Show # 64 March 20, 1958

Ernie's Guests: Miyoshi Umeki and Akim Tamiroff

Script Notes: One of the top five Ford Shows ever produced, this March 20th, 1958 show featured appearances by two of the silver screen's greatest character actors of the day; Miyoshi Umeki and Akim Tamiroff. A veteran of 100's of films Tamiroff was one of the great villains of the day, and Umeki was still celebrating her Academy Award Nomination for Sayonara when she joined Ernie for this Ford Show Classic. Highlights: Ernie and Miyoshi do an old soft-tabi, and join Akim for a ...well...an memorable version of 'You Are My Sunshine'. A classic from curtain to curtain!

Musical Numbers: Banjo Picker's Ball: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Get Out Those Old Records: Ernie and Miyoshi / You Are My Sunshine: Ernie, Miyoshi and Akim / When God Dips His Pen: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, Miyoshi Umeki, Akim Tamiroff, The Top Twenty

Show # 65   March 27, 1958

Ernie's Guest: Wendell Niles (shown) with Jack Oakie, Dick Bernie, and Joe Cappo

Script Notes: Ernie is joined by announcer Wendell Niles and character actors Jack Oakie, Dick Bernie and Joe Cappo for a look back at the heyday of Vaudeville. 

Musical Numbers: Sugartime: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Frere Jacques: The Top Twenty / Rockabye Your Baby: Ernie / Eternal Life: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, Wendell Niles, Jack Oakie, Joe Cappo and Dick Bernie

Show # 66   April 3, 1958

Ernie's Guest: George Gobel

Script Notes: George goes all-out to teach his old buddy, Ernest about the ways of women. Right.

Musical Numbers: Glad Rags: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Medley: The Old Songs/On Her Coney Island Washboard: Ernie, Dick Wessler, Ken Remo, Don Kent, Ted Wills (from The Top Twenty) / A' Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed: Ernie and George / Christ Arose: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, George Gobel, The Top Twenty

Show # 67   April 10, 1958

Ernie's Guest: Andy Devine

Script Notes: Andy gives Ernie a few pointers on the fine art of being a movie cowboy.

Musical Numbers: Hoop De Do: Ernie and The Top Twenty / April Showers: The Top Twenty / Follow The Leader: Ernie and The Top Twenty / The Old Chisolm Trail: Ernie and Andy / Now The Day Is Over: Ernie

Cast: Ernie Ford, Andy Devine, The Top Twenty

Show # 68 April 17, 1958

Ernie's Guest: Roberta Sherwood

Script Notes: One of the absolute best among the best, this April 17, '58 Classic features torch Queen Roberta Sherwood in her first appearance on The Ford Show. In one of the series' most memorable ½  hours, Ernie throws the format out the window, and -other than the opening number- trades standards with Sherwood for the entire show. A Classic in every sense of the word...Great TV!

Musical Numbers: Cry Me A River: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Back Home Again In Indiana: Ernie / Mississippi Mud: Roberta / Tennessee Waltz: Ernie / Georgia: Roberta / Moonlight In Vermont: Ernie / Blue Moon Over Kentucky: Ernie and Roberta / Wabash Blues/No New Tunes On This Old Piano: Ernie and The Harry Geller Orchestra / Up A Lazy River: Roberta / Who's Sorry Now: Ernie / I Got Lost In His Arms: Roberta / You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry: Ernie / You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You: Roberta / If I Can Help Somebody: Ernie and Roberta

Cast: Ernie Ford, Roberta Sherwood, The Top Twenty

Show # 69   April 24, 1958

Ernie's Guest: Barry Sullivan

Script Notes: Possibly the weirdest, strangest Ford Show in it's five year run. In writing that only be described as...well--terrible, Ernie is a visitor from another planet, given a tour by none other than Barry Sullivan.  

Musical Numbers: Night Train To Memphis: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Witch Doctor: The Top Twenty / That's All: Ernie / His Eye Is On The Sparrow: Ernie

Cast: Ernie Ford, Barry Sullivan, The Top Twenty

 

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