The Bob Hope Show
| Other names |
The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope The Bob Hope Pepsodent Show The Bob Hope Show |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | NBC |
| Starring |
Bob Hope Jerry Colonna Skinnay Ennis Blanche Stewart Elvia Allman Judy Garland Frances Langford The Desi Arnaz Orchestra (more) |
| Announcer |
Bill Goodwin Wendell Niles Art Baker Larry Keating |
| Written by | (see below) |
| Directed by | Bill Lawrence Norman Morrell Bob Stephenson Al Capstaff |
| Produced by | Bill Lawrence Norman Morrell Bob Stephenson Al Capstaff |
| Air dates | September 27, 1938 to June 8, 1948 |
| No. of episodes | 132 (according to the Radio Gold Index) 150 (other sources) |
| Opening theme | Thanks for the Memory |
| Sponsored by | Pepsodent |
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | NBC |
| Starring | Bob Hope Doris Day |
| Announcer | Hy Averback |
| Air dates | September 14, 1948 to April 21, 1955 |
| Sponsored by |
Swan Soap Chesterfield Jell-O American Dairy General Foods |
The Pepsodent Show is an American radio comedy program broadcast during the Golden Age of Radio. The program starred comedian Bob Hope and his sidekick Jerry Colonna along with Blanche Stewart and Elvia Allman as high-society crazies Brenda and Cobina as well as a continuously rotating supporting cast and musicians which included, for a time, Judy Garland, Frances Langford and Desi Arnaz and his orchestra.
The Pepsodent Show, along with Edgar Bergen's Chase and Sanborn Hour, Jack Benny's The Jack Benny Program, and Fred Allen's Texaco Star Theatre, was one of the most listened-to programs during World War II.
The Pepsodent Show was broadcast Tuesday nights at 10:00 over NBC from September 27, 1938–June 8, 1948. For most of its run, Pepsodent followed Fibber McGee and Molly on Tuesdays and preceded The Raleigh Cigarette Program starring Red Skelton.
Pepsodent toothpaste sponsored the program for its entire 10-year run. Pepsodent was founded by Pepsodent Company based in Chicago in 1915. The namesake of Pepsodent came from pepsin. Pepsin is a digestive enzyme designed to break down and digest food deposits on the teeth. Pepsin was an ingredient used in early Pepsodent toothpaste.
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