The Ford in Your Future, Not the Ford in Your Past
During the NBC years, the closing credits almost always showed the current year's Ford products in the background, usually running on an open highway. This was not unique to "Hazel," since Chevrolet used the same technique during its sponsorship of "My Three Sons."
However, when the shows went into syndication, the sponsor-related material was deleted. As you may have noticed on "Hazel," the opening theme song always fades out just before the announcer would have said "'Hazel' ... brought to you by -- FORD and your Ford Dealer!" Also, the closing credits have a nondescript background. It would look funny to run the original credits when the Ford dealer is selling Focuses, Fiestas and Tauruses instead of Falcons, Galaxies and Thunderbirds--but it would be cool to watch, I must confess!
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