The Ford Show
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The Ford Show (also known as The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show) was 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.[2] The show was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, whose founders shared a last name with the host but had no known relation.[3]
The Ford Show | |
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Genre | Variety |
Written by | Norman Lear[1] Roland Kibbee[1] |
Directed by | Bud Yorkin |
Starring | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
Composer | Harry Geller's Orchestra |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 121 |
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Producer | Bud Yorkin |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 25 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | October 4, 1956 (1956-10-04) ā June 29, 1961 (1961-06-29) |
Beginning in September 1958, the show was telecast in color, and was broadcast from NBC Studios at 3000 W. Alameda Avenue in Burbank, California.[4] 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.[5][3][6][7]