• 1967
  • 30m
Gentle Ben

Summary The adventures in the Florida Everglades of game warden Tom Wedloe, his wife Ellen, their son Mark, and Mark's tame bear Ben. View more details

  • 1967
  • 30m

Gentle Ben

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Clint Howard Dennis Weaver Beth Brickell Bruno the Bear

All cast & crew

6.5

Details

Genres : Adventure Drama Family

Release date : Sep 9, 1967

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

Production companies : Ivan Tors Productions CBS Television Network

Summary The adventures in the Florida Everglades of game warden Tom Wedloe, his wife Ellen, their son Mark, and Mark's tame bear Ben. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure Drama Family

Release date : Sep 9, 1967

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

Production companies : Ivan Tors Productions CBS Television Network

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 09, 1967
Hurricane Coming
Mark and Ben save a women and her son when a Hurricane hits.
Episode 2 • Sep 16, 1967
Green-Eyed Bear
Ben becomes jealous when the family adopts a rescued cub bear. Another new kid (Ronnie Howard) just moved into the area, creates conflict with Mark.
Episode 3 • Sep 23, 1967
Fish and Chips
Ben and Mark stumble upon a pair of crooked fisherman who are taking too many fish and selling them up river.
Episode 4 • Sep 30, 1967
Gator Man
Mark's new friend, Jenny, is the daughter of an alligator poacher, who his is being tracked by Park Ranger, Tom.
Episode 5 • Oct 07, 1967
Voice from the Wilderness
A plane loaded with zoo animals, crashes into the Everglades, One of the pilot crew (Burt Reynolds), asks Mark to go for help.
Episode 6 • Oct 14, 1967
Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher
Mark invites his Seminole friend Jimmie Boy to go to school with him. The boy's father Willie is angry about his son's contacts with the outside world and Tom must reason with him.
Episode 7 • Oct 21, 1967
Restless Bear
Mark realizes keeping Ben as a pet might not be fair to the bear. He struggles with the decision whether to let Ben return to the wild and find a mate.
Episode 8 • Oct 28, 1967
Battle of Wedlow Woods
A businessman sees 40 acres of wilderness as the perfect place to build homes. He plans to clear the land with a burnoff which Mark and Boomhauer work together to stop.
Episode 9 • Nov 04, 1967
Warden for Man and Beast
A bear that has been living in captivity and taught tricks is released into the wild. Wildlife Officer Tom keeps an eye on the animal, learning it has forgotten how to survive in nature and is starving to death.
Episode 10 • Nov 11, 1967
A Waste of Honey
Ben gets unfairly blamed for ransacking nearby beehives
Episode 11 • Nov 18, 1967
Jennifer
A five year old girl goes missing in the Everglades, while a wild cougar is on the prowl.
Episode 12 • Nov 25, 1967
Warden in the Bear Pit
Two unscrupulous men plan to stage an illegal paid fight between a bear and a dog.
Episode 13 • Dec 02, 1967
A Medal for Ben
Mark's mother, is trapped under a crashed vehicle. Husband, Tom, unaware, is competing in a boat race. Mark and Ben must race to get help, against an incoming tide set to engulf the crashed vehicle and his Mother.
Episode 14 • Dec 16, 1967
The Ransom
Packy and Cluny see how much Ben means to the Wedloe family which makes them believe he's worth kidnapping. But their ransom note gets lost so they have a very hungry and playful bear to take care of.
Episode 15 • Dec 23, 1967
Wayward Bear: Part 1
"Be-e-e-n!" cries Mark, missing his furry friend who stowed away on a Jacksonville-bound produce truck. Misadventures ensue as Ben attempts to escape the city and wend his way home to the heartbroken Wedloes.
Episode 16 • Dec 30, 1967
Wayward Bear: Part 2
As Mark loses hope that Ben will ever return, the homeward-bound bear is found and adopted by an elderly couple of animal trainers who see Ben as their ticket back into the circus business.
Episode 17 • Jan 06, 1968
The Opportunist
Tom has his hands full when he encounters those two crafty swamp rats Reed and Chet. They make a dishonest living capturing wild animals and selling them outside the reserve's boundaries.
Episode 18 • Jan 13, 1968
Battle of Birthday Bay
The best laid plans of Tom and Mark certainly go astray when the boys take Mom on a hike to a remote cabin for a surprise birthday party.
Episode 19 • Jan 20, 1968
Trophy Bear
Will Ben be in the crosshairs after a big city hunter eager to bag a black bear as a trophy pays a thousand dollars to a corrupt hunting guide to find him one?
Episode 20 • Jan 27, 1968
Mama Jolie
When Ben refuses to eat, a desperate Mark sneaks off into the swamp at night to consult the mysterious Mama Jolie, not knowing that he and Ben are the good omen she's been awaiting.
Episode 21 • Feb 03, 1968
Batter Up
St. Louis Cardinals star pitcher Bob Gibson takes time from his Florida fishing vacation to give the local little leaguers baseball tips and encourages Mark with wise counsel on good sportsmanship.
Episode 22 • Feb 10, 1968
Growing Pains
"Ben's getting to be a drag," bemoans Mark, frustrated that his furry friend is nosing into his new friendship with Steve. But Mark learns a lesson in loyalty when a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Episode 23 • Feb 17, 1968
Fire in the Glades
A fire raging in the Everglades, traps Ben and Mark
Episode 24 • Feb 24, 1968
Take a Giant Step
A fisherman's young son, feeling neglected by his Father, runs away from home.
Episode 25 • Mar 02, 1968
Survival in the Swamp
Ranger, Tom, is abducted by two criminal fugitives, during a camping trip.
Episode 26 • Mar 09, 1968
Who's Afraid?
Mark's cousin Virginia visits for the weekend. He takes her fishing and swimming with Ben. They find an unusual object in the water.
Episode 27 • Mar 16, 1968
Greener Pastures
Park ranger , Tom , is offered a new job in the City, requiring the whole family to leave behind , Ben, their home and lifestyle.
Episode 28 • Mar 23, 1968
Ol' Joe's Gotta Go
An old swamp alligator is unfairly blamed for a farmer's missing pigs and chickens
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