Yeah, well leave it there for 30 days and if nobody claims it, its yours. Come on. Quit stalling. Wilbur, im tired. Im tired. Youre just lazy. Now look, look at that horse up there. Why cant you be more like him . Now betsy, ride him round the bridle path and ill wait for you right here. Now be careful now. I will, mommy. Now thats a horse. Hes not lazy. Hmm, i hate a showoff. Betsy, betsy, somebody stop him. Hes running away with a little girl. Weve got to save her. Oh, please its my little girl. My poor baby please do something. Its all right maam. My horse has gone after him. Your horse . Yes maam. Look, look hes reaching him. Hes got him. Yes. Oh. Easy boy. What are you some kind of a nut or something . Theres a kid on your back are you trying to kill her . Oh, dont give me that bunk about some noise scaring you. Come on, chicken. Come on. Oh, my father was right. My little girl needed more riding lessons. I dont know why. Please maam. Your little girls all right now. Look her they come. Oh, betsy. Betsy, thank heavens youre all right. You arent hurt, dear . No, mommy, im fine. Oh, thank god. I never saw anything like this before. Your horse saved my childs life. What can i do to thank you . Oh, forget it. Oh, no, no, please. May i have your name and address. I know my father would want to do something nice for your horse. Oh, ed doesnt want any reward. Excuse me. Uh, if you insist. My name is wilbur post. You both have a perfect driving record. Perfect. No tickets. No accidents. That is until one of you clips a food truck, ruining your perfect record. Yup. Now, you would think your Insurance Company would cut you some slack, right . No. Your insurance rates go through the roof. Your perfect record doesnt get you anything. Anything. Perfect for drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. And if you do have an accident, our claim centers are available to assist you 24 7. For a free quote, call Liberty Mutual at you could save up to 509 call today at see Car Insurance in a whole new light. Liberty mutual insurance. I cant understand what happened to wilbur. He should have been back an hour ago. My lunch will be ruined. Addisons fit to be tied. The boys had a golf date this morning. I know. Maybe he got his appointments mixed. You mean he thinks hes supposed to ride addison and play golf with the horse . That wouldnt surprise me. When he goes out with that horse anything can happen. Where do you suppose he could be . Yeah, the way wilbur feels about that plug they could have stopped off for a couple of beers. You know the way he lies about mister eds accomplishments youd think he was his press agent. Now just a minute, roger, wilbur may have his faults but hes not a liar. Carol . Wait till i tell you what happened. Ed and i were on the bridle path see, i just got off ed when suddenly a motorcycle backfired. Another horse with a girl on his back bolted and ran away taking her with him you see. Ed quick as a flash. He ran after them. He caught them, picked up the reins in his teeth and brought them both back. Isnt that wonderful . I suppose you should stay with him until he gets better. Take courage dear. You dont believe me. Carol, you believe me . Of course, dear. What really happened . It was a lie. I made the whole thing up. The reason im late is because ed and i stopped off to have a couple of beers. telephone ringing excuse me. Hello . The valley globe . This is mrs. Post. What . What . Wilbur. You should all be on your knees to me. Hello, this is mr. Post. Owner of mister ed. What . Yes, yes, its true. How did you find out about it so fast . Well the childs grandfather happens to be henry j. Thorndyke. He was at a local press conference when his daughter called him with the news. Wed like to follow up on the story. Do you mind if send over a photographer at 3 00 . Yes, 3 00 will be fine. Dont mention it. clears throat the newspaper is sending photographer over here to take pictures of mister ed. Do you know who the little girls grandfather happens to be . Henry j. Thorndyke. Not henry thorndyke the millionaire. Why he owns half of Catalina Island. He may drop over himself later in the afternoon. Addison youve been wanting to meet him for years. Yeah, anything that man touches turns to gold. Oh, wilbur if you cut us in on one of his deals well be made. What a stroke of luck saving thorndykes grandchild. Oh, ed is very democratic. He saves them all. The rich and the poor. Okay, mr. Post, im all set. All right, where do you want us to stand . Well, lets see, um. Oh, i think we ought to get him over there where the lights better. Hey, did you see that . He seemed to understand me. Nah, hes just showing off for the press. Hows this . Perfect. Now hold it. Somebody who loves sugar is gonna get his lumps tonight. Could we take that once more please . Sure. Right away. Here we go. One, two, three. What happened now . Oh, hes just being funny. Nothing worse than a horse making a jackass out of himself. Well, i got the horse anyway. Thank you very much. Youre welcome. It was dirty pool, ed. Dirty pool. Why dont you want me in the picture . I didnt want to confuse any hero worshippers. Yeah right. Big shot. Lets go back o your stall. Wilbur. Honey, this is mr. Thorndyke. The little girls grandfather. How do you do, its nice to see you. Hello. I guess i dont have to tell you how i feel. Im crazy about that little granddaughter of mine i just had to come by and thank you in person. Well im glad i just happened to be there. Oh, i mean, my horse and i happened to be there. Well, so this is the fellow that saved my betsy. You know, i cant believe it yet. My daughter tells me this horse actually followed betsys horse and brought him back with the reins in his teeth. Yeah, thats. Thats the truth. Mister ed has always been fond of little children. Wilbur. Oh, im sorry. I beg your pardon. I didnt know you had company. Ill see you later, wilbur. Please uh. Please stay, rog. All right. Yeah. Mr. Thorndyke, id like you to meet my neighbor, roger addison. Oh, how do you do . Mr. Thorndyke, how are you . Im happy to meet you. Roger, what are you doing with those apples . Oh, these . Theyre for this wonderful horse of yours. Im very fond of this animal and i think he kind of likes me, too. Here you are, boy. Ed. Hes not hungry, rog. Hes already had a dozen apples. That aint hay. laughs laughs what a wonderful animal. You two must be very proud of him. Oh, yes. Mister ed and my husband are inseparable. Mr. Thorndyke i read in the paper last week about your forming a syndicate for a Land Development project in arizona. Thats right. How old is mister ed . Hell be eight next month. And you wouldnt think by looking at him. He has one of those baby faces. Now i happened to have saved some money. Youre very wise. There is a special reason for my coming here today, mr. Post. I want you and your wife to spend the weekend with me at catalina. Our city is celebrating its anniversary. Were having a big parade with floats and music. And youll have the time of your life. What do you say . How wonderful. Well wed love to come, mr. Thorndyke, but were having a theater date with the addisons. Oh, wilbur, forget about us. Inconsequential. Dont worry about us at all. Go ahead enjoy yourselves. Well find Something Else to do. Well, now why dont you and mrs. Addison join us weve plenty of room. But no, no, no i wouldnt impose. I insist. All right i accept. Good. Good. Now there is one thing more. I am grand marshal of the parade and i would like this hero to lead it with my granddaughter. I tell you when this breaks in the newspaper therell be hundreds of children just itching to cheer this. This wonderful animal. Hmm, i can just see mister ed signing autographs. Then its all settled. Ill have my yacht in san pedro on saturday send my chauffer round to pick you up. How about a nice cool drink, mr. Thorndyke . Good, id like that. Ill join you as soon as we put away ed. Ive always been interested in Land Development, mr. Thorndyke and i have some ideas on the subject that you might find interesting. I believe in investing in Land Development. Oh, ed this saturday morning youll be sailing away on your way to a heros welcome on Catalina Island. I am not going. Huh, why not . I am not getting on any boat. Guy hey, sara. Oh my gosh. Hes so cute. How do you know him . Cmon donovan, do it like i taught ya. Love the new tattoo, sara. Lets go dude. What . Dude, thats sara. Whos sara . The girl in the pink shirt. Thats the girl i was telling you about. Oh, thats sara. Theater two on your left. Hey sara, what color underwear today . Hey sara. So, when you gonna post something new . Announcer anything you post online, anyone can see. Family, friends. See ya later, sara. I cant believe youre afraid to get on a boat. Youre a hero. Only on dry land. When they build a bridge to Catalina Island ill go. Everybody travel on the water, noting can possibly go wrong on a boat. Then why do they carry life preservers . Its just in case. Im staying right here. You never heard of a barn going down. Thats a ridiculous phobia. They have all sorts of modern precautions on boats. When something goes wrong they always yell women and children first. Then if theres room left the men go. Oh, come on. The captain and the horses go down with the ship. Whats this book youre reading . Shipwrecks of the pacific coast. Ed, there is only one way to lick your fear of the water. Oh, no, wilbur. No. You want those thousands of children to see you crying. Well, crying beats drowning. Look, ed, come on down and look at the ocean. See how calm and beautiful it is. Come on. Easy, wilbur, easy. Slow now. Easy. Easy now. Dont tip the pier. stammers whats that . Help shark horse eating shark. Ed. Oh, stop that ed. Those are just little baby fish. Yeah, but their father might be around. Ed, im going to make you get on that boat. Wait, wilbur. Were pals, arent we . Yeah. And you wouldnt make me do anything you wouldnt do. Thats right. Then you get on the boat first. All right, i will. All right. See how safe it is. Okay, now walk around the other side. All right. Ed, ed, were drifting. Do something. I am. Im going home. Ed, this is a dirty trick. Just for that we are going on saturday. You hear me. Youre going to catalina on saturday. horn blowing rog, thats quite an outfit. Pretty impressive, eh . Yeah. But shouldnt you be wearing the whistle to call taxis . Oh, wilbur, stop it. I think roger looks positively handsome. He looks like a little doll. Dont you listen to wilbur, sweetheart. If theres a whistle coming with that outfit, mother will get it for you. both laughing well, thorndykes chauffer should be dropping by any minute now to pick us up. Oh, thank you, honey. Oh, im really starting to get excited now. Ah, me too. You know i have a feeling that this is going to be the most unforgettable weekend of my life. You know why . Because its free. My dear, if thorndyke takes me into a syndicate well both be wearing mink. Oh, honey, shouldnt you get mister ed ready . Oh, yes. Yeah. Rog, would you care to give me a hand with ed . Anytime i can do something for that wonderful animal count on me. Oh, boy but to think just a couple of days ago roger couldnt stand mr. Ed. Thats one thing you can count on my husband, give him something for nothing and you touch that soft spot in his wallet. both laughing well, now that the fashion show is over i think i better go get the suitcases. Okay, see you in a minute. Okay. Ed, were ready to go. Whats wrong, wilbur . We cant keep that boat waiting. Hes just acting stubborn. Come on, rog, push. I am pushing. Whats the matter with him . Well never get to catalina at this rate. Roger, you should never mention the word catalina. Wilbur, i. I dont understand. You know how important this trip is to me. To us. And if we get to catalina without this horse thorndyke isnt going to be very friendly. Now please do something, will you . Ed, im ashamed of you. When noah was putting all those animals in the ark, where do you think youd be today if one of the horses refused to go . Not on that boat to catalina, ill tell you that. Wilbur, i cant understand why mister ed is acting this way. He isnt sick is he . No. Hes just spoiled. Must be some way of getting him on that boat. Maybe if i sneaked a few sleeping pills into his feed. No, how are we going to carry a sleeping horse out of the barn. Oh, honey, look at the time. Ill get it, dear. I think ive got our problem solved. Come with me. Where did you get the horse . I rented him. From the briarcliff stables. He looks just like mr. Ed, doesnt he . Well, his hair is a little longer. Well, we can give him a crew cut. Thorndyke will never know the difference. Ed, has a longer tail. So he got his tail caught in a lawn mower. Anything else . Well. Eds nose is a little shorter. Hey, if you think im going to pay for a nose job for this nag youre crazy. Now wait a minute, rog, lets be sensible we cant go fooling thorndyke with another horse. Thats dishonest. Youre darn right it is. Its low underhanded, crooked and get carol ready were leaving in five minutes. Look, ed. Heres your paper. Thank you, joey. Hi, mister ed. Huh . Gee, i saw his picture in todays paper. Did he really save that little girl . Well, actually this horse. Actually, this horse is one of the bravest animals that you will ever see. Brave . If his ears were any bigger hed be a rabbit. I bet he isnt afraid of anything. No, hes not, joey. A true hero is afraid of nothing. Why, to save a human life this animal would go through fire and water. Ha, ha, he wouldnt go through a lawn sprinkler on a hot day. You mean if i was drowning hed save me . Oh, sure. Not only save you hed give you artificial respiration. That faker would pass out if a moth attacked him. Mr. Post is he really going to be the star of that big parade in catalina . Oh, yes will they give him a medal . Oh, sure. I wouldnt be surprised good luck, mister ed. Bye, mr. Post. Bye, joey. Well, mr. Ed, after i brush you down ill put you into your trailer. Just one cotton picking minute. Just a moment. Youll never brush the yellow streak off his spine. Hi. And stop calling that seedy plug, mister ed. Well. Steal my feed bag, but not my good name. Now look, ed, those kids in catalina are expecting to see a hero and im not going to disappoint them. But thats cheating, wilbur. Old lard belly here didnt save that kid. Now, ed. Come on, fella. Wilbur, no one will believe hes mister ed. Oh, i wouldnt be too sure about that. I would and you know why . Why . Because his names gertrude. Very funny. Come on, boy. Well, wait, wilbur. Ill go. Ed, are you sure about that . You know, it means getting on that boat. Well, if we go down well go down together, buddy boy. Oh, im glad youre coming, ed. You cant lie to kids, wilbur. Theyre coming to see a hero. Not a phony pony. Ed, youve got to admit that was a perfect weekend. Yeah, it was a gasser. Ed, i was really proud of you. The way you marched at the head of the parade with your head high and your chest out, prancing like a real hero. Yeah, guess i did ham it up a little. Mostly ed i was proud the way you overcame your fear of the water. Wilbur, lets go rent a boat tomorrow, okay . If you really wanna go, ed