# Connie "Wife of Wilbur 'Mr Ed'" Dies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 21, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086 "2009-12-21T17:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/1 "2009-12-21T17:17:01Z")
I can’t find a confirmation of this but I saw this post on a [blog](http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2009/12/rip-connie-hines.html) The blog had a confirm link but it wouldn’t open for me. Anyone else here of this. “Mr Ed” held one of life’s greatest mysteries. With a wife a built as Carol, why was Wilbur spending all the time in the barn with Ed? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/2 "2009-12-21T17:29:01Z")
Indeed, my brother had a huge crush on her. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/3 "2009-12-21T17:43:48Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > “Mr Ed” held one of life’s greatest mysteries. With a wife a built as Carol, why was Wilbur spending all the time in the barn with Ed? 😃 Indeed. When I first watched Mr. Ed, as a kid, Wilbur’s behavior made sense to me (because, when you’re 7, a talking, funny horse is more entertaining than a ditzy blonde). Years later, as an adult, I watched the show on Nick at Night, and realized that Wilbur was some combination of (a) blind (b) stupid and (c) gay. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/4 "2009-12-21T17:59:46Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Indeed. When I first watched Mr. Ed, as a kid, Wilbur’s behavior made sense to me (because, when you’re 7, a talking, funny horse is more entertaining than a ditzy blonde). Years later, as an adult, I watched the show on Nick at Night, and realized that Wilbur was some combination of (a) blind (b) stupid and (c) gay. 😃 So, what’s wrong with animal husbandry? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/5 "2009-12-21T18:20:34Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > So, what’s wrong with animal husbandry? OK, then, let me add (d) kinky. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![truthbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@truthbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthbot)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/6 "2009-12-21T19:01:55Z")
How sad! I loved Mr. Ed when I was a little girl. It frustrated me when I couldn’t get _my_ horses to talk, so I just figured Mr. Ed was a magical horse. Kinda like a Unicorn…or my father needed to hire Wilbur to run his stables. Thanks for the fond childhood memories, Connie! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/7 "2009-12-21T20:35:24Z")
google news doesn’t turn up anything on this. I love _Mr. Ed_ - I wish I could still find it on TV. I love Connie Hines, too, but she was a 5th wheel - the neighbors (first neighbors, the Addisons) rank higher in cast importance. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/8 "2009-12-21T20:58:52Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I love _Mr. Ed_ - I wish I could still find it on TV. I love Connie Hines, too, but she was a 5th wheel - the neighbors (first neighbors, the Addisons) rank higher in cast importance. [This TV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_TV). Dunno if it’s available where you are, or if you have a TV capable of picking it up, but _Mr. Ed_ is on [weekday mornings at 6:30 (Eastern).](http://www.this.tv/) Amazing the things you can pick up when your lunch break is at 3:15 a.m. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/9 "2009-12-22T01:21:23Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > I can’t find a confirmation of this but I saw this post on a [blog](http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2009/12/rip-connie-hines.html) > > The blog had a confirm link but it wouldn’t open for me. it opened for me, and there are further postings which would indicate it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/10 "2009-12-22T02:57:34Z")
I can’t find it being reported at any credible news source. Nor at IMDb, Wikipedia, or TMZ. Just some blogs. This could be the Slim Whitman fiasco all over again! Of course, it could be they’re all too busy chattering about Brittany Murphy!..TRM ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/11 "2009-12-22T03:22:59Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > it opened for me, and there are further postings which would indicate it’s true. Thanks for doing that, I don’t know why I tried it on two different browswer and the link hangs for me ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/12 "2009-12-22T03:30:05Z")
Still nothing at google news. I created a google news alert for “Connie Hines” this afternoon and I haven’t gotten anything. ---
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/13 "2009-12-22T06:22:54Z")
> **[Connie Hines dies at 79; costar on TV's 'Mister Ed'](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-connie-hines22-2009dec22-story.html)** > > She never complained about being overshadowed by a talking horse, said her human costar, Alan Young. As the show reemerged in syndication, Hines enjoyed being discovered by new audiences. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/14 "2009-12-22T07:43:09Z")
Thanks, teletype; I came by to post the same LA Times obit. It ain’t _The Reader_, but I suppose it’s a semi-official news source. I guess we can stop horsing around now…TRM ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/15 "2009-12-22T13:28:41Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Of course, it could be they’re all too busy chattering about Brittany Murphy! I dunno why they’d give priority to Murphy. A corpse is a corpse. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/16 "2009-12-22T15:03:06Z")
Of course, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/17 "2009-12-22T15:13:31Z")
That is, of course, unless the corpse is the famous Mr. Ed’s owner’s wife. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-wife-of-wilbur-mr-ed-dies/522086/18 "2009-12-22T16:24:03Z")
Stop! You’re killing me here! :D:D:D