BOBBY DARIN AND FRIENDS {JOANIE SOMMERS, BOB HOPE} (TV)
Summary
A music/variety special, hosted by Bobby Darin and featuring singer Joanie Sommers and comedian Bob Hope. Highlights of this program include the following segments: Bobby Darin sings "I Got Rhythm" and "I Have Dreamed," accompanied by dancers; Darin finds himself at a high school dance hoping to kiss a girl (Joanie Sommers) for the first time; Darin and Sommers sing a medley of songs; Bob Hope explains why he does so many benefits and then quips about the Kennedy brothers, Washington politics, the Presidential inauguration, Adlai Stevenson, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President John F. Kennedy's appearances on television, and the Portuguese liner that was hi-jacked; Joanie Sommers sings a solo; dancers perform a "street ballet," reminiscent of the choreography of "West Side Story"; Darin sings "Some People," "I've Had It," and "Lucky Pierre"; Bob Hope and Bobby Darin perform a variety of vaudeville jokes; Hope and Darin sing a comedy version of "Down By the Old Mill Stream"; Joanie Sommers, Bobby Darin, and Bob Hope perform "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey?"; and Darin closes the show with "By Myself" and a comment to the audience about giving to the Heart Association. Includes commercials. (This is a black-and-white copy of a color telecast.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 31, 1961 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:37
- COLOR/B&W: B&W copy of a color telecast.
- CATALOG ID: T:15337
- GENRE: Music/Variety; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.); She Made It Collection (Marian Rees)
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1961
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Revlon Color Up creme tinting rinse
- TV - Commercials - Revlon Hi and Dri anti-perspirant
- TV - Commercials - Revlon Living Curl hair spray
- TV - Commercials - Revlon Petite Compact make-up case and Love-Pat foundation
- TV - Commercials - Revlon eye make-up
CREDITS
- J. Stephen Blauner … Executive Producer
- Yorkin, Bud (See also: Yorkin, Alan) … Producer, Director
- Norman Lear … Producer, Writer
- Marian Rees … Associate Producer
- Shirley Henry … Writer, Special material by
- Tony Charmoli … Choreography (Misc. Credits), Musical numbers staged by
- Jud Conlon … Choral Director
- Billy May … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical Director
- May, Billy, and his Orchestra … Orchestra
- Jud Conlon Singers, The … Chorus
- Bobby Darin … Host, Singer
- Joanie Sommers … Singer
- Bob Hope … Guest