In 1968, two years after the cancellation of Mister Ed, at the age of 19, Bamboo began to suffer from a variety of age related ailments, including kidney problems and arthritis. He was euthanized in 1970.[citation needed]
A second palomino horse named Pumpkin (alternatively Punkin), which had posed for still pictures used in press kits for the show and some personal appearances, survived until 1979. After Bamboo Harvester's death, the second horse was unofficially known as Mister Ed.[citation needed]
By 1968, Bamboo Harvester was suffering from a variety of health problems. Controversy surrounds the story of his demise, and there are at least two separate versions of what happened, both from plausible sources which might reasonably be expected to have the correct story.[citation needed]
In one version, he was euthanized in 1970 with no publicity, and buried at Snodgrass Farm in Oklahoma.[citation needed] However, a different version was given by Alan Young. Young wrote that he had frequently visited his former co-star in retirement. He states that Mr. Ed died from an inadvertent tranquilizer administered while he was "in retirement" in a stable in Burbank, California, where he lived with his trainer, Lester Hilton.[citation needed]
Young says Hilton was out of town visiting relatives and a temporary caregiver might have seen Ed rolling on the ground, struggling to get up. Young said Ed was a heavy horse and he was not always strong enough to get back on his feet without struggling. The theory is that the caregiver thought the horse was in distress and administered a tranquilizer and for unknown reasons the horse died within hours. The remains were cremated and scattered by Hilton in the Los Angeles area at a spot known only to him.[5]
In this version it was a different horse that died in Oklahoma in February 1979 which widely thought to be Bamboo Harvester, but instead this horse was merely one that posed for the still pictures of "Mr. Ed" used by the production company for the show's press kits. After Bamboo Harvester's death in 1970, this horse was unofficially known as Mister Ed, which led to him being reported as such (including sardonic comments on Saturday Night Live'sWeekend Update) following his own death.[6]
Young said when the Oklahoma horse death story came out in 1979, he knew it was not the real Mr. Ed, but did not have the heart to "shatter their illusions" that the horse being memorialized was not the real Mr. Ed. He believes it was a horse used for early publicity photos.[5]
Whether or not it was the real Bamboo Harvester, the horse was laid to rest in 1970, on the farm at Snodgrass Farm in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, with no marker. It wasn't until summer 1990 when Mister Ed fans of Oklahoma dedicated a standing granite gravestone to honor the grounds of his grave, though the epitaph uses his stage name and image as 'Mr. Ed', and does not mention his death date of 1970.[citation needed]
^AP: Grave of famous horse still attracts visitors 50 years later
^Ken Beck; Jim Clark (2002). The Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 267ff. ISBN978-1-4185-5737-9.
^"Harvester Farms" in Chatsworth Past & Present, February 2015.
^ abYoung, Alan. Mr. Ed and Me 1994, St. Martins Press, New York, ISBN0-312-11852-X, pp. 181-3.
^ Curtis, Gene (October 7, 2007). "Only in Oklahoma: The famous Mister Ed still keeps 'em talking". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bamboo Harvester news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Bamboo Harvester 1949 1970 was the American Saddlebred part Arabian horse that portrayed Mister Ed on the 1961 1966 comedy series of the same name Foaled in 1949 the gelding was trained by Will Rogers protege Les Hilton He was born in the Los Angeles area but sources disagree as to whether his birthplace was in El Monte 2 or at Harvester Farms in Chatsworth California 3 4 Bamboo HarvesterBamboo Harvester as Mister EdOther name s Mister EdBreedAmerican Saddlebred part ArabianBornBamboo Harvester 1949Died1970 aged 20 21 1 Resting placeSnodgrass Farm Tahlequah Oklahoma U S In 1968 two years after the cancellation of Mister Ed at the age of 19 Bamboo began to suffer from a variety of age related ailments including kidney problems and arthritis He was euthanized in 1970 citation needed A second palomino horse named Pumpkin alternatively Punkin which had posed for still pictures used in press kits for the show and some personal appearances survived until 1979 After Bamboo Harvester s death the second horse was unofficially known as Mister Ed citation needed Contents 1 Pedigree 2 Death 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPedigree editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Pedigree of Bamboo Harvester Mister Ed SireThe Harvester American Saddlebred Born 1938 Revel s Cream of Wheat Born 1932 Rey El Moreno Born 1924 Solano Born 1916 Lois Hardy Born 1917 Highland Squirrel King s Lady Born 1921 Highland Squirrel King Born 1899 Queen Born 1900 Red Dawn Exclamation Rex Squirrel Born 1922 Forrest Rex Born 1909 Emily Easton Born 1917 Unknown Mare Unknown Unknown DamZetna Hara Part Arab Born 1945 Antez Arabian Born 1921 Harara Born 1912 Deyr Born 1904 Haffia Born January 1906 Moliah Born 1911 Hamrah Born 1904 Wadduda Born 1899 Koricha breed unknown Born 1935 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown UnknownDeath editBy 1968 Bamboo Harvester was suffering from a variety of health problems Controversy surrounds the story of his demise and there are at least two separate versions of what happened both from plausible sources which might reasonably be expected to have the correct story citation needed In one version he was euthanized in 1970 with no publicity and buried at Snodgrass Farm in Oklahoma citation needed However a different version was given by Alan Young Young wrote that he had frequently visited his former co star in retirement He states that Mr Ed died from an inadvertent tranquilizer administered while he was in retirement in a stable in Burbank California where he lived with his trainer Lester Hilton citation needed Young says Hilton was out of town visiting relatives and a temporary caregiver might have seen Ed rolling on the ground struggling to get up Young said Ed was a heavy horse and he was not always strong enough to get back on his feet without struggling The theory is that the caregiver thought the horse was in distress and administered a tranquilizer and for unknown reasons the horse died within hours The remains were cremated and scattered by Hilton in the Los Angeles area at a spot known only to him 5 In this version it was a different horse that died in Oklahoma in February 1979 which widely thought to be Bamboo Harvester but instead this horse was merely one that posed for the still pictures of Mr Ed used by the production company for the show s press kits After Bamboo Harvester s death in 1970 this horse was unofficially known as Mister Ed which led to him being reported as such including sardonic comments on Saturday Night Live s Weekend Update following his own death 6 Young said when the Oklahoma horse death story came out in 1979 he knew it was not the real Mr Ed but did not have the heart to shatter their illusions that the horse being memorialized was not the real Mr Ed He believes it was a horse used for early publicity photos 5 Whether or not it was the real Bamboo Harvester the horse was laid to rest in 1970 on the farm at Snodgrass Farm in Tahlequah Oklahoma with no marker It wasn t until summer 1990 when Mister Ed fans of Oklahoma dedicated a standing granite gravestone to honor the grounds of his grave though the epitaph uses his stage name and image as Mr Ed and does not mention his death date of 1970 citation needed See also editList of historical horsesReferences edit AP Grave of famous horse still attracts visitors 50 years later Ken Beck Jim Clark 2002 The Encyclopedia of TV Pets A Complete History of Television s Greatest Animal Stars Thomas Nelson Inc p 267ff ISBN 978 1 4185 5737 9 Harvester Farms in Chatsworth Past amp Present February 2015 Mr Ed s Home May Become A Landmark Los Angeles Daily News as reprinted in Orlando Sentinel February 2 1997 a b Young Alan Mr Ed and Me 1994 St Martins Press New York ISBN 0 312 11852 X pp 181 3 Curtis Gene October 7 2007 Only in Oklahoma The famous Mister Ed still keeps em talking tulsaworld com Tulsa World Retrieved February 8 2010 External links editBamboo Harvester as Mister Ed at IMDb Bamboo Harvester at AllBreedPedigrees com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bamboo Harvester amp oldid 1218223549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
