The BEST episodes of Mister Ed season 1

Every episode of Mister Ed season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mister Ed season 1!

Early 1960s sitcom about an architect named Wilbur Post and his talking horse, Mister Ed.

Last Updated: 11/10/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Sorority House
star
7.69
67 votes

#1 - Sorority House

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/1961

Ed is used as a team mascot and Wilbur must come to his rescue when Ed is stolen by a rival team.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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The Ventriloquist
star
7.65
81 votes

#2 - The Ventriloquist

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/1961

Wilbur is trying to win a contract to build a clubhouse, but Ed gets him into trouble and botches the idea.

Directors: Rod Amateau
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Kiddy Park
star
7.59
65 votes

#3 - Kiddy Park

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/1961

Wilbur and Carol plan a trip to go to a park and Ed's feelings are hurt because he feels left out. Ed then runs away to start a new life.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Busy Wife
star
7.56
72 votes

#4 - Busy Wife

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1961

Carol gets wrapped up in a woman's club and completely ignores Wilbur. It's up to Ed to try and help her overcome the obsession.

Directors: Justus Addiss
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The First Meeting
star
7.39
150 votes

#5 - The First Meeting

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1961

Wilbur is overwhelmed when he goes into his barn and his horse starts talking to him. Wilbur's wife and neighbors think he's crazy when he tries to tell them. Ed says that he will only talk to Wilbur and nobody else.

Directors: Rod Amateau
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Pageant Show
star
7.28
36 votes

#6 - Pageant Show

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/1961

Wilbur makes Ed angry when he takes the phone extension out of the barn. Ed reacts by playing tricks on Wilbur and Carol.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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The Aunt
star
7.20
35 votes

#7 - The Aunt

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/1961

Wilbur's well deserving vacation plans come to a close when an annoying aunt with her talking parrot comes to visit for the duration.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Ed the Lover
star
7.19
36 votes

#8 - Ed the Lover

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1961

Ed thinks it's silly to play in a Western play. But Wilbur persuades him to act when he tells Ed that a philly horse has fallen in love with Ed. Wilbur then talks Ed into returning back to the set.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Ed the Witness
star
7.19
36 votes

#9 - Ed the Witness

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/1961

When Wilbur ends up in a Mexican jail after refusing to pay a repair bill to a mechanic to damaged his trailer, Ed comes to the rescue.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Ed's Mother
star
7.18
33 votes

#10 - Ed's Mother

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/1961

Ed bids for his mother at an auction when he finds out that his mother is used on a farm as a plow horse.

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Ed the Songwriter
star
7.18
33 votes

#11 - Ed the Songwriter

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/6/1961

Through a musical experience, Wilbur has a music publisher record a song written, composed, and sung by Ed.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Ed the Tout
star
7.17
30 votes

#12 - Ed the Tout

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/1961

With the help of Ed, Wilbur picks a winning racehorse for Carol and his neigbors. Unfortunatelly they end up betting on a horse that Wilbur has mistakenly circled.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Psychoanalyst Show
star
7.16
31 votes

#13 - Psychoanalyst Show

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/20/1961

Ed is afraid of heights and Wilbur gets help from a psychiatrist to help Ed, unfortunately everyone around Wilbur think that the psychiatric help is for him.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Stable for Three
star
7.14
65 votes

#14 - Stable for Three

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/1961

Ed becomes trouble when he knocks over a barbecue and then eats Carol's planted vegetables. After all this, Wilbur and Addison both end up having to sleep in the barn.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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A Man for Velma
star
7.10
29 votes

#15 - A Man for Velma

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/1961

Addison and Kate hire a 4 star cook who threatens to quit because there are no eligible men around the property.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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The Other Woman
star
7.10
30 votes

#16 - The Other Woman

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/4/1961

To Carol's shock, Wilbur whispers the name of another woman in his sleep. After being mad and upset, she is relieved to learn that the name he mentioned was a female horse that Ed wanted him to buy for the barn..........and him Grrrrrr.

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The Missing Statue
star
7.09
33 votes

#17 - The Missing Statue

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/1961

Carol wants an antique statue and Wilbur won't let her buy one. She then tells him that she will go on a fish diet if she can't get the statue. She then buys it anyway and Wilbur finds it and takes it back. Finally Wilbur changes his mind and buys it for her anyway. She then takes it back. Then everyone it comes in contact to takes it back and when Wilbur comes to buy it for the last time, the store owner is bout to go crazy.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Ed's New Shoes
star
7.07
28 votes

#18 - Ed's New Shoes

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/1961

A handman hired by Wilbur creates a problem when he squirts water on a photographer for a fancy magazine.

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Wilbur Sells Ed
star
7.07
28 votes

#19 - Wilbur Sells Ed

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/2/1961

Ed falls in love with a filly owned by an important builder and convinces Wilbur to sell him. The man gets so mad that it almost ruins Wilbur's contract.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
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Ed the Stoolpigeon
star
7.07
30 votes

#20 - Ed the Stoolpigeon

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/13/1961

Wilbur and Carol adopt a puppy for an extra pet and Ed gets so jealous that he tries to get the pup in trouble so that Ed can get all the attention.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
The Mustache
star
7.07
30 votes

#21 - The Mustache

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/21/1961

Addison convinces Wilbur to grow a mustache to look older, so that he can land a promising architectual job he's been wanting.

Ed Cries Wolf
star
7.03
29 votes

#22 - Ed Cries Wolf

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/11/1961

Ed manipulates Wilbur to try and get him to play chess with him, but Wilbur doesn't believe him when Ed tells him that there is a burglar loose in the house.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
Little Boy
star
7.03
30 votes

#23 - Little Boy

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/11/1961

A new boy enters the neigborhood and none of the kids like him. To try and get the kid together with the other kids, Carol throws a party. Ed then hatches a scheme to show that the boy is brave by riding the "Mean" Ed.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
The Contest
star
7.03
30 votes

#24 - The Contest

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/18/1961

Ed toutors Wilbur on everything from reference books to foreign languages to win a contest that awards $5,000.00.

Directors: Arthur Lubin
Ed Agrees to Talk
star
7.00
29 votes

#25 - Ed Agrees to Talk

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/18/1961

Ed gets angry at Carol and thinks she is mistreating him because she has Ed hitched to a surrey when Wilbur refuses to buy her a new car.