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Gentle Ben(TV show/series, 1967-1969)

30min per episode | Genres: Kids & Family, Drama

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 56 episodes

Gentle BenRating: 3.2/5 (with 8 votes)
Gentle Ben is a bear character created by author Walt Morey and first introduced in a 1965 children's novel, Gentle Ben. The original novel told the story of the friendship between a large male bear named Ben and a boy named Mark. The story provided the basis for the 1967 film Gentle Giant, the popular late 1960s U.S. television series Gentle Ben, a 1980s animated cartoon and two early 2000s made-for-TV movies. ()
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About Gentle Ben

Gentle Ben is an American family series that aired on CBS from September 10, 1967 to April 27, 1969. The series follows the adventures, in the Florida Everglades, of a game warden, Tom Wedloe, his wife Ellen, his son Mark and Ben the grizzly bear.

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Gentle Ben Seasons and Episodes

09/29/1968Season 2 - 28 episodes
#1 | 09/29/1968Two For The Sea Pt. 1
A dolphin comes up the channel and hangs around the Wedloe's dock. He and Ben become friends and Mark considers him his pet. Mark is disappointed when he finds out that the dolphin escaped from Miami Seaquarium and has to go back before he is lured by the wild dolphins at sea in mating season. The lure of mating season is too strong for the dolphin, Marco Polo, and he heads to sea with Ben following.
#2 | 10/06/1968Two For The Sea Pt. 2
Mark is despondent as he has not just lost his new pet, Marco Polo, but his old pet Ben. Frank from Seaquarium takes Mark and Tom out on a boat to find Ben and Marco Polo. They spot Ben on a small island and as they get his attention and he swims for the boat he is threatened by a shark. Marco Polo comes to the rescue and nudges the shark away from Ben. Ben climbs a ladder to get onto the boat, and Marco Polo is returned to Seaquarium.
#3 | 10/13/1968The Wall That Mark and Tom Built
After Mark has a series of mishaps that soil three pairs of Tom's pants, Tom is angry at him. Feeling unwanted, Mark moves in to Ben's shed. While fishing, a fisherman comes by the river and hires Mark as his guide. The small boat overturns at a rough spot in the river and Mark and Mr. Carter are threatened by alligators and a cougar. Tom hears the commotion and scares off the alligators while Ben scares off the cougar. Mark and Tom have a heart-to-heart conversation and clear the air between them.
#4 | 10/20/1968Ben The Champ
#5 | 10/27/1968Flapjacks for Breakfast
#6 | 11/10/1968A Gift of Love
#7 | 11/17/1968Code Name: Disaster
#8 | 11/24/1968The Intruders
#9 | 12/01/1968Starr of Green Bay
#10 | 12/15/1968Warden's Pond
#11 | 12/22/1968Knights of the Road
#12 | 12/29/1968The Haunted Castle
#13 | 01/05/1969The Warden's Apprentice
#14 | 01/12/1969Keeper of the Glades Pt. 1
#15 | 01/19/1969Keeper of the Glades Pt. 2
#16 | 01/26/1969The Great Mail Boat Robbery
#17 | 02/02/1969Show Biz
#18 | 02/09/1969Flaming Flats
#19 | 02/16/1969Lifeline
#20 | 02/23/1969My Son the Banker
#21 | 03/02/1969The Last Red Wolf
#22 | 03/09/1969The Competitor
#23 | 03/16/1969Mark of the Arrow
#24 | 03/23/1969Boom's Land Boomerang
#25 | 03/30/1969Elephant on the Lam
#26 | 04/06/1969The Prey
#27 | 04/20/1969The Bully
#28 | 04/27/1969Busman's Holiday
09/10/1967Season 1 - 28 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Florida
Based on: "Gentle Ben" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/10/1967
Last episode released on: 04/27/1969
Creator: Ivan Tors
Executive Producer: Ivan Tors
Composer: Harry Sukman
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mein Freund Ben"
"Mon ami Ben"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:1641, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024