Economy Twins Cigar Ernie (Ford TV Spot) (1960)
1960 · Ephemeral film · 2 min
Synopsis
A Ford television commercial with Tennessee Ernie Ford that includes a Peanuts cartoon.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 2 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Good Gried! · Spuzz · 2012-08-30
Pretty amazing (and GORGEOUS!) Ford commercial with the Peanuts gang (sounding nothing like they would in the 1970's) smoking cigars while celebrating the arrival of new Fords. Pretty wild seeing cartoon character children doing this without any bit of disclaimer. And THEN Tennessee Ernie Ford (get it?) comes on in gonzo color and tells us of the two totally ugly "compact" cars Ford has to offer for the year. Pretty awesome in it's entirety. This is a MUST SEE on this site!
★★★★ · Charlie Brown and Tennessee Ernie · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-12-03
Too bad few people would have seen this air in colour. It looks excellent. The Peanuts spot, likely from Bill Melendez' Playhouse Pictures, has a cute Snoopy gag. Then we see Tennessee Ernie Ford plugging two Fords that look a lot more attractive than I remember them back then. And the Fairline is "a whoppin' $142 less." It looks like the director employed some process shots.