The Ford Show (1956)

Directed by

Bud Yorkin

Genre

variety show

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 37 episodes

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This American variety show starred singer and humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford. It featured music, comedy, and early animated segments with the Peanuts characters. The show was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company and aired in color from 1958.

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What happens

The Ford Show (also known as The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show) is an American variety program starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired on NBC on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956, to June 29, 1961. The show was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, whose founders shared a last name with the host but had no known relation. Beginning in September 1958, the show was telecast in color, and was broadcast from NBC Studios in Burbank, California. It was also one of the first places that showed Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts characters in animated form, which was directed by Bill Melendez, and became one of the most popular segments of his show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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