BROADCAST DATE: Monday, May 23, 1983, NBC.
DESCRIPTION: "All I know about television is that I want to get into it as soon as possible -before Milton Berle uses up all my jokes," said Bob Hope in 1949. Born on May 29,  1903, Bob has been an institution as a variety artist. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB" was a multi-star show celebrating Bob Hope's 80th birthday. Filmed live at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, this was the first of his specials in which Lynda Carter appeared.

	Broadcast Network: NBC. Time Slot: 8:00 P.M. Guests: Lucille Ball, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Christie Brinkley, George Burns, LYNDA CARTER, Howard Cosell, Kathryn Crosby, Phyllis Diller, Sheena Easton, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Dolores Hope, Julio Iglesias, Ann Jillian, Kermit The Frog, Sugar Ray Leonard, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Dudley Moore, Ronald Reagan, Barbara Reagan, George C. Scott, Tom Selleck, Brooke Shields, Frank Sinatra, Twyla Tharp, Cheryl Tiegs, Flip Wilson. Director: Don Mischer. Writers: Gig Henry, Robert L. Mills, Fred S. Fox, Seman Jacobs, James Lipton. Executive Producer: James Lipton. Producer: Don Mischer. Announcer: Bob Fitzsimmons. Musical Director: Bob Alberti. Associate Producer: Silvio Caranchini, Lou Del Prete. Art Director: Bob Keene. Choreographer: Carl Jablonski. Costume Designer: Warden Neil. Production Supervisor: Danette Herman. Associate Director: Jan Cornell. Production Associate: Nikki Nash. Production Coordinator: Maggie Foggel. Production Assistants: Jane Greene, Kristin Sheets, Cindy Gottlieb, Karen Foster, Terry Woods. Assistant To the Executive Producer: Kedakai Lipton. Production Managers: Patricia O’Keefe, Mary Rusznak. Stage Managers: Peter Barth, Fran Bellini, Phil Blumberg, Maureen Thorp. Technical Director: Gene Crowe. Lightning Director: John Freschi. Staging Supervisor: Ray Brannigan. Audio: Robert Liftin, Bruce Burns. Video: Doug Barry. Cameras: Ed Crosby, Larry Heider, Charles Huntley, Bob Keys, Wayne Orr, Ron Sheldon, Joy Wittkofski. Assistant Choreographer: Renee Baughman. Assistant Art Director: James Carhart. Military Coordinators: Mark Murray, M/Sgt. James Kessler. Make-Up For Bob Hope: Don Marando. Make-up: Toy Russell. Hair-Stylist: Annie M. DeMille. Video Tape Editors: John R. Tierney, Larry Rackley. Air Transportation: American Airlines. Hotel Accommodations: Vista International. Limousines: Cotter Limousines. Mobile Facilities and Post Production: Unitel Video Inc. Audio Facilities: Fedco Audio Labs, Regent Sound Studios, Northridge Electronics. Managing Director: Robert D. Hussey. Sponsors: Amway Corp., Texaco.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Bob Hope celebrates his 80th birthday (a week early) at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Frank Sinatra sings a hits medley set to a ballet danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Twyla Tharp. Brooke Shields, Cheryl Tiegs and Christie Brinkley head up a 1930s-styled production number parodying "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby." There's a choreographed boxing match (described by Howard Cosell) pitting Sugar Ray Leonard against middleweight champ Marvelous Marvin Hagler. And, in a more traditional vein, best wishes are conveyed in song, salutation and comedy by Bob's wife Dolores, Lucille Ball, George Burns, Lynda Carter, Kathryn Crosby, Phyllis Diller, Sheena Easton, Spanish pop star Julio Iglesias, Ann Jillian, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Dudley Moore, George C. Scott, Tom Selleck, Flip Wilson and Kermit the Frog.

© 1983 by Hope Enterprises TV Productions, James Lipton Productions Inc., Rafshoon Communications and National Broadcasting Company. All Rights Reserved

			RUNNING TIME:	00:74:00 [90 minutes including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	This is LYNDA CARTER's first appearance on a Bob Hope special, in this case the celebrational "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!".
			AUDIO:	[1]  "BOB HOPE TRIBUTE" as performed by LYNDA CARTER.
			VIDEO:	[1]  "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!". Video clip.
			ADS:	[1]  "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!". Original TV GUIDE ad.
			TRIVIA:	[•] On Friday, September 1, 1972 Lynda was chosen "Miss World USA" and Bob Hope crowned her. Almost eleven years later, Lynda an international-recognized star is one of the guest in "Happy Birthday Bob!", the first of her three appearances in Bob Hope's specials.
				[•] Born on May 29,  1903, Bob has been an institution as a variety artists not only in radio, cinema and television but also as an entertainer at military bases and hospitals not only in the US but in many countries.
				[•] Bob Hope television specials became a trademark and undeniable classics in the history of television. Many famous stars made their TV debuts in his specials, among them Frank Sinatra.
				[•] His debut in the small screen was on September 26, 1948 in Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town".
				[•] Bob died at 9:28 PM July 27, 2003 at his home in Toluca Lake, north of Hollywood. He had entertained 11 U.S. presidents.

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