Bob Hope Show – April 22, 1953

This was one of several appearances by Stewart on the Bob Hope Show. At this point in time the program was sponsored by Jell-O and was broadcast by NBC Wednesday nights from 10-10:30 p.m.

Although Stewart’s photo didn’t appear in any ads for the show, Hope’s did. This one appeared in the Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY:

Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY 4-22-53

This much smaller listing is from The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA:

The Fresno Bee 4-22-53

The show is not available. However, because of the next preview, which comes from the Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA, we know that the Stewart segment of this show does exist and is available.

Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA 4-22-53

A very large portion of the “Lamb Ragout Espanol” sketch was used for a 1955 American Red Cross disc (F-41191-Program 3). A blog for this show was posted on October 15, 2015. You can hear the audio portion below:

If you missed the blog and want to read the entire entry, click on the link below.

A smaller portion, including a bit not included on the Red Cross show, was used on the 3-record set, Bob Hope and His Friends. A blog of this record appeared on December 26, 2015. The audio portion is included here again: