Why Nobody Liked Bob Hope Anymore by the Time He Died

Few entertainers have ever dominated American life like Bob Hope. For over half a century, his wisecracking persona charmed audiences across every entertainment medium imaginable. On the vaudeville stage, Broadway ramps, cinema screens, radio dials, and television sets of millions, the man known as "Rapid Robert" rocketed to unprecedented fame with his breezy charm and trademark leer.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Hope's Rise to Fame
03:10 - Cracks Emerge in Hope's Wholesome Image
05:06 - Changing Attitudes Leave Hope Behind
06:19 - A New Generation Dismisses Hope
07:42 - Outro
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Born in England in 1903 before immigrating to Ohio, Hope earned his show business stripes as an amateur boxer and vaudeville dancer before finding his true calling as a comedian. Hope's big break came on Broadway in 1936's Roberta, which vaulted him to stardom. Soon he conquered Hollywood and radio too, eventually starring in over 50 films while hosting America's top-rated comedy show for nearly two decades.
During World War II, Hope cemented his legacy by performing nearly 200 USO shows for troops, becoming a hero to millions of servicemen. But as the smiling persona that made him a star in the 40s fell out of fashion during the turbulent 60s, Hope's reputation took a major hit. As he continued performing stale comedy routines into his dotage, younger crowds increasingly viewed him as woefully out of touch and even offensive. By the time of his death in 2003, many derided Hope as an embarrassing relic.
In his fascinating rise and fall, Bob Hope embodied all of 20th-century show business. This magnum opus article explores the essential questions around Hope's declining reputation, from whether he overstayed his welcome to charges of sexism and political missteps. It examines both the qualities that fueled his meteoric fame and the stubbornness that ultimately diluted his legacy. Love him or hate him, the phenomenon known as Bob Hope demands examination as a transcendent American cultural figure. Join us on an unflinching look back at the unbelievable career of comedy's flawed superstar.
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!

[@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.

[@StevenTorrey]

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

[@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]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@jescis0]

​​@@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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[@user-de1hg8cf6b]

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]

​@@jescis0 WOW you could understood him and his brand comedy by that time he was way out of focus AND style by that time. REALLY??

[@judydodds3837]

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

[@FactsVerse]

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[@hollydavis2261]

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

[@ralphdelrio5826]

He wasn't. This clip is pure garbage.

[@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 😥

[@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! 🇺🇸

[@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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[@Riogi]

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

[@johnball8758]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@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!!😀😀

[@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]

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

[@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.

[@suziealmonte1852]

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

[@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.

[@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]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@Modeltnick]

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

[@FactsVerse]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@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.

[@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!

[@user-tm9qb2jk4o]

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

[@kevinmiller6380]

​@@user-tm9qb2jk4oSo did mine.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@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]

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

[@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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[@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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[@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 🙄 👍 🥂

[@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

[@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 had 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?)

[@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!

[@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.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Thanks for his story.❤

[@FactsVerse]

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[@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 ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@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]

🎯💯

[@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.

[@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 💯

[@nellgwenn]

I never liked Bob Hope. My favorites from that time were George Burns and Gracie Alan, and Jack Benny. And of course Groucho Marx. There is a movie called For The Boys (1991). It's fiction. But Bob Hope and his USO shows are the main thrust of the movie. James Caan plays the Bob Hope character. Bette Midler plays the Martha Raye character. The movie got so many things right about Martha Raye that she sought legal action. However she lost in court. It's quite entertaining. Bette Midler got a Golden Globe for her role.

[@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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[@pixie_sparkle74]

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

[@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?

[@BrianLevine-vd6bn]

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

[@FactsVerse]

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing! What other types of video would you like to see?

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@oleggorky906]

Interesting that the modern audience who claim that comedians should have the right to offend get so offended by things that happened so long ago.

[@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]

We absolutely agree! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Be safe and enjoy the rest of your evening!

[@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

[@francestomic2772]

I loved him.

[@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."

[@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.

[@ladanehaten4283]

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

[@susanlawson8492]

In the early 1970's I had the displeasure of interviewing him for the Times Herald in Newport News, VA. He was disgustingly arrogant and would not give me a moment of his time until he found out I was a reporter then it was ll smiles and hugs. He caused his own demise as you have shown.

[@mikeboyd21]

That is NOT pictures of Bob Hope!

[@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.

[@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........😊

[@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.

[@frannyleyden7988]

Too bad he is not around to defend himself.

[@eth39232]

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

[@m139139]

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

[@basilmanolakos4926]

My Mom - RIP - Was bored by Bob Hope and would fall asleep whenever he was TV.

[@katerbiller04]

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

[@TheRobertReimer]

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

[@jamesheath7601]

100 years what a legend

[@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...

[@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.

[@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]

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[@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.

[@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.

[@suejohnson3972]

Thanks for the memories Bob!!🥲

[@FactsVerse]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@chrissullivan5752]

Bob Hope was an American legend. Show some class

[@taronjeroneharris1313]

I remember watching a number of Bob Hope's comedy specials on NBC when I was little, and quite frankly, none of them were appealing to me. 😂 Also, at the time of his death in 2003, I was working at a lawfirm in downtown Memphis, and if I recall, there was little to no fanfare surrounding his passing.

[@Jake-yx7ct]

I still like his Road Trip movies..yes they are dated but they are full of gaffs from a bygone era . Times passed him by and his prowling ways were just out of sync with his supposed married man persona.

[@FactsVerse]

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[@user-wj5tc4gt3p]

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

[@BlueberryMuffin-nt7ew]

Bob Hope was Mr. NBC. Enough said.

[@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.

[@juliawolfe373]

He was in the older days but I’m thinking who replaced him . Actors , Hollywood, politicians . Think tanks Unniversity learning Actually everything I can think of. Are they any better ??? I don’t think we are any better off with progressive ,woke and all the crude, multi partner drug abusing entertainment . Even the Academy Awards which almost watched by everyone is now a rude and raunchy program no one wants to see or cares about. I don’t think Hope was worse than what we see now . Now all the stuff is in our face

[@christopherpearman3422]

It was more hidden in “Hollywood”, in those days. Now it is available for all to see.

[@karenflanagan1961]

I appstore love ❤️ Bob Hope & however I had the pleasure of growing up watching 👀 his tremendous career and is my first excellent with comedy stand up or his version of. & how I was eventually introduced to Robin Williams who was also largely influential by Bob Hope as well. & when Bob Hope was unfortunately on his death bed, passed the USO jobs to Robin Williams and others like Gerry Sinise. They both spent a great deal of their personal time in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and Iraq 🇮🇶 supporting our brave troops. Apparently, Bob Hope was known womanizer. If true? I don't know, possibly? So was Robin Williams in the early days of his life. Very popular with the ladies. I don't blame them 😅😂😮❤

[@sammythompson3694]

Kudos to Bob Hope to be able to sleep with the ladies on USO tours. When he was on the Carson show Johnny had to follow a script is why he didn't want Hope to appear on his show.

[@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]

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[@ronpatterson7616]

You can find the book mentioned above on internet archives is free to read or print.

[@ronpatterson7616]

I just tried to post a link to the book mentioned above and it was deleted immediately.

[@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 @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 as N a t h a n R e y n o l d s (who also has several interviews on the afore mentioned channel.)

[@caroljeanscott5571]

I always liked Bob Hope.

[@Portugal2025]

If Sherwood Schwartz was one of Hope’s comedy writers, that would explain his being lamely unfunny. The only other person I can imagine doing more damage to comedy than Bob Hope is Sherwood Schwartz

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Sherwood Schwartz was the creator of Gilligan's Island 🏝️ and The Brady Bunch.

[@Portugal2025]

@@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc Right. Both bad shows in terms of writing. GI had some clever moments, but BB’s writing was appalling, the major reason why Robert Reed and Schwartz fought all the time

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

@@Portugal2025 Sherwood Schwartz made millions in syndication off both TV shows and didn't give the cast of both shows anything.

[@MaryEverling]

People r human, he was a product of his time n era! Get a grip people n move on! I swear!

[@tiye65]

Bob Hope was a legend, and not being liked by the hippies that were too stoned to have a legitimate thought, and considering how they treated the Military men when they came home, proved how little their thoughts were. Also, though they wanted to put the Vietnam war on Nixon, it was Kennedy and Johnson that were responsible. To try and hurt Bob Hope's name because he was friends with Nixon, is like trying to hurt Barbara Streisand's name because she was friends with an even bigger con-people in Bill and Hillary Clinton. The young crowd can love Carlin and Pryer more than Hope, but though great in their own right, will still never be as great, admired, and or remembered as Bob Hope.

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[@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!

[@davesmith7437]

He was a great comedian probably the best ever not stupid comedy clever comedy probably why so many people didn't like his comedy it was to over their heads his best movie was sorrowful Jones the lemon drop kid was also quite good and all the road movies

[@j.k.d.126]

I Still liked his cannon of work

[@FactsVerse]

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[@user-jo8yr1zo9k]

Sounds like Bob hope and me have a lot in common, I refuse to get with the times mannn

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[@kenkoehler594]

Be You. To quote Ricky Nelson, you can’t please everyone so ya gotta please yourself.

[@darlenelang3681]

I don't care about his affairs. His life. Only his wife had the right to care about thar. I loved his movies , tv series,shows. Everything about him I watch him all my life and I ADORED HIM ❤

[@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]

🎯🎯🎯💯

[@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 ! 🥱

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[@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