Show #192  May 25, 1961 ▪ THE MIKADO (Encore)

Show # 193   June 1, 1961

Ernie's Guest: Tab Hunter

Script Notes: Actor and heartthrob-in-the-making Tab Hunter is Ernie's guest for this lighthearted Ford Show from June 1st, 1961. Standout highlight: Ernie and Tab in a hilarious sketch as two struggling show-biz hopefuls, down on their luck in Hollywood.

Musical Numbers: Medley: In The Good Old Summertime/June Is Bustin' Our All over/June Night: Ernie and The Top Twenty / I Ain't Got Nobody: Tab / My Jesus As Thou Wilt: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, Tab Hunter, The Top Twenty

Show # 194   June 8, 1961

Ernie's Guest: South African golf sensation Gary Player

Script Notes: Fresh from his triple crown victories culminating with the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Gary Player agrees to give Ernie a few golf lessons. "FORd!"

Musical Numbers: Hello, Mary Lou: Ernie and the gang / Medley: Hi Lilly, Hi Lo/Falling In Love Again/Auf Wiedersehn: The Top Twenty / Straight Down The Middle: Ernie and Gary / Wayfaring Pilgrim: Ernie

Cast: Ernie Ford, Gary Player, The Top Twenty

Show #195 June 15, 1961

Ernie's Guest: Hoagy Carmichael

Script Notes: Arguably one of America's -and the world's- greatest songwriters, Hoagy Carmichael joins Ernie for this June 15, '61 Ford Show Classic, devoted to the standards that made Carmichael the most  talked about, imitated songwriter ever to come out of Tin Pan Alley. One of the All-Time Great Ford Show Classics!

Musical Numbers: Old Buttermilk Sky: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Stardust/Hong Kong Blues: Hoagy / Georgia / Lazy Bones: Ernie and Hoagy / Rockin' Chair / Little Old Lady: Hoagy / In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening: Ernie, Hoagy and The Top Twenty / Gonna Shout All Over God's Heaven: Ernie and the gang

Cast: Ernie Ford, Hoagy Carmichael, The Top Twenty

Show # 196   June 22, 1961

Ernie's Guests: Joe Flynn, Anita Bryant and the United States Marine Corps Drill Team

Script Notes: The Ford Show salutes the US Marines in this June 22 '61 airing, with a little help from Joe Flynn and Anita Bryant (who taped her segment earlier--the only time a guest ever did so). Highlights--Ernie and Joe rewrite the history of The Corps.

Musical Numbers: Medley: Drill Team/Stout Hearted Men/Marching Along Together: Ernie, Anita, Joe and the US Marine Drill Team / My Little Corner Of The World: Anita / Marine's Hymn: Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, Anita Bryant, Joe Flynn, The US Marine Corps Drill Team, The Top Twenty

Show #197  June 29, 1961

No Guest

Script Notes: The Last Show of the Last Season.

Musical Numbers: I Almost Lost My Mind / The Old Rugged Cross: Ernie and The Top Twenty / Elijah Rock: The Top Twenty / Eternal Life / Great Gettin' Up Mornin': Ernie and The Top Twenty

Cast: Ernie Ford, The Top Twenty

 

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