Mister Ed was one of the very first fantasy sitcoms that was made. The series very nearly didn't make it to the air due to the skepticism of the networks. Enter Studebaker Corporation and the novel idea of having their dealers contribute $25 from the sale of each car sold in 1960 to the production and sale in syndication of Mister Ed's first season. The success of this first season was enough to attract the attention of James Aubrey of CBS to put the series on CBS on Sunday afternoons. Mister Ed is entertaining and light-hearted. It is well written and directed. The one thing that the casual viewer may overlook is the wonderful acting of Alan Young as Wilbur Post. In reality he was reacting to himself in his many conversations with Ed, but he creates the illusion that Ed is really a talking horse and that he is really having conversations with him. The rest of the cast was first rate , too, with lovely Connie Hines bringing a believability to Carol, and Larry Keating, Edna Skinner, Leon Ames and Florence MacMichael adding to the fun. Mister Ed rules!
Review of Mister Ed
