The Addison's or the Kirkwood's?

I prefer the Addisons and Roger’s reaction to Wilbur’s nuttiness. It is always hard to replace someone. The Kirkwoods were good though.

I go with the majority because Winnie Kirkwood didn't stand up to her husband like Kay did, besides I LOVED Kay's taste in cloths

The Addisons are by far better than the Kirkwoods. I didn't watch Mister Ed in the 60s (I'm only 21 and grew up watching it on VHS and TV Land). Its actually hard to watch the episodes with the Kirkwoods because I liked Roger and Kay too much. They were so much funnier, and were enjoyably devilish and selfish. As selfish as the Addisons could be, Keating and Skinner brought a lot of heart to the roles, and had some of the funniest lines after Ed. I honestly just feel no one could fill the Addisons shoes. I don't mind the Kirkwoods, but they're just not the Addisons.



The course of true love never did run smooth~ William Shakespeare

like most shows replacing a actor is hard to do because fans get accustomed original actor, take Dennis the Menace,for exsample Gale Gordon replacing Joseph Kearns as neighbor Mr. Wilson due to Joseph Kearns death.

The Addisons, no question.

Roger and Kay Addison had more personality than did Gordon and Winnie Kirkwood. Moreover, Roger and Kay had a sometimes contentious relationship that added grit to the situations in addition to the way they interacted with the Posts. And I always get a kick out of the way Kay always calls Roger by his last name, even in an endearment--"Addison doll!" By contrast, Winnie seemed a little too obeisant toward Gordon.

The Kirkwoods were not dire, but they had a tough act to follow in the Addisons. At least the show didn't try to make the Kirkwoods into carbon-copies of the Addisons, which would have been dire.

Acting-wise, Larry Keating and Edna Skinner were very entertaining and convincing. However, Leon Ames was no slouch, either, as he had a long and rewarding career as a character actor in films. He played Judy Garland's father in Meet Me in St. Louis, and he had a nice turn as the prosecutor in The Postman Always Rings Twice, a brief indication of his range.

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"All persons, living and dead, are purely coincidental." - Kurt Vonnegut

Why pull punches? The Kirkwoods sucked! I figure viewers must've complained about them because they just vanished without a word after about a year and a half. Good riddance!

While I hated both men's attitude towards Mr. Ed, IMO, both couples were funny, although I prefer the intelligent Kay over the scatterbrain Winnie.
Whom I TRULY loathe is Carol's father: a man determined to end his daughter's marriage and make her "Daddy's little girl" all over again!
I wouldn't have been sorry if that character kicked the bucket in the course of the series!

The Addisons were much better supporting characters in every sense of the word. I love Kay's gentle wisecracking, and how she's not ashamed to admit she doesn't like cooking, etc. She dressed so glamorously and could have been a movie star from the 30s or 40s. Also, Roger is a much more lovable character than Gordon. He was very serious and professional, that's for sure, but Larry Keating brought a warmth to the role that made him very likeable. Roger's character reminds me a lot of Harry Morton from the George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, who Keating played for years (after the role had been played by three other actors who for the most part made Harry a total a-hole; Keating made Harry sophisticated and likeable). The chemistry between Keating and Skinner is very apparent as well.

Like others have mentioned, Winnie Kirkwood was scatterbrained in an annoying way and never said no to her husband. Gordon is always mad at everyone for no reason, and his treating Wilbur like they're still in the Air Force was dumb. It's hard to say what other choices the producer had after Keating passed; it would have been too early to end the show after three years, but there wouldn't have been much for Kay to do all by herself.