| Mister Ed | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Walter R. Brooks |
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| Starring | |
| Voices of | Allan "Rocky" Lane |
| Theme music composer | |
| Opening theme | "Mister Ed" by Jay Livingston |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 143 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Al Simon |
| Producer | Arthur Lubin |
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| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production companies | The Mister Ed Company Filmways |
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| Release | January 5, 1961 – February 6, 1966 |
| Related | |
| Mister Ed (2004) | |
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Mister Ed is an American television sitcom produced by Filmways[1] that aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966.[2] The show's title character is a talking horse which originally appeared in short stories by Walter R. Brooks.
Mister Ed is one of the few series to debut in syndication and be picked up by a major network for prime time.[3] All 143 episodes were filmed in black and white.[2]
- ^ The New York Times Encyclopedia of Television by Les Brown (Times Books, a division of Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company, Inc., 1977), ISBN 0-8129-0721-3, p. 277
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Random House LLC. p. 905. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 14, 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.