Mister Ed
Ol' Swayback
TV Flash files “Ol' Swayback” as hour 98 of 143 in the TV Flash guide — Mister Ed (1961–1966) on CBS, season 4, episode 20, aired 1964-03-08, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E20: listed hour 98 of 143 in the Mister Ed guide, hour 20 of 26 in season 4. It aired 1964-03-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Ed Visits a Gypsy” (S04E19). Next is “Mae West Meets Mister Ed” (S04E21).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ol' Swayback sit in the Mister Ed guide?
S04E20 is listed hour 98 of 143 — hour 20 of 26 in season 4, season 4 episode 20.
When did Mister Ed S04E20 air?
Ol' Swayback aired 1964-03-08 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…