January 5, 1961 –
The talking horse (with a daily diet was twenty pounds of hay, washed down with a gallon of sweet tea,) Mister Ed, debuted on CBS-TV on this date.
The horse wouldn’t respond to any of his co-stars, just his trainer, Lester Hilton. This meant that Hilton had to be on the set at all times, calling out commands or giving them with hand signals.
The Haus of Dcaligari 