Horse Talk Trivia Quiz

Answer: Allan "Rocky" Lane

Mr. Ed was voiced by former western star Allan "Rocky" Lane who was not credited for the entire length of the series. The film credits listed Mister Ed as playing "himself".

Answer: Alan Young

Alan Young portrayed the character Wilber Post in the "Mister Ed" TV series. The Wikipedia website states, "According to the show's producer, Arthur Lubin, Young was chosen as the lead character because he 'just seemed like the sort of guy a horse would talk to.'"

Answer: Connie Hines

Actor Connie Hines portrayed the wife of Wilbur Post (Carol Post) in the "Mister Ed" TV series. Prior to winning the role of Carol Post, Connie's first film role was "Thunder in Carolina."

Answer: Bamboo Harvester

According to the Wikipedia website, "The first horse that played Mister Ed for the pilot episode was a chestnut gelding. However, the permanent equine star of the show was Bamboo Harvester (1949-70), a crossbred gelding of American Saddlebred, Arabian and grade ancestry."

Answer: Pumpkin

The Wikipedia website for "Mister Ed" states, "The credits listed Mister Ed as playing "himself"; however, his family tree name was Bamboo Harvester. Ed's stablemate, a quarterhorse named Pumpkin, who was later to appear in the television series Green Acres, was also Ed's stunt double in the show."

Answer: 1961 to 1965

"Mister Ed" was an American television comedy produced by Filmways that aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966.

Answer: Gelding

The Mr. Ed character was a palomino horse that could "talk" and was played by a gelding named Bamboo Harvester. A gelding is a male horse which has been castrated. What a shame there was no offspring to inherit his fame.

Answer: Chill Wills

The Wikipedia website states, "Francis the Talking Mule was a mule celebrity, featured in seven movie comedies in the 1950s. The distinctive voice of Francis was provided by veteran character actor Chill Wills, who lent his deep, rough vocal texture and Western twang to the cynical and sardonic mule."

Answer: Molly

A mule named Molly portrayed Francis the Talking Mule. Author Pauline Bartel stated Universal paid $350 for the animal and made millions from the film series.

Answer: Mare

The Wikipedia "Francis the Talking Mule" website states, "The actual mule who appeared on-screen was not a male at all, but a female named Molly, selected because she was easy to handle." A mare is a female horse or other equine. (If all females in America could produce such income as "Francis the Talking Mule" series did, America would be a wealthy nation.)