Mr. Ed

The Famous Mr. Ed

Head of Mr. Ed, looking quite handsome Ed was a handsome palomino gelding with a lot of personality, not to mention patience. Wilbur, the guy who put a roof over his head, gave him a lot of trouble. Ed was sort of a cynic in a way, but you know what they say: scratch a cynic and find a romantic. Ed had a big heart.

Mr. Ed had a lot of friends. He and Wilbur's wife had a sort of understanding. Ed had a grudging respect for her, and she felt the same way about him. They had to share Wilbur, but then they also shared getting Wilbur out of trouble. That cemented the bond.

Mr. Ed has Wilber near checkmate

Thing about Ed was, he really needed Wilbur. I mean, living in a garage with no other horses to pal around with, and no pasture to play in or trees to hang out under in the summer, he needed Wilber, especially since he was so easy to beat at chess. He also supplied a standing order of carrots, hay, sweet feed and nice, pure spring water. This is not to mention maid service, which a lot of people didn't know about.

On the whole, life was pretty good.

Behind the scenes: Mr. Ed was played by a palomino named Bamboo Harvester. He was liberty trained (no lead line) by Lester Hilton, who had learned a little from Will Rogers. The voice of Ed was performed by actor Allan "Rocky" Lane.

Ed had a double! Pumpkin was a quarter horse but looked very much like Ed, except for a gold spot in the middle of his white blaze. This spot was covered with white makeup when he worked as Ed's replacement. Ed was jealous (really!) of Pumpkin, who lived in the stall next door. If visitors went to meet Pumpkin first, Ed would get really mad, and stomp out the back door of his stall into a paddock. He would not come back, even for carrots!

Who does he think he is, anyway?...

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Did you know Mr. Ed can surf?

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The pictures are publicity photos.

This page dedicated to Bill Dishman, a sweet guy who had a great sense of humor. He knew all the words to the Mr. Ed theme song, and *would* sing the song to its end every time.