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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 (1967), the popular late 1960s U.S. television series Gentle Ben, a 1980s animated cartoon and two early 2000s made-for-TV movies.
Original Release
09/10/1967 on CBS
US Release
09/10/1967
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dennis Weaver | Tom Wedloe |
| Clint Howard | Mark Wedloe |
| Beth Brickell | Ellen Wedloe |
| Bruno The Bear | Gentle Ben |
| Rance Howard | Henry Boomhauer |
| Robertson White | Hank Minegar / Proprietor / Minegar / Hank / Farmer #1 |
| Angelo Rutherford | Willie |
| Charles G. Martin | Wes Harper / Sheriff Wes Harper / Sheriff Harris |
| Frank Schuller | Kenneth Morley / Joe / Chet Tunnison |
| Templeton Fox | Martha Tatum / Lady Attendant / A Huntress |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two for the Sea: Part 1 | Sunday, 29 September 1968 |
| 2 | Two for the Sea: Part 2 | Sunday, 06 October 1968 |
| 3 | The Wall That Mark and Tom Built | Sunday, 13 October 1968 |
| 4 | Ben the Champ | Sunday, 20 October 1968 |
| 5 | Flapjacks for Breakfast | Sunday, 27 October 1968 |
| 6 | A Gift of Love | Sunday, 10 November 1968 |
| 7 | Code Name: Disaster | Sunday, 17 November 1968 |
| 8 | The Intruders | Sunday, 24 November 1968 |
| 9 | Starr of Green Bay | Sunday, 01 December 1968 |
| 10 | Warden's Pond | Sunday, 15 December 1968 |
| 11 | Knights of the Road | Sunday, 22 December 1968 |
| 12 | The Haunted Castle | Sunday, 29 December 1968 |
| 13 | The Warden's Apprentice | Sunday, 05 January 1969 |
| 14 | Keeper of the Glades: Part 1 | Sunday, 12 January 1969 |
| 15 | Keeper of the Glades: Part 2 | Sunday, 19 January 1969 |
| 16 | The Great Mail Boat Robbery | Sunday, 26 January 1969 |
| 17 | Show Biz | Sunday, 02 February 1969 |
| 18 | Flamingo Flats | Sunday, 09 February 1969 |
| 19 | Lifeline | Sunday, 16 February 1969 |
| 20 | My Son the Banker | Sunday, 23 February 1969 |
| 21 | The Last Red Wolf | Sunday, 02 March 1969 |
| 22 | The Competitor | Sunday, 09 March 1969 |
| 23 | Mark of the Arrow | Sunday, 16 March 1969 |
| 24 | Boom's Land Boomerang | Sunday, 23 March 1969 |
| 25 | Elephant on the Lam | Sunday, 30 March 1969 |
| 26 | The Prey | Sunday, 06 April 1969 |
| 27 | The Bully | Sunday, 20 April 1969 |
| 28 | Busman's Holiday | Sunday, 27 April 1969 |
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Directors
Gerd Oswald, Ricou Browning, R.G. Springsteen, Earl Bellamy, John Florea, Lou Antonio, George Cahan, Lawrence Dobkin, George Sherman, William D. Russell
Writers
Roswell Rogers, Earl Hamner Jr., Tam Spiva, Gilbert Ralston, Rance Howard, Frank Telford, Bill Rega, John Elliotte, Robert Walden, Andy White, Ann Marcus, Maurice Tombragel, Helen McAvity, Maria Little, Walt Morey, George Sherman, Dennis Weaver, Phil Leslie, D.D. Beauchamp, Herman Groves, Art Arthur
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dennis Weaver | Tom Wedloe |
| Clint Howard | Mark Wedloe |
| Beth Brickell | Ellen Wedloe |
| Bruno The Bear | Gentle Ben |
| Rance Howard | Henry Boomhauer |
| Robertson White | Hank Minegar / Proprietor / Minegar / Hank / Farmer #1 |
| Angelo Rutherford | Willie |
| Charles G. Martin | Wes Harper / Sheriff Wes Harper / Sheriff Harris |
| Frank Schuller | Kenneth Morley / Joe / Chet Tunnison |
| Templeton Fox | Martha Tatum / Lady Attendant / A Huntress |
| Pat Henning | Red / Rollo Wills / Willy |
| Andy Jarrell | Winston / Clarion Reporter / Al Gordon |
| Tony Gulliver | Homer Waldsmith |
| Ron Howard | Jerry / Jody Cutler |
| Bert Williams | Monk Cutler / Mr. Vaughn |
| Rusty Weaver | Rob Morley / Elroy |
| Frank Logan | Mr. Dunlap / John Coberly |
| Randy Kuhl | Swamprats Captain / Tommie |
| Courtney Brown | Mr. Haskins / Boatman |
| Bernice Olivo | Mrs. Gopher / Pau-Naha |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Andy White | Executive Producer |
| Ralph Helfer | Producer |
| George Sherman | Producer |
