Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television. Dramatic and comedy shows were presented, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise. Every month or so, Hope would host a variety special in the show's timeslot. On those occasions, the show was titled "Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Special". As can be seen from the various hosts listed, many of these shows were shown in reruns, usually as a summer replacement series, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- 1963-1967
- 4 seasons
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Suspense, Drama
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television. Dramatic and comedy shows were presented, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise. Every month or so, Hope would host a variety special in the show's timeslot. On those occasions, the show was titled "Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Special". As can be seen from the various hosts listed, many of these shows were shown in reruns, usually as a summer replacement series, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Season 4 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1966 - 1967
Episode 1
Nightmare
Wed, Sep 14, 1966 60 mins
In her secluded mansion, crippled Isobel Cain (Julie Harris) receives loving care from her husband Morgan and her twin sister Vicky. But the two have more than Isobel's welfare at heart.
Episode 2
Time of Flight
Wed, Sep 21, 1966 60 mins
Private detective Al Packer takes an easy job to protect a small-time thief. But the new case is anything but easy: at a hotel hideout, he sees the man gunned down -- or does he? The "corpse" comes alive, fires Packer and leaves the hotel.
Episode 3
And Baby Makes Five
Wed, Oct 5, 1966 60 mins
A New York author and his pregnant wife relocate to a small California town. He becomes editor of a tiny weekly newspaper, drawing both praise and wrath by using the publication as a pulpit for his crusading.
Episode 4
Crazier Than Cotton
Wed, Oct 12, 1966 60 mins
A sculptor (Bradford Dillman) knows he's hit rock bottom when he has to borrow money from his girlfriend (Jean Simmons) in order to attend his father's funeral. At the graveside, he vows to do something "worthwhile" with his life. Problem is, sculpting is all he knows.
Episode 5
Murder at N.B.C.
Wed, Oct 19, 1966 60 mins
A comedy classic whodunit with an amazing comedic ensemble group.
Episode 6
Massacre at Fort Phil Kearny
Wed, Oct 26, 1966 60 mins
A dramatic retelling of the 1866 Sioux victory where 81 soldiers were killed. Colonel Henry Carrington runs a severe command but finds his authority challenged by the more likeable Captain William Fetterman.
Episode 7
Dear Deductible
Wed, Nov 9, 1966 60 mins
A songwriter and a socialite have one thing in common: tax problems. Their uncommon solution: marriage and a blissful joint return.
Episode 8
The Big Stomach
Wed, Nov 16, 1966
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby team up for an hour of comedy and music with guest Bach Yen a 23-year-old Vietnamese singer. Sketches include a parody of the movie "Fantastic Voyage" with Bob and Bing penetrating the stomach of Jackie Gleason.
Episode 9
The Blue-Eyed Horse
Wed, Nov 23, 1966 60 mins
Melvin Freebie is going broke paying for his wife's losses at the race track. When he wishes she would turn into a horse it comes true. Melvin enters the mare in a race to get his money back.
Episode 10
The Fatal Mistake
Wed, Nov 30, 1966 60 mins
An accountant is visited every month by a "friend," who bestows gifts upon his family, then collects a monthly blackmail check from the accountant. Weary of it, the accountant plans a neat little mishap for the extortionist.
Episode 11
Storm Crossing
Wed, Dec 7, 1966 60 mins
Conditions among passengers on a freighter at sea deteriorate as the ship heads towards a hurricane.
Episode 12
The Eighth Day
Wed, Dec 21, 1966 60 mins
A bitter former athlete steals some jewels from a church on Christmas Eve, but finds that they don't make him feel any better about himself or his problems.
Episode 13
Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 1
Wed, Dec 28, 1966 60 mins
While being operated on, a man dies but is brought back to life. However, he has no memory of his life prior to the operation. A government agent hears about it and decides that someone like him would be invaluable as an undercover agent.
Episode 14
Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 2
Wed, Jan 4, 1967 60 mins
While being operated on, a man dies but is brought back to life. However, he has no memory of his life prior to the operation. A government agent hears about it and decides that someone like him would be invaluable as an undercover agent.
Episode 15
A Time to Love
Wed, Jan 11, 1967 60 mins
A burned-out doctor finds that his young protégé is helping to renew his spirit and dedication to medicine. Meanwhile, his wife has found a way to renew her own spirit.
Episode 16
The Lady Is My Wife
Wed, Feb 1, 1967 60 mins
After the Civil War ends, a rich horse rancher out West hires the Bannisters, a married Southern couple who lost everything in the war, to help run his ranch. What the Banisters don't know is that their new boss has more on his mind than breeding horses, and his plans include the pretty Mrs. Bannister.
Episode 17
Blind Man's Bluff
Wed, Feb 8, 1967 60 mins
A playwright murders the man who fell in love with his wife, and then decides to kill her, too.
Episode 18
A Song Called Revenge
Wed, Mar 1, 1967 60 mins
A pop singer finds himself caught up in the middle of a romantic triangle.
Episode 19
The Reason Nobody Hardly Ever Seen a Fat Outlaw in the Old West Is as Follows
Wed, Mar 8, 1967 60 mins
A somewhat timid sheriff finds himself going up against the notorious Swine Gang and Curly the Kid.
Episode 20
Free of Charge
Wed, Mar 22, 1967 60 mins
Harrybell, an unconventional young Los Angeles composer, is sent to an institution for "psychiatric evaluation", because the authorities think his somewhat unusual outlook on life means he's crazy. He walks out of the facility with two other "crazies" to look for an inspiration for a musical tribute to L.A.
Episode 21
Verdict for Terror
Wed, Mar 29, 1967 60 mins
A law student invites the local District Attorney to appear at "The Griddle", a question-and-answer session that the law-school fraternity hosts. What the D.A. doesn't know is that the student is the brother of a man the D.A. sent to the gas chamber, and his real goal is to prove his brother's innocence and show up the D.A. for the corrupt, ambitious politician he believes him to be. Law student Darryl Cooper invites an ambitious D.A. to meet his fraternity brothers in 'the griddle,' a political question and answer session. The D.A. accepts, but soon wishes he hadn't, five years ago, he sent Darryl's brother to the gas chamber. Now, Darryl intends to use the griddle to prove his brother's innocence, and to destroy the D.A.'s career.
Episode 22
Dead Wrong
Wed, Apr 5, 1967 60 mins
A monk living in isolation in a mountain cabin finds his life turned around when an escaped convict, his brother and a girl who they both love break into his cabin trying to escape the law.
Episode 23
Don't Wait for Tomorrow
Wed, Apr 19, 1967 60 mins
A newspaperman investigating the whereabouts of a notorious international criminal follows his leads to a lavish estate on a secluded Greek island. He's convinced that he's on to something when he's beaten up by thugs who warn him to get off the island.
Episode 24
Wipeout
Wed, Apr 26, 1967 60 mins
A surfer strikes up a friendship with a fading movie star, but his main goal is to get ahold of her jewelry collection, which is worth millions.
Episode 25
To Sleep, Perchance to Scream
Wed, May 10, 1967 60 mins
Private detective Adam Steels looks into the death of a friend who worked for a millionaire Hollywood businessman. His investigation leads him to believe that his friend's former boss is somehow linked to the murder.
Episode 26
Deadlock
Wed, May 17, 1967 60 mins
A woman walks into a police station with a pistol and a vial of nitroglycerin. It turns out that she is the widow of an infamous criminal shot and killed by a detective. She notifies the police that she is waiting for the detective who shot her husband and intends to kill him in front of his fellow officers.