I don't think Ed ever really talked.  I think the Alan Young character was mentally insane.

For those of you who don't know what Spike65 is referring to, Connie's measurements were 39-22-36.  Initially, she wore outfits that minimized the appearance of her bustline but even then she looked like Pamela Anderson.  The last couple of years of the show, she sometimes wore tight sweaters and less confining undergarments.  There's one scene like that in "Ed Gets the Mumps" where she puts on a big smile and turns her profile to the camera and her rack is so huge it's just mindboggling. 

A fun and light-hearted t.v. show. Good cast, creative writers, and interesting concept. Connie Hines was nearly rejected for the part of Carol due to her larger than life physique. The execs were afraid she would be too distracting for all the young male viewers...and they were right! The show got a little stale toward the end of its' run though.  Good fun for the kids.

If my cat could talk like Mister Ed she would be a royal pain in the ass!

ed cracked me up!
wilbur didnt deserve him, but you could tell he loved him.
weird but it worked.

I would give this an average of about a 3.5. A horse is a horse of course of course.thus starts the theme song of Mr, Ed, the talking Horse. he only talks to his human friend Wilbur, a kind man. the plots are so- so. There are a few laughs. I am sure others who know Wilbur thinks he is a bit odd spending so much time talking to this horse. I like the friendship between them though. I remember watching fondly as a kid. And it was nice to see it again when it appeared on Nick at night in the 80s ..

They shoot horses, don't they?

Interesting sidebar here: The horse was actually a trained Grevey's zebra called Amelia. The technology of black and white television, and a specially built set was at the core of the deception.

For a full story, see: http://www.snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp

I used to get a laugh out of this one when I was a kid, that's the only reason it's getting 2 and a half stars from me. If I watched it these dyas, I'm sure I would find it as cheezy and unfunny as all the rest of these 60's shows.

Rather benign, but "Mister Ed" was relatively good for what it was. Of course the show was successful primarily due to the comedic talents of Alan Young (Wilber), who had good timing and facial expressions for the storylines. (Young has had a successful career as a voice over artist.) I'm guessing that the methods used to animate the horse (i.e. a nylon bit and strings) would be protested by some today, but computer animation would undoubtedly be used in any remake. Anyway, the theme song is fun to sing and that deserves a bonus star at least.

Hilarious at times.

"Hello, I'm Mr Ed." Funny stuff for sure.

Mister Ed was absurd and funny and I loved every episode. The one where Ed tries out for the Dodgers and caps off a triple by sliding into third base was one of my favorites. (This was long before players were the size of horses and subject to the same medications.) And yes, of course, the opportunity of seeing the beautiful Connie Hines as eye-candy was indeed an added treat. Don't take things so seriously folks. Comedy, like life, is here for the laughs!

Funny, clean and fast-moving. Yes it was corny -- it was SUPPOSED to be corny. Don't judge it by today's perverse standards. We could use some sweetness and decency like this nowadays.

Ah, good old Mister Ed. You can't go through watching an episode without laughing your head off. This is a cute and funny sitcom that I think the whole family can enjoy.

A funny and charming show. Sure the idea of a talking horse might seem absurd, but it's television and there's been other bizarre concepts. If you get past that and actually watch the show you can revel in the shows hilarity and cleverness. What would an animal think, do or better yet say if he could talk? Mr Ed provides us that opportunity. Best of all not only is he a charmer, but he's a bit self-centered, haughty and sarcastic. Kudos to Alan Rocky Lane for great delivery of the lines. Alan Young is wonderful as Wilbur Post. There is an honesty, a sweetness and gentleness to him. Connie Hines was good as his sweet loyal wife. Larry Keating was superb as the sarcastic, urbane Roger Addison and Leon Ames did fine as Colonel Kirkwood.

Another great escapist sitcom from the 60s!

At the risk of sounding like a pig, not only was Carol Post the prettiest woman on TV in the 60's, she had a great body and the most unbelievable breasts in the entire history of TV. CBS did everything they could to minimize their appearance, but there was just no hiding the fact that demure little Carol had a rack on her that none of those famous 60's TV babes like Ginger and Mary Anne could even come close to measuring up to.

I have been in love with Connie Hines since 1961.

Mister Ed is such a great family show. Almost anyone can relate to that loveable horse. Two thumbs up for Mister Ed!

sharp witty dialogue from the horse, good sit com

A great show, always wholesome and funny. Would watch it now but haven't seen the re-runs in a long time.

I love Mr. Ed. He was so cool and such a beautiful horse to.

Your right Moosekarloff. Connie Hines was beautiful on that show. Poor Willbur was niave in spending more time with Ed instead. Too bad isnt wasnt in color. Does she have any grand daughters on TV?

"Mister Ed" is truly one of the best 60's TV shows ever. Who could not love the talking horse? He's such a softie at heart and sheer brillant!

That horse rocked.Let the evil live.

Yet another classic example of the cretinous idiocy that is now known as 1960s Prime Time Television. Alan Young was a whining douchebag, yet his wife Connie Hines was so hot, you have to wonder what Wilbur was thinking when he was wasting so much time out in the barn. If I were he, I would have spent more time in the bedroom. They could have done much more with the plotlines of this show, like having Mr. Ed running credit card scams and making sexually-charged crank calls on Wilbur's office telephone. Or having Mr. Ed take continual dumps in the front seat of nextdoor neighbor Larry's convertible. Now, that would have been a hoot!!!

Still one of the best of all time. Ed was smart, funny and a keen observer on the absurdity of humans. Wilbur was a nerd who preferred to spend time with his horse instead of with that major babe wife of his.. Connie Hines is one of the most underrated sixties chicks in the history of TV

Talking horses are for children. Liked it when I was young, it drives me nuts now.

A fun show...

Only a child could enjoy a show about a talking horse.

George Burns was a major investor, and it was produced by Filmways (home of all three Paul Henning shows, plus The Addams Family) so Mr. Ed did have an impressive pedigree. It's probably no accident that it almost always ran very early in the evening (in its last season it was actually carried on the network at 5:30 in the afternoon), but I wouldn't dismiss it as merely appealing to kids. The kiddie shows of this era weren't generally what one would call clever, which Mr.Ed often was.

This was a fun show to watch in reruns when I was a kid, but it seems so silly now.

It would be awful, except for one important thing: Mr. Ed was wonderfully sarcastic. Give an award to whoever wrote his lines.

I used to enjoy Mr Ed. He was a lovable horse with a quick wit. The supporting actors weren't bad either. I must admit it's been years since I've seen the show, but I have very fond memories of it.

No doubt, this show was either greatly inspired by or based on the old Francis the Talking Mule movies with Donald O'Connor (produced between 1950 and 1955). As I recall, that collection of movies was actually enjoying a kind of TV revival and were often run on weekends at about the same time Mr. Ed came on the prime time scene. Looking back, Mr. Ed was pretty goofy but still harmless family entertainment. It caught on quickly and featured a catchy theme song that was easy to memorize and appealed to young kids. I know it was one of the first 45's in my sister and my record collection…soon to be joined by the theme from "Top Cat". Geez, looking back on all the silly kid-targeted shows from the 60's ("Green Acres", "My Mother the Car", "The Munsters") it's no wonder my mother never got hooked on the tube!

Mr. ED is an extremly used sitcom. It is rarely funny, and the whole entire plot there with a talking horse never, ever changes, as they never could find good scripters to script the show.

Was a wonderful and funny show for children