Mister Ed
Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed
TV Flash files “Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed” as a desk essential hour — Mister Ed (1961–1966) on CBS, season 4, episode 1, aired 1963-09-29, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 79 of 143 in the Mister Ed guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 1963-09-29 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Blessed Event” (S03E26). Next is “Wilbur Post, Honorary Horse” (S04E02).
Essential hour: “Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed”. Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed — guest-star sport colliding with talking-horse farce, high-concept silliness executed clean.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed sit in the Mister Ed guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 79 of 143 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did Mister Ed S04E01 air?
Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed aired 1963-09-29 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Wilbur talking to the horse while everyone else is out of the room is the entire engine. Theme song first; vaudeville patience second.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Mister Ed is the talking-horse sitcom that should have been a one-joke disaster and instead ran for years. Alan Young's Wilbur is the only human who must manage equine gossip while the palomino (voiced by Allan Lane) steals every scene. High-concept silliness executed with vaudeville patience — and a theme song that still colonizes the brain on contact.
The flash is a palomino with better gossip than the humans. Mister Ed is the talking-horse sitcom that should have been a one-joke disaster and instead ran for years — Alan Young's Wilbur Post the only human who must manage equine leaks while the horse, voiced by Allan "Rocky" Lane, steals every scene. Syndicated then CBS, 1961–1966: six seasons, 143 episodes. Connie Hines as Carol Post; neighbors never quite catch on. **They are not amicable, the secret and the stall.** High-concept silliness executed with…
Filed against
- Alan Young as Wilbur Post
Alan Young’s Wilbur Post spent Mister Ed talking to a horse on purpose — 1960s catalog high-concept silliness, vaudeville executed as a sitcom, then DuckTales asking the same warmth for Scrooge’s globetrotting greed. TV Flash files him as…
- Connie Hines as Carol Post
Connie Hines played Carol Post on Mister Ed — the talking-horse sitcom that should have been a one-joke disaster and instead ran for years. Alan Young's Wilbur manages equine gossip while the palomino (voiced by Allan Lane) steals every…
- Allan Lane as Voice of Mister Ed
Allan Lane’s voice of Mister Ed made a talking-horse sitcom that should have been a one-joke disaster run for years — Alan Young’s Wilbur managing equine gossip, the palomino stealing every scene, high-concept silliness with vaudeville…