The 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. Beginning in September 1958, the show began to be telecast in color. Ford first gained attention as the host of Hometown Jamboree in Los Angeles. In 1954, he hosted a brief revival of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, a quiz show on NBC. His subsequent The Ford Show was frequently among the Top 20 programs.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Story Telling | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Characters in Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Setting in Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Action in Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Structure in Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Fantasy Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Tall Tales | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Mystery Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Story Maker | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Poems as Rhythm | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Poems as Sounds | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Nonsense and Made-Up Words in Poetry | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Poems as Descriptions | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | Poems as Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | Poets | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Character Playing | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Scene Playing | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | Story Playing | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | Playwrights | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | News Stories | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | Signs | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | Comic Strips | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 23 | Folk Tales | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 24 | Books That Answer Questions | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 25 | Books About People | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 26 | Books About Places | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 27 | Books About Animals | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 28 | Books About Fantasy | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 29 | Mystery Books | 15 min | |
Season 1 | Episode 30 | Making a Book | 15 min |