Were you a fan of Mister Ed? If so, did you know that the iconic title character was played by a horse named Bamboo Harvester? Show Facts Verse a little love by sharing your favorite memories of this classic TV show in the comments section down below.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Allan Lane 01:15 - Alan Young 03:05 - Connie Hines 04:29 - Bamboo Harvester 05:09 - Larry Keating 05:43 - Edna Skinner 06:20 - Leon Ames 07:22 - Florence MacMichael 08:04 - Outro
In today’s video, we’re going to be discussing a classic sitcom that more than likely wouldn’t be successful if it were to have debuted today. Some TV shows are clearly products of their time. Mister Ed might not be the kind of TV show you’d expect to see premier today, but it certainly was entertaining when it debuted in syndication on January 5, 1961. You see, back then, audiences weren’t quite as spoiled as we are today. Talking animals were fresh back then. Disney hadn’t already run the genre into the ground and seeing our furry friends onscreen having full-on conversations was still completely novel!
While modern-day special effects and CGI can convincingly bring to life just about anything that a filmmaker can dream up, back in the early 60s, getting a horse to "talk" by smearing peanut butter on his lip and overlaying that footage with a voiceover was pretty revolutionary.
In fact, the series was so successful that CBS ended up picking it up shortly after its first run in syndication ended and proceeded to air it for a total of six seasons and 143 episodes. Not too shabby!
Mister Ed’s concept was derived from a series of short series penned by author Walter R. Brooks. The show also heavily borrowed from the Francis the Talking Mule films which were popular throughout the 1950s. If you go back and watch those six films, you will likely begin to wonder why they never tried to sue for copyright infringement!
An equine named Bamboo Harvester played Mister Ed while the voice of Mister Ed was provided by Allan Lane. Wilbur Post, Mister Ed’s klutzy yet always genial owner was played by Alan Young. These leads were joined on screen by a fairly incredible cast of supporting characters. Join Facts Verse as we take a moment to pay our respect to the Mister Ed cast members who are sadly no longer with us.
Mister Ed Cast Deaths That We Are Sad to Announce
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