Watch Charlie Brown's Ford Commercials
The first time the Peanuts gang appeared on TV, it wasn't for a holiday special—it was to promote the 1960 Ford Falcon.
1965's iconic A Charlie Brown Christmas was the first full TV episode to star Charles Schulz's characters, but not their first television appearance: The Peanuts had starred in Ford Falcon commercials since 1959. First brought to our attention by Automotive News reporter Nick Bunkley, here's Charlie and the gang as you've probably never seen them: Ford saleskids.
Bob Sorokanich previously served as deputy editor of Road & Track Magazine. He is based in New York City.
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