Show # 108   April 23, 1959

Ernie's Guest: Gisele Mackenzie

Script Notes: Ernie and the gang try to make Gisele feel at home by bringing a little corner of Paris to NBC. Standout moment; Ernie and Gisele fiddle around with a Classic violin duet.

Musical Numbers: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Medley: En Roulant Ma Boule Roulant/A Maiden From Ontario/Bonhomme Bonhomme/The Shanty Men/Après Du Ma Blonde: The Top Twenty / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: Gisele / Turkey In The Straw/Company's Comin': Ernie and Gisele / Nearer, My God To Thee: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, Gisele Mackenzie, The Top Twenty

Show # 109   April 30, 1959

Ernie's Guests: Molly Bee and The Four Preps

Script Notes: Spring is in the air on The Ford Show as Ernie welcomes favorites Molly Bee and The Four Preps. Ford Show Trivia: The Four Preps Ed Cobb, Bruce Belland and Glen Larson (Top, second, and third down, below) were all NBC pages working Ernie's daytime NBC show, and, for several  months of The Ford Show's first season. Of  the four, Glenn Larson and Bruce Belland would go on to become highly successful television producers.

Musical Numbers: By The Sea: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Love Me In The Daytime: Deltra Kamsler and The Top Twenty / I'll Be Home: Molly / Tan Shoes And Pink Shoelaces / Yakety-Yak: The Four Preps / I'm Walkin' / Charley Brown: Ernie and The Four Preps / The Ninety And Nine: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, The Four Preps, The Top Twenty

Show # 110   May 7, 1959

Ernie's Guest: Actor Craig Stevens

Script Notes: TV's suave, handsome and dangerous...Peter Gunn!

Musical Numbers: Tiger Rag: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Medley: Night And Day/What Is This Thing Called Love/Get Out Of Town/I Love You/Night And Day (reprise): The Top Twenty / My Mother's Eyes: Ernie

Cast: Ernie Ford, Craig Stevens, The Top Twenty

Show # 111 May 14,1959

Ernie's Guest: Jazz, Theater and Film Legend Ethel Waters

Script Notes: Ethel and Ernie kick back and unlock a trunk-full of blues in this incredible May, '59 Ford Show Classic.   

Musical Numbers: Red River Rose: Ernie and the gang / Medley: In The Good Old Summertime/By The Light Of The Silvery Moon/Shine On Harvest Moon/In The Good Old Summertime (reprise): The Top Twenty / Cabin In The Sky/Trouble, Trouble: Ethel / Trouble In Mind: Ernie / Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe: Ethel / St. Louis Blues: Ernie and Ethel / Stand By Me: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, Ethel Waters, The Top Twenty

Show # 112 May 21,1959

Ernie's Guest: Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen (with Charlie McCarthy)

Script Notes: Charlie tries to talk Ernie into arranging a date for him with one of the Top Twenty girls.

Musical Numbers: Dancing In The Streets: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Medley: Shrimp Boats Is A' Comin'/Come Dance/When Your Potato's Done/Jambalaya: The Top Twenty / Chip Off The Old Block: Edgar and Charlie / Eternal Father, Strong To Save: Ernie

Cast: Ernie Ford, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, The Top Twenty

 

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