Mister Ed

Mister Ed is an American television sitcom produced by Filmways that originally aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then on CBS from October 1, 1961 to February 6, 1966. The show's title character – a talking horse – originally appeared in short stories by Walter R. Brooks.

Settling into their first home, newlyweds Wilbur Post,an architect, and his wife Carol, discover a horse in the barn. Meeting Roger Addison, a neighbor, they discover that the horse is theirs, left to them by the previous owner. Unable to part with the animal, Wilbur persuades Carol to let him keep it. Shortly after, while brushing the horse (named Mr. Ed), Wilbur discovers that he possesses the ability to talk, and because Wilbur is the only person he likes well enough to talk to, he will speak only to him. Stories depict the misadventures that befall Wilbur as he struggles to conceal the fact that he owns a talking horse.