Mister Ed
About This Show
From Wikipedia:
Mister Ed is an American television situation comedy produced by Filmways[1] that first aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961 and then on CBS from October 1, 1961 to February 6, 1966. Mister Ed was the first series ever to debut as a midseason replacement.
The stars of the show are Mister Ed, an intelligent palomino American Saddlebred who could talk ("played" by gelding Bamboo Harvester and voiced by Allan Lane), and his owner, an eccentric and enormously klutzy architect named Wilbur Post (portrayed by Alan Young). Much of the program's humor stemmed from the fact Mister Ed would speak only to Wilbur, as well as Ed's notoriety as a troublemaker. According to the show's producer, Arthur Lubin, Young was chosen as the lead character because he "just seemed like the sort of guy a horse would talk to."[2] Lubin, a friend of Mae West, scored a coup by persuading the screen icon to guest star in one episode.
The horse that played Mister Ed for the pilot episode was a chestnut gelding.
Mr. Ed (1949-1970) was voiced by ex-B-movie cowboy star Allan "Rocky" Lane (speaking) and Sheldon Allman (singing, except his line in the theme song, which was sung by its composer, Jay Livingston).
Ed was voice-trained for the show by Les Hilton. Lane remained anonymous as the voice of Mister Ed, and the show's producers referred to him only as "an actor who prefers to remain nameless," though once the show became a hit, Lane campaigned the producers for credit, which he never received. The credits listed Mister Ed as playing "Himself"; however, his real name was Bamboo Harvester. Ed's stablemate, a quarter horse named Pumpkin, who was later to appear in the television series Green Acres, was also Ed's stunt double in the show.
Created by Walter R. Brooks
Directed by
Jus Addiss
Rodney Amateau
Arthur Lubin
John Rich
Ira Stewart
Alan Young
Starring
Alan Young
Connie Hines
Voices of Allan "Rocky" Lane
Theme music composer Ray Evans
Jay Livingston
Opening theme "Mr. Ed" by Jay Livingston
Composer(s) Jack Cookerly
Dave Kahn
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 143
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People Who Talked About This Show
- Alan Young
- Ben Starr
- Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
- Jay Livingston and Ray Evans “Livingston & Evans”
- Larry Rhine
Featured Content
Video: Full Mister Ed episode "Ed the Beneficiary" (airdate: January 21, 1962)
Resources
Highlights
Alan Young on starring in Mr. Ed and how it was financed
Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 26m 40s
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on writing the theme song for Mister Ed
Clip begins at: 02:56, Duration: 00m 50s
Alan Young on who played the voice of Mister Ed
Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 26m 40s
Ben Starr on how Mister Ed came about
Clip begins at: 03:38
Alan Young on how Mr. Ed was able to "talk"
Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 11m 13s
People Talking About This Show
I remember watching this American situation comedy iin dish tv ,Mister Ed so well, as I used to love the palomino horse that played Mister Ed and he could talk!! It was really humorous because Mister Ed used to speak only to Wilbur and Ed’s notoriety as a troublemaker made it really something to look forward to!! I remember Mister Ed was the first ever series to debut as a midseason replacement!! This was really an absorbing article!!
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