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SoFl123 · 03-17-2002, 03:54 AM

Its funny how they got the horses mouth to move right on queue.. i heard they used peanut butter.

Mysty Eyes · 03-17-2002, 03:21 PM

I've read that too. It may or may not be true that they did that as well. But according to the the associate producer of the show, Herb Browar, the "talking" was done this way:

"Ed wore a bridle and Les (Hilton, Ed's trainer) would run a very thin nylon fish line [through] the bridle and up under Ed's upper lip and then stand off about ten feet and when he wanted the horse to talk he would jerk that line and it would irritate Ed's upper lip and he would make those motions with his mouth."

SoFl123 · 03-17-2002, 03:46 PM

well as new as technology was back then, they made it look pretty realistic....

Tiger32 · 03-19-2002, 12:05 AM

I loved Mr Ed, I thought it was funny how he would only talk when Wilbur was alone with him.

I also loved the episode when Mr Ed was singing, that was a really funny episode.

SoFl123 · 03-19-2002, 12:57 AM

its one of the sitcoms you cant help to love

03-17-2002, 03:54 AM	#1
SoFl123 TTTTT Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 583	talking horse comment Its funny how they got the horses mouth to move right on queue.. i heard they used peanut butter.

03-17-2002, 03:21 PM	#2
Mysty Eyes Dreaming... Senior Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 1,144	I've read that too. It may or may not be true that they did that as well. But according to the the associate producer of the show, Herb Browar, the "talking" was done this way: "Ed wore a bridle and Les (Hilton, Ed's trainer) would run a very thin nylon fish line [through] the bridle and up under Ed's upper lip and then stand off about ten feet and when he wanted the horse to talk he would jerk that line and it would irritate Ed's upper lip and he would make those motions with his mouth."

03-17-2002, 03:46 PM	#3
SoFl123 TTTTT Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 583	well as new as technology was back then, they made it look pretty realistic....

03-19-2002, 12:05 AM	#4
Tiger32 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 624	I loved Mr Ed, I thought it was funny how he would only talk when Wilbur was alone with him. I also loved the episode when Mr Ed was singing, that was a really funny episode.

03-19-2002, 12:57 AM	#5
SoFl123 TTTTT Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 19, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 583	its one of the sitcoms you cant help to love