TV Shows - Gentle Ben

The CBS television series Gentle Ben ran from September 10, 1967 until August 31, 1969, airing a total of 56 episodes. The show stars a young Clint Howard (Ron Howard's brother) as Mark Wedloe and chronicles his adventures with a lovable 650 pound American black bear, Ben (played by Bruno the Bear). Musician and voice actor Candy Candido provided the voice of Ben. Dennis Weaver played Mark's father, park ranger Tom Wedloe. Beth Brickell had the role of his mother, Ellen. Rance Howard (Clint's real life father) played Weaver's neighbor and friend, Henry Boomhauer. He also wrote numerous episodes. Weaver's character often travelled the Everglades via airboat, while Howard senior's Boomhauer drove a swamp buggy. The series was produced by Ivan Tors, also the creator of Lloyd Bridges's Sea Hunt. Among its writers was Tam Spiva, who also scripted for The Brady Bunch on ABC. The series also changed the locale from the book's Alaska to Florida.

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