Gentle Ben is the name of a book of fiction for children by author Walt Morey, which was later made into a film and television series in the 1960s, as well as made-for-TV movie in 2002. The book concerns the friendship between the title character, a bear, and a young boy. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Walter (Walt) Morey (born February 3, 1907 in Hoquiam, Washington, USA; died January 12, 1992 in Wilsonville, Oregon), is an award-winning author of numerous works of childrens fiction, mostly set in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Alaska, the places where Morey lived for all of his life. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Television series

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, who is the title character Gentle Ben played by Patrick Newell ("Mother" in The Avengers) in a bear suit. Dennis Weaver played his father, Tom Wedloe, a park ranger, and Beth Brickell played his mother, Ellen. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Clinton E. Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American film and television actor. ... For other people named Ron Howard, see Ronald Howard. ... William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 â€” February 24, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning actor and was an American television actor, best known for his roles as sidekick Chester Goode from 1955 to 1964 on TVs first adult Western Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama... Ivan Tors (born Budapest, Hungary June 12, 1916 - June 4, 1983) was in his life an animal trainer, playwright, screenwriter, radio writer and film and television producer. ...

Although the bear character in a subsequent television series, Grizzly Adams, is also named Ben, there is no connection between the bears. Grizzly Adams is the main character from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, a 1974 film. ...

In popular culture

Gentle Ben was referenced in the "Homer: Bad Man" episode of The Simpsons, in which the bear hosted a talk show but was tranquilized after attacking the production staff when they encroached on the food table. The show referenced Gentle Ben a second time in "Lisa's Sax", when in the opening of the show, Marge and Homer sing a parody of "Those Were the Days" (the opening song from All in the Family), with lines like "Watching shows like Gentle Ben." The show referenced Gentle Ben a third time in the episode entitled "My Fair Laddy", originally airing on February 26, 2006. In the episode, Lisa Simpson reads a book entitled Genteel Ben's Guide to Etiquette. The cover of the book includes a picture of a bear wearing a monocle. Simpsons redirects here. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Lisas Sax is the third episode of the ninth season of The Simpsons, which explains how she got her saxophone. ... Those Were The Days is a retrospective compliation of the music of Cream. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... My Fair Laddy is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons seventeenth season. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Lisa Marie Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Yeardley Smith; Lisa is the only character Smith voices on a regular basis. ... The first cover of The New Yorker, 1925: Eustace Tilley quizzes a butterfly A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct the vision in only one eye. ...

Gentle Ben was mentioned in the Garfield comic strip at least once. Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis featuring Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. ...

Gentle Ben is mentioned in the "Diagnosis: Jimmy" episode of the FOX series The Lone Gunmen. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Lone Gunmen were a trio of fictional characters who had recurring roles on The X-Files and also starred in a short-lived spin-off; The Lone Gunmen. ...

On Just Shoot Me!, Nina Van Horn attempted to quit smoking, so her pharmacist gave her drugs to counteract the nicotine withdrawal; one of the ingredients was "the kind of tranquilizer they gave Gentle Ben so he could act with that little boy." She remarked that the drugs made her "incredibly amorous." This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae), predominantly in tobacco, and in lower quantities in tomato, potato, eggplant (aubergine), and green pepper. ...

On Nickelodeon's Pete & Pete, Elder Pete takes up a job as range boy for his father's driving range. Pete dresses up as a bear in order to disguise himself from his peers so he is not run out of town. Pete references an episode of Gentle Ben where Gentle Ben saves the young boy from a mine shaft, risking his life, in order to convince his father that he should be allowed to dress up as a bear. The Adventures of Pete and Pete was an American television series about two brothers named Pete which aired on the Nickelodeon cable channel. ...

Brian Regan's Brian Regan Live album includes a 40-second comedy routine about the show. Brian Regan is an American stand-up comedian. ...

External links

• Gentle Ben at the Internet Movie Database