another adam 12 quirk

ericlb · Mar 8, 2014

anybody notice the gold and white mustang that apears in virtuallty every episode? wonder what the story is on that car

onefarmer · Mar 8, 2014

Studio has only so many cars, so the same ones get used over and over. I see a lot of Corvairs too. Also Ford may have palmed some cash to someone for more brand/model exposure.

big jt · Mar 8, 2014

Don't think it was a situation of "palmed" cash. Back in the day (today also) companies would sponsor shows or pay for product placement. Just a good way for studios to make a extra buck or two.

Google the Green Acres show. Vehicles went all ford after FoMoCo sponsored the show part way through the first season I think. Most significant was Mr Kimball drove a Jeep in one or two appearances then it was a Bronco. Only thing that didn't change was the tractor Oliver drove in the intro.

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rrlund · Mar 8, 2014

A lot of shows had commercial right in the show. Andy and Barney doing a coffee commercial (MMmmm good coffee!),cigarette commercials built in the Jack Benny Show. Common practice. General Mills used to be the exclusive sponsor of a lot of shows that did things like that.

Mike (WA) · Mar 8, 2014

Lois had a Nash convertible, and Clark had a Nash Healy. Ya think its because those were the coolest cars around, or just the coolest that their sponsor, Nash, had available?

Alan K · Mar 8, 2014

Wasn't that also the reason soap operas were called soap operas? Oh for the drama lol....

Bob · Mar 8, 2014

big, I learned something (useless?) here tonight!

I always took Kimball's machine to be an IH Scout!

After your post, I shuffled around GOOGLE, and the consensus is (and the pictures prove) that you're right!

IH2444 · Mar 9, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:47:03 03/08/14) Wasn't that also the reason soap operas were called soap operas? Oh for the drama lol....

Yah. Now we call em reality shows

showcrop · Mar 9, 2014

Watching a movie awhile back, there was a Caterpillar excavator very prominently in a scene. All of the Cat markings had been taken out. I commented to my wife that apparently Cat declined to pay for the advertising.

T in NE · Mar 9, 2014

When NASCAR went to a full-season TV deal from the race-by-race deal, Fox blanked out all the car sponsors that hadn't paid Fox for air time.

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