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. Ed Gets Amnesia
Aired 27 September 1962 • 30 min
Ed gets accidentally hit in the head with a bucket of carrots and he can't remember Wilbur or who he is.
2. Wilbur, the Good Samaritan
Aired 4 October 1962 • 30 min
When Ed causes a newsboy to lose his job, Wilbur and Addison each suspect each other of being the one who did it.
3. Wilbur and Ed in Showbiz
Aired 11 October 1962 • 30 min
While Wilbur is working on nice living quarters for an elephant, Ed is taking apples from Addison's apple tree.
4. The Bashful Clipper
Aired 18 October 1962 • 30 min
Wilbur thinks that Ed looks ungroomed and needs a good haircut, so he gets a hairdresser to do the job.
5. Ed and the Allergy
Aired 25 October 1962 • 30 min
Wilbur has promised to take Ed camping, but the visit of Addison's mother spoils that from happening.
6. Horse Sense
Aired 1 November 1962 • 30 min
Addison's letter to the editor fails when he wants the bridle path removed so that they can use the space to add on to the golf course.
7. Wilbur in the Lion's Den
Aired 8 November 1962 • 30 min
Feeling afraid of what Carol and the neigbors might think, Wilbur tries to talk Ed out of it when Ed asks Wilbur to take him kite flying.
8. Horse Party
Aired 15 November 1962 • 30 min
Ed realizes that it's his birthday and tries to persuade Wilbur to throw a Birthday party.
9. Ed the Pilgrim
Aired 22 November 1962 • 30 min
Ed tells how a horse was involved in the true story of Thanksgiving, in the hopes that Wilbur will consider giving him some of the Thanksgiving dinner.
10. Disappearing Horse
Aired 29 November 1962 • 30 min
Ed hesitates to participate in Wilbur's stage magic act.
11. Ed and Paul Revere
Aired 6 December 1962 • 30 min
Addison, being the Chairman and a distant relative from Paul Revere, hires a sculptor to create an image of Paul. Ed also thinks it's fair to have him on his ancestor also......a horse of course of course.
12. Wilbur the Masher
Aired 13 December 1962 • 30 min
Wilbur gets into trouble with a married woman in the park as he is riding Ed. Ed also has the hots for a filly that this married woman is riding also.
13. Horse of a Different Color
Aired 20 December 1962 • 30 min
The circus comes to town, and they intend to place it on the Addisons' property.
14. Ed and the Bicycle
Aired 3 January 1963 • 30 min
Ed's feeling are hurt when Wilbur begins to ride a bike daily. Wilbur then realizes that he can't talk to a bike and that a bike cannot care for him the way Ed does.
15. Ol' Rockin' Chair
Aired 10 January 1963 • 30 min
Wilbur constructs a rocking chair out of Ed's old shoes. Everyone thinks that Wilbur's chair ir ridiculous until an antique buyer is willing to pay some cash for it.
16. Big Pine Lodge
Aired 17 January 1963 • 30 min
The Posts, Addisons, and Ed all go to a ski lodge. During the trip they fall victim to card sharks. That is until they use Ed to try and help them out.
17. Unemployment Show
Aired 24 January 1963 • 30 min
Ed becomes unemployed when Wilbur works him in the stable. After that happens, Ed feels that he is entitled to unemployment insurance.
18. Horse Talk
Aired 31 January 1963 • 30 min
Wilbur and Ed help an old handyman who was wrongfully accused of drugging a horse before a big race.
19. Ed and the Secret Service
Aired 7 February 1963 • 30 min
Carol and Kay try to persuade their husbands to join the hunt club to emulate the First Lady. Wilbur agrees to join, but Edwon't let Wilbur ride him in the hunt.
20. Working Wives
Aired 14 February 1963 • 30 min
After cutting the budget on their wives spending, it's up to Wilbur and Addison to keep house while the women work and make the money.
21. Wilbur's Father
Aired 28 February 1963 • 30 min
Ed has an uncontrollable urge for Addison's apples and takes them constantly from Addison's apple tree. Addison in return gets upset at the idea and threatens that if Ed takes another one, trouble will follow.
22. The Price of Apples
Aired 7 March 1963 • 30 min
Ed has an uncotrollable urge for Addison's apples and constantly takes them from Addison's apple tree. Addison gets very angy at Ed and threatens Wilbur to stop Ed, or there will be trouble.
23. Ed the Zebra
Aired 21 March 1963 • 30 min
Ed wants a picture of Ed to enter into a contest, and Ed does not want to participate. Feeling that the contest is undignified, Ed runs away to a zoo as a zebra.
24. Ed the Emancipator
Aired 24 March 1963 • 30 min
The Posts buy Kay a cockatoo bird for her birthday. Addison is disappointed in the gift and Ed is pleased with the gift.
25. Doctor Ed
Aired 31 March 1963 • 30 min
Addison's TV set stops working and Wilbur lends him his. Ed gets upset because he won't be able to watch his favorite doctor show.
26. The Blessed Event
Aired 12 May 1963 • 30 min
Joy hits Ed when he learns that he is about to become an Uncle. When he hears of this news, he goes straight to the typewriter and starts to list a bunch of names suitable to fit the little guy.