Horsing Around

A character somehow obtains a horse, usually a race horse. Sometimes they try to keep the horse as a pet, but usually they try to use it to make money.

Taxi

Appearances

• Sanford and Son: Season 4, episode 8, "My Kingdom for a Horse" (1974). A man cons Fred into buying a retired race horse by convincing him he could make big bucks selling the horse as a breeding stud, but the horse turns out to be a gelding that can't breed.
• The Bob Newhart Show: Season 5, episode 24, "You're Having My Hartley" (1977). Bob and The Peeper get drunk and come back to Bob's apartment with a horse they say they bought. Later, Bob confesses they stole it from a cop.
• Taxi: Season 2, episode 14, "Jim Gets a Pet" (1979). When the guys introduce Jim to betting, he wins a bundle at the track, then uses his winnings to buy the horse he bet on. He takes the horse back to his apartment and names him Gary.