Mister Ed
Ed and the Motorcycle
TV Flash files “Ed and the Motorcycle” as hour 141 of 143 in the TV Flash guide — Mister Ed (1961–1966) on CBS, season 6, episode 11, aired 1966-01-02, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E11: listed hour 141 of 143 in the Mister Ed guide, hour 11 of 13 in season 6. It aired 1966-01-02 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Ed the Bridegroom” (S06E10). Next is “Cherokee Ed” (S06E12).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ed and the Motorcycle sit in the Mister Ed guide?
S06E11 is listed hour 141 of 143 — hour 11 of 13 in season 6, season 6 episode 11.
When did Mister Ed S06E11 air?
Ed and the Motorcycle aired 1966-01-02 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…