Greer Garson and Reginald Gardiner were the first two guest stars, having appeared on The Ford Show premiere episode.
Two weeks later, Zsa Zsa Gabor made her only appearance.
The next week, actor Adolphe Menjou made his only visit to The Ford Show.
Charles Laughton appeared several times in comedy skits with Ford.
William Bendix, Jeannie Carson, Pat O'Brien, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke were also guests of Ford's.

Kate Smith was the only guest to appear in two consecutive episodes, aired on January 15 and 22, 1959.
Smith performed "It Was So Beautiful," "Somebody Loves Me," "There's a Goldmine in the Sky", and "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain," which the following year served as the theme song for her CBS musical series.
The Kate Smith Show.
Smith and Ford performed duets: "You're Just in Love" and "Hey Good Lookin'."
In the second segment, Ford's vocal group, The Top Twenty, performed a western medley, "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle," "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande" (from Johnny Mercer), "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" (the song of the University of Wyoming), "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Wagon Wheels," and "Don't Fence Me In."

The puppeteers Edgar Bergen, with Charlie McCarthy, and Shari Lewis (twice in 1960 and 1961) and Lamb Chop were Ford program guests.
Peter Palmer, the actor who played Li'l Abner on Broadway, also appeared.
Ann B. Davis, while still a cast member of The Bob Cummings Show, guest starred.
Dwayne Hickman, another Bob Cummings Show alumnus, appeared with Ford in 1960, after he had already begun his own series, CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

Many other singers of various genres of music appeared with Ford: Tony Bennett, Carol Channing, Rosemary Clooney, Nelson Eddy, Gordon MacRae, Jaye P. Morgan, Lily Pons, John Raitt, Jimmie Rodgers, Tommy Sands, Jo Stafford, Merle Travis, and Ethel Waters.
Pianists Hoagy Carmichael and Liberace were also guests.
Bandleader Spike Jones appeared early on the program on November 15, 1956.
Tab Hunter appeared on October 27, 1960.

Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin and Jon Provost and Lassie appeared in separate segments of The Ford Show.
Provost appeared on the only segment which aired on Christmas Day – 1958.
On New Year's Day 1959, Danny Thomas guest starred with his television children, Rusty Hamer and Angela Cartwright.
A Thomas supporting cast member, Pat Carroll, also guest starred with Ford.
In the fall of 1959, Jay North, cast as CBS's Dennis the Menace, appeared with Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Before his popularity had skyrocketed, Johnny Cash guest starred with comics Homer & Jethro on May 12, 1960.
June Carter, his future second wife, guest starred on October 28, 1957.
On November 6, 1958, Jane Wyman, then host of her own anthology series, guest starred with Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1958.
In the skit, she played a wardrobe expert trying to improve Ernie's appearance.
Ford and Wyman sang "Hog Tied Over You."
Her former husband, Ronald W. Reagan, appeared in October 1959 in a comedy skit in which Reagan lets Ford act as host of Reagan's General Electric Theater so long as Reagan performs as the director.

Walter Brennan, who frequently portrayed the roles of an eccentric "old timer" or a prospector, appeared with Tennessee Ernie Ford on May 30, 1957, some three months prior to the launching of his ABC situation comedy, The Real McCoys.
On December 26, 1956, Spring Byington, then seventy, guest starred on The Ford Show while at the peak of her success on CBS' December Bride comedy series.
Another older star who appeared with Ford was William Frawley between his stints as Fred Mertz on CBS's I Love Lucy and as "Bub" on ABC's My Three Sons.
Versatile actor Cesar Romero appeared on the Ford series on January 16, 1958.
Comedian Eve Arden, still known mostly for her role as the engaging teacher on Our Miss Brooks, guest starred on the episode which aired on October 3, 1960.

Other guests include:
Ben Alexander
Cliff Arquette
Lloyd Bridges
Sally Brophy
Allen Case
Andy Devine
Robert Horton
Lee Marvin
Darren McGavin
Tom Nolan
John Payne
Cesar Romero
Roger Smith
Mickey Spillane
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Greer Garson and Reginald Gardiner were the first two guest stars, having appeared on The Ford Show premiere episode. Two weeks later, Zsa Zsa Gabor made her only appearance. The next week, actor Adolphe Menjou made his only visit to The Ford Show. Charles Laughton appeared several times in comedy skits with Ford. William Bendix, Jeannie Carson, Pat O'Brien, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke were also guests of Ford's.
Kate Smith was the only guest to appear in two consecutive episodes, aired on January 15 and 22, 1959. Smith performed "It Was So Beautiful," "Somebody Loves Me," "There's a Goldmine in the Sky", and "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain," which the following year served as the theme song for her CBS musical series. The Kate Smith Show. Smith and Ford performed duets: "You're Just in Love" and "Hey Good Lookin'." In the second segment, Ford's vocal group, The Top Twenty, performed a western medley, "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle," "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande" (from Johnny Mercer), "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" (the song of the University of Wyoming), "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Wagon Wheels," and "Don't Fence Me In."
The puppeteers Edgar Bergen, with Charlie McCarthy, and Shari Lewis (twice in 1960 and 1961) and Lamb Chop were Ford program guests. Peter Palmer, the actor who played Li'l Abner on Broadway, also appeared. Ann B. Davis, while still a cast member of The Bob Cummings Show, guest starred. Dwayne Hickman, another Bob Cummings Show alumnus, appeared with Ford in 1960, after he had already begun his own series, CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
Many other singers of various genres of music appeared with Ford: Tony Bennett, Carol Channing, Rosemary Clooney, Nelson Eddy, Gordon MacRae, Jaye P. Morgan, Lily Pons, John Raitt, Jimmie Rodgers, Tommy Sands, Jo Stafford, Merle Travis, and Ethel Waters. Pianists Hoagy Carmichael and Liberace were also guests. Bandleader Spike Jones appeared early on the program on November 15, 1956. Tab Hunter appeared on October 27, 1960.
Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin and Jon Provost and Lassie appeared in separate segments of The Ford Show. Provost appeared on the only segment which aired on Christmas Day – 1958. On New Year's Day 1959, Danny Thomas guest starred with his television children, Rusty Hamer and Angela Cartwright. A Thomas supporting cast member, Pat Carroll, also guest starred with Ford. In the fall of 1959, Jay North, cast as CBS's Dennis the Menace, appeared with Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Before his popularity had skyrocketed, Johnny Cash guest starred with comics Homer & Jethro on May 12, 1960. June Carter, his future second wife, guest starred on October 28, 1957. On November 6, 1958, Jane Wyman, then host of her own anthology series, guest starred with Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1958. In the skit, she played a wardrobe expert trying to improve Ernie's appearance. Ford and Wyman sang "Hog Tied Over You." Her former husband, Ronald W. Reagan, appeared in October 1959 in a comedy skit in which Reagan lets Ford act as host of Reagan's General Electric Theater so long as Reagan performs as the director.
Walter Brennan, who frequently portrayed the roles of an eccentric "old timer" or a prospector, appeared with Tennessee Ernie Ford on May 30, 1957, some three months prior to the launching of his ABC situation comedy, The Real McCoys. On December 26, 1956, Spring Byington, then seventy, guest starred on The Ford Show while at the peak of her success on CBS' December Bride comedy series. Another older star who appeared with Ford was William Frawley between his stints as Fred Mertz on CBS's I Love Lucy and as "Bub" on ABC's My Three Sons. Versatile actor Cesar Romero appeared on the Ford series on January 16, 1958. Comedian Eve Arden, still known mostly for her role as the engaging teacher on Our Miss Brooks, guest starred on the episode which aired on October 3, 1960.
Other guests include:
Ben Alexander
Cliff Arquette
Lloyd Bridges
Sally Brophy
Allen Case
Andy Devine
Robert Horton
Lee Marvin
Darren McGavin
Tom Nolan
John Payne
Cesar Romero
Roger Smith
Mickey Spillane
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The Ford Show