Mister Ed - Nick Knacks Episode

[@sideshowsniket]

I know nobody gives two shits about my opinion but because I am in Quarentine here goes: Let me start off, I *love* Mister Ed. I'm not even kidding, that I'm sitting here with an episode paused on my laptop right now. Always have ever since I was a child. I grew up with horses and my mom said "Hey, there's a show about a talking horse I used to watch!" So me, being a child wanting my own Mr. Ed, no really that was his name, to talk, jumped on the chance. I remember sitting in front of my TV at 8 years old wiggling my toes in time with the theme with my mother and Grandmother sitting behind me. I'll spare the rest of it but as an adult, I actually love the show more because I can understand the humor I didn't get as a child. So I'ma break it down my reasons that might counteract some of the arguments: Wilbur: It is established right off the bat that he is not a normal person. In one episode, his own father says that he is always slow at comprehending things and he really doesn't know why as we can see, Wilbur is actually a very smart man when it comes to his work as well as being a Lieutenant in the Air Force. He did have problems standing up for himself and couldn't get the words out of his own mouth to start with but as the series progressed, he finally could stand up for himself, even going so far as to punching someone when they tried to hurt Ed. Carol: OK first off, she is my favorite. She was funny and beautiful. Anyway, fun fact here, they told Connie Hines to be herself and be totally head over heels in love with Wilbur as he was with her. Alan and Connie hit it off from the start and it showed. Carol was the typical housewife from that era, do what he says no matter what, BUT let's be honest here: Carol always got what she wanted regardless, mostly because in the end it actually wasn't that bad as Wilbur thought it would be, but only was listening to Ed. She loved him despite his ridiculous nature and it showed. Tbh, Alan and Connie were friendship goals because they went to being friends off the bat to anytime one did an interview later on, even if they didn't speak, there the other one was. I think they even lived as neighbors after her husband died and he split with his wife. The Addisons: They are the funniest part of the entire thing. Oh they did hate one another but after 25+ years together, you start to get cynical towards each other. Trust me, I know that very well. They still loved one another. They say it even though it was subtly at times but they do say it quite a few times, one I can remember off the bat was when Wilbur gets stuck in the lion cage. Roger and Kay wouldn't have stayed together as long as they had if they didn't love one another and they matched every jab for jab. Would have loved to have seen more character development on them but RIP Larry Keating. And last but not least: Ed. Ed was definitely an asshole. 100%. But think of this: His last owners ABANDONED him! Just left him at the mercy of whoever came along next, if they even did. He obviously hadn't eaten or been groomed in however long it had been since the last owners had left. Then Carol wanted to get rid of him because what would they do with a horse? Ed only talked to Wilbur because he was the only person worth talking to, because he loved animals and the only one willing to listen. I was always a personal fan of the idea when Carol stepped on the rake and whacked Wilbur in the head with that that's what made him think Ed was talking but Ed did talk to children occasionally and just other situations. Because I have useless knowledge! Here is some! - They told Alan Young to ditch his Scottish accent because evidently in America people still hated Scottish/Irish people and had slurs said against him. He changed his name from Angus to Alan because of it - Connie and Alan were so nervous that when they had to kiss the first time, they missed - Larry Keating actually loved Ed and Ed loved him - Alan would often visit Ed after the show ended to the point that Ed knew when his car was pulling into the driveway - Mister Ed was based off a comic from the 1930s about Wilbur and Carlotta Pope. - When Ed died, Alan knew it before he even found out. He had had a feeling something had happened to his best friend - They had multiple ideas for a plot for a film in the 90s but they never could get an idea set. There was a 2004 TV pilot that was made but nobody picked it up (Can't say I blame them. It was God awful. If you think the OG was bad, holy shit) In short, I can see why you hate it. We don't all have to like the same things. Are there parts of the show I shake my head at and go "Why?" Oh hell yes. MULTIPLE times but it's a fun show with a rather creative idea. Imagine just how interesting this world would be if your pet could talk to you. It had innuendos that went over a child's head but made the parents laugh and now as an adult, I get hysterical now because I understand it. The show did have its flaws but it was still a hit even when they pulled it off the air. It wasn't meant to be taken seriously. Ever. I'm serious tho: Alan and Connie are straight friendship goals. Their interviews together are always amusing to watch. If you get a chance, please do. They really were Wilbur and Carol and it was precious.

[@barrywainwright3391]

We can see that being in quarantine allowed you a lot of time to write. Excellent breakdown

[@rayrussell6258]

Actually when I was a kid, I only paid attention to the parts of the show with the horse. Paid no attention to the grown-up's by-play, so I feel no "negativity" about the show. It was just lead-ins to the good parts. My issue now however is that there is no posting of free full episodes of Mr. Ed on youtube to watch. I can always fast-forward to skip the "negativity" if I want to.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Kinda funny that Rocky was so worried about voicing a horse when my generation knows Alan Young mostly for voicing a duck.

[@racheln8563]

That sort of voice work didn't quite have the same prestige in those days (the use of celebrity voices pretty much changed that, though.) I imagine it was the same fpr the man who did the Robot's voice on "Lost In Space."

[@ikarikid]

Rachel Newstead The robot was voiced by Dick Tufeld, who got his start as an announcer and narrator for radio and TV.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@racheln8563 📼

[@darthmeyers074]

And an R2-D2 wannabe on Battle of the Planets

[@mightyfilm]

Alan Young was part of some Charles Dickens players society, and the original Mickey's Christmas Carol (a record that was made years before the special) was kind of a dream project for him.

[@iam9991000]

"Let's go fly a kite Up to the highest height!... Oh, let's go fly a kite!" -Mary Poppins

[@lmallia6719]

Oof, that poor sway-backed horse at 36:09. (It's actually possible for horse to develop such a severe spinal issue; it's called lordosis or sway-back)

[@marshaoliver6231]

My favorite show and you are my favorite person writing and giving documentaries on shows and entertainers. Please keep doing what you do. You have an outstanding voice.

[@TheMister123]

Mr Ed is the only one of the three summer shows that I watched regularly, mostly for the wacky hijinks that most kids love. Every kid my age knew the theme song by heart because of this summer and the regular Nick At Nite showings. The one episode that sticks in my mind is the "What an ugly horse she is in the morning" one. I remember thinking, "Wow, Mr. Ed sure is shallow." For some reason, though, I don't remember picking up on the shallow pettiness of the humans. Maybe because my parents were divorced, and I was used to domestic squabbling, so it seemed "normal" to me.

[@kriswright]

TheMister123 Agree. I remember clearly understanding how selfish and rude Ed was when watching the show as a kid. He’s kinda the villain of the show, really. But I never quite realized how that also applied to the humans. Give Alan Young his due. Maybe his charisma just covered over a lot of that mean-spiritedness.

[@kriswright]

Beumadine Sweevy Yeah. When the history books are written I’m sure the first thing that will be said about the Baby Boomers is how logical and sensible you all were. Especially when attacking me over my mild opinions about Mr Ed.

[@madmonkee6757]

I'm Donna Reed all the way. My Three Sons was duller than a box of dirt (at least dirt can grow something). Mr. Ed was just mindless background noise (that didn't put me to sleep, like M3S).

[@doryna_sira]

Mr. Ed is Bojack Horseman, but with a horse and a human instead of a humanoid horse.

[@Stormy4ya]

Bojack Horseman is a House MD / Mr. Ed crossover.

[@daelen.cclark]

Pretty much. Just as depressing of contrivances.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

One of the catchiest theme songs of all time!

[@axminster6]

I like the candid talk at the end of this episode. Sometimes I feel like the obvious narrative being woven is Cy Schneider = green veggie and Geri Laybourne as the savior of kid's television who bravely fought the powers that be to make the channel more based on kid psychology and kid feedback. The father we go it seems like there's a lot to support this thinking, really. But it's starting to seem those groundbreaking decisions by Laybourne are at best as made thinking partly of financial responsibility, and at worst the same old Cy Schneider hallmarks repackaged as FINALLY what kids want, with a healthy dose of commercialism for good measure.

[@alannamcfall7887]

For talking animal movies, I always thought the "voice over with the animal bobbing their head" route like "Homeward Bound" and "Milo and Otis" looked better than trying to make the animal's mouth move. I don't want to be looking at weird horse teeth the whole show >_

[@jehobden]

No respect for privacy is a major problem in I DREAM OF JEANNIE too. Dr. Bellows often walks right into Maj. Nelson's home w/o knocking and demands explanations for Jeannie's latest escapades.

[@Eryncerise]

Me cheering from the stands as Mister Ed gets dunked on: “WOOHOO F*** ‘EM UP GREG!! 🤘”

[@flyingonblades]

Mister Ed was my favorite nick at nite show... I still remember being really bummed when they held a marathon because they were discontinuing the show. They had a gimmick (during the marathon)where you could call in an order a commemorative feed bag. My parents wouldn’t let me call and to this day I’m not sure if it was a joke or if there are some Mister Ed feed bags out there.

[@TheTVsTim]

To be fair, many of the cynical elements of "Mister Ed" were also present in "The Burns and Allen Show". So it's in the DNA, really. George was frequently an even bigger trouble-making jerk than Ed was.

[@TheTVsTim]

@Beumadine Sweevy Well, sure George Burns had nothing on the Seinfeld gang in terms of jerkitude but he WAS always messing with his neighbors and friends and employees. The whole point of him breaking the fourth wall was so he could wreck havoc on the plot and be ten steps ahead of everyone except Gracie.

[@justinstewart8954]

I wish there was going to be a Pop Arena episode about My Mother the Car.

[@Snakie747]

LOL. I had a feeling Greg was going to hate this one, and I actually really love the blunt transition there. The tonal shift in this video was really effective.

[@bondservant4jesus]

I am surprised he didn't like it. I liked the show, but I guess I didn't remember the bad stuff about it. I still like it.

[@Saintnick90]

Also worth mentioning: Mr. Ed almost got a 2004 remake. It would have been executive produced by Drake Sather, who had written for the Larry Sanders Show and NewsRadio and also worked with Ben Stiller to come up with the character of Derek Zoolander. The show was never picked up, and Sather sadly committed suicide in 2004. There were several contributing factors, but supposedly, he felt he was selling himself out by doing a Mr. Ed remake.

[@acykat2069]

My Boomer dad always hated this show because it came on Sunday nights, which meant there was school the next day.

[@yszman6478]

You know a modern remake of this when I think about it, is the Disney Channel sitcom Dog With A Blog. Very similar concept only with children characters.

[@MissAshley42]

The biggest piece of wisdom I ever took away from Mr. Ed was "Mr. Ed will never speak unless he has something to say." Then again, had I ever watched much more than the intro, I probably would've realized that Mr. Ed should probably just shut up altogether.

[@Kibaoftheleaves]

I had no idea Mr. Ed had so much misogyny and fat shaming and lack of Mr Ed.

[@jagoandlitefoot]

so this is what billy joel was talking about when he mentioned studebaker television

[@Rhomega]

There's a comma in there, "Studebaker, television"

[@jagoandlitefoot]

don't ruin my fun

[@mjacton]

All the Andy Griffith Show clips somehow made me wonder what you would say about that show. I'm not holding my breath. lol

[@thepantweaver]

I would argue that Green Acres is slightly less rural even than Mr. Ed, only because it barely takes place in the same dimension as ours. Lol. A very underrated surrealist groundbreaker.

[@RirseDeBlood]

The Family Guy of it time...in that it has a talking animal and everyone are mean spirit jerks.

[@mjacton]

Yes. I was going to say. At least Family Guy is funny sometimes. I agree with the overall assessment though.

[@Robo983]

"Nah, nah, we're not terrible people, Lois. Horses are terrible people."

[@Saintnick90]

3:03 I remember this clip being used in a Conan O'Brien bit before the Iraq War where militaristic propaganda was inserted into old sitcoms, so right after Mr. Ed says "Like what?" he then says something like "Saddam has weapons of mass destruction," which results in Wilbur running away. I wish Conan clips from this era weren't so hard to find. It's when I was watching the next-day repeats on Comedy Central.

[@PipimiOden]

I remember when my my 5th grade teacher used to talk about this show during math class lol. Hope he's doing alright

[@kingstonhein6434]

Luma Dreamer, lol

[@Tacom4ster]

Whew, I was gonna complain about not talking Alan Young as Scrooge

[@vgtrp]

I remember watching and liking Mr. Ed as a kid, though I missed the more spiteful aspects of the show. I haven't seen the show in over a decade, and it looks like a show I shouldn't revisit. Also, outside of Scrooge McDuck, he did voices for Duckman, Batman: The Animated Series, Ren and Stimpy, among others.

[@Recessbiru]

Well, Ren and Stimpy will get it's own episode in Nick Knacks in the future. So I hope that Greg will mention Alan Young's role as Haggis McHaggis from that show.

[@jehobden]

Unfortunately those "local UHF stations" are rarely airing classic tv now, so the only place to find it is mainly Me-TV and maybe Antenna TV (since Nick & TV Land have mostly deserted their original missions too).

[@melasnexperience]

Maybe Wilbur’s wartime actions were directly responsible for several Geneva Convention tenets, and Mister Ed is a form of punishment for his misdeeds.

[@garrettnewell]

Bojack for boomers

[@Nickman826]

It seems like it. Shame it couldn't use the cynicism all the characters had for one another in a smarter way

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@Launchpad05 I would argue Mister Ed was the ALF of it's day.

[@dianawardrip5171]

@@ChristopherSobieniakMuch handsomer though!

[@Hewylewis]

I liked it when Hans Conried guest starred as a sculptor who wanted ti make a statue of Mr. Ed. I so wish they did a crossover with My Favorite Martian.

[@benmalsky9834]

The first time I ever heard of Francis was on an episode of The Muppet Show. In a skit between Phyllis Diller and Rowlf, Rowlf jokes how he dated Lassie, and she left him for Francis.

[@brianj7858]

Born in 1980 and being a superfan Of mid 80's early 90's Nick, This was the only Nick at Night show that got me interested back then.

[@brianj7858]

I'd watch Mr. Ed then listen to the Mets on the radio. When did I become 80?

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👨🏻‍🦳🥃HEY SONNY ITS PAST YOUR BED TIME.

[@paulyricca3881]

@@brianj7858🧑🏻HEY GRANDPA U BECAME 80 IN 800 DID U SAIL THROUGH THE PILLARS OF HERCULES YET ?

[@joemusic589]

The show is about a man who is picked on by everyone and loses his mind. His only friend is a horse he imagines talks to him. I think if you take it for what it is, you will enjoy it better. Wilburs wife is a knockout and he is a dork....she treats him bad but he sticks around as them are the breaks. Mr.Ed is his only escape.

[@LethalBubbles]

wow I forgot how ableist this show was

the characters in the show are average people. so their reactions strongly reflects how average people viewed mental health issues in the 50s and 60s. and tbh, i don't think it has changed that much

[@paladinjones1833]

Ed reminds me a lot of the book "Casey the Utterly Impossible Horse", published in 1960. The horse in the book is spoiled, demanding, and a little cynical. I remember loving the book as a kid.

[@DRoark1960]

I loved this show as a kid! Still do! Does anyone know how I can get a copy of all of the episodes between 1961 and 1966?

[@NoahRodriguezShow]

Dan Olson sent me. Fantastic content! Maybe it's time I see what TV KZbin is all about, starting with Nick Knacks...

[@rond3933]

As a fan of Mr. Ed and any 60s sitcom, this was very good, thank you.

[@ShadowWingTronix]

I tried watching Mister Ed as a kid but I never really got into it. I just didn't find it funny most of the time. It is nice to know they made the horse "talk" without hurting it or using peanut butter, which I'm pretty sure wouldn't have been good for the horse's teeth at least.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Alan also starred as Dave Seville's father and the Chipmunks grandfather

[@SquirtleEx]

I really needed a Nick Knacks episode today!

[@heidifedor]

And then Wilber became a talking Scrooge McDuck.

[@Nick-ty9us]

Exactly. He went from Mr. Ed to Scrooge McDuck

[@thomassemper732]

I totally disagree. I learned a serious lesson from Mr Ed. Mr ED was undoubtedly the SMARTEST on the show. He was the smartest because HE LISTENED more than HE TALKED. Plus, he only talked to Wilbur, who he only thought was WORTH talking to. Creat lessons to learn

[@allisoncarroll1284]

I remember watching this show when I was very young. I only paid attention to the talking horse parts and not all the people stuff. I don't understand why they didn't just focus on the talking horse comedy instead of the human... comedy? They would have enough material for several seasons and this could have just been a quirky show from the 60s instead of the cynical mess you described. My dad is a boomer and he thought this show was dumb. I think he thought the whole concept was dumb and probably didn't like the jokes.

[@MattyHervey]

Monkees is next, I predict a long episode.

[@newstarcadefan]

Oh, he touched on them briefly in the Popclips episode.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Hey hey, we're the Monkees!

[@meyerj75]

@MonkeeJuice Not to mention that there's only 2 surviving Beatles.

[@ninashewchuk8976]

New Nick Knacks episode to help beat the self-isolation blues, and it's a long one! :D While I live in Canada and have little to no familiarity with most Nickelodeon shows (save for the Canadian imports that aired on the station during the '80s, and the Nicktoons that made their way to YTV up here), I thoroughly enjoy these retrospectives.

[@smkx91]

This is probably the first show you’ve really covered that I remember sincerely enjoying as a child (albeit as reruns on a different channel). As for the cynical characters I feel like it’s kind of an precursor to a lot of modern sitcoms like friends and Big Bang theory where the cynicism is covered up by slightly better jokes (your mileage may very on that last sentence).

[@Latoshajinspiration]

I was a child from that time. I didn't look at it that way for sure. I just thought it was funny and cool that a horse talked mostly. I didn't know about the other stuff, because I was not concerned about it. I was not even school-age at the time. Thanks for sharing though.

[@pronkb000]

I could be wrong, but I seem to recall this airing on Nick proper well after Camp Nick ended, like maybe as late as 1990-91.

[@taotwinkleamv257]

It's not only the celebrity cemeos that are like he simpsons. This whole show feels like the simpsons after season 8

[@JennarationX]

Halter, not bridle. Yes, we horsepeople can be insufferable. 😅

[@heidifedor]

I remember thinking that Mr. Ed was a jerk.

[@michaelbuono4007]

36:10 did the producers do that to the horse or was it born that way?

[@Jameswilliam1982]

Mr Ed was on when i first started watching in the late 80s, and i always thought it was cool they found a horse that could talk lol

[@Scarybug]

Odd that Mr. Ed, a horse, makes the mistake that ponies are young horses. Ponies are small horses. They don't grow up to be big horses. The name for a young horse is a foal, Mr. Ed.

[@biabarreto1434]

Greg: [talking about the talking horse's exploits] Me, distracted by the background music: COMO UMA DEUSAAAAAAAA

[@theresaholguin699]

I like Mr Ed 🐴❤😉😄😂😄

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

Alan Young would go on to do voice over work in Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends. and it's My Understanding that he had Red Hair in his Youth Since He Played David and James Filby in The Time Machine (1960) his Final film was as the Narrator for the 2016 Remake. He Died May 19, 2016, I'm Glad He didn't live to see The End of The Election that Year.

[@carmineknight9123]

Algorithm-boosting comment mode go, I'm really bummed that a show with such a fun hook ended up being so much..... like THAT with its humor. Terribly unfortunate. This is absolutely something I would have liked to check out when I was younger for the wacky animal hijinks. Also, I couldn't help but think about Bojack Horseman the whole episode...

[@jamesflowers1295]

Flipper was usually right after

[@apbuitron]

Excellent work, as always.

[@darktetsuya]

Okay, this was probably the one nick at nite crossover I actually got into. I mean a talking horse, tell me that isn't a recipe for disaster. :P did not know george burns was producer! I had to figure it was some kinda nearly-invisible wire rig to make him talk, I doubt you could get that kinda effect with peanut butter. ... although I guess if you take away the talking horse stuff what's left just isn't good...

[@jbleichman]

This'll make quarantine a bit more tolerable.

[@jbleichman]

Beumadine Sweevy Actually it was quarantine for me, don’t assume you know my life better than I do.

[@CartoonTriper]

And then Mr. Ed Proceed To destroy Humanity Is surprising they didn't make a Live action movie abou this series

[@justinstewart8954]

Hot to Trot with Bob Goldthwait?

[@newstarcadefan]

@@justinstewart8954 that's the closest we'll get. Espcially with the late John Candy as the smart-alek horse Don.

[@starwarsnerd100]

Interesting that it came out in 61, I always associated it w the 50s, and Destroy All Humans (set in the 50s) has a Mr Ed joke

what's the mr ed joke? love this game and i love the show. maybe i gotta play these games again

[@Clay3613]

Plenty of shows have characters being assholes to each other constantly but still charming and likeable.

[@Lynn17]

There are plenty of shows that make it work. South Park, Married with Children, Rick and Morty. It just seems jarring to have that kind of thing in a show about a talking horse.

[@UnicornDreamsPastelSkies]

I count The Honeymooners in that group too, and I love that series!

[@smudgetwo]

i had no idea studebaker shut down in the 60s, but now i have another gag to appreciate in the muppet movie

[@SquidSystem]

Oh jeez, I'm real early this time. Love your content, keep up your great work

[@nothenryporter81]

George Burns was already joking about being old as early as the 1950s?

[@mikesilva3868]

One of my favorite sitcoms I was 7 in 1991 when I saw this sitcom and Donna reed show they were my favorites ☻

[@dermondreigns8045]

Mae "Catherine The Great" West

[@geoffward4320]

I remember it well it was so good when i was a kid 😄

[@urbanpreppie05]

To start...I NEVER liked Mr. Ed. But I will say this- the shows they picked for Summer Camp made sense if they were trying for that cross-generational appeal. Talking horse. Show about three boys. And Donna Reed. (yeah, I cant explain that one) It's funny, because the Monkees are the BEST example of the cross-generational appeal shows- I have quite a few friends that watched them religiously on Nickelodeon when the reruns aired in the 80s.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Yeah, why didn't they put the Monkees in Nickelodeon summer camp?

[@StrongnBeautiful]

That was definitely me 💯 The Monkees were BIG in our house in the early 90s as an after school treat. 👌🏾

[@RoyStorey]

MrEdOOC "tfw when u go to class (gif of ed on skateboard)" 1000 RTs 100000 likes

[@ragnakak]

Classic TV had some surreal ideas that I'm still surprised were greenlit. Can you imagine someone coming up with Mr. Ed or the Beverley Hillbillies today?

[@Nickman826]

Mister Ed nowadays would be animated

[@MissAshley42]

Third Rock From the Sun wasn't that long ago, you know. _~checks Google~_ Oh, wait. Never mind. . . .I think I need to lie down now. >_>

[@nothenryporter81]

The rural/urban fish out of water concept of Beverly Hillbillies (or its more creative, surrealist cousin Green Acres) doesn't surprise me as that type of humor has a long history in America and Mr. Ed had a predecessor with the talking mule films (still weird). But it is kind of amazing how quickly TV went from cookie cutter family sitcoms to the crazy shit about genies, witches, monsters, martians, etc. living secretly amongst us. I know as a bored suburban kid these shows fueled my imagination with the idea that the boring neighbors had something to hide (guess that explains stuff like The Burbs and Eerie Indiana popping up during the 50s/60s nostalgia boom).

[@skeeter5834]

This would make a good film cow short

[@Showsni]

Living in the UK I've never seen an episode of Mr Ed, but it sounds like that was a good thing. I think I learnt about it from Animorphs? Is that right?

[@SPDYellow]

Do you watch every episode of the shows you talk about because even if I like a show, I’d still blanch at binging eight seasons worth.

[@Pennaz]

Ok. Please. Explain me this. 36:09

[@poparena]

I believe that that horse is suffering from a condition called equine lordosis, or swayback, which gives them a weak spinal support.

[@Pennaz]

​@@poparena Thanks, I didn't know of this condition! Judging from the pictures on Google the one in the show had it exceptionally pronounced, poor thing.

[@ChrisKewl]

How in the hell did that horse at 36:12 exist, let alone walk?!

[@mets2128]

You also forgot that in the 90s Alan Young got a revival in his radio career taking on the role of a Jack Allen in Adventures in Odyssey

[@mayofthedead6212]

Ed the talking horse of course

[@madmonkee6757]

I liked Mr. Ed (not loved it, but often left it on while doing other things) but even I often thought "now, why is he married to that bitch?"

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

When's the Francis/Mr. Ed crossover?

[@Nick-ty9us]

I mean from the same Director Auther Lubin

[@dianab.5381]

I remember watching this on Nick at Night back in the early 90s with my grandmother, it was "meh" show. Btw, I can't wait until you cover the syndicated DiC cartoons!

[@mwermuthland]

Mister Ed left the channel in early 1993 (only a few months after I got cable) with a special marathon dedicated to it leaving. The marathon was called Au Revoir Mister Ed. One of the few shows where its departure was announced (I think there was another show that had a going-away marathon, maybe Donna Reed).

[@meyerj75]

Gerry Laybourne must have been cleaning house during that period. Not only did she pink slipped Mister Ed, but the Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, & Dennis The Menace as well before the Nickelodeon sucks period in 1994 after You Can't Do That On Television, Danger Mouse and Double Dare were cancelled. These shows all made Nickelodeon and Nick At Nite work. No wonder Gerry was fired in 1996.

[@StrongnBeautiful]

​@meyerj75 Born in 81 here 🙋🏾‍♀️ I remember You Can't Do That on Television. That show was hilarious! 😄

[@bluebaron6858]

Your retrospectives are great

[@meyerj75]

Hey Poparena! You forgot to mention that Mister Ed also showed up on Nickelodeon between 6-7 PM EST. time (don't remember exactly whether it was 6 or 6:30) on Sunday nights following Inspector Gadget and a double shot of Looney Tunes during much of the first half of 1990. I wasn't surprised even THAT didn't last too long either as the fledging Summer Camp scheme a few years earlier. Was Nickelodeon thinking if Dennis the Menace was successful, why not Mister Ed. But why a few years later on Mister Ed as opposed to a few weeks later on Dennis the Menace? Maybe Mister Ed wasn't for everyone as I had a love-hate relationship for. Maybe it was ahead of its time, just a few decades ahead prior to South Park for example. Or "Hey! The Simpsons is on in just two hours! Let's motivate their audience with something like Mister Ed!" By 1984, Nickelodeon's future was bright with the shows you mentioned (i.e. Danger Mouse). By 1986, it was alienating those who flocked to USA's Cartoon Express and UHF's delivery of action packed cartoons that prompted the sales of toys and character figures, badly tarnishing its reputation thanks to failures like Hangin' In, Turkey Television, and National Geographic Explorer. Only a miraculous comeback like Double Dare could rescue Nickelodeon from obscurity.

[@darleneevans7869]

Hi my name Darlene Evans Love Mister Ed 😂❤

[@laurelgould7026]

Loved Mr. Ed as a kid and still love watching it.

[@pegman9980]

The main thing i think of about mister ed is the references in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister books

[@racheln8563]

I'm with you about Mr. Ed, and for that matter, every other show of its kind. You know the type---the main character has a big secret, but can't tell anybody because reasons (I'm lookng at you, My Favorite Martian. Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, et. al.) Chaos always ensues, the main character makes lame, implausible excuses no one other than an idiot would believe, and it's painful to watch.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

That's why I like the comic strip Phoebe and her Unicorn, by Dana Simpson. (You can find it on gocomics.) Everyone, including Phoebe's parents, is aware of the existence of Marigold the unicorn and other mystical creatures, and are completely chill with it...and it's quite refreshing.

[@chrysostom8987]

yes indeed he did speak only to Wilbert but every now and again he would speak to other people as well one time he spoke to a small boy in a book store and he asked him to read to him because MR. ED .did not had his eye 👀 glasses 🕶️.

[@chrysostom8987]

not just this program had no privacy most of the other programs did have privacy ether most of the 50 and 60 people would just open the door and walk in the house I never understood why they did that .

[@lkmsl]

You are a great story teller !

[@jalenlowe7988]

I remember after watching that kite episode of Mister Ed, I refused to fly mine for like a month, 'cause I was worried that my friends and/or others thinking the same way the people thought about Wilbur, LOL!