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Jazzy D
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The cold open of Mr. Ed (where Ed pops open his barn doors and says "Hello! I'm Mr. Ed") evolved.  In some early versions, Ed pushes open the doors very slowly. He looks at us with a kind of pissed-off expression (ears slightly pinned back; probably still getting used to fishing wire in his mouth). His voice-over,