A Jerk Is A Jerk, Of Course, Of Course: The Psychosocial Complexities Of 'Mr. Ed'.
Now that the first season of Mr. Ed is available on DVD, there's a pretty compelling, and obvious argument that that horse was one big insufferable 'emotional bully' and a real pain in the ass. Like everyone else, I'm surprised he wasn't sold for glue in a lot of those episodes. But I also found Holme's suggestion amusing:
Then again, maybe it can be explained by my theory that the whole "talking horse" thing was simply Wilbur suffering from Donnie Darko-like delusions, which stemmed from brain damage caused by a blunt trauma to his head, which totally happened in the very first episode.Almost as interesting a suggestion as those reinvented Garfield strips, Garfield Minus Garfield which repositions the protagonist Jon Arbuckle as a troubled young man on an existential journey.
Yes, Carol stepped on one end of the rake and the handle hit Wilbur in the head. She thought all of his ravings about a horse talking and winking at him was the result of head trauma. I think Mr. Ed was not so much a jerk as a bratty child who may be smart for his age (7, which is much younger than Bamboo Harvester really was) but still as impulsive and self centered as a seven year old can be.
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