After the Chrysler Theatre signed off in 1967 after 4 seasons, Bob Hope remained with NBC for a series of monthly specials, 8 per year. for the next several years. The specials followed a particular formula. A Hope monlogue, followed by a sketch, then a musical interlude, in the case of this 1969 show, with Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, and another skit or two, plus one last musical number.
The icon he meets? Golf legend Jack Nicklaus. Also on the bill are Jane Wyman, Louis Nye, Tina Louise (ex-Gilligan's Island), Henry Corden (ex-The Monkees), Reta Shaw (The Ghost & Mrs. Muir) and additional musical attraction Patti Page.
As for the Plymouth "Tells it Like it is" spots, I don't know who the voice behind the "visual aid" is in the 2 bits. Mike Farrell, a year before The Interns, does the last Plymouth ad, but around that time, the audio ends up ahead of the video. Plus, Michael Rye narrates a Road Runner ad for the iconic bird's Plymouth namesake.
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