Mister Ed

Mister Ed was a popular US television comedy show that aired on CBS from 1961-1966. The stars of the show were Mister Ed, an intelligent talking horse, and his owner, architect Wilbur Post (played by Alan Young). The comedy came from Mister Ed talking only to Wilbur.

"Mister Ed was a zebra" hoax

In the 1990s, a parody of typical urban legends said that Mr. Ed was actually a zebra, not a horse, and was either painted a solid color for the series or else looked like a horse because of shortcomings of early black-and-white television. The story frequently pops up as a "little-known fact," but is not true.

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Compare to Francis the Talking Mule (1949-1956).

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