There's a Ford in your ... TV show

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NBC’s American Dreams, a ’60s drama that struck on a timely story line this season with a son MIA in Vietnam, came to us commercial-free Sunday night, but certainly not ad free, from Ford Motor Co.

Ford teased Mustang’s omnipresence during the episode with a pre-show spot that samples Steve McQueen’s turn in Bullitt. The car’s earlier incarnation appeared in vintage ads on TVs and on the side of a bus and was even scripted into the show.

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