**Many have said that peanut butter was used to make this equine move his lips creating the the illusion of him speaking. Matter of fact Allen Young (Wilbur Post) closely guards the secret method used to move Ed’s lips, using the peanut butter theory as a stock answer. Well folks, upon close examination of the recently released Mr. Ed DVD It is quite evident that a thin fishing line running up the front of Ed’s chest to his haulter can be easily observed. This thin fishing line can be seen being pulled for every word the director wanted him to move his lips to.
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