Do you really believe that . Yes, i really believe that. After all, this is america, where every horse has the same opportunity to reach the top, doesnt care to go slumming, huh . Calling me a plug. Ha i shouldve said, you can use a plug to stuff up that big mouth of yours. grunts in frustration hey, whats going on . Ed ah uh. Come on, ed. Addison didnt mean what he said. If my mother heard him calling me those names, shed wash his mouth with saddle soap. I know how you feel, ed. I sure felt like telling him off. Why, if you proved you could talk, hed never call you a plug. So what . So hed call me a talking plug. Calm down, ed. grunts its not good for your blood pressure. I hope that horse of his loses every race. Oh, lets not take it out on lady linda. Shes a. Ed . Pretty nicelooking filly, dont you think . chuckles ah just another pretty face. Oh, come on, now, ed. I saw you giving her the onceover. Shes okay for a fling, but not the kind you want to settle down with. wilbur laughs carol honey. Guess what . What . Roger has invited us to watch lady linda work out at the track tomorrow. Ah, thats fine. What time do we have to be there . 5 00. A. M. . Mmmhmm. I wouldnt get up at 5 00 to watch a horse run if the jockey was lady godiva. You know, kay, ive never been to the race track at 5 00 in the morning before. Neither have i. I was so excited i didnt sleep at all last night. We didnt either, did we, wilbur . Wilbur . Wilbur two eggs, fried. gasps oh, honey poor thing. Is it time to go home . Lady linda hasnt even come out on the track yet. Ugh, i dont blame her. Only people are stupid enough to get up at this hour. Here they come addison come on, lady linda. Well, here she is, wilbur. Look at her. Lady linda. Isnt she magnificent . Right now id give you 10 for that blanket. all laughing oh, wilbur, i want you to meet my trainer, whitey morgan. How do you do . Ladies, how are you . Jimmy, take her up to the starting gate, let her come all out. I want to see what she can do. Okay, girl. Yes, sir, if we get a good workout today, well know whether shes ready. Shell be ready. And after she wins saturday, and then on to the big win in indianapolis. No, dear. No. But why not . Well, for one thing, i dont want my horse running against automobiles. Here we go. Shes ready. Here we go. Okay, jimmy, let her go. starting bell rings william tell overture plays music slows down oh, what happened . Maybe she only runs when people are betting on her. Addison, why isnt she running . How do i know . I expect to make a lot of money with this horse, whitey. Now i want you to find out whats wrong with her. Yes, sir. Ill have the track vet look her over. I cant understand this. She won her last time out. Wait, wilbur knows a lot about horses. Honey, what do you think. Wilbur. ed laughing whats so funny . So lady linda turned out to be a partypooper, huh . She just didnt feel like running. scoffing thoroughbred. laughs maybe her pedigree was too heavy. Stop gloating, ed. Its not nice to laugh at rogers troubles. It must be nice, wilber, because i feel so good. laughs here he comes. ed groans any news, rog . The track vet cant find anything wrong with her. Ah, thats great. No, it isnt. For some reason the doctor cant understand, lady linda just refuses to run. Ill have to take her out of the race this saturday. Before you do that, rog, why dont you let eds vet take a look at lady linda . Your horses doctor . Sure. Doc evans is one of those oldfashioned vets. You know, a real lover of horses. Why, you can call doc evans at 3 00 in the morning, he doesnt get mad. Wilbur, does this dr. Evans know anything about race horses . Only how to treat them. He loses every time he goes to the track. Ill give him a call right now. horse neighing dr. Evans yeah, thats a good girl. Now, open up wide. Open up wide. Thats it. You know, doctor, it could be her tonsils. How about a wisdom tooth, huh . Have you checked her sinuses . Mr. Addison, please. Youll have to excuse him, doc. This is his first. Isnt there something i can do . Yeah, come on. Well boil some water. Yeah, we. Boil water . I think a cup of tea might calm you down. Well, tonsils are fine. Teeth are sound. Now well check her pulse. How about her feet, doctor . Her arches might be bad. Rog, i never knew you could be so worried about a horse. Id be worried about a gopher if i had this much money invested. What do you say, doc . Shes in good shape. Pulse is not racing. Neither is the horse. Well, there must be something wrong with her. Why wont she run . And how do you explain the fact that shes not eating . Mr. Addison, medical science can only tell us so much. Now, physically, this animal is in excellent condition. From all appearances, lady lindas trouble is mental. Oh, fine. Now ive got to put her through analysis. Its not as strange as youd think. Many animals suffer illnesses that are purely psychosomatic. Thats right. You take my horse, theres a real hypochondriac. One sneeze and hes ready to make out his will. You know something . Its my feeling that that animal is brooding about something. About what . I dont know. Youre an animal doctor. You ought to know. Well, if i knew what wasn her mind i could help her. Good day. door closing animals cant talk, huh . What . What did you say, wilbur . Hmm . Dont give up yet, rog. Lot of times, being a teenager means living with labels. You know, like the ones other people give you. And the ones you give yourself. But what happens when youre labeled as someone youre t . Stop wearing a label you dont want. Or find yourself labeling other people . It can be so frustrating. Sad. Lonely. If youre feeling overwhelmed by problems at school. Watch it at home, or anywhere else, you need people who will listen. Who can help you take control, help you heal, help you win. You need to call the girls and Boys Town National hotline. tdd 18004481433 24 7, theyre here with help and hope when you need it most. The girls and Boys Town National hotline. Change your label. Change your life. Help is just a phone call away. R rogers in trouble. Why dont you talk to linda and find out whats bothering her . Nope. I wouldnt raise one little hoof to help that man. Dont be like that, ed. You should let bygones be bygones. Try to love thy neighbor. Not when thy neighbor is a creep. Oh, ed. Old plug. Ha he hates me. He does not hate you. Its just that roger doesnt understand animals. And i dont understand creeps. Please, ed. Ed, roger has a big investment in linda. Now, you dont want to see him lose it all, do you . Yup. Let me rephrase that. Its true that he said a lot of mean things about you, but ed, you should forgive him. After all, youre bigger than he is. Mentally, of course. Lets forget about addison. Now were getting someplace. Lets think about linda. Linda. Theres something on her mind that is really bothering her. You want to help her, dont you . Ed, i wish you could see that poor horse. I mean, shes just dragging her feet around, and moaning, and sighing, not eating. Shes all upset. All right. Ive always been a sucker for a sob story. You wont regret it, ed. horses nickering ed . What did you find out . Did lady linda say anything . Ive got a crying horse in here, wilbur. Now, please. Morning. horse snorts ed, look, i cant stand the suspense. Whats wrong with her . Same old story. Shes carrying a torch. Oh. Love affair, huh . Shes got it bad, and that aint good. What happened . She said she was in love with a horse at pimlico, but her stable shipped her out here. Well, thats racebiz. Yup. Same old story. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, well, listen, ed, tell her the only way to get over a broken heart is to lose herself in her work. Tell her to think about nothing else but racing. Morning, noon and night. Check. horses nickering horse neighing ed, how are you doing . Worst advice you could have given her. She didnt like it, huh . Hated it. Shes blubbering all over the place. Better try another angle. Tell her the quickest way to get over a broken heart is to find another love interest. apprehensively another love interest, huh . Yeah. Tell her. Honey, youre lovely. Youre young. Why, there isnt a horse in the world aw, kiss me, wilbur. Oh, come on, ed. Now, you get in there and tell her. horses nickering wilbur. Well . She stopped bawling. Thats great, ed and she forgot all about that horse at pimlico. Wonderful. lady linda nickering whats wonderful . Now shes in love with me. Ive got this poor dame on the rebound. Well, they say, ed, the patient always falls for the doctor. laughs give her a good ride, jimmy. starting bell rings boy, look at her fly. Love is a manysplendored thing. Wilbur at a girl. You eat, lady linda, so youll be good and strong for the race this saturday. Addison wilbur. Hey, wilbur, i had a call from whitey. He said she had a sensational workout. Is it true . Rog, she ran around that track so fast she nearly caught her own tail. Oh, boy, is that a load off my mind. Look at the way shes eating. Yeah. Whats that plug of yours doing in there . Ed is keeping her company. Well, i think youve got a lot of nerve bringing that saddletramp here to mooch hay. Now, wait a minute, rog. Wilbur, i told you before, i dont want that fat clown around my horse. The reason linda is feeling so well is because she happens to be fond of ed. What . And if you want to win on saturday, youll let ed stay here until after the race. Will you please get your oversized fleabag out of there before my horse catches something . But dont you charge me for that hay. Your horse invited my horse to lunch. Excuse me. Now, wilbur, i think youre being foolish not going to the race saturday over a silly little quarrel. Well, i wouldnt like it if they called you names. Thats different. Im your wife. And hes my horse. Dont hold it against him just because he has no marriage license. Addison, wilburs very angry. I think it was childish of you to call his horse all those names. I did not call that brokendown plug any names. Kay, would you please excuse me . Im trying to concentrate on this racing form. Oh, doll, ill feel just awful if wilbur doesnt come with us this saturday. Now, please, lamby, please go over and apologize next door. I will not. Number one, i have nothing to apologize for. Number two, he insulted my intelligence when he told me his horse is responsible for lady linda regaining her form. Believe me, hes going to be sorry if he doesnt get out there saturday and place a sizeable wager on lady linda. doorbell ringing ill get it, lover boy. According to the chart, lady linda should win in a breeze. Whitey hello, mrs. Addison. Is your husband home . Kay yes. Come in. Whitey thank you. Mr. Addison, im afraid i have some bad news. Bad news . I just gave lady linda her workout. Did a mile in 1. 38. Thats pretty good, isnt it . A minute and 38 seconds . This was one hour and 38 minutes. An hour and 38 minutes . Well, what happened . Just went into the middle of the track, laid down and wouldnt move. We had to get a horse van to get her back to the barn. Well, whats wrong with her . I dont understand it, mrs. Addison. She was doing fine until mr. Post took his horse away. Hmm. Now, just a minute, dont try to tell me that mister ed was responsible for lindas sudden change this morning. They just wont run when theyre separated. Oh, i can see it all now. What a picture. Lady linda and mister ed trotting down the bridal path. And you can give the bride away, doll. Do you seriously believe that lady linda wont run unless that. That horse is with her . I think you better get him back in with her. As soon as possible. Excuse me. Hello, wilbur, my boy. Hello. Wilbur, you know when people are friends, neighbors. What i mean is when people have an argument and one of them realizes hes been a fool, well, it takes a big man to apologize. Well, im not going to. Not that you arent. Oh, no. Not that you arent. What im trying to say, wilbur, is that im sorry for the unkind things i said this morning. You dont owe me any apology, rog. Oh, thank you, wilbur. Thank you. You owe it to ed. You expect me to apologize to a horse . Why not . You made a fool out of him in front of lady linda. But he didnt understand what i was saying. That is where you are wrong. Animals can tell by the tone of your voice how you feel about them. Ask anybody who owns a cat or a dog or any pet. Wilbur, ill be frank with you. Since mister ed left, lady linda has had a relapse. She has . Mmm. And id like mister ed to go back to her. Sorry, roger. Ed isnt a horse doctor. Besides, i wouldnt want lady linda to catch anything. Oh, please, wilbur. Please. Ive got a lot of money invested in that animal. Let me have your horse until this saturday. Oh, thank you, wilbur. Thank you. Come on, ed. Come on, lets go. Come on, ed, lets go. Ed, lets go. He wont move. Of course not. He thinks you dont like him. Well, how can i let him know that i do . By showing him a little love. A little affection. Talk to him, rog, in a low voice, and tell him how much you like him. Hello, mister ed. Im your friend. I dont think youre an old plug. I think. What am i doing talking to a horse . People will throw a net over me. Rog, keep it up. You were just beginning to get to him. I am . Yeah. Keep pitching. Keep pitching. And rog, straight from the heart. Hello, ed. Were friends now, arent we, mister ed . At a boy. Now you come along, ed. Come along with old rog. Come on, ed. Come on, ed. Well, why wont he go . You didnt kiss him. Kiss him . I always kiss him. I absolutely refuse to kiss him. Rog, how much money do you stand to lose if lady linda never runs again . Turn around. Turn around. Now, ask him to go with you. Come on, mister ed. Come on with rog. Hey, it worked hes moving come on, ed you do all this research on a perfect car then smash it into a tree. Your Insurance Company raises your rates. Maybe you should have done more research on them. Liberty mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. Just one of the many features that comes standard with our base policy. Call for a free quote today. See Car Insurance in a whole new light. Liberty mutual insurance. Boy, that was some race. You should be proud of lady linda. Oh, i am. Were gonna make a fortune with her, arent we, doll . Roger, what are you talking about . Before the race, i sold her to the newport stable. What for . If you think im going to spend the rest of my life kissing that old plug, youre crazy. laughing [voiceover] robert young and jane wyatt. With elinor donahue, billy gray and Lauren Chapin in father knows best. joyful instrumental music i feel like a real square with all this corny joke on my car. If the Student Council sponsors the safe driving campaign