Figure 1.--Wilbur does a friend a favor by taking a group of none-to-eager Scouts camping. They wear Scout-like uniforms, but are not called Scouts.
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Figure 1.--Wilbur does a friend a favor by taking a group of none-to-eager Scouts camping. They wear Scout-like uniforms, but are not called Scouts. |
This was not one of my favorite programs in the 1960s. It was popular at the time, although watch it I would imagine femanists might take exceptio with how women were pictured in the film--having to ask their husbands for money. This sort of thing had begun to change in thw 1960s, but feminism really is more of a 70s movement. The program is onethat hs been serialized around the world. The series won a Golden Globe award for Best TV Show in 1963. The star was a horse, Mr. Ed, a talking horse, who was constantly getting her owner Wilbur trouble. There were no children in the regular cast. There was a paperboy. I think there were Cub Scouts in one episode. I know Boy Scouts appeared in another episode.
The program is onethat hs been serialized around the world. The series won a Golden Globe award for Best TV Show in 1963.
The star was a horse, Mr. Ed, a talking horse. The cast included Leon Ames - Gordon Kirkwood (1963-1966), Connie Hines - Carol Post, Larry Keating - Roger Addison (1961-1963), Allan "Rocky" Lane - Mister Ed's voice, Florence MacMichael - Winnie Kirkwood (1963-1966), Edna Skinner - Kay Addison (1961-1964), and Alan Young - Wilbur Post. Several children made brief appearances on "Mr. Ed". One of the boys in the Scout episode shown here is named Flip Mark, who appeared on a number of different sit-coms in the late 1950s and early 60s. In the image of the boys in their boy Ranger uniforms Flip is on the far left, looking down (figure 1). Flip was born on December 22, 1948. Flip made a number of guest appearances in
shows as diverse as "Have Gun Will Travel", "The Fugitive", and "My Three Sons". His only regular appearance was in "Guestward, Ho", a 1960 comedy that lasted only one season. He was the only child of a couple that had bought a dude ranch out West.
The boy who wore glasses is Keith Taylor, who played a classmate of Beaver on "Leave It to Beaver" for a season or two. Also on Mr. Ed, there is one episode in which Jon Provost, Timmy from the "Lassie" show, appears. Butch Patrick, Eddie Munster from "The Munsters", plays in a couple of episodes.
Mr. Ed. was constantly getting her owner Wilbur trouble. There were no children in the regular cast. There was a paperboy. I think there were Cub Scouts in one episode. I know Boy Scouts refrred to as Boy Rangers appeared in another episode.
Figure 2.--Mister Ed, I'm not sure why, hides the boys' uniforms at night. They are forced to put n the girls; uniforms which they are susposed to be delivring. |
There were only a few episodes when children were involved.
One was "Little Boy". A new boy moves int the neigborhood. For some reason the other children do not like him. Carol hosts a party to help him make friends. Ed then plans to impressing the other kids by allowing the new boy to ride him.
In another episode, Ed is suspected of getting the paper boy fired. I'm not sure about the precise title.
The episode "My Horse the Ranger" was first shown on June 16, 1965, Wibur is conned into taking a group of Scouts camping. (They are dressed like Scouts in short pants Scout uiforms, but not called Scouts, but rather Boy Rangers. Carol is in charge of a Girl Scout like group, but are not called Girl Scouts. (I'm not sure if the Scouts objected to the depictions or insisted on royalties.) Ed objects to being left out of the camping and steals the Scouts uniforms. In a typical TV mix up, the boys are forced to put on the girls' uniforms.
The costuming in the program is a good reflection of 1960s dress. There were not a lot of children in the program. For the most part they wore casual clothes. The boys mostly wore short pants. The major exception was the program about Scouts.
I don't think any of the boys in this Mr. Ed episode said anything about their uniforms, but they surely weren't keen on wearing the girls' uniforms.
This was not one of my favorite programs in the 1960s. It was popular at the time, although watch it I would imagine femanists might take exceptio with how women were pictured in the film--having to ask their husbands for money. This sort of thing had begun to change in thw 1960s, but feminism really is more of a 70s movement.
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