This was a favorite show back when it was current but I hadn't seen it for over 40 years when I stumbled upon it in syndication. The premise may seem simple and obvious but it's highly entertaining.The story is about a man and wife, Wilbur and Carol Post, who move into a house in the San Fernando Valley and discover a horse that was left in the stable by the previous owner. The horse, Mr. Ed, is a talking horse and a very clever and witty one at that. He will only talk to Wilbur and the episodes revolve around awkward situations for him created by Mr. Ed. The recurring characters are the neighbors, Wilbur's wife, Carol, and Mr. Ed. Most of the episodes are quite funny and one can't help but appreciate Mr. Ed's wry sense of humor.In a day before computer generated effects, it's quite remarkable how well they created the illusion of the horse talking. His lips actually move! He performs all kinds of impressive human-like actions, including opening and shutting his barn door, picking up the phone to talk, unplugging and moving his portable television set, singing, etc. It's quite amazing to see a horse doing so many tricks and one begins to take it for granted. I have to remind myself that it's a real trained horse because it works so well. All these years later I am very impressed at the level of training and work that must have been involved in making this show.Alan Young, Connie Hines, and the supporting cast did a wonderful job on this show. The star, a beautiful Palomino named "Bamboo Harvester" in real life, did an unbelievable job and seemed much smarter than many people I know. Mr. Ed is for all ages from young to old. Especially if you like horses or animal shows you will like this. My wife and I are getting up there and we love it. Very glad that it's still available.

Mister Ed was a sitcom that I remember well from my younger days growing up in New Jersey and Minnesota since it was a very funny, but one joke show that had a long run, thanks to the chemistry between star Alan Young and Mister Ed, whose would only talk to Wilbur. The scenes between the two would formulate most of the plots, such as the episode when Ed caused trouble and Wilbur locked him in his stall.Also contributing to the mayhem were Connie Hines, who recently passed away as Wilbur's wife Carol and Larry Keating and Edna Skinner as the Addisons. After Keating's death, his role was not recast and he was replaced by Leon Ames, who portrayed Gordon Kirkwood.The one episode that I remember the most was when Mister Ed played baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the horse slid into home plate. It was one of the show's most memorable moments.The theme song was a classic, salvaged by co-writer Jay Livingston's vocal after an opera singer sang the original so poorly that the producers were looking for a new theme. We'll always remember the opening line "A horse is a horse of course."

You have to look beyond the obvious words always used to describe shows like this -- i.e., "inane" and "silly" to see that Mister Ed was (1) pure, good-natured escapism from a time that was terribly tense the world over and (2) simply part of the rural trend that shaped situation comedies of the period -- e.g., Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and the others that let us "get away from it all" for 30 minutes every week.The real value of Mister Ed, then as now, was to remove us from the world at hand and let us imagine a life of clean living folks, simple tragedies and happy endings. Mister Ed is still a pleasant sight for eyes made sore by all that's so coarse and unsightly around us today. That's why I hope this inoffensive program stays in reruns another 40 years. And so should you. ~~

this is one of the best shows of the 60s along with green acres, petticoat junction, flying nun.................... ext. im 19 yrs old and i watched every single episode of mister ed reruns on tv land. i also watched misted ed episodes reruns that my mother taped back in the 70s i think. my hero alan young and alan rocky lane. what i would give to get their autographs but alan lane died in 1973. alan young is still living. i always thought connie hines is one of the most beautiful women i have ever seen in my life and also kay and mrs. addison. this show is hilarious. so creative. A talking horse is just remarkable and i love animals ( mostly horses). i miss you mister ed.. you will always be remembered as one of the greatest shows of all time.