Gentle Ben (1967) is a family, drama web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Gentle Ben online in HD.
Gentle Ben — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Dennis Weaver, Rance Howard, Beth Brickell, Clint Howard, Ron Howard, Ron Howard, Burt Reynolds
Gentle Ben — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1967-09-10 |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 56 |
| Genre | Family, Drama |
| Language | English |
| Network | CBS |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 6.7/10 (18 votes) |
Gentle Ben — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Hurricane Coming (1967-09-10) — Mark befriends a boy whose family is vacationing on a houseboat in the river. While out on an adventure together a hurricane quickly comes in. They get the boy's mother from the ho
- E2: Green Eyed Bear (1967-09-17) — As Tom and Mark are watching a mother bear play with its cub the mother gets shot by a swamp hunter. Tom issues as citation to the hunter and takes the cub. Ben appears to be jealo
- E3: Fish and Chips (1967-09-24) — Ben and Mark stumble upon fish poachers and their illegal smokehouse. The men threaten to kill Ben if Mark tells his father. Later Ben wanders off and Mark follows him onto the po
- E4: Gator Man (1967-10-01) — Mark befriends shoeless Jenny Maddox at school. However, when Tom drops her off at her father's dock in the airboat, he discovers that Jenny's father is the alligator poacher he ha
- E5: Voice From the Wilderness (1967-10-08) — Mark gets Tom to put a radio transmitter on Ben so he can hear what he's doing when he's away. After Ben wanders off a plane carrying exotic animals crashes in the bush. Ben runs a
- E6: Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher (1968-10-15) — Mark is mocked at school and on the school boat when he is the only child in his class that didn't bring in an Indian artifact for show and tell. He decides to go to the private is
- E7: Restless Bear (1967-10-22) — Ben gets restless when wild bears come near the Wedloe home during mating season. Tom explains to Mark Ben's natural instincts and Mark agrees Ben should be allowed to wander off t
- E8: Battle of Wedloe Woods (1967-10-29) — Developer Philip Garrett wants to clear cut and burn the brush to build a housing development on 60 acres of land adjacent to the game reserve. Concerned about all the animals that
- E9: Warden For Man and Beast (1967-11-05) — Professor Hugo brings his performing bear Victor to the Wedloe home. He has bought a bungalow in a retirement community and wants to release Victor into the wild. Hugo is unable to
- E10: A Waste of Honey (1967-11-12) — Mark leads some thieves to Boomhauer's honey farm and overhears them saying they will kill the game warden if he catches on. They notice Mark has heard them and tell him that if he
- E11: Jennifer (1967-11-19) — A little girl gets lost in the Everglades. There is also an injured wildcat roaming the same area. Against his father's orders, Mark and Ben join in the search. Just as the girl is
- E12: Warden in the Bear Pit (1967-11-26) — A couple of con artists try to steal Ben to gamble on him in fights against dogs. Unable to get Ben, they find another bear. Tom and Ben break up the illegal bear-baiting ring.
- E13: A Medal For Ben (1967-12-03) — A group of Seminole children approach Mark for help in attending his school, having been impressed by him getting Jimmie Boy into the school in the earlier episode ""The Invasion o
- E14: The Ransom (1967-12-17) — Tom offers Packy Benner some work, but he decides he can make more money more easily by stealing Ben and waiting for a reward. Tom is on to him and runs into Packy at the general s
- E15: The Wayward Bear Part 1 (1967-12-24) — While on a shopping trip, Ben climbs into a delivery truck and gets separated from the Mark and Ellen. Subsequently Ben has a number of solo adventures including licking the shavin
- E16: The Wayward Bear Part 2 (1967-12-31) — An injured Ben wanders into the camp of a couple of old carneys whose own bear is too old to perform anymore. They are going to keep Ben and train him but an announcement on the ra
- E17: The Opportunist (1968-01-07) — Poachers are stealing the animals from a newly repopulated island. As they try to get away with their live cargo they also load Ben onto the truck, but he is spotted by Mark. The
- E18: The Battle of Birthday Bay (1968-01-14) — Mark and Tom have a surprise for Ellen's birthday. They are going to a cabin deep in the woods to spend a few days. When they get there they discover that the cabin has been broken
- E19: Trophy Bear (1968-01-21) — Hunting guide Joe Cardigan takes rich Miami big game hunter John Coberly into the swamp looking for a bear. Messing up on his first attempt and enticed by the promise of $1000 for
- E20: Mama Jolie (1968-01-28) — Mark takes Ben to Mama Jolie, a woman with alleged magical powers, to seek a remedy for Ben's lack of appetite. Ultimately, Mark and Tom help her son Geoffrey who is in the country
- E21: Batter Up (1968-02-04) — St. Louis Carndinals star pitcher Bob Gibson is vacationing in the Everglades. When his small boat capsizes, Tom comes along in the airboat and gets him out of the water. Gibson ag
- E22: Growing Pains (1968-02-11) — Mark befriends an older boy with a minibike, Steve, and ignores Ben, who stops eating. Mark punishes Ben for being a nuisance and Ben runs away. Mark realizes that Ben is his only
- E23: Fire in the Glades (1968-02-18) — Looking for an injured deer they saw the day before, Mark and Ben hitch a ride directly into the area which becomes engulfed in a wildfire. The instinctively go to the river to see
- E24: Take a Giant Step (1968-02-25) — Feeling neglected by his hard-working father, Mark's friend Jamie runs away from home. He hides in a shipwreck but it is in danger of being washed out to sea in a fierce storm. Bas
- E25: Survival in the Swamp (1968-03-03) — Two armed criminals run into the swamp to elude the police after robbing a jewellery store. Tom, Mark and Ben are camping in the same area. While Mark and Ben are elsewhere, the fu
- E26: Who's Afraid? (1968-03-10) — Right after Mark has been teased by girls on the school boat, his cousin Virginia comes to stay with the Wedloes for the weekend. Mark tries to entertain her but she is reluctant t
- E27: Greener Pastures (1968-03-17) — Tom's boss visits and offers him the job of District Manager, which means more money, no danger, and a move to the big city. The family visits the city and are impressed by the par
- E28: Ol' Joe's Gotta Go (1968-03-24) — Farmer Lloyd Larkin thinks local alligator Ol' Joe has turned rogue and is eating his pigs and chickens. Tom offers to catch him and move him away, enlisting the help of champion a
Season 2
- E1: Two For The Sea Pt. 1 (1968-09-29) — 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
- E2: Two For The Sea Pt. 2 (1968-10-06) — 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 spo
- E3: The Wall That Mark and Tom Built (1968-10-13) — 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
- E4: Ben The Champ (1968-10-20)
- E5: Flapjacks for Breakfast (1968-10-27)
- E6: A Gift of Love (1968-11-10)
- E7: Code Name: Disaster (1968-11-17)
- E8: The Intruders (1968-11-24)
- E9: Starr of Green Bay (1968-12-01)
- E10: Warden's Pond (1968-12-15)
- E11: Knights of the Road (1968-12-22)
- E12: The Haunted Castle (1968-12-29)
- E13: The Warden's Apprentice (1969-01-05)
- E14: Keeper of the Glades Pt. 1 (1969-01-12)
- E15: Keeper of the Glades Pt. 2 (1969-01-19)
- E16: The Great Mail Boat Robbery (1969-01-26)
- E17: Show Biz (1969-02-02)
- E18: Flaming Flats (1969-02-09)
- E19: Lifeline (1969-02-16)
- E20: My Son the Banker (1969-02-23)
- E21: The Last Red Wolf (1969-03-02)
- E22: The Competitor (1969-03-09)
- E23: Mark of the Arrow (1969-03-16)
- E24: Boom's Land Boomerang (1969-03-23)
- E25: Elephant on the Lam (1969-03-30)
- E26: The Prey (1969-04-06)
- E27: The Bully (1969-04-20)
- E28: Busman's Holiday (1969-04-27)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Gentle Ben have? 2 season(s) with 56 episodes.
Where can I watch Gentle Ben? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
