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  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956–1961)
  • TV Series | 30 min | Comedy, Music
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956–1961)
TV Series | 30 min | Comedy, Music

Hosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford, the likeable singer, comedian, entertainer received his own variety show sponsored by the Ford Motor Company which gave Ernie the venue to entertain millions with his informal friendly manner and talent. His...See moreHosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford, the likeable singer, comedian, entertainer received his own variety show sponsored by the Ford Motor Company which gave Ernie the venue to entertain millions with his informal friendly manner and talent. His music was a combination of gospel and country and western. His homespun catch phrase "Bless Their Little Pea Pickin' Hearts", endeared him to the nation. Written by Pilot TV Network See less
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Seasons
5   |   4   |   3   |   2   |   1   See all
Writers
Howard Leeds (adaptation) (written by) | Norman Paul (adaptation) (written by) | Danny Arnold (written by) | Norman Lear & 7 more
Composers
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Edit Released
Updated Oct 4, 1956

Release date (First episode)
Oct 4, 1956 (United States)

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Cast

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177 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Self - Host / Self / Escamillio / Koko / Narrator / Sir Joseph Porter Self - Host / Self / Escamillio / Koko / Narrator / Sir Joseph Porter   See fewer
187
The Top Twenty
Themselves - Singers / Chorus / Themselves Themselves - Singers / Chorus / Themselves   See fewer
149
The Voices of Walter Schumann
Themselves - Singers Themselves - Singers   See fewer
36
Cliff Arquette
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
9
Ken Remo
Self - Singer / Nanki-Poo Self - Singer / Nanki-Poo   See fewer
8
Dick Wessler
Self - Singer / Captain Corcoran Self - Singer / Captain Corcoran   See fewer
7
Molly Bee
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
6
Harry Geller
Themselves - Orchestra / Self - Orchestra Leader / Self - Orchestra Conductor Themselves - Orchestra / Self - Orchestra Leader / Self - Orchestra Conductor   See fewer
6
Robert Horton
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
5
Johnny Guarnieri
Self - Singer / Don Jose Self - Singer / Don Jose   See fewer
5
Andy Devine
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
5
Minnie Pearl
Self - Actress / Self - Comedian / Singer Self - Actress / Self - Comedian / Singer   See fewer
5
George Gobel
Self - Actor / Singer / Comedian / Self - Singer Self - Actor / Singer / Comedian / Self - Singer   See fewer
5
Jack Bailey
Self - Game Show Host / Self / Self - TV Host Self - Game Show Host / Self / Self - TV Host   See fewer
5
Karen Wessler
Self - Singer / Carmen / Katisha Self - Singer / Carmen / Katisha   See fewer
4
Tommy Sands
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
4
Howard Chitjean
Self - Singer / Bill Bobstay Self - Singer / Bill Bobstay   See fewer
4
Charles Laughton
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
4
Kate Smith
Self - Singer / Self - Actress Self - Singer / Self - Actress   See fewer
4
Joe Flynn
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
4
Don Kent
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
3
Cesar Romero
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
3
Rosemary Clooney
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
3
Danny Arnold
Self - Comedian / Self - Sketch Actor Self - Comedian / Self - Sketch Actor   See fewer
3
Henry Geller Orchestra
Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra   See fewer
3
Donna Cooke
Josephine Corcoran / Peep Bo Josephine Corcoran / Peep Bo   See fewer
2
Joanne Burgin
Cousin Hebe / Pitti-Sing Cousin Hebe / Pitti-Sing   See fewer
2
Roberta Sherwood
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
2
Roger Williams
Self - Pianist Self - Pianist   See fewer
2
Shari Lewis
Lamb Chop / Self / Self - Ventriloquist Lamb Chop / Self / Self - Ventriloquist   See fewer
2
Deltra Kamsler
Self - Singer / Yum Yum Self - Singer / Yum Yum   See fewer
2
Ted Wills
Self - Singer / The Mikado Self - Singer / The Mikado   See fewer
2
Adolphe Menjou
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Carol Channing
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
2
Lee Aaker
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Rin Tin Tin II
Self - German Shepherd Self - German Shepherd   See fewer
2
Reginald Gardiner
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Ronald Reagan
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
The Four Preps
Themselves - Singers / Themselves- Singers Themselves - Singers / Themselves- Singers   See fewer
2
Walter Brennan
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Jane Wyman
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
2
Aldo Ray
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
2
Gordon MacRae
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
2
Keenan Wynn
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
William Bendix
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
2
José Ferrer
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Margarethe Bertelson
Self - 1959 Rose Queen / Self - 1960 Rose Queen Self - 1959 Rose Queen / Self - 1960 Rose Queen   See fewer
2
Jay North
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
2
Liberace
Self - Pianist Self - Pianist   See fewer
2
Gisele MacKenzie
Fiddler / Self - Singer / Self -Singer Fiddler / Self - Singer / Self -Singer   See fewer
2
Tab Hunter
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
2
Lamb Chop
Self - Puppet Self - Puppet   See fewer
2
Jimmie Rodgers
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
2
Dale Robertson
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Odetta
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Merle Travis
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Chet Fisher
Ralph Rackstraw Ralph Rackstraw   See fewer
1
Ilene Cummings
Micaela Micaela   See fewer
1
Susan Lovell
Little Buttercup Little Buttercup   See fewer
1
Kenneth Harp
Dick Deadeye Dick Deadeye   See fewer
1
Don Kent
Bob Beckett Bob Beckett   See fewer
1
Katherine Steele
Sir Joseph's Sister Sir Joseph's Sister   See fewer
1
1
Greer Garson
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Spring Byington
Self - Actress / Singer Self - Actress / Singer   See fewer
1
Corinne Calvet
Self - Actress / Singer Self - Actress / Singer   See fewer
1
Mickey Spillane
Self - Novelist Self - Novelist   See fewer
1
1
1
Barbara Whiting
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Margaret Whiting
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Michael Romanoff
Self - Restaurateur Self - Restaurateur   See fewer
1
The City Slickers
Themselves - Spike Jones's Band Themselves - Spike Jones's Band   See fewer
1
Vincent Price
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Joseph Cotten
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Lee Marvin
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Jackie Cooper
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
John Payne
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Hedda Hopper
Self - Columnist Self - Columnist   See fewer
1
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
William Frawley
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Wally Cox
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Macdonald Carey
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Laraine Day
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Dennis O'Keefe
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Steve Allen
Self - Performer Self - Performer   See fewer
1
Preston Foster
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Marilyn Maxwell
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Marie Wilson
Self - Actress / Singer Self - Actress / Singer   See fewer
1
Pat O'Brien
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Nelson Eddy
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Ben Alexander
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Jeannie Carson
Self - Actress / Singer Self - Actress / Singer   See fewer
1
1
Jo Stafford
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
1
Sue Raney
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Brion Ford
Self - Ernie's Son Self - Ernie's Son   See fewer
1
Buck Ford
Self - Ernie's Son Self - Ernie's Son   See fewer
1
Robert Wagner Chorale
Themselves - Choir Themselves - Choir   See fewer
1
Vera Miles
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Lew Ayres
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Ann Blyth
Actress / Self - Singer Actress / Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Edward Everett Horton
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Ann B. Davis
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Pat Carroll
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Barry Sullivan
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Jon Provost
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Ernie Kovacs
Self - Comedian / Singer Self - Comedian / Singer   See fewer
1
Cedric Hardwicke
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Miyoshi Umeki
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Akim Tamiroff
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Phyllis Kirk
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Jack Oakie
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Lassie the Dog
Self - Collie Self - Collie   See fewer
1
Teresa Brewer
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Gertrude Berg
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Wendell Niles
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
1
Dick Bernie
Self - Sketch Actor Self - Sketch Actor   See fewer
1
Cliffie Stone
Self - Disk Jockey Self - Disk Jockey   See fewer
1
Joe Cappo
Self - Sketch Actor Self - Sketch Actor   See fewer
1
1
Maureen O'Hara
Self - Actress / Singer Self - Actress / Singer   See fewer
1
Angela Cartwright
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Lloyd Bridges
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Darren McGavin
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Elsa Lanchester
Self - Actress / Singer Self - Actress / Singer   See fewer
1
Lloyd Nolan
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Guy Williams
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Danny Thomas
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Howard McNear
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Craig Stevens
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Rusty Hamer
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Gordon Scott
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Tom Nolan
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
June Carter Cash
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Allen Case
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Edgar Bergen
Self - Ventriloquist Self - Ventriloquist   See fewer
1
André Previn
Self - Pianist Self - Pianist   See fewer
1
Ethel Waters
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Charlie McCarthy
Self - Ventriloquist's Dummy Self - Ventriloquist's Dummy   See fewer
1
Sallie Brophy
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Cathie Taylor
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Terry Gekler
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
1
The Rose Queen's Court
Themselves - Singers Themselves - Singers   See fewer
1
Dorothy Gill
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Dean Martin
Self - Cameo Appearance Self - Cameo Appearance   See fewer
1
Eve Arden
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
Johnny Cash
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
John Forsythe
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Joan O'Brien
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Roger Smith
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Dwayne Hickman
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Jason Evers
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Gary Crosby
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Jaye P. Morgan
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Tony Bennett
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Peter Palmer
Self - Actor / Singer Self - Actor / Singer   See fewer
1
Frankie Vaughan
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Lily Pons
Self - Coloratura Soprano Self - Coloratura Soprano   See fewer
1
Robert White
Self - USAF Officer Self - USAF Officer   See fewer
1
Homer & Jethro
Themselves - Singers Themselves - Singers   See fewer
1
Bobby Gibbons
Self - Guitarist Self - Guitarist   See fewer
1
Joseph Walker
Self - USAF Officer Self - USAF Officer   See fewer
1
Hoagy Carmichael
Self - Pianist / Singer Self - Pianist / Singer   See fewer
1
John Raitt
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Joanie Sommers
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Anita Bryant
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Brenda Lee
Self - Sketch Actress / Singer Self - Sketch Actress / Singer   See fewer
1
The Everly Brothers
Themselves - Singers Themselves - Singers   See fewer
1
Gary Player
Self - Golfer Self - Golfer   See fewer
1
Ralph Edwards
Self - Game Show Host Self - Game Show Host   See fewer
1
Bob Lauher
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Skip Farrell
Singer and announcer Singer and announcer   See fewer
Doris Drew
Singer Singer   See fewer
Duke
Hound (uncredited) Hound (uncredited)   See fewer
24
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