Talk:Mister Ed

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Apparently, Mister Ed was a zebra.

The silly zebra story is a joke. Please don't put it in the article.--Pharos 02:21, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

My psychic sense predicts an influx of vandals over the coming week. How do I know? I just do.

Possibly, possibly yes. But they raise a good point. This section here is, after all Talk:Mr Ed, yet we don't indicate anywhere in the article... how did they get Mr. Ed to talk? --Irongaard 10:30, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Something is wrong
The text said that when you play the song backwards you can hear "Someone sung the song for Satan" and "the source is Satan" but that is completely wrong! Please read this: http://www.classictelevisionblog.com/tv/2007/08/draft-was-mr-ed.html So it can't be clearly heard it was just a myth which seems to be not true!

Color Version
Mister Ed was never in color, not even in the final season... so when did they colorize it, and how many episodes got colorized?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

In-Correct (talk) 04:15, 22 November 2011 (UTC)


 * A net search yielded nothing on this. I can find no commercial DVD nor download of Mister Ed in colorized form.  Does anyone know where the main page still has come from? Pete3194 (talk) 17:29, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Two points...
First, please sign your comments. If nothing else, it helps clarify who said what. Usually, signing your comments is as easy as using three or four tildes — typing ' ' OR ' ~ ' should do the trick.

Second, why is the Snopes reference discounted? While I understand that this POV is unconventional, there seems to be no valid reason to discard it outright. If it is a falsehood, would it not be better to provide evidence contrary to the POV? At least, that should put the issue to rest... Folajimi 16:29, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Please read the link I provided above. The creator of Snopes explains there how the Mr. Ed/zebra thing is part of an exercise meant to encourage skepticism of "respected" sources, even her own website.--Pharos 05:55, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow. That does seem rather malicious. Anyway, thanks for the info. Folajimi 14:42, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * wow. malicious is right.  i am 48 yrs old and survived 9/11.  i don't need some moron thinking it's cool to teach me a 'lesson'.  what rubbish.  thank you for that link.
 * Even though the second artical does say Mr.Ed story didn't back up it's facts. The second artical backs up none of its facts for itself.
 * Do you have proof for us that you survived 9/11? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.247.226.187 (talk) 03:31, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

"THIS IS TRUE"
Someone took the liberty to put the words "THIS IS TRUE" after the external links, obviously referring to the zebra legend so I deleted it ;) Is this worthy of a post here? I'm kind of new to Wikipedia editing.'Bonteburg 13:48, 21 May 2006 (UTC)'
 * Correcting simple vandalism is generally not worthy of a talk page post, but thanks for fixing this.--Pharos 04:05, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Zebra Hoax
I've recently reverted an edit to the section about the Zebra hoax that changed the message of that section entirely.

"According to the Internet Urban Legend Encyclopedia, Snopes, Mr. Ed was in fact a Zebra", it begins. Snopes is the only wikilinked word in the entire edit, suggesting it was copyvio, to begin with. Secondly, though only a minor point, Snopes refers to itself as "Urban Legends Reference Pages", as opposed to an "Encyclopedia", which is slightly different. Thirdly, The entire edit was uncited. If you're going to suggest that Snopes has proven something, at least link to where they have said this. So, I did a little searching, and the only relevant page on either search is, as far as I can see, a page disproving that Mister Ed made a racist comment in the outtakes. So without citation, and in such an unencyclopedic, copypasta tone - "(Ironically, the photography crew actually had to shoot Ed's "zebra" scenes for that episode in color and then convert them back to black-and-white in order to make Mister Ed appear as a zebra to the audience!)" - I decided that I was right to revert. Please take up the issue on here before adding it back in, if you plan on doing such a thing.--Dreaded Walrus 02:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Zebra, not an Urban Legend
The whole "Mr. Ed was a zebra" case is, to the best of my knowledge, a complete invention by Snopes creator, Barbara Mikkelson. It was included in a section with complete false urban legends presented as true facts (i.e. false historical facts, and false purported rumours on those supposedly historical facts). As it is said in previous posts, it was done only to prevent readers to take anything -absurd as it may be- for true, granting on "authority".

With that said, the "zebra paragraph" is totally incorrect. It is not an urban legend to begin with. It could be included if it be said that the Snopes site started the rumour for "educational" purposes. But then, we should ask ourselves if that piece of information is relevant to the article. I think not, so I will delete it in a few days (say, three), to give time for another opinions. Nazroon 21:09, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Playing it backward?
There is no shortage of morons in the world. I recall a joke from George Carlin in the late 1960s: "The Beatles' latest song, when played backwards at slow speed, says, 'Dummy! You're playing it backwards at slow speed!'" Wahkeenah 23:19, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Removed paragraph about origin theory
I removed this paragraph
 * Another, slightly more controversial theory is that the idea for the TV show came about from personal notes found in a Soviet spy's hideout after he was uncovered, tried and executed during the McCarthy Trials of the late 1950s. The spy had hoped to broadcast pro-Communist messages via a talking horse to appeal to impressionable U.S. children, however the spy was caught before he could put his plan into motion. Later, after the McCarthyism period was over, an investigator working for the trials passed the notes onto a relative working inside the CBS television studios. "Mister Red" became "Mister Ed" and the rest is history.

which appears suspicious and is unsourced. "McCarty Trials" didn't prosecute spies. It was added here. AxelBoldt 19:42, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism on Mr. Ed page
I have not edited before, and am not very tech savy, but there is vandalism under the section "Ed". Something about sea water polution. Wanted to let you experts know so you could fix it. I hope this message gets through. Good luck and thank you.

Mike

24.56.3.90 06:22, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:MrEd.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 16:51, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

removed: *Mister Ed Online
I removed this link, I don't think aol user-created web pages are valid references. It's a blatantly copyright-infringing site that has no affiliation with, nor special knowledge of Mister Ed.


 * Mister Ed Online

Put the link back in if you disagree. User:Pedant (talk) 09:09, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Screenshot UploadMr. Ed Tv Screenshot Any suggestion if Image:Mr.Ed.jpg or Mr.Ed.jpg doesn't work? to upload... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kdm85 (talk • contribs) 01:05, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Peanut Butter
The article contradicts itself. In the opening section, it discusses that peanut butter was used to make the horse "talk", but later, it says that was just an urban legend and another method was used. Nolefan32 (talk) 20:48, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

"Curse of Mister Ed"
I have no problem with mentioning notable urban legends about popular culture items like Mister Ed. But I could find no sources (reliable or otherwise), other than Wikipedia mirrors, for the "Curse of Mister Ed" mentioned in the article, whereby the death of the "fake" Ed has somehow accounted for no more horses winning the Triple Crown. I've tagged as possible original research and will delete if sources don't turn up. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:12, 7 December 2009 (UTC)


 * No argument here.  Montanabw (talk) 20:20, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Trivia section
I smell an edit war brewing over all the trivia in the trivia section. Personally, because they seem to grow exponentially, I disfavor them, but I think there is enough room for debate here that I'm starting a section to discuss. My position is a weak "just cut the whole darn thing", but I also don't care enough to say more than that. So anyone else want to weigh in and discuss, go for it. Montanabw (talk) 19:12, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Apparently, no one ever discussed before zapping the section, so I'm reinstating it until an actual consensus is reached. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 05:22, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * In absence of consensus, WikiMOS prevails, wiki MOS discourages trivia sections. Montanabw (talk) 19:39, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Not if it's in prose form, and why did you revert when explicitly asked not to? Hearfourmewesique (talk) 06:14, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Because you don't own Wikipedia and neither do I. Trivia sections are discouraged in wikipedia, they get endless and filled up with stupid things (like every video game character, every reference on a TV show, etc...).  But I also don't really care enough about this article to fight over it, so whatever.   Montanabw (talk) 17:39, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

change of Wilbur's name
The article neglects to mention that, in the original short stories the character's name was Wilbur Pope. Though this name was used in an early pilot, it was changed to "Post", probably because the producers were deathly afraid of offending Catholics. That the program might offend viewers with its idiotic characters and poor writing never crossed their minds. Mr. Ed is a classic example of the principle of "least-objectionable" programming. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 12:09, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Trivial material
I really do think the stuff on satanic messages is a little too trivial for this article. I mean, there are hundreds of works where someone makes this sort of claim. I think it's not needed here and a bit silly. But I'm also willing to discuss it a bit. Montanabw (talk) 21:51, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Article name
On my browser the article name comes up as Mister Ed with markup around it in the title. What's up with that? I would suggest moving the article to one with a new name without the markup for italics. WriterHound (talk) 23:17, 18 October 2011 (UTC)


 * It IS a title, hence, italicized

Setting
The article states that the series was set in Mount Kisco, NY. I was watching an episode several days ago that took place at a race track, and I noticed that there were dozens of palm trees in the background. We're talking about a sitcom about a talking horse, so that could be written off as a continuity error...one of those things you're not supposed to pay that much attention to. But in the episode I'm watching as we speak, Ed himself made reference to being in California. PurpleChez (talk) 13:24, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I removed the statement that Mr. Ed lived in Mount Kisko NY. The short stories may have been set in Mount Kisko, but the TV series was most definitely set in California. (I just watched an episode where Wilbur's aunt came to visit them "in Calfornia," and another where the gang was on a road trip to Encinada.) Without qualification, the Mount Kisko reference could be misleading. As I know nothing about the stories I can't rightly say "the stories were set in NY while the series was set in CA," but anyone who knows better.... PurpleChez (talk) 11:08, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Scott McKay
The link for Scott McKay points to someone born in 1960... unlikely to have been the original Wilbur. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.3.54.202 (talk) 21:48, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Well spotted, thanks. I have removed that link. The actual Scott McKay was this one:, born Carl Chester Gose in 1915. No Wiki article yet. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:30, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Shows Premiere
It premiered in 1961. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.38.189.88 (talk) 13:10, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

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Season 1 DVD Containing Syndicated Versions
According to the article, the first season DVD set of "Mister Ed" contains syndicated versions of eight of the twenty-six episodes. The list of episodes further makes note and says that the denoted episodes have "edited version currently available only". However, the citation backing up this claim appears to be someone reviewing the release and for the reader of the article, it appears to be a case of the reviewer saying "because I see this on my set, it must be the case". Well that reviewer might have been right for their release, however I have the complete series release from the same company and it does not use cut down syndicated episodes anywhere within the set. The "proof" the reviewer gives is that the episodes specified have running times of 22 minutes while the rest are all over 25 minutes. I can safely say, as I have checked and double checked, that every episode in my set is over 25 minutes in length. But you will have to take my word for it as I cannot prove it, similarly that reviewer can't actually prove that their set had shortened versions of the specified episodes. If you are going to take their word over mine simply because they've written a lengthy review on a website, I shall simply head off and write a lengthy review and put it on a website as well. But in summary, I am not disputing what the reviewer in the cited article said, I am disputing the fact that this article at Wikipedia then states that the cut down ones are the only ones available when this is not the case and, essentially, the citation cited simply says "I know it is like this because I saw it so I'm telling you and you should believe me!" Feel free to believe them, but you should also believe me. ReggieRocket (talk) 00:23, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation: Short Stories vs. TV Series
Perhaps a disambiguation page is needed. When I searched for "Ed stories Brooks," I easily found the page for Mister Ed, which is all about the TV series, of course, with nary a reference to the short stories. The stories are discussed on the page for Walter R. Brooks. PlaysInPeoria (talk) 23:40, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Color still
Why is the main photo a (very poorly) colorized still when the show was only filmed in black and white? If someone colorized the show, that may be worth a mention, but the colorized photo hardly represents the series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gcjnst (talk • contribs) 02:28, 24 June 2019 (UTC)