Bob Hope and John Denver are reunited as twin brothers in this hilarious clip.
Bob Hope approaches John Denver, who is already on stage with his guitar and a big smile. Bob’s clothing mirrors John’s. He’s wearing a brown cowboy hat, pants, and western vest; wire-framed glasses, a matching paisley-print shirt; and a longish, blond wig. They’re identical except for the forty years of life that separate them. John was born in 1943; Bob was born in 1903!
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The country boy gives Bob a once-over and asks who he is, and Bob introduces himself as Irving Idaho. He’s made a “left at Colorado Springs” to find Denver—as in John Denver, Irving’s twin. The banter continues between the two, and each exchange is good-natured fun.
Irving claims he’s been in the mountains attempting to record the sounds of bighorn sheep butting heads. Unfortunately, it seems like he’s the one who got head-butted. While his goal was to live off the land, he’s been surviving primarily on Excedrin.
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Excited to finally connect with his long-lost twin, Irving would love for the two to make music together. However, he knows nothing about music and plays only a snowshoe. So, John offers to accompany him on the guitar as Irving sings a song he wrote.
The song unfolds like this. With interesting prose, verse one tells about Irving’s loneliness now that his horse has died. Upon completing that much, he asks John if he's “following.” John responds, “Yeah. If I could find my way back alone, I’d leave now.” That time, Mr. Denver got the laugh!
Verse two laments the dead nag’s sadness without Irving to clean his heavenly stall. However, number three reveals that the elder twin’s sorrow is really connected to the fact that he missed out on $100 by not selling the old steed to glue makers!
Irving goes on to ask how John writes songs. As an example, John sings an impromptu ditty about how one greets a grizzly. Irving asks how that’s how it works. Does Denver just open up his mouth and let a “hot bear” come out? This is a zinger at John’s expense!
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The skit ends with the two singing together “Open Up Your Heart” by Roger Miller.
Both Bob Hope and John Denver touched the hearts of countless people during their lifetimes. Bob Hope made millions laugh with his performances on Broadway and radio, in film and on television, and overseas for military troops. Singer and songwriter John Denver left an incredible body of work, recording and releasing approximately 300 songs. He was also a renowned environmentalist and humanitarian, making many contributions on those fronts as well.
“Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.” Romans 13:13
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