBS & NBC. The rest were rerun heaven and that was where they'd play his movies. One of the things I truly admired about him was all the commercials he made where he'd always turn over whatever he was advertising and look at the label and tell us to make sure to only buy "Made in the USA." He would hate to know that almost everything is "Made in China" today. He wanted American workers to keep their jobs. Even though he was born in England, he was very patriotic to the USA.

[@Tonyg86753]

by the time bob hope was nearing the end in 2003 a friends episode had aired in S 9 EP 15 ( the one with the mugging) in which chandler makes a joke saying he’s a little older than the rest of the interns but he isn’t no bob hope only for the rest of the interns to have no clue who he’s talking about. than chandler looks shocked saying really you guys don’t know bob hope the comedian uso. Than his fellow intern says it’s usa sir showing just how forgotten bob hope had become by the end of his life.

[@TM-kb9xj]

My Mom and Dad always watch his show, Wild Wild West, and Lawrence Welk. Those did nothing for me being 8 years old. Thank God!

[@Muffy-b1g]

My siblings and I can relate to the Lawrence Welk Show. Our parents watched it every week.

[@kevinmiller6380]

​@@Muffy-b1gSo did mine.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@jubalcalif9100]

You didn't like "The Wild Wild West" as an 8 yr old? I watched that series as a youngster with my siblings and we enjoyed it very much. A mixture of Western and secret agent genres.

[@christinatritch8789]

Bob Hope died the same year my mom did so he's been gone 20 years. I see no point in dragging people through the mud. This past is past - leave it be.

[@felixmadison5736]

I was born in 1949 and thought Hope was funny on t.v. and the movies. When I got into my 30s his 'shtick' was no longer funny, but dry and stale. He was great in HIS time, but woefully passe as he got older, and comics like Carlin and Pryor became part of the 'in crowd'. What Bob Hope did for the troops cannot be overstated or forgotten. I was in Vietnam with the army in 1969, and wounded on December 14th. I was hoping for a chance to see Hope's Christmas Show, but fate had me in the hospital at that time. As that great American comedian Abe Lincoln once said: "You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time."

[@jubalcalif9100]

Well said and well put. He brought a of laughter to many over the years and his entertaining of the troops is quite admirable. But, like Jerry Lewis, his schtick got old over the years. He wouldn't or couldn't change with the times.

[@miguelangelcollazo5081]

We all belong to a specific time. Some of us may overlap two dissimilar eras so that we feel somewhat comfortable in both. But more often than not we are- as the saying goes- a product of our time.

[@alliwishis_2]

🎯🎯🎯💯

[@jubalcalif9100]

I certainly have a notion to second THAT emotion !

[@tsutsuji1]

Why do you keep using images of random people on their deathbed who are not the celebrity you’re covering? It’s a trend I’m noticing of late and I can’t fathom why you’re doing it??

[@kmr9347]

It's their lame attempt at click baiting. Better yet, their total lack of respect. 😠

[@jesussaves7973]

@@kmr9347I agree

[@kenkoehler594]

In this case ironically “Facts Verse” dilutes their integrity, therefore brand, with non-factual photo. Really aggravating trend (spiral?)

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@kmr9347 True. Clickbaiting at its worst.

[@ScarecrowWizardofOzFan]

My Dad met him when he graduated from college 😃⭐️

[@FactsVerse]

Fun stuff, thank you so much for sharing the life story of your father. How was Bob according to him?

[@ScarecrowWizardofOzFan]

@@FactsVerse you're welcome and story about My Dad met Bob Hope when he graduated from College answer I'm not really sure actually because I never asked my dad about that only fact he took a photo of him during his commencement in college

[@jubalcalif9100]

Your dad was at Bob Hope's college graduation? Wow....your pop must have been quite along in years when you came along.

[@ScarecrowWizardofOzFan]

@@jubalcalif9100 not exactly it was a college in Ohio and Bob Hope actually spoke to all the following graduates of college especially my dad as well

[@Modeltnick]

He was always one of my favorites! My favorite of his movies was “The Paleface”.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@Modeltnick]

@@FactsVerse Thanks for your response!

[@lauramalone5493]

Why don't you just stop picking on people after they've died and there's no one left to defend them. I just wonder what you yourself have ever done for anyone, I consider the man a patriot

[@robertdragoff6909]

I think his real problem was his lack of being able to ad lib, something that annoyed Carson because it was something Johnny did a lot on the Tonight show…. So when he appeared on the Tonight show it was scripted…. But I think Bob had hearing problems in his later years which probably was why he was dependent on scripted appearances

[@FactsVerse]

So true! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. May Bob find peace 🙏

[@paperboxcutter]

Johnny Carson also relied on zingers and ad libs provided by his writers.

[@jubalcalif9100]

You bring up some very good points. Must have been torture for Johnny Carson to have to keep on the script when having Hope as a guest. Some people are just naturally witty but sadly Bob Hope wasn't one of 'em.

[@cha5]

I remember when I was a kid back in the seventies and my parents took me to see him, I believe Morgan Fairchild was performing with him and they were doing some sort of Golf sketch set to song, the thing I remember most was they had to do take after take after take during the Golf song called “Caddy” because he kept flubbing his cue card lines nonstop.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@jubalcalif9100]

Well, by the 70s he was an elderly gent, so I am not surprised at Bob's slowing down. Plus, his type of humor was getting getting stale by then.

[@m139139]

I gave Bob Hope a lot of credit for entertaining the military during our various wars. He took great risks doing this.

[@waltermyles4348]

When I was growing up I had to watch the Bob Hope specials but personally I don't care about his background. I never really thought he was funny

[@karenvalenzuela5440]

I was a student nurse there when Mr.Hope passed it was very sad to see such a great actor in such a sad state.

[@FactsVerse]

So true! May Bob Hope find peace 🙏🙏

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Bob Hope and his wife, Dolores, both made it to age 100 before they both passed away.

[@geirwaldeland8228]

I only got to know him in my mid-twenties after buying the Thanks for the Memories - The Bob Hope Specials collective box set, and as a norwegian man, with no knowledge of him on beforehand, I think he's a great comedian!

[@theswampangel3635]

When I worked in television in the 1980s and 90s, there were a lot of people around who worked with Bob Hope. most of them had nothing but good things to say about him. on the other hand, I could name you at least two television comedians beloved by the liberal establishment, yet they treated the people they worked with like dirt.

[@chrisnalina1755]

Jerry Lewis, right?

[@coronaphone710]

We all read "Thanks for the memories" By Brice Taylor or Bryce Taylor.

[@billmoran3812]

I’ve been fortunate to have met many celebrities and entertainers. Some are exactly the same in person as they are in stage. For others, their personality is somewhat different and on stage they are playing a role. Bob Hope was probably at the extreme end of the latter. His jokes and material were written by his staff and what you saw was a carefully rehearsed act. His real personality was entirely different from that persona. In person, he was sullen, unfriendly, and not at all funny. He kept to himself and had no interest in fans. Of all the people I’ve met, he was the most disappointing.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@jubalcalif9100]

Well said and well put. From all I've read over the years, Hope was not a natural wit. Relied heavily on his writers. Afraid to go off script. That's why he was Johnny Carson's least favorite guest. Hope was not naturally funny & not spontaneous. And there's nothing wrong with that, of course. People are the way they are.

[@BrianLevine-vd6bn]

My Dad was in Pleiku for Bob's 1966 Christmas Tour.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@anab.2741]

Thank you to your father for his service. Unless he was from Vietnam?

[@BrianLevine-vd6bn]

@@anab.2741 We were stationed in Germany when my Dad and a few others volunteered for Viet Nam. They restarted the IVth Infantry Division and we went to Ft. Lewis, WA. My Dad went over on a ship loaded with equipment. My godfather was already there with the 25th Infantry. His letters were full of the reality of the situation. My did a lot of horrible things to people to get back to the real-world and his family. I have no problem with the atrocities he committed. He was a soldier fighting for his brothers. Not some political nonsense. My father was completely straight with me. All my Mom would say after their divorce was we would understand when we got older. He died from alcohol and Agent Orange. Now he is at play in the fields of the Lord.

[@tracyjacoby2382]

It is sad regarding him being unfaithful to his wife!🥺💔 RIP Delores💕

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[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Dolores Hope knew about her husband's infidelity but didn't care.

[@dnw9181]

Simply spot-on ! Dear Mr. Hope what can I say? Everything you expressed in this episode is undeniably accurate and correct. Bob and Dolores shared a secondary 2 homes in my zip code, and throughout the years, we've seen them together for decades within our community. We witnessed this firsthand his evolution and decline😮 sadly his later years were truly tragic and very, very pathetic. We frequented the same restaurants that they enjoyed as well, and we would encounter them multiple times throughout the years while having dinner. One of the last ones we had encountered them we were at an Italian restaurant on our own version of Rodeo Drive. Sadly Dolores felt compelled to have dragged out her significant other in his degenerative state that he was in and let me tell you it was very evident he was not cogent on any level he was brought in by a caretaker and wheeled into the restaurant and they proceeded with their old Pals from yesteryear and one of them I do remember quite distinctly happened to be at that time the CEO of world-renowned Eisenhower Medical Campus and Hospital out here. Which they had been intimately involved with it from the beginning of its incarnation. It was tragically difficult to complete our meals to witness this form of abuse and negligence to this world renowned Entertainer regardless him being tone deaf and insensitive to The Changing Times. This poor man and human being that his last deserved much better treatment and consideration with dignity. He simply was wheeled up to the table in a non coherent state of being and ignored as the rest of the party Dolores enjoyed their meal and carried on. It was shameful and embarrassing. That evening, I will never forget. But nonetheless, one must concede, he had one incredible career from the beginning to the end no matter where any of one of us falls between the political spectrum. I did have several opportunities to meet Bob at charitable events back in the seventies and eighties through family. He was truly the consummate professional and always very gracious. I remember as a young man how he treated the ladies😉 and especially to my mother. Thank you both for the Memories 🙄 👍 🥂

[@terrystrahl6006]

He lost touch with the times, BUT Bob Hope did do allot for our troops, so bottom line "No One Is Perfect" he still was a great person........😊

[@noahellis3672]

I always enjoyed his comedy and early movies like the "On The Road" series of movies he did with Bing Crosby. But as time went on I basically outgrew his comedy. As I learned more about Bings' womanizing but especially about how he was abusive to his own children I began to wonder about what kind of guy Bob Hope was all those years.

[@FactsVerse]

One of our favorites too, you've got taste! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@marcstevens8576]

Wow. That's really interesting. Although Hope's comedy was dated during his later years, so was Carson's. Sure, whatever people may think of His Personal Life, He continued to entertain The Troops. Both George Burns & Betty White fell into the same more when They grew older, so, let us leave Old Leslie to rest in peace with all of the soldiers that he entertained when They needed it...

[@jons.6216]

Well, at least a couple of times he shared the spotlight with better comediennes like Phyllis Diller in a couple of camp classic movies in the 60s!

[@FactsVerse]

We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and have a great evening!

[@alliwishis_2]

The ones with Phyllis Diller's are the ones that I really like myself that and along with Archie Bunker and Maude you could tell the times were really changing

[@stebaer]

Yes I'd say these are both 2 good reviews Bob's Hope's Comedy did not age well along with losing touch with the times.

[@suejohnson3972]

Thanks for the memories Bob!!🥲

[@FactsVerse]

Glad to know that you're a fan of Bob. May he find peace 🙏🙏

[@mutantryeff]

One of my dad's cousins married Bob Hope's nephew 'Corky'.

[@FactsVerse]

Interesting, thank you so much for sharing this info! Did your dad's cousin ever had a chance to meet Bob?

[@mutantryeff]

@@FactsVerse Yes. They lived in the Cleveland area.

[@jerrydilliard1200]

I'm not going to defend his affairs, but his comedy was wholesome and clean. Society has fallen into a gutter and comedians depend on shock value to get a laugh. The problem was not Bob Hope, it was and is a society that lives without rules or a moral compass.

[@caroljeanscott5571]

I always liked Bob Hope.

[@ladanehaten4283]

I loved Bob Hope and thought him to be one of the funniest man of his era. R.I.P.

[@justme8340]

I worked with a guy who said he and his buddies were forced to watch one of Hope’s shows in Vietnam. He said you could watch the rest of the audience and recognize that a generational change between the slightly older guys laughing and he and his slightly younger guys giving a polite luke warm applause.

[@johnball8758]

my family watched his specials in the 60s. i never thought he was very funny and wondered how he became so popular.

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Well I'm not too crazy about Comedians today & I'm only 59. I thought he was so funny as a kid, the way he'd look into the camera, I never get tired of that. You simply can't please everyone all the time.

[@RitaS0831]

I never thought he was that funny. He always seemed to wait for the laugh. His entertainment to the serviceman probably was the best thing he did. I'm a baby boomer so no surprise.

[@alonzosmith6189]

One of the greats..

[@FactsVerse]

Well said, we strongly concur! Thank you for watching our content and for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@resolute7627]

Bob Hope was an American Icon. Much loved by real Americans.

[@KelleneHubbard-dz4gt]

I've always heard that Bob Hope was a Creep. Johnny Carson could not Stand Him ❤😊

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Johnny Carson was worse than Bob Hope.

[@pixie_sparkle74]

Everyone I ask even in my age group still love Bob ❤

[@edwardrichard5665]

This was a world when people thought even John Wayne was a good actor.😂

[@vilstef6988]

I was an anomalous fan of old vaudeville when I was young which cued me to comics who were vaudevillians like Hope, George Burns, the Marx Brothers and others. Fittingly, my favorite Hope film was The Seven Little Foys. The dance scene with Hope and James Cagney is magic!

[@sallykohorst8803]

Thanks for his story.❤

[@FactsVerse]

You're very much welcome. We're glad to know that you love our video. If we may ask, what other types of video would you like to see on Facts Verse?

[@alliwishis_2]

​@@FactsVerse Definitely thank you for posting this video I always personally learn a lot from FactsVerse and this one definitely shook things to the core Thx ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@mikeboyd21]

That is NOT pictures of Bob Hope!

[@Zichronot]

I love Bob Hope! I'm a boomer, funny movies when I was a kid. Disappointed he turned out to be like the majority of Hollywood ppl. But disappointed in JFK and a long list of others thru the decades too. \shrug

[@jescis]

I'm a generation after you (born in 1977, my father is/was a boomer though 1949) and I liked Bob Hope! But I saw this videos title and was confused!

[@FactsVerse]

We're a big fan of Bob too! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@sevenn7pure]

Bob Hope's name along with several other prominent names appear in Bryce Taylor's book "Thanks for the memories." If you look into what that book is about you will see why this is really bad for his look.

[@FactsVerse]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?

[@sevenn7pure]

@ronpatterson7616 Yeah they do not allow links to be posted on YT unfortunately. It was about a year ago that I got about half way through it and had a really hard time with the information I was being given. As I dug further and found that these horrible things are VERY prominent (in the underground, but survivor's are now VERY BRAVELY coming forward more and more to bring this darkness into the light.) T h e I m a g i n a t i o n p o d c a s t is a wealth of testimonies as well a man by the name of N a t h a n R e y n o l d s (who also has several interviews on the afore mentioned channel.)

[@sevenn7pure]

@ronpatterson7616 Yeah they do not allow links to be posted on YT unfortunately. It was about a year ago that I got about half way through it and had a really hard time with the information I was being given. As I dug further and found that these horrible things are VERY prominent and have been for a very long time. See T h e I m a g i n a t i o n P o d c a s t and N a t h a n R e y n o l d s

[@sevenn7pure]

@ronpatterson7616 @ronpatterson7616 Yeah they do not allow links to be posted on YT unfortunately. It was about a year ago that I got about half way through it and had a really hard time with the information I was being given. As I dug further and found that these horrible things are VERY prominent and have been for a very long time. Since my comment keeps getting axed the capital letters are 2 good channels (the sentances will make no sense fyi) The Hallway Enters In Many Areas Given Into Nature And Takes Into Other Nocturnal Pastures Others Deem Callously And Stop Teaching. Never Allow Those Having Angry Narrow Reputations Entice You Not Only Leading Destructive Situations.

[@sevenn7pure]

@ronpatterson7616 Yeah they do not allow links to be posted on YT unfortunately. It was about a year ago that I got about half way through it and had a really hard time with the information I was being given. Since my comment keeps getting axed the capital letters are 2 good places on YT (the sentances will make no sense fyi) The Hallway Enters In Many Areas Given Into Nature And Takes Into Other Nocturnal Pastures Others Deem Callously And Stop Teaching. Never Allow Those Having Angry Narrow Reputations Entice You Not Only Leading Destructive Situations.

[@richardhussey-cq2se]

He made it too 100. 1903-2003.

[@mystikrebel1089]

very interesting and when i think of him i always see him in black and white but in color its like someone else and now seeing this exposing his later behaviour it makes sense .

[@stillaboveground2470]

My favorite Bob Hope movie is "My Favorite Brunette".

[@FactsVerse]

One of our favorites too, you've got taste! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@francestomic2772]

I loved him.

[@jessesalazar1038]

Time marches on. What was popular in one generation , fades away in the next. Good or bad…it’s just the way it is ! 🥱

[@FactsVerse]

Definitely! We feel the same way. Thank you for sharing your sentiments and for watching our content. What other types of video would you like to see on Facts Verse?

[@alliwishis_2]

Time waits for nobody. Not just how its going to be but how it is

[@hollydavis2261]

Can tell you two are young 🤣🤣🤣

[@marsmission-zw9fq]

Bob hope's films and funny lines are still loved by millions and you don't sound like you appreciate that classic footage or laugh at it. Very rude, disrespectful and ignorant of you. Perhaps you came to the wrong vids. Myself and millions of others laugh lots at his lines and love those classics. Take your 🥱 symbol and apply it to your boring ignorance

[@iainstewart7104]

He's still my favourite

[@youngyeller]

you may not like him. so what. but I and a whole lot of older americans who were brought up watching his goodness on display will forever cherish the legend he was.

[@robertchamberlain7202]

I grew up with Bob hope movies. He will always a great entertainer.😊😊😊😊

[@FactsVerse]

Definitely! We feel the same way. Thank you for sharing your sentiments and for watching our content. What other types of video would you like to see on Facts Verse?

[@nancystone6044]

IN THE 60'S/70'S WE WERE GLUED TO HIS SPECIALS AS A CHILD/TEEN. PROBABLY 80'S/90'S DURING MY YOUNGER ADULT LIKE. BUT I READ 2 BOOKS ABOUT HIM AND THEY WEREN'T FAVORABLE BUT I BELIEVED BOTH. SO, WE THANK HIM FOR SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS AND AIN'T SO ADMIRABLE HOW HE FOOLED AROUND AND TREATED HIS WRITING STAFF LIKE TRASH!

[@josephvida1439]

The thing I love about Hope is he was not a sellout like so many 80's icons...Did you ever notice how feminine Madonna from the 80's now sports a 'grill' trying to stay relevant with the black community or how the long hair bands from the 80's suddenly cut that hair to stay relevant with Gen Z...They are fake, they don't believe in a damn thing they are selling, unlike Bob Hope...That is why, love or hate him, at least you know Hope will have your back if you were caught between enemy gunfire...Someone like Madonna would throw her rifle on the ground and run behind enemy lines screaming how American soldiers are butchering innocent people...Never trust a centard, they will turn on you before you can say Hanoi Jane...

[@ianbruce4314]

Everyone is appreciated, now that ge is dead we appreciate it...

[@philliberatore4265]

I was a teenager in the 1970's. I never thought Bob Hope was funny. I understood why you want to see his show in a war.

[@alliwishis_2]

🎯💯

[@j.k.d.126]

I Still liked his cannon of work

[@FactsVerse]

Us too! Thanks for bringing back memories. What other types of video would you like to see?

[@jubalcalif9100]

I myself like the work of Cannon. Way to go, Bill Conrad !!

[@garymurawa2002]

Always loved Bob hope. Kept it clean though a bit edgy at times. Star of vaudeville, radio, tv, stage, and movies. He did it all. Great humanitarian too. Seems like people try to treat you down no matter who you are or what you do. For my money he was and is still the greatest comedian of all time.

[@katerbiller04]

More likely, we are casting our modern eyes backward in harsh judgment of people who are not around anymore to defend themselves.

[@jessebriee3918]

Hope was equal to those aging culture of the great/silent generation. At the same time he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. And, as part of the powerful generation he enjoyed his proceeds from it. Hope, George Burns, and Milton Berle were all strict for the status quo all the while they had their own freak zones. Times have chnage and they were left off the boat.

[@randyronny7735]

He got the US government and the USO to pay for his tours. He then got NBC to pay him for putting the shows on their network. Easy way to make money.

[@jubalcalif9100]

That's true! Most of the public didn't know that he made a LOT of money off those USO tours.