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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I read somewhere that the producers used electric shocks to make him move his lips. Sounds cruel, and I'm sure many would object, but I'm not sure it caused any real pain to the animal. At least, Mr. Ed never looked as if he was in pain. It may have been more of a mild annoyance.
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Originally Posted by Dylrob
^ http://www.mydailyfind.com/features/...wood-lore.html
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... It was initially done by putting a piece of nylon thread in his mouth. But Ed actually learned to move his lips on cue when the trainer touched his hoof. In fact, he soon learned to do it when I stopped talking during a scene! Ed was very smart.”
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Thanks, Dylrob. And another myth busted. I don't even recall hearing about the peanut butter bit Alan Young refutes in that piece.