This is Bob Hope... | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS

Official website: https://to.pbs.org/48022X4 | #AmericanMastersPBS Explore the entertainer’s life with unprecedented access to his personal archives including writings voiced by Billy Crystal, clips from his body of work, and interviews with Woody Allen, Margaret Cho, Conan O’Brien, Tom Selleck and Brooke Shields. This documentary originally aired on December 29th, 2017. Watch on your local PBS station, the PBS app, online, and here on YouTube through December 31, 2025. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:38 The Road to Vaudeville 00:14:50 Bob on Broadway 00:22:12 The Making of Bob Hope 00:29:13 The "Bob Hope" Character 00:33:21 Hope and Crosby 00:40:56 Man On A Mission 00:54:34 Talking, While Backing Up 01:00:23 Was There A Real Bob Hope? 01:11:23 Hope on Television 01:22:55 Oscar 01:30:15 Spreading Hope 01:34:59 From Hero To Hawk 01:46:40 Thanks For The Memories… 01:51:51 Closing Credits Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR This program is made possible by viewers like you. Please support your local PBS stations: https://pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the American Masters channel for more clips: http://bit.ly/1JmUCu5 Enjoy full episodes of your favorite American Masters films: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters FOLLOW AMERICAN MASTERS: Facebook:   / americanmasters   X:   / pbsamermasters   Instagram:   / pbsamericanmasters   TikTok:   / pbsamericanmasters   FOLLOW PBS: Facebook:   / pbs   X:   / pbs   Instagram:   / pbs   TikTok:   / pbs   ___________________________________ Now in its 38th season on PBS, American Masters illuminates the lives and creative journeys of those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. Setting the standard for documentary film profiles, the series has earned widespread critical acclaim: 28 Emmy Awards—including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special—two News & Documentary Emmys, 14 Peabodys, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards, an Oscar, and many other honors. To further explore the lives and works of more than 250 masters past and present, the American Masters website offers full episodes, film outtakes, filmmaker interviews, the podcast “American Masters: Creative Spark,” educational resources, digital original series and more. The series is a production of The WNET Group.