mfg Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 On the 'Mr Ed' TV show, Wilbur's next door neighbor, who occasionally was seen driving an Avanti, was called 'The Colonel'....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdaly Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 The one I saw the neighbor was not the Colonel - I'm pretty sure the Colonel was the FIRST neighbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted August 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 The one I saw the neighbor was not the Colonel - I'm pretty sure the Colonel was the FIRST neighbor. OK..but if it wasn't 'The Colonel'...who was the character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 The first neighbors were "Addison" and his wife Kay. During the show's run the actor, Larry Keating, passed away and the new neighbor was the "Colonel", who was portrayed to be Wilbur's commanding officer when in the Air Force. As far as which neighbor drove the Avanti I can't say. Addison was a cheapskate so it doesn't seem logical he would buy an Avanti, but since he was the first neighbor and Studebaker was sponsoring the show, I'll say it was him. The last season or two of the series Studebaker dropped their sponsorship and the show changed networks if I'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted August 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 You're a wealth of knowledge Gunslinger!...and you're correct...'Addison' owned and drove the Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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