Mister Ed (1961-66), a CBS sitcom (situation comedy; see entry under 1950s—TV and Radio in volume 3), featured a mischievous horse who "talked" only to its owner, an architect named Wilbur Post, played by Alan Young (1919–). Mister Ed, played by a Golden Palomino named Bamboo Harvester, "spoke" with a voice supplied by Allan "Rocky" Lane (1904–1973), an actor who had earlier appeared as a cowboy in many Western (see entry under 1930s—Film and Theater in volume 2) films. Lane refused to allow his name to be used in the show's credits; he was embarrassed at supplying the voice of a horse. For five seasons, the horse and his architect-owner appeared in episodes of the popular award-winning series, introduced by a lively theme song that began "A horse is a horse, of course, of course" and declared "But Mister Ed will never speak unless he has something to...