Season 6 • Episode 13
LatestWilbur pleads with Ed to stick to being a horse, especially when Ed wants to go to college to become a Doctor.
Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the former owner left his horse behind. This horse is no ordinary horse . . . he can talk, but only to Wilbur, which leads to all sorts of misadventures for Wilbur and his trouble-making sidekick Mister Ed.
Acting
Alan Young's exasperated everyman vs. a sassy horse.
Practical Effects
Real horses trained with peanut butter for 'talking' effect.
Writing
Ed's one-liners somehow land every single time.
Creator
Walter R. Brooks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The horse was trained to move his lips by applying peanut butter to his gums; multiple palominos played Ed because TV horses age fast.
Mister Ed predicted the 'talking animal as sarcastic roommate' trope that dominated 2000s CGI films—Shrek's Donkey owes this horse royalties.
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