The Ultimate Bob Hope Collection |  | Actors: Bob Hope, Janis Paige, Jimmy Durante, Dorothy Lamour, Jerry Colonna
Studio: R2 Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.8 x 1.1
MPN: PEGD5000D
UPC: 823753500098
EAN: 0823753500098
Theatrical Release Date: October 12, 1952
Release Date: June 25, 2002
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The Ultimate Bob Hope Collection features over six hours of highlights from over a half-century of television specials by a true legend in American entertainment. In his staggering 50 years on NBC, Bob Hope created such a formidable mass of comic clips, bloopers, and salutes to troops, that a mere three-DVD set can barely contain them. Still, the collection brings together, for the first time on DVD, timeless sketches with such notable wags as Dean Martin, Phyllis Diller, Johnny Carson, and Jack Benny, and celebrates countless moments of hilarity with some of the biggest stars of the century, including John Wayne, Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra. While this DVD set is, for the most part, a compilation of previous collections that have aired on NBC over the years, it still delivers the goods, and should prove a beloved addition to the collection of any Hope fan. It's a delight to have one of the most engaging comics of our time, and 50 years of him at that, at our very fingertips. --Karl Wachter
Product Description
Studio: Respond2 Entertainment Release Date: 06/10/2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Best of Bob November 21, 2003
Rob (Seattle)
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
A great retrospective of Bob's five decades on television, starting in 1950 and going through the 90's. This is a terrific 3 DVD set, featuring lots of extras that will bring back many memories. The set also features many great guest stars, and almost serves of a "who's who" of celebrities for several generations. The packaging is very deluxe too - it made a great gift for my Dad.
God speed Bob July 29, 2003
J. King (Harrisburg, NC USA)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
Now that we have lost perhaps one of our greatest citizen's ever, can there truly be any collection of Bob Hope moments that is not worthy of having? We love you Bob... and we'll never forget you!
 Undeserving of its Subject May 29, 2003
45 out of 54 found this review helpful
First off, the "remastering" here is deplorable. Five off the rack Bob Hope retrospectives dating from the '60s through the '90's. No attempt to return to the source material and clean it up. Also, the packaging seems to suggest an elaborate anthology especially prepared for this DVD release (timed to coincide with Hope's 100th birthday). Not the case. A major disappointment truly unworthy of its subject, the great Bob Hope.
Bob's Best June 26, 2002
33 out of 37 found this review helpful
This is a great collection of 3 DVDs that covers Bob's television career from 1950 through his final special in 1995. The guest list is a virtual "who's who" of all the big television and movie stars of the period, and given the five decades it covers it really becomes a virtual history of television. Bob is terrific, and the quality of the remastering and packaging is top notch. Made a great gift for my WWII veteran Dad.
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