Mister Ed Goofs and Fun Facts

[@RichardSmith-q1h]

just found you the shows were so cool back then to amazed to notice goofs and tricks

[@gregoryvanikiotis3214]

Mr.Ed was fantastic!!

[@tvcrazyman]

I hope you all enjoy this look back at Mister Ed. 😀

[@tanmaz8006]

.. I did thanks I will check out the talking mule movies also 👌 ..

[@terriseaton3049]

@@tanmaz8006 7 movies

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Mister Ed is also Sheriff Bart’s horse in the classic Mel Brooks movie “BLAZING SADDLES”.

[@Onteo1]

Favorite show of all time. Loved it when it was new and still watch it today. Thank you.

[@kenfortune1959]

Thanks for posting!!!! Mr Ed was one of my favorite shows as a kid. Always wondered how they made him "talk". The show never gets tiresome.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Great video, TVC! You dug deep on this, as always. I loved Mr. Ed. I giggled at his antics as a child during the show’s prime time run. And in my 20s, I loved him even more, and appreciated the cleverness of the show when it was on Nick at Night in the ‘80s. One crazy fact after his passing was that an entrepreneur in Oklahoma bought the horse’s remains for reburial near a highway exit where he had other businesses, as a tourist draw. Then it turned out the horse interned there wasn’t really Mr. Ed, though it was a horse used in publicity pictures for the show. A scandal involving our beloved TV talking horse? Of course, of course!

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks, that's interesting. I didn't really get into researching his death.

[@vickiesmith2263]

I've heard different stories on Mr. ED'S death and burial. I think that may be Pumpkin in the grave? Still searching 😊😊

[@donaldporr9682]

I used to love watching returns of this on Nick at night.

[@Jude-c3r]

That was hilarious! Good eye! You know your stuff. Thanks. 😂

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks.

[@robertpopssprings3591]

Thanks for dropping a great video. Totally awesome Mr Tvcrazyman. Loved watching Mr Ed reruns in the early 70s. Have a good Monday to you Mr Tvcrazyman and until your next video ✌️ and keep making the best and funny videos Mr Tvcrazyman.

[@tvcrazyman]

I appreciate it. Thank you very much.

[@williampetersen9915]

When George Burns was asked why he cast Alan Young as Wilbur, he said he looks like someone a horse would talk to.

[@tvcrazyman]

That sounds exactly like something George Burns would say. I can hear him saying it in my head.

[@almag6872]

Except Alan Young wasn't cast - at least not at first. The original Wilbur Post was Scott McKay in the first pilot which was rejected by the network.

[@donl1410]

I remember an episode of Green Acres, when Arnold became a movie. Lisa convinced an old producer friend to interview Arnold. A large picture of a horse that also resembled Ed was in his office. The horse was just refereed to as, "The Horse". Been a while since I saw that one. Your episode was great!

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@donl1410]

@@tvcrazyman 👍

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Even as a kid I thought Mr. Ed was a bit too silly for me, but it's always fun to learn these trivia facts. Good video.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@julienielsen3746]

This was fun. Thanks !

[@tvcrazyman]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@stanzelko5243]

Another awesome video. Thanks for all the work you put in. Have a great Christmas!

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks, Merry Christmas!

[@cadeevans4623]

Love mr ed great goofs and all awesome

[@ScarlettFire341]

If FilmWays had put all their sitcoms together toward the end of the 60's it would have been A LOT OF FUN ! Nice Job on this one !

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks

[@alvincash3230]

I really enjoy Mister Ed. But back in the late 1980's, I had an epiphany while watching the show. It suddenly occured to me that I was paying $35 per month for cable and there was nothing better on tv so I was watching Mr. Ed. I cancelled my cable the next day and went back to free broadcast tv. I've never regretted my decision.

[@tvcrazyman]

I haven't had cable in a few years. We mostly watch dvds of old shows now.

[@sampalermo9472]

There is such good stuff out there from the old days like Car 54 and other shows that do not seem to grow old. New TV with all their CGI has no good writing in it. I still watch Sea Hunt and laugh at the old equipment they use. Why do you think I became an Engineer and a Scuba diver? Star Trek and Sea Hunt.

[@shaunwilliams4231]

Mr. Ed sliding into 3rd base was the best!!

[@sampalermo9472]

Good thing the Russians did not think about a horse going into space as they did send dogs up there. They were not too good at bringing them back alive.

[@brianarbenz1329]

I was just about to post on Mr. Ed playing with the Dodgers! Unforgettable scene. Sandy Koufax appeared to think the episode was beneath him, as he looked serious and glum as he pitched to a horse. But catcher John Roseboro loved it.

[@billkeithchannel]

I loved Room 222 as a child and had a crush on Karen Valentine.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

Mister Ed eventually wore the Gucci saddle in the classic movie “BLAZING SADDLES” directed by Mel Brooks.

[@vernerulmet2290]

Thanks for mentioning Francis after I commented on it earlier.

[@tvcrazyman]

You're welcome. Francis was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. I remember back when my parents first got cable in the 80s and I got to see so many cool old movies like Francis that I hadn't seen before.

[@vernerulmet2290]

@ in my area there was an over the air independent station (not cbs/nbc etc etc etc) station and they showed harbor the love bug chitty chitty bang bang Frances the talking mule ma and pa kettle type movie nearly every weekend. And through the week they showed cartoons in the morning and afternoon with some adult shows in between like noon news a talk show, Perry mason…

[@tvcrazyman]

@@vernerulmet2290 Any channel that had cartoons was a favorite of mine back in the day.😀

[@madbradfreeman]

Thanks!

[@jetsons101]

I wonder if Wilbur's last name Post was picked as an indiscreet reference to a "Hitching Post" for houses, even a talking horse.....

[@davealessi8520]

That was interesting.

[@Victor-gi3dy]

When i got to meet Alan Young & Connie Hines Young did tell me about the Peanut Butter used on Mr ED & he also said it was good working with Eastwood 😊

[@tvcrazyman]

That's cool. He was a great actor.

[@Victor-gi3dy]

​@@tvcrazyman also Mr ED was the last job for Makeup artist Jack Pierce best known for creating the look of the Frankenstein Monster, Bride Of Frankenstein,Wolfman, The Mummy All for Universal Studios ❤

[@eddielove229]

Youre the best never disappoint me im always intrigue

[@tvcrazyman]

Thank you very much.

[@Bigjess777]

Not to forget the movie called My Mother The Car that was way before Mr. Ed

[@hazelstardusteyes]

Love mr ed ❤

[@sampalermo9472]

Even at 68 one can enjoy the concept of the talking horse much better than all the junk animation out there. We need more Mr. Ed and Wilbur was also a much enjoyed actor. Miss Hines was also not hard to look at.

[@tvcrazyman]

I wonder how people would react to a talking horse in real life today, like a candid camera prank. Nothing beats the old shows for pure fun.

[@jetsons101]

The image on the TV that Mr. Ed is watching 1:59 looks a lot like the old Corriganville Movie Ranch near Simi Valley CA, the area if a great place for hiking.

[@Loydstardeli2017]

❤ wilber& mr ed

[@terriseaton3049]

Liked Mr. Ed better b4 I knew all of this!

[@raymondcote2913]

There was a talking horse in "Dig That Uranium" 1955

[@tvcrazyman]

Interesting. I did not know that. That would have been interesting to look into for the video.

[@kevinsmith5288]

I'm sorry, I never liked that horse, "Oh Wilburrrr..." 😂

[@greatfilmmaker]

Now I know what ella mae sounds like

[@jessejohnson3.24]

My grandparents used to watch that

[@tvcrazyman]

I watched it in re-runs and I believe my mom used to watch Mister Ed when it first came on.

[@jessejohnson3.24]

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[@almag6872]

The newspaper gag was shot in reverse. The wire was actually yanking the paper out of Ed's mouth . . The sound effect for the popping paper bag was put in later . . there was nothing to spook the horse on the set . . The barbell was plastic . . it did not hurt the horse . . There were two pilots. The original was called "Wilbur Pope (not Post) and Mister Ed," or alternately "The Wonderful World of Wilbur Pope." It was rejected by the network and was reshot with a slightly different script and a new cast, including Bamboo Harvester (who was not in the original pilot.) You'll find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZzIpKeYh8qneZo In an interesting coincidence, Alan Young was originally cast as Mr.Terrific not long after Mr. Ed was off the air - it was the last obligation of his contract. That pilot was rejected as well by CBS and was reshot with Stephen Strimpell in the lead role when the series eventually went to air.

[@tonypanzarella9387]

This video shows, simultaneously, what is right, and wrong, with KZbin.

[@tvcrazyman]

Thanks, but could you expand on that a little. I'm always looking to improve the quality of my videos. I appreciate it.

[@tonypanzarella9387]

Olan Soule's surname is pronounced, "soo-LAY", as anyone who has listened to the closing credits of his many appearances on radio episodes of "Dragnet" (as crime lab scientist, "Lee Jones") can attest.

[@tvcrazyman]

I try to look up pronunciations before hand, but sometimes they are off as well.

[@earth2006]

Francis came first by at least a decade at least in the film world. I watched Mr Ed when it was on in its first run. Had the theme song mesmerized. Had a few classic folks from the golden age of Hollywood. There's a scene involving May West, if shown today, the woke DEI types heads would explode.

[@sampalermo9472]

That is because Mr. Ed is smarter than them. I think Ed was a conservative except when he did long distance phone calls.

[@keithdutter3040]

I always thought Connie Hines was very attractive

[@SevenDaysToNoon]

Excellent stuff as usual. 👍 Was it a case that TV pictures in the 60’s were generally so poor that the strings couldn’t be seen, or were they always visible?

[@tvcrazyman]

I'd say it was pretty difficult to see the strings on old television sets back in the 60s, if at all, but if you knew they were there, I'd say you might be able to see them in a few cases, if you had a great TV for back then. I watched the show the first time in the 80s on cable, and as a kid I don't remember seeing them, then.

[@edryba4867]

Some strings could be seen, some couldn’t. It depended on the lighting, what the strings were made of, the color and the reflectivity of the strings, and how the strings were treated after they were made (dulling spray or “dull coat”), as well as what might have been in the background in a given shot. On the set of Mr. Ed, they didn’t have nearly the trouble with the strings as Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s British-made “Supermarionation” shows, such as “Fireball XL5” and “Thunderbirds”, to name two. ALL the characters on those shows were marionettes! If you don’t know, those are the kind of puppets that hang from sets of strings, and are operated by someone above or behind them. Even airplanes and rockets were made to “fly” this way. I’ve heard stories about their problems in which hiding the strings was pretty much impossible. No matter what they did, some of the strings were visible, even on standard-definition black and white TV. Color made the strings even harder to hide, and there’s pretty much NO hiding them when those shows are now run on HDTV. From a lifetime member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

[@thomashawkinson7017]

@@edryba4867 Great information--thanks! Tom H.

[@joeanderson9852]

❤😂🎉

[@EarlGraf]

It was an entertaining show. The only thing that was to unbelievable. Were the separate beds for a married couple. That's just Hollywood.

[@tvcrazyman]

Yeah, they had very strict censors back then.

[@leestoner4337]

Was Ed's stunt double,the horse that did the commercials for Snack Pack pudding?

[@tvcrazyman]

That's a very good question. Looking at the commercials I'd say that there's a very good possibility that was Ed's double.

[@ernietetrault3403]

Wasn't "Edna Skinner" the station manager on SCTV?

[@Onteo1]

Hmm I recall the Ed and Edna’s organ emporium sketch’s

[@steveconn1375]

It's very much seems like that the was a shortage of actors during these young days of television same actors in phil silvers show car 54 the Munsters Mr.ed the Beverly Hill billies Dick van Dyke show and so on Mr. Ed was my favourite as a youngster . Low budget tv shows but what good TV series script back then in those black and white TV shows much better than the trash comes out on our TV screen s today and today there's hundreds more channels

[@tvcrazyman]

I think what really sets apart old shows is they were always about having fun and entertaining the audience. Even serious shows tended to end with a smile at the very least. The scripts were definitely great back then.

[@pl5624]

The show was sponsored by studebaker...but it seems it didnt help their situation out...

[@betweentwomillennium5057]

A corpse is a corpse , of course, of course, and no one can talk to a corpse, of course unless, of course, that talking corpse is the famous Mister Dead! Get right to the source and ask the corpse He’ll give you the answer that you endorse He’s always hanging at the morgue Talk to Mr. Dead If you should see a scary thing, you shouldn’t be afraid If you listen you’ll be astounded at what he has to say A corpse is a corpse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a corpse, of course unless, of course, that talking corpse is the famous Mister Dead! People yakkity-yak the streets and waste your time of day. But Mister Dead will seldom speak, because he is rotting away! A corpse is a corpse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a corpse, of course unless, of course, that talking corpse is the famous Mister Dead!