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The Best Episodes of Mister Ed Season 1

Every episode of Mister Ed Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mister Ed Season 1!

Wilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his new barn, he finds that the...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The First Meeting" is the best rated episode of "Mister Ed" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 106 votes. Directed by Rod Amateau and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/1961. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Ventriloquist".

  • The First Meeting
    7.7/10106 votes

    #1 - The First Meeting

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1961

    Wilbur is overwhelmed when he goes into his barn and his horse starts talking to him. Wilbur's wife and neigbors think he's crazy when he tries to tell them. Ed says that he will only talk to Wilbur and nobody else.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ventriloquist
    7.6/1068 votes

    #2 - The Ventriloquist

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/1961

    Wilbur is trying to win a contract to build a clubhouse, but Ed gets him into trouble and botches the idea.

    Director: Rod Amateau

    Writer: N/A

  • Busy Wife
    8.1/1063 votes

    #3 - Busy Wife

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1961

    Carol gets wrapped up in a woman's club and completely ignores Wilbur. It's up to Ed to try and help her overcome the obsession.

    Director: Jus Addiss

    Writer: N/A

  • Kiddy Park
    7.6/1046 votes

    #4 - Kiddy Park

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/1961

    Wilbur and Carol plan a trip to go to a park and Ed's feelings are hurt because he feels left out. Ed then runs away to start a new life.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Stable for Three
    8.0/1051 votes

    #5 - Stable for Three

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/1961

    Ed becomes trouble when he knocks over a barbecue and then eats Carol's planted vegetables. After all this, Wilbur and Addison both end up having to sleep in the barn.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Sorority House
    7.9/1050 votes

    #6 - Sorority House

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/1961

    Ed is used as a team mascot and Wilbur must come to his rescue when Ed is stolen by a rival team.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed the Lover
    7.0/1051 votes

    #7 - Ed the Lover

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1961

    Ed thinks it's silly to play in a Western play. But Wilbur persuades him to act when he tells Ed that a philly horse has fallen in love with Ed. Wilbur then talks Ed into returning back to the set.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Pageant Show
    7.3/1047 votes

    #8 - Pageant Show

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/1961

    Wilbur makes Ed angry when he takes the phone extension out of the barn. Ed reacts by playing tricks on Wilbur and Carol.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Aunt
    7.6/1046 votes

    #9 - The Aunt

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/1961

    Wilbur's well deserving vacation plans come to a close when an annoying aunt with her talking parrot comes to visit for the duration.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Missing Statue
    8.1/1050 votes

    #10 - The Missing Statue

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/1961

    Carol wants an antique statue and Wilbur won't let her buy one. She then tells him that she will go on a fish diet if she can't get the statue. She then buys it anyway and Wilbur finds it and takes it back. Finally Wilbur changes his mind and buys it for her anyway. She then takes it back. Then everyone it comes in contact to takes it back and when Wilbur comes to buy it for the last time, the store owner is bout to go crazy.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed the Witness
    7.5/1045 votes

    #11 - Ed the Witness

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/1961

    When Wilbur ends up in a Mexican jail after refusing to pay a repair bill to a mechanic to damaged his trailer, Ed comes to the rescue.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed's Mother
    7.7/1047 votes

    #12 - Ed's Mother

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/1961

    Ed bids for his mother at an auction when he finds out that his mother is used on a farm as a plow horse.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed the Tout
    8.1/1050 votes

    #13 - Ed the Tout

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/1961

    With the help of Ed, Wilbur picks a winning racehorse for Carol and his neigbors. Unfortunatelly they end up betting on a horse that Wilbur has mistakenly circled.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed the Songwriter
    7.9/1055 votes

    #14 - Ed the Songwriter

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/6/1961

    Through a musical experience, Wilbur has a music publisher record a song written, composed, and sung by Ed.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed the Stoolpigeon
    7.5/1037 votes

    #15 - Ed the Stoolpigeon

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/13/1961

    Wilbur and Carol adopt a puppy for an extra pet and Ed gets so jealous that he tries to get the pup in trouble so that Ed can get all the attention.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Psychoanalyst Show
    7.3/1044 votes

    #16 - Psychoanalyst Show

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/20/1961

    Ed is afraid of heights and Wilbur gets help from a psychiatrist to help Ed, unfortunately everyone around Wilbur think that the psychiatric help is for him.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • A Man for Velma
    7.8/1044 votes

    #17 - A Man for Velma

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/1961

    Addison and Kate hire a 4 star cook who threatens to quit because there are no eligible men around the property.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed's New Shoes
    8.1/1042 votes

    #18 - Ed's New Shoes

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/1961

    A handman hired by Wilbur creates a problem when he squirts water on a photographer for a fancy magazine.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Boy
    6.7/1047 votes

    #19 - Little Boy

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/11/1961

    A new boy enters the neigborhood and none of the kids like him. To try and get the kid together with the other kids, Carol throws a party. Ed then hatches a scheme to show that the boy is brave by riding the ""Mean"" Ed.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed Agrees to Talk
    7.5/1041 votes

    #20 - Ed Agrees to Talk

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/18/1961

    Ed gets angry at Carol and thinks she is mistreating him because she has Ed hitched to a surrey when Wilbur refuses to buy her a new car.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mustache
    7.8/1042 votes

    #21 - The Mustache

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/21/1961

    Addison convinces Wilbur to grow a mustache to look older, so that he can land a promising architectual job he's been wanting.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Other Woman
    8.2/1040 votes

    #22 - The Other Woman

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/4/1961

    To Carol's shock, Wilbur whispers the name of another woman in his sleep. After being mad and upset, she is relieved to learn that the name he mentioned was a female horse that Ed wanted him to buy for the barn..........and him Grrrrrr.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Ed Cries Wolf
    8.0/1042 votes

    #23 - Ed Cries Wolf

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/11/1961

    Ed manipulates Wilbur to try and get him to play chess with him, but Wilbur doesn't believe him when Ed tells him that there is a burglar loose in the house.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Contest
    7.5/1042 votes

    #24 - The Contest

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/18/1961

    Ed toutors Wilbur on everything from reference books to foreign languages to win a contest that awards $5,000.00.

    Director: Arthur Lubin

    Writer: N/A

  • Pine Lake Lodge
    7.2/1052 votes

    #25 - Pine Lake Lodge

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/25/1961

    Ed protests when Wilbur and Carol go to Pine Lake Lodge for vacation. Despite his protests, they leave him behind this time anyway.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A