"The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder is NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982.
Bob Hope is interviewed by Tom Snyder. Many topics are discussed including:
first experimental television appearance in 1932, NBC's large money offer to get Hope on TV, anecdotes regarding Bing Crosby, transition from Radio to Television, the charisma appeal TV had to offer, Bob Hope's Christmas Specials, challenging times during the mid-late 1960's when attitudes about the Viet Nam war were changing in America, publicity rumors that Hope is the richest man in the nation, handling rumors of the press, discussing his upcoming 2 hour special celebrating his 25 years on television, first jobs in vaudeville, first time he ever did a monologue in front of an audience, and for years did all of his own material, first film contract from RKO in 1930, Why Hope is no longer asked to be master of ceremonies on the Academy Awards Show, how politics is involved related to who wins oscars, his seven Road Pictures he has done with Bing Crosby and plans to do another one called "The Road to Tomorrow" (never realized), recollections of all the U.S. presidents he has known and performed for, his continuing friendship with Richard Nixon whom he feels sorry for, how his theme song "Thanks for the Memories" evolved, least favorite movies he has made ("Here Come the Girls - 1953), what gets him mad, how it feels to perform in front of 175,000 people, what he has yet to achieve (Oscar), how he feels at the age of 72, favorites he has worked with over the years (Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, David NIven, James Cagney, Sammy Davis, Jr.), how material is written by his writers, and summarizing his past 25 years in television.
An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.