Mr. Ed, The Talking Horse: 24 Fascinating Facts That You Probably Never Knew

At the beginning of the series, the horse’s trainer had to use a thread technique in order to get the horse to look like he’s talking. Eventually, the horse learned how to move his lips on cue when his trainer would touch his hoof.

When Mr.Ed got tired of working, he would simply just walk off the set. In fact, Mr. Ed could physically open the barn door.

Mr. Ed knew how to answer the phone, he just didn’t know how to talk.

Long after the show stopped, Alan Young and Mr. Ed remained friends, and Young would visit the ranch regularly to come a ride Mr.Ed.

A housing developer intended to create a community near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, that would be built around the final resting place of Mister Ed and was intended to be themed to the style of the show and its period.

During an episode of All In The Family, in which Mike and Gloria feed the Bunkers horse meat without telling them, Edith mentions Mr. Ed by claiming “I keep thinking about Mr. Ed!”

24. CLINT EASTWOOD APPEARED ON THE SHOW

(Sources: Urban Joker)

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