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Bob Hope starts the program with jokes about wartime supply problems and his time in Hollywood. "Command Performance" brings comedy and songs to boost the morale of American soldiers fighting in World War II. Hope's opening comments create a fun mood for the evening's show.

Bob Hope opens the show with humor, discussing wartime shortages and his Hollywood experiences. "Command Performance" features comedy and music to uplift U.S. troops' spirits during World War II. Hope's opening remarks set a lighthearted tone for the night's entertainment.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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