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Old Hollywood

This former A+ list mostly television “actor” who won several awards for his acting was recognizable to every person with a television.

There have always been rumors about his death and various conspiracy theories surrounding it.

The reason for it is because the studio used a stand in for the actor for nine years after his death without ever telling the general public.

It was only in later years after a book was published that the public realized it had been tricked by the studio.

Have some fun with this one.

Bamboo Harvester

Secrets You Didn’t Know About Mr. Ed the Talking Horse

How did producers get horse TV star Mr. Ed to “talk” on-screen?

Theories abound as to how Mr. Ed’s lips moved during the eight-year run of the 1960s television show about a comedic and adventurous talking horse. You’ve heard the theme song even if you didn’t grow up in that decade:

“A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed.”

Some viewers thought the camera focused on the equine until he yawned. Then co-star Alan Young, who played Mr. Ed’s one confidante, Wilbur, told the story that crew put peanut butter in the horse’s mouth to get him to move his lips.

Young later recanted this comment, stating that he had only said that because he didn’t want to disappoint children with the technicality of how it was actually done.

So just how did producers get this palomino to talk?

Initially, a string was used. However, after training with Les Hilton, with whom the horse celebrity formed such a strong bond that he would only respond to him, the gelding learned to wag his lips whenever his hoof was touched.

Many more secrets abound with this iconic black-and-white TV show:

Bamboo Harvester was the name of the palomino show horse that played Mr. Ed. However, his stunt double, Pumpkin, was actually a Quarter horse. They looked almost identical except for a gold spot on Pumpkin’s white patch. The coloration was covered up with white make-up for filming.

Because Bamboo Harvester only took direction from his trainer, Hilton had to be on set for every shot.
Actor Alan Young had to dye his naturally blonde hair a darker color because his locks blended in too much with the horse on the black-and-white screen.
Bamboo Harvester decided when he was done for the day and would reportedly just walk off the set when he was ready to call it quits.

What ever happened to the original Mr. Ed? Unbeknownst to fans, Bamboo Harvester died a couple years after the show’s series end, though recounts of his death vary.

What we do know is that the death happened under the radar, allowing the public to believe that another horse, who later died in 1979, was the original Mr. Ed. In fact, this horse was only used for publicity photo shoots following the closing of the show. – Source


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