Mister Ed: Season One |  | Actors: Alan Young, Connie Hines
Studio: Shout! Factory
Category: DVD
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 8902
Format: Box set, Black White, DVD, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 780 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: MCMDSF11476D
UPC: 826663114768
EAN: 0826663114768
ASIN: B002AMVEHY
Theatrical Release Date: January 5, 1961
Release Date: October 6, 2009
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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 IThe Best of Mister Ed, Volume One/I). It's funny how well IMister Ed/I holds up. In its day, it was derided by critics (the IChicago Tribune/I sniffed that the show was a pale carbon copy of the IFrancis the Talking Mule/I 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-IBeverly Hillbillies/I 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 IMister Ed/I was inspired by a short story that preceded the IFrancis the Talking Mule/I movies. They don't make 'em like this anymore, and one can easily see IMister Ed/I winning over a new generation of kids, of course, of course. I--Donald Liebenson/I
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 Mister Ed: Season One January 3, 2010
Proud Dad (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
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br /Younger viewers will enjoy watching one of TV's funniest comedies.
 Unthinkable!! December 29, 2009
WarnerOland (NJ USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
So disappointed!! Complete??, my "horses butt!!"
br /Did they think we wouldn't notice??!!
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br /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.
br /For me it's unthinkable heresy!!
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br /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, and without such makes one wonder what is missing... Funny moments, tender moments, great comedy, great acting, and they're missing.
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br /Wonderful words laid down by talented writers, making one think, what did the great Larry Keating do in those missing minutes, how about Alan Young, Connie Hines, and Edna Skinner, not to forget Allan (Rocky) Lane??!! Incredible on screen chemistry left out because they couldn't take the time to find or put together a complete episode.
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br /Don't give me extras, don't give me great audio and video quality, don't give me great packaging, but do give me "complete uncut original length" episodes!!
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br /The edited episodes are...
br /"Busy Wife"
br /"Kiddy Park"
br /"Stable for Three"
br /"Ed the Lover"
br /"The Pageant Show"
br /"The Aunt"
br /"Little Boy"
br /"The Contest"
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br /Season one episodes should run about 25:30 in length or longer including opening and closing credits and Filmways tag.
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br /I'm giving this a two instead of a one because everything else is nicely done.
br /Quality is good, and audio commentary track during first episode with Alan Young and Connie Hines is wonderful. (Sad to hear she recently passed December 18)
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br /I understand, and hopefully it's true, that Season Two has no such issues with cut versions of episodes!!.......
br /"the second season set of Mister Ed will be the complete version of each episode, as originally broadcast."
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 Mr. ED finally in season set form!!! December 1, 2009
K. Puckett (Alabama)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!!!
Hello, I'm Mister Ed November 24, 2009
C. Crowder (Madison NJ)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.)
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br /All the classic season one episodes are here and appear to be nicely re-mastered with excellent sound and picture quality. All of the episodes are wonderful and some like "Ed the Witness" and "Ed's Mother" really shine in the series.
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br /A must see DVD set for any fan of classic TV comedies with the incomparable Mister Ed as an unforgettable talking horse.
a must have November 16, 2009
Brian Davidson (sarnia)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The picture quality and sound are excellent-this show is so funny -it is a classic.Everybody should "find"Mister Ed again -this show is too good to forget about!And excellent service Amazon!I long for that simple time again
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