Gentle Ben (1967)
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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Episode 1 - Two For The Sea Pt. 1
Release Date: 1968-09-29A 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.
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Episode 2 - Two For The Sea Pt. 2
Release Date: 1968-10-06Mark 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.
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Episode 3 - The Wall That Mark and Tom Built
Release Date: 1968-10-13After 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.
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Episode 4 - Ben The Champ
Release Date: 1968-10-20 -
Episode 5 - Flapjacks for Breakfast
Release Date: 1968-10-27 -
Episode 6 - A Gift of Love
Release Date: 1968-11-10 -
Episode 7 - Code Name: Disaster
Release Date: 1968-11-17 -
Episode 8 - The Intruders
Release Date: 1968-11-24 -
Episode 9 - Starr of Green Bay
Release Date: 1968-12-01 -
Episode 10 - Warden's Pond
Release Date: 1968-12-15 -
Episode 11 - Knights of the Road
Release Date: 1968-12-22 -
Episode 12 - The Haunted Castle
Release Date: 1968-12-29 -
Episode 13 - The Warden's Apprentice
Release Date: 1969-01-05 -
Episode 14 - Keeper of the Glades Pt. 1
Release Date: 1969-01-12 -
Episode 15 - Keeper of the Glades Pt. 2
Release Date: 1969-01-19 -
Episode 16 - The Great Mail Boat Robbery
Release Date: 1969-01-26 -
Episode 17 - Show Biz
Release Date: 1969-02-02 -
Episode 18 - Flaming Flats
Release Date: 1969-02-09 -
Episode 19 - Lifeline
Release Date: 1969-02-16 -
Episode 20 - My Son the Banker
Release Date: 1969-02-23 -
Episode 21 - The Last Red Wolf
Release Date: 1969-03-02 -
Episode 22 - The Competitor
Release Date: 1969-03-09 -
Episode 23 - Mark of the Arrow
Release Date: 1969-03-16 -
Episode 24 - Boom's Land Boomerang
Release Date: 1969-03-23 -
Episode 25 - Elephant on the Lam
Release Date: 1969-03-30 -
Episode 26 - The Prey
Release Date: 1969-04-06 -
Episode 27 - The Bully
Release Date: 1969-04-20 -
Episode 28 - Busman's Holiday
Release Date: 1969-04-27