 Image by Ford Motor Company via their advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson. Not unusual in the 1950s and 1960s for a sponsor (Ford sponsored this show), network or studio to distribute publicity material through an advertising or public relations agency. Ford used their ad agency for this; the company distributed quite a bit of material in this way. Ford was a sponsor of I Love Lucy at one time and used the agency for this purpose also., via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Ford Big JohnnyThe Ford Show The Ford Show Television series 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.[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] Quick facts Also known as, Genre ... The Ford Show Tennessee Ernie Ford asks his guest star, Charles Laughton, to read a poem from the "brown paper bag" poet, Fred Wobbly. Also known as The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford The… (Source: Wikipedia)
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