About this season
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.
Episodes (28)
1. Two For The Sea Pt. 1
Aired 29 September 1968 • 30 min
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 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.
2. Two For The Sea Pt. 2
Aired 6 October 1968 • 30 min
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 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.
3. The Wall That Mark and Tom Built
Aired 13 October 1968 • 30 min
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 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.
4. Ben The Champ
Aired 20 October 1968 • 30 min
5. Flapjacks for Breakfast
Aired 27 October 1968 • 30 min
6. A Gift of Love
Aired 10 November 1968 • 30 min
7. Code Name: Disaster
Aired 17 November 1968 • 30 min
8. The Intruders
Aired 24 November 1968 • 30 min
9. Starr of Green Bay
Aired 1 December 1968 • 30 min
10. Warden's Pond
Aired 15 December 1968 • 30 min
11. Knights of the Road
Aired 22 December 1968 • 30 min
12. The Haunted Castle
Aired 29 December 1968 • 30 min
13. The Warden's Apprentice
Aired 5 January 1969 • 30 min
14. Keeper of the Glades Pt. 1
Aired 12 January 1969 • 30 min
15. Keeper of the Glades Pt. 2
Aired 19 January 1969 • 30 min
16. The Great Mail Boat Robbery
Aired 26 January 1969 • 30 min
17. Show Biz
Aired 2 February 1969 • 30 min
18. Flaming Flats
Aired 9 February 1969 • 30 min
19. Lifeline
Aired 16 February 1969 • 30 min
20. My Son the Banker
Aired 23 February 1969 • 30 min
21. The Last Red Wolf
Aired 2 March 1969 • 30 min
22. The Competitor
Aired 9 March 1969 • 30 min
23. Mark of the Arrow
Aired 16 March 1969 • 30 min
24. Boom's Land Boomerang
Aired 23 March 1969 • 30 min
25. Elephant on the Lam
Aired 30 March 1969 • 30 min
26. The Prey
Aired 6 April 1969 • 30 min
27. The Bully
Aired 20 April 1969 • 30 min
28. Busman's Holiday
Aired 27 April 1969 • 30 min