Mister Ed

30min

Comedy

Family

Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the former owner left his horse behind. This horse is no ordinary horse . . . he can talk, but only to Wilbur, which leads to all sorts of misadventures for Wilbur and his trouble-making sidekick Mister Ed.

Production Companies

Filmways Television

The Mister Ed Company

Episodes

Cast

The First Meeting

1. The First Meeting

30min

5th Jan 1961

Wilbur is overwhelmed when he goes into his barn and his horse starts talking to him. Wilbur's wife and neigbors think he's crazy when he tries to tell them. Ed says that he will only talk to Wilbur and nobody else.

The Ventriloquist

2. The Ventriloquist

30min

12th Jan 1961

Wilbur is trying to win a contract to build a clubhouse, but Ed gets him into trouble and botches the idea.

Busy Wife

3. Busy Wife

30min

19th Jan 1961

Carol gets wrapped up in a woman's club and completely ignores Wilbur. It's up to Ed to try and help her overcome the obsession.

Kiddy Park

4. Kiddy Park

30min

26th Jan 1961

Wilbur and Carol plan a trip to go to a park and Ed's feelings are hurt because he feels left out. Ed then runs away to start a new life.

Stable for Three

5. Stable for Three

30min

2nd Feb 1961

Ed becomes trouble when he knocks over a barbecue and then eats Carol's planted vegetables. After all this, Wilbur and Addison both end up having to sleep in the barn.

Sorority House

6. Sorority House

30min

9th Feb 1961

Ed is used as a team mascot and Wilbur must come to his rescue when Ed is stolen by a rival team.

Ed the Lover

7. Ed the Lover

30min

16th Feb 1961

Ed thinks it's silly to play in a Western play. But Wilbur persuades him to act when he tells Ed that a philly horse has fallen in love with Ed. Wilbur then talks Ed into returning back to the set.

Pageant Show

8. Pageant Show

30min

23rd Feb 1961

Wilbur makes Ed angry when he takes the phone extension out of the barn. Ed reacts by playing tricks on Wilbur and Carol.

The Aunt

9. The Aunt

30min

2nd Mar 1961

Wilbur's well deserving vacation plans come to a close when an annoying aunt with her talking parrot comes to visit for the duration.

The Missing Statue

10. The Missing Statue

30min

9th Mar 1961

Carol wants an antique statue and Wilbur won't let her buy one. She then tells him that she will go on a fish diet if she can't get the statue. She then buys it anyway and Wilbur finds it and takes it back. Finally Wilbur changes his mind and buys it for her anyway. She then takes it back. Then everyone it comes in contact to takes it back and when Wilbur comes to buy it for the last time, the store owner is bout to go crazy.

Ed the Witness

11. Ed the Witness

30min

16th Mar 1961

When Wilbur ends up in a Mexican jail after refusing to pay a repair bill to a mechanic to damaged his trailer, Ed comes to the rescue.

Ed's Mother

12. Ed's Mother

30min

23rd Mar 1961

Ed bids for his mother at an auction when he finds out that his mother is used on a farm as a plow horse.

Ed the Tout

13. Ed the Tout

30min

30th Mar 1961

With the help of Ed, Wilbur picks a winning racehorse for Carol and his neigbors. Unfortunatelly they end up betting on a horse that Wilbur has mistakenly circled.

Ed the Songwriter

14. Ed the Songwriter

30min

6th Apr 1961

Through a musical experience, Wilbur has a music publisher record a song written, composed, and sung by Ed.

Ed the Stoolpigeon

15. Ed the Stoolpigeon

30min

13th Apr 1961

Wilbur and Carol adopt a puppy for an extra pet and Ed gets so jealous that he tries to get the pup in trouble so that Ed can get all the attention.

Psychoanalyst Show

16. Psychoanalyst Show

30min

20th Apr 1961

Ed is afraid of heights and Wilbur gets help from a psychiatrist to help Ed, unfortunately everyone around Wilbur think that the psychiatric help is for him.

A Man for Velma

17. A Man for Velma

30min

27th Apr 1961

Addison and Kate hire a 4 star cook who threatens to quit because there are no eligible men around the property.

Ed's New Shoes

18. Ed's New Shoes

30min

4th May 1961

A handman hired by Wilbur creates a problem when he squirts water on a photographer for a fancy magazine.

Little Boy

19. Little Boy

30min

11th May 1961

A new boy enters the neigborhood and none of the kids like him. To try and get the kid together with the other kids, Carol throws a party. Ed then hatches a scheme to show that the boy is brave by riding the ""Mean"" Ed.

Ed Agrees to Talk

20. Ed Agrees to Talk

30min

18th May 1961

Ed gets angry at Carol and thinks she is mistreating him because she has Ed hitched to a surrey when Wilbur refuses to buy her a new car.

The Mustache

21. The Mustache

30min

21st May 1961

Addison convinces Wilbur to grow a mustache to look older, so that he can land a promising architectual job he's been wanting.

The Other Woman

22. The Other Woman

30min

4th Jun 1961

To Carol's shock, Wilbur whispers the name of another woman in his sleep. After being mad and upset, she is relieved to learn that the name he mentioned was a female horse that Ed wanted him to buy for the barn..........and him Grrrrrr.

Ed Cries Wolf

23. Ed Cries Wolf

30min

11th Jun 1961

Ed manipulates Wilbur to try and get him to play chess with him, but Wilbur doesn't believe him when Ed tells him that there is a burglar loose in the house.

The Contest

24. The Contest

30min

18th Jun 1961

Ed toutors Wilbur on everything from reference books to foreign languages to win a contest that awards $5,000.00.

Pine Lake Lodge

25. Pine Lake Lodge

30min

25th Jun 1961

Ed protests when Wilbur and Carol go to Pine Lake Lodge for vacation. Despite his protests, they leave him behind this time anyway.

Wilbur Sells Ed

26. Wilbur Sells Ed

30min

2nd Jul 1961

Ed falls in love with a filly owned by an important builder and convinces Wilbur to sell him. The man gets so mad that it almost ruins Wilbur's contract.

First air date

5th Jan 1961

Last air date

6th Feb 1966

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks