SCTV, 9/23/78 - THE BOB HOPE DESERT CLASSIC

SCTV, 9/23/78 - "The Bob Hope Desert Classic" - Lou Jaffe is on hand, as Bob mixes golf, jokes, showbiz schtick and Middle Eastern politics. Included are Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Golda Meir, Arafat, King Fahud, Abba Eban, Lola Heatherton, Jack Nicklaus, Charlton Heston (aka Moses), and Nixon stops by, pushing his "gig" in Las Vegas - all sponsored by The Hexagon Oil Co. Dave Thomas, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, John Candy and Andrea Martin.

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• Lou
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• Golda
• Meir
• Lola
• Heatherton
• King
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• Abba
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• Jack
• Nicklaus
• Charlton
• Heston
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• John
• Candy
• Andrea
• Martin

[msdemos]

Thank you for posting this, "chalomirof63"!

I remember watching SCTV late on Friday nights back in the day, and in the 30+ years since, having found nothing that tops it !

Easily one of the most talented casts, on one of the greatest comedy sketch shows ever, in the entire history of television!

[chalomirof63]

@msdemos Very welcome - and I little semi-related story; while watching SCTV late Fri. night like you, (1983), I had a kidney stone attack while watching Martin Short's Ronco "Shower & Blow Dryer in a Suitcase" sketch. I wanted to laugh, but was in too much pain!! LOL.

[msdemos]

@chalomirof63

Sorry for that.......can't imagine the pain (nor would I want to) associated with a kidney stone attack. Heard that's REALLY no fun.

Hope it's nothing more than a bad memory for you now....

[chalomirof63]

@msdemos Haaa! Thanks - yes, just a bad, BAD memory, (1983) - was dieting, not drinking enough fluid, etc. It finally caught up with me. :)

[giles422]

AWESOME!

[chalomirof63]

@giles422  Holy S***: That was quick!!!!

[mfranz1984]

Awesome! Even funnier than this though was when Bob crashes Masterpiece Theatre and Alistair Cooke pulls a knife on him.

"That's it, I'm not doing *this* episode!" *throws book on the floor*

Man, I am itcing for all these early episodes to get a dvd release!

[JVNLBC]

Too many years have passed since I have seen this. I had a vhs copy that actually wore out, I played it so much. Thank you for posting! And it is great to see Nixon hasn't lost that "stooped shoulder" look! LOL!

[spider9137]

Funny ... but I don't think Dave Thomas had perfected his Bob Hope impression yet.

[bishopaz]

now this is comedy. and,original.

[GlobalPunditOrg]

oh this is JUST TOO AWESOME...this would NEVER pass network censors at NBC, CBS, ABC, or FOX nowadays - and it would still be considered risque for Comedy Central et al...such fast and deep content...

[GlobalPunditOrg]

Just TOO,TOO damn good & AHEAD of it's time!

NBC was probably scared 2 have such a product on their hands w SNL 2 pander to - so SCTV got the shaft & yetl did 100 X more w a fraction of what NBC gave SNL..

Likely the same swampy,oily,steaming gene pool that FOX execs who botchd & mishandled Arrested Development emerged from-OR the ones(NBC)responsible 4 News Radio Demographics bottom liners/feeders,ad weasels,markertrs,buzztrakrs sure SUCK the LIFE frm our culture SCTV 4ever!