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Mr Ed was really a zebra!

posted 18 years ago by cainjs
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www.snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp

;)

We had timing! Tika-tika-tika-tika! Timing! TOCKA-TOCKA-TOCKA-TOCKA!

[–] WhWm 18 years ago

*******MISTER ED WAS NOT A ZEBRA*******

check out the site http://eviltwin.velvetsofa.com/mistered.html. It states:

Snopes.com, a site devoted to Urban Legends, facetiously recounts the utterly ludicrous conspiracy theory that suggests Mister Ed was played by a zebra.

Now, I'm not saying you'd have to be a complete idiot to believe that a gorgeous Palimino like Ed was really a zebra, but... Oh, wait... yes, I am.

Mister Ed was, of course (of course), a horse originally named Bamboo Harvester foaled in 1949 in El Monte, California. His sire was The Harvester, a Saddlebred owned by Edna and Jim Fagan. His dam was Zetna, who was sired by Antez, an Arabian imported from Poland.
[per the Palomino Horse Association].

[–] ragingtowers 17 years ago

http://www.snopes.com/lost/false.htm

You should always continue reading, and click the info links.

I too thought it was possible, but then at the same time my mind refused to believe it.

[–] Sword30 17 years ago

Mister Ed online:
http://users.aol.com/mwn3/page1.html
<Quote>
"A zebra was briefly used in several scenes in the series when Ed was unable to some difficult stunts, but there's no truth to the myth that a zebra was used the whole time. Ed was definitely a horse!"<End Quote>

The misconception is that the main character of Mister Ed was a zebra.

[–] autoBrandt 17 years ago

[BEGINSTATE*#$]]/zebra.vs.horse:FIGHT!!!~~+\]Mr. Ed is disabled, yes.[/mr.end]

Please, feel ERRRORR!~end signature][/i[

[–] Sword30 17 years ago

Hi AutoBrandt,
I totally forgot about this post. Only some of the tricky scenes were done by a local Zebra (I forget his name) because he was trained to do "Tricks".
The beloved Mr. Ed that we see talking and such, is played by one horse that we all recognize as being 'Mr. Ed'.
Cheers to Mr. ED!

[–] autoBrandt 17 years ago

!!>.//:[/i]contact established. initiate LAUGH-O-TRON: {AA-HA-HA-HA-HAA!}
:scanning for response/362
<!#>:{That had not occurrrr^(9error)ed to us, Dude.}

Please, feel ERRRORR!~end signature][/i[