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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal Studios
EAN: 0826663114768
Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Shout! Factory
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknown
Manufacturer: Shout! Factory
MPN: 11476
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Shout! Factory
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 06, 2009
Running Time: 780 minutes
Studio: Shout! Factory
Theatrical Release Date: January 05, 1961
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 10/06/2009 Run time: 780 minutes
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After three episode compilations, nostalgic baby boomers can now saddle up this beloved series' entire first season (those looking for the Clint Eastwood and Zsa Zsa Gabor episodes are directed to The Best of Mister Ed, Volume One). It's funny how well Mister Ed holds up. In its day, it was derided by critics (the Chicago Tribune sniffed that the show was a pale carbon copy of the Francis the Talking Mule films) and snubbed at the Emmy Awards. But despite its fantastic premise, the fundamental things apply: solid writing, a classic theme song, and palpable chemistry between Alan Young, as affable, modest, and unassuming architect Wilbur Post, and gelding Bamboo Harvester as slacker horse Mister Ed. Ed can use the telephone, he enjoys watching television (he prefers Leonard Bernstein to Westerns), and he can talk. "It's been a long time since I was a pony" are the words that launch one of TV's funniest teams, and it is a testament to Alan Young's skills as a comedic actor and his finesse as a straight man that you absolutely believe his genuine friendship with and affection for his equine costar (voiced by B-western star Allan "Rocky" Lane). The rest of the cast is good, but their characters are strictly 1960s sitcom stock. Wilbur's new bride, Carol (the charming Connie Hines), is the dutiful wife with a roast in the oven and who frets over asking her husband for money to buy a new television set. Neighbors Roger and Kay (Larry Keating and Edna Skinner) are the affectionately bickering married couple next door who take the newlyweds under their more cynical wings. It is Ed who gallops off with every scene with the horse's share of the punch lines. In one early episode, Wilbur complains that he could be rich if Ed went on TV and talked. Ed says no thanks to stardom. "I know Trigger," he states. "He's a very mixed-up horse." This season also features a curiosity, an episode that served as a pilot for an unsold spinoff show starring William Bendix as the hapless owner of a rustic lodge (look for a pre-Beverly Hillbillies Nancy Culp). Young, still sharp, and Hines provide audio commentary for the pilot episode. They also appear in a half-hour featurette about the history of the series that yields some surprises, namely that Mister Ed was inspired by a short story that preceded the Francis the Talking Mule movies. They don't make 'em like this anymore, and one can easily see Mister Ed winning over a new generation of kids, of course, of course. --Donald Liebenson
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This video is a must-have who wants to share the joy that was the Mr. Ed series. The episodes from the FIRST SEASON includes Wilbur's 'introduction' to the show's star.
Younger viewers will enjoy watching one of TV's funniest comedies.
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The Best of Mr. Ed didn't have a "play all" feature. I don't watch it because I don't like to have to turn on each episode.
Can anyone tell me if there is a "play all" feature on this 1st season set. I don't own this set, but I had to mark a star to post this.
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So disappointed!! Complete??, my "horses butt!!"
Did they think we wouldn't notice??!!
We waited all these years through VHS and the best of on DVD's all the while wanting Complete Uncut Episodes Season by Season, and now this.
For me it's unthinkable heresy!!
8 episodes are only 22 minutes long!!! Which means that almost one third of the episodes in this season one set are cheating the viewer out of over 3 minutes of footage. Footage that ties scenes together, ... Read More
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I loved watching Mr. ED on Nick at Nite in the late 80's and early 90's when I was a kid. Now after the Best OF sets we get the First Season of the show and its Great! It still holds up as did in the 60's and when i first saw it in the late 80's. Great show and great cast! If you like sticoms, you should add Mister ED to your collection!!!
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And so begins the classic TV Show from the Golden Days of Television which has finally made it to The Complete Season One on DVD. The wise cracking horse Mister Ed is here with his sidekick Wilber and his cute blond wife Carol. Also along for the wonderful comedic ride are the Post's trusty neighbors, Roger and Kay Addison, who are wonderful in their roles as well. ( The show really lost some charm in later seasons as the Colonel took over as Wilber's next door neighbor.)
All the classic ... Read More
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