‘The Dog’ Show Intro | The Ford Show | Jan 28, 1960

'The Dog' introduces The Ford Show.
Playhouse Pictures, a smaller, but important animation studio, produced the opening animations for The Ford Show. Here's one with 'The Dog.' The same studio produced the original Peanuts animated show opens for The Ford Show and commercials for The Ford Motor Company.
Here are some Peanuts animations for The Ford Show:
• Snoopy as Tennessee Er...
• Linus Doesn't Have Tim...
• Lucy Can't Stand It! |...
About Tennessee Ernie Ford
Born Ernest Jennings Ford on February 13th, 1919 in Bristol, Tennessee, Tennessee Ernie Ford has made an indelible impact on America and the world through his unparalleled accomplishments in radio, records and television.
Throughout his legendary career spanning over 50 years, Ernie Ford's early successes as a radio personality led to his signing with Capitol Records in 1949. Through 1976, he released a total of eighty-three albums on the label--and literally scores of single records, including his classic version of Merle Travis' timeless anthem to the working man, "Sixteen Tons"...at the time of its release, the fastest selling single in Capitol's history.
About The Ford Show
On Thursday night, October 4th, 1956, NBC premiered The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.
As prime-time's # 1 half-hour variety show for five years, The Ford Show featured all the ingredients of the top variety shows of the day; Hollywood's greatest guest stars, top-of-the-line production, and terrific music. But one simple element separated it from all others...Ernie closed virtually every show with a hymn, a spiritual or a song of faith. For the time, it was a bold and powerful statement for a popular entertainer of Ford's stature to be making on live television, especially in the face of the initial objections from Madison Avenue and the network. But it was a statement that would become the trademark of his career, and in many ways, the mark of his life. It would earn him the distinction of almost single-handedly bringing inspirational music into the mainstream of American entertainment...an enduring legacy of the lasting impact that one man's expression of faith can have on millions of people.
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[@GavinusMaximusMaster]

Man I'm so glad this wasn't the entertainment I had haha. We always complain about how over commercialized things are but sheesh. It's especially crazy comparing it to Ernies reputation for singing songs like 16 tons and the such. Either way I love being subscribed to this channel it's like a time machine and I get to see a piece of the late 50s early 60s in all its shades the good the bad and the boring.

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[@GavinusMaximusMaster]

Did that dog have a TV show? What was it called?