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I tried, I really did, but I just couldn't get past the first 30 minutes. It is just not watchable. I pride myself on being able to sit through the worst movies until the end, but this time, I didn't see the point. I thought the premise could be fun to watch: talking horse with a happy ending. But the character of Tony is just so incredibly unlikable in a creepy, misogynistic kind of way, that I didn't want to stay in a make-believe world where a guy like that gets a happy end.

I believe I saw this film the first time on Frazier Thomas' Family Classics, (WGN Chicago local show broadcast on Sundays). Even though I haven't seen it since then, I've remembered until today. The idea of the weakling coming back and being successful really hit home and I felt very happy for him.

I see other reviewers commenting that watching it now, just doesn't do anything for them. Well, I'm going to give it a try and see if I can get my partner to watch it with me and see what she thinks. She doesn't even know who Don Knots is, so this will be a clean test of the film's ability to appeal to an adult not clouded by rosy memories from Andy Griffith and Barney Fief.