Do you remember Henry Aldrich or Francis the Talking Mule?
Francis The Talking Mule, yes. Henry Aldrich doesn’t ring any bells.
I love the “Henry Aldrich” films (c. 1941-44), starring James Lydon... who is still alive, by the way. I’ve always found them vastly more amusing than the concurrent “Andy Hardy” series that MGM was making, with Mickey Rooney.