The grave of Mister Ed - an amazing talking horse (10 photos)
The granite monument features a horse's head peeking out of a barn. 
Under a slab emblazoned with the logo of the classic CBS television show Mister Ed, which ran from 1961 to 1966 and remained popular for decades, a horse rests peacefully in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. But what kind of horse is it? 
Most visitors and locals believe this is Bamboo Harvester, a palomino horse born in 1949 who played Mister Ed on television from 1961 to 1966 before retiring to a farm in Oklahoma. A five-foot granite monument now stands there. The horse reportedly fell ill in 1968 and was euthanized. In 1970, a wooden cross was erected near a cherry tree at the celebrity's burial site. 
Mr. Ed
But Alan Young, who played Wilbur Post, the only person Mister Ed ever spoke to on the show, claims that Harvester actually died accidentally after being tranquilized in California and was cremated and his ashes scattered by his trainer, Lester Hilton. Young claimed that the horse buried in Oklahoma was another palomino named Pumpkin, who died in 1979. 
Still from the show
Pumpkin was used for promotional footage of the show, and after Harvester's death, she took over the role of Mister Ed, but never played it on television. According to a third version, Harvester died in California and was buried in Oklahoma. 
Still from the show
Fans are very sensitive to the monument on the farm in Tahlequah. People don't really care what kind of horse is buried there. Until 1990, the grave was marked with a simple wooden cross with a horseshoe, and then a special stone was carved for Mister Ed with an image of his head. A special ceremony was held to mark the installation, including an honor guard and bouquets of carrots. 
The monument reads: "According to media reports, Mister Ed moved to Oklahoma in the late 1960s after a successful Hollywood career. Mister Ed continued to entertain and bring joy to many Oklahomans, and eventually retired to this area. Long may his memory live." 
