May 30, 2024
The Bob Hope Legacy, the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation and the
Hope family are proud to announce the new Bob Hope Channel on
YouTube. The Bob Hope vaults have become things of legend, with an
unparalleled collection of thousand hours of TV, radio and film in
the archive, as well as tens of thousands of photographs. and every
week, the family along with the help of Bob’s official archivist,
Jim Hardy, they will make selections to add to the channel twice a
week.
Jim Hardy, has for years handled the licensing of
these materials, issues pertaining to copyright and
maintaining the extensive archives. In 1986, Jim filled in for a
summer job at Bob Hope Enterprises as a production assistant. He
never returned to his old job and 38 years later he is still
there. Jim has worked on 43 television shows with Bob or about Bob,
and countless personal appearances.
Clips include USO Tours, Tributes to Vaudeville, Hopes Insult
Reel, Monologues, Christmas Specials, PGA & Bob Hope Classics, as
well as stars such as Brooke Shields, Jayne Mansfield, Lucille
Ball, Norman Lear, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Jackie Gleason,
Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, and even Big Bird and Lassie.
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