History Series / MisterEd

* FirstRunSyndication: In FRS its first year, the show was bought by CBS for its other seasons.

A 1960s SitCom (running from 1961 to 1966) about architect Wilbur Post, his wife Carol, and Wilbur's horse Mr. Ed. Ed was a normal Palomino in most respects, other than the fact that he could talk, read, and was fairly intelligent. [[NotSoImaginaryFriend He only ever spoke to Wilbur though]], [[HilarityEnsues which led to many awkward situations]] when the mischievous Ed would get Wilbur caught up in a ZanyScheme or two. Actor Allan Lane provided Ed's voice for the entire run of the series, but went uncredited.

-->''"A horse is a horse, of course, of course.''\\

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[[caption-width:188:What? You don't know I can read?]]

-->''A horse is a horse, of course, of course.''\\

''is the famous Mr. Ed!''

* SapientSteed: The UrExample of this trope
* ShoutOut: The week the horse died, '''SaturdayNightLive'' interviewed his widow "Mrs Ed" and quoted a line from the funeral - 'A corpse is a corpse, of course, of course'.
* SpecialGuest: Mae West and Clint Eastwood both appeared

* TheDitz: Wilbur was fairly klutzy and cheerful for a male sitcom character.
** Winnie Kirkwood also qualifies.

* SapientSteed: The UrExample

* ShoutOut: The week the horse died, '''SaturdayNightLive'' interviewed his widow "Mrs Ed" and quoted a line from the funeral - 'A copse is a copse, of course, of course'.

* FirstRunSyndication: In FRS it's first year, the show was bought by CBS for its other seasons.

* ChannelHop: Rather unusually, from first-run syndication (season 1) to Creator/{{CBS}} (seasons 2-6).

* WordOfGod: A persistent rumor states that peanut butter was smeared inside Ed's mouth to get his lips to move, but according to cast and crewmembers, nylon fishing line slid under his lips was used to make him "talk". Over time, Ed learned to pick up on cues that it was 'his turn' to talk.

* GeorgeBurns: His production company produced the show.

* HaveAGayOldTime: In one episode, Ed moos to a farmer right in his face, and the farmer remarks, "The horse looks me right in the puss and says 'Moo!'" He meant the face in that case.

* BetaCouple: The next-door Addisons, who unlike many {{Beta Couple}}s, seemed to actively dislike each other.

* EpilepticTrees: It's possible to interpret ''Mister Ed'' as the deranged hallucinations of a man who owned a completely normal horse, but in-universe evidence that Ed ''can'' talk is much stronger.

* FetishFuelStationAttendant: Connie Hines as Wilbur's wife Carol. One episode had her doing alterations on a dress and she had the skirt hiked up to her thighs.

* CharacterAsHimself: Though, if you want to be ''really'' pedantic, the horse that played Mister Ed was actually named "Bamboo Harvester."
** Jossed by Snopes. Bamboo Harvester was used only for publicity photos and promotional appearances; he never actually appeared in the show. The ''real'' Mr. Ed was a [[http://www.snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp female zebra named Amelia]].

* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Ed is shown to be able and willing to talk to other people, but will only do so in situations where the other party doesn't know they're talking to a horse. (Behind their backs, over a phone, etc).

* WordOfGod: A persistent rumor states that peanut butter was smeared inside Ed's mouth to get his lips to move, but according to cast and crewmembers, nylon fishing line slid under his lips was used to make him "talk". It's also said that after a season or two of filming, the zebra playing Ed was smart enough to realize that every time the human actors around him stopped talking it was her "turn" and no external aid was needed.

* WordOfGod: A persistent rumor states that peanut butter was smeared inside Ed's mouth to get his lips to move, but according to cast and crewmembers, nylon fishing line slid under his lips was used to make him "talk". It's also said that after a season or two of filming, the horse playing Ed was smart enough to realize that every time the human actors around him stopped talking it was his "turn" and no external aid was needed.

** Jossed by Snopes. Bamboo Harvester was actually used only for publicity photos and promotional appearances; he never actually appeared in the show. The ''real'' Mr. Ed was a [[http://www.snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp female zebra named Amelia]].

** Jossed by Snopes. Bamboo Harvester was actually used only for publicity photos and promotional appearances; he never actually appeared in the show. The ''real'' Mr. Ed was a [[http://www.snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp female ''zebra'' named Amelia]].

* HaveAGayOldTime: In one episode, Ed moos to a farmer right in his face, and the farmer remarks, "The horse looks me right in the puss and says 'Moo!'" He meant the eye in that case.