About this season
Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the former owner left his horse behind. This horse is no ordinary horse . . . he can talk, but only to Wilbur, which leads to all sorts of misadventures for Wilbur and his trouble-making sidekick Mister Ed.
Episodes (26)
1. My Son, My Son
Aired 1 October 1961 • 30 min
After finding a grey hair on his tail, Ed is convinced that he is getting old and wants a boy of his own to carry Ed's name.
2. The Horsetronaut
Aired 8 October 1961 • 30 min
Business makes Wibur take an office down town. Ed feels unwanted and decides to get out of Wilbur's way for good.
3. Ed's Ancestors
Aired 15 October 1961 • 30 min
Ed is used as a model for a park statue glorifying the American Palimino, but Ed refuses to go any further when he finds out something about his ancestry.
4. Ed the Redecorator
Aired 22 October 1961 • 30 min
Carol wants the house redecorated and Ed thinks that the barn should be redecorated first.
5. Ed the Jumper
Aired 29 October 1961 • 30 min
An old college buddy of Wilbur taunts him into entering Ed in a jumping contest against his own racing horse.
6. Ed the Voter
Aired 5 November 1961 • 30 min
Ed tells Wilbur that he objects Carol's idea for the barn to be used as a voter's polling booth.
7. Hunting Show
Aired 12 November 1961 • 30 min
When Ed fids out that the Posts and Addisons use their weeekend to hunt for sport, Ed is against it and tries to stop it.
8. Mister Ed's Blues
Aired 19 November 1961 • 30 min
Roger's brother-in-law is begging Wilbur to write a follow-up hit song to "Pretty Little Filly". He wants it to be a blues number, so Wilbur does his best to get Ed in a depressed mood.
9. Ed the Hero
Aired 26 November 1961 • 30 min
After Ed saves the life of a small girl in the park, a greatful Grandfather invites Ed and the Posts to his estate in Catalina and Ed doesn't want to go.
10. Ed, the Salesman
Aired 3 December 1961 • 30 min
On their first anniversay together, Ed expects a present from Wilbur......like a color tv set. When Ed brings up the idea, Wilbur refuses and Ed takes it upon himself to come up with an idea.
11. Ed and the Elephant
Aired 17 December 1961 • 30 min
Wilbur takes in a magician's elephant in the barn and Jumbo drives Ed crazy with his antics.
12. The Wrestler
Aired 7 January 1962 • 30 min
Wilbur and Addison go half and half into taking care of a wrestler who eats them out of house and home, and takes ballet lessons with the girls.
13. Ed's Bed
Aired 14 January 1962 • 30 min
Carol is jealous and wants to leave Wilbur because he is spending most of his time with Ed, trying to help him cure his cold.
14. Ed the Beneficiary
Aired 21 January 1962 • 30 min
Ed reads in the paper about a cat who is willed a great deal of money, and Ed wants to know if he is in Wilbur's will.
15. Zsa Zsa
Aired 28 January 1962 • 30 min
Zsa Zsa Gabor has to make a western movie but is uncomfortable with horses. Eventually Wilbur lends Ed to Zsa Zsa to overcome her fear.
16. Horse Wash
Aired 4 February 1962 • 30 min
Ed diets to impress a filly, while at the same time, Wilbur's father-in-law decides to drop by and visit.
17. Ed the Horse Doctor
Aired 11 February 1962 • 30 min
Addison buys a racehorse that shows success until she comes down with an unknown illness. Ed then comes to her rescue.
18. George Burns Meets Mister Ed
Aired 18 February 1962 • 30 min
George Burns stops by and offers $25,000 to make a Las Vegas appearance with Ed. Wilbur then realizes that Ed is worth a diamond mine.
19. Ed's Word of Honor
Aired 25 February 1962 • 30 min
Ed's word of honor is at stake when Addison and Wilbur have a big argument over a birthday gift from the Posts.
20. No Horses Allowed
Aired 4 March 1962 • 30 min
Wilbur tries to have a petition eliminating horses from the neigborhood recalled after Carol unwittingly signs a petition to get rid of them.
21. Bald Horse
Aired 18 March 1962 • 30 min
Ed thinks he's going bald and gets Wilbur to go out and get a bunch of treatments and remedies. Ed then realizes the real reason why the hair was disappearing.
22. Ed's New Neighbors
Aired 25 March 1962 • 30 min
The Addisons inherit a large estate in the east and prepare to move there. After seeing the new neigbors arrive, Ed starts to miss the Addisons. But the Adissons do not end up moving up there after all.
23. Ed the Beachcomber
Aired 1 April 1962 • 30 min
Addison's beach property is in trouble by a buch of beatnicks, but when Wilbur tries to help with Addison's problem, then Wibbur devolopes his own beatnick problem.
24. Lie Detector
Aired 8 April 1962 • 30 min
Addison asks Wilbur to help him finance a lie detector machine, causing fights, arguments, and chaos in the Posts' home.
25. Clint Eastwood Meets Mister Ed
Aired 22 April 1962 • 30 min
A temporary party line on the barn phone allows Ed to court Clint Eastwood's horse. However, Ed's ways to arrange thing wreak havok between Clint and Wilbur.
26. Ed the Matchmaker
Aired 29 April 1962 • 30 min
The teen daughter of the Posts' new neigbors gets Wilbur and Carol ivolved in her romantic problems.