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      Season 1 – Gentle Ben

      1967 Adventure List
      Reviews An American black bear befriends a family in the Everglades. Read More Read Less

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      Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 1967 Hurricane Coming A woman changes her opinion of Ben when he leads her party to safety during a hurricane. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 1967 The Green-Eyed Bear Ben gets jealous when a family adopts a rescued cub. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 1967 Fish & Chips Poachers threaten Mark Wedloe and Ben. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 1, 1967 Gator Man Mark's new friend is the son of the alligator poacher Tom has been tracking. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 1967 Voice From the Wilderness A plane, loaded with zoo animals, crashes in the Florida Everglades. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 22, 1967 The Restless Bear A peaceful trip through the Everglades becomes a fight for his life when Ben tangles with a wild bear. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 29, 1967 Battle of Wedloe's Woods A developer plans to build a housing development in the Everglades. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 5, 1967 Warden for Man and Beast Retirement does not suit either member of a man-bear performance act. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 12, 1967 A Waste of Honey Ben gets blamed for some ransacked beehives. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 19, 1967 Jennifer A 5-year-old girl is targeted by a cougar while vacationing with her family in the Everglades. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 26, 1967 Warden in the Bear Pit Two unsavory characters plot to bilk the townspeople by staging a fight between Ben and a dog. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 3, 1967 A Medal for Ben Mark desperately tries to prod Ben into lifting an overturned car that has trapped his mother. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 17, 1967 The Ransom Ben's appetite may foil the plans of two bear kidnappers. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 24, 1967 Wayward Bear Gentle Ben disappears after being accidentally locked in a truck. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 31, 1967 Wayward Bear Ben is led through the woods by a seal whose owners manage to locate the gentle giant's home. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 7, 1968 The Opportunist A pair of poachers searches the Everglades for wild animals to sell. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 14, 1968 The Battle of Birthday Bay Mark and Tom's surprise party for Ellen is crashed by a couple of cougars. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 21, 1968 Trophy Bear A hunting guide sets up Ben as the target for a wealthy man looking for a trophy. Guest star: Tom Poston. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 28, 1968 Mama Jolie When Ben loses his appetite, Mark takes him to a woman rumored to have mystical powers. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 4, 1968 Batter Up Mark learns some lessons in sportsmanship from pitcher Bob Gibson. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 11, 1968 Growing Pains Ben runs away when Mark begins spending too much time with a boy. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 18, 1968 Fire in the Glades A fire sweeping through the Everglades traps Mark and Gentle Ben. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 25, 1968 Take a Giant Step Ben and the Wedloes look for a shrimp fisherman's runaway boy in the Everglades. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 3, 1968 Survival in the Swamp Tom is abducted by two fugitives during a camping trip in the Everglades. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 10, 1968 Who's Afraid? Virginia tries to prove her courage. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 17, 1968 Greener Pastures The game warden is offered an executive position in the city. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 24, 1968 Ol' Joe's Gotta Go A farmer believes that a beloved old alligator is stealing his livestock. Details

      Season Info

      Director
      R. G. Springsteen, Gerd Oswald, Ricou Browning, John Florea, George Cahan, George Sherman
      Screenwriter
      Earl Hamner Jr., Roswell Rogers, Gilbert Ralston, Rance Howard, John Elliotte, Robert Walden, Frank Telford, Maria K. Little, D.D. Beauchamp, Ann Marcus, Tom Spiva
      Network
      CBS
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 10, 1967