Gentle Ben

- Season 2

(1968)

Ben is led astray by his unlikely friendship with an escaped dolphin from an aquarium park.

The search for Ben continues after he heads out to sea with his dolphin friend.

Mark decides to make some changes, moving into the shed with Ben and taking a job with a local fisherman.

Ben tries his paws at professional wrestling when the carnival comes to town.

Mark follows his pet raccoon Charlie into trouble when a swamper captures him.

After a lonely man in the woods, Mark trains a dog to become the woodsman's loyal companion.

Constant heavy rain has flooded low lying areas of the Everglades, threatening some of the wildlife. Park Ranger, Tom, and a team of local volunteers round up various animals to move them to higher ground.

Dreams of becoming a famous explorer inspire Mark to take Ben on a hunt for dinosaur skeletons and pirate's treasure. Tom investigates reports of a dangerous nuisance bear.

Mark plays football and his dad coaches the team. Mark gets a lesson in sportsmanship from Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers.

Ben and the Wedloe family gets some new neighbors when a free spirited young couple moves into an old shack nearby. Boomhauer is less than pleased with the antics of the newcomers.

Hobo Jim comes to town. His visit to the store where Mark is helping out puts Mark in a moral dilemma. Boomhauer is tasked with protecting gator hatch-lings.

Mark takes boat trips to the old castle where he daydreams, sings and explores with Ben and Charlie the raccoon. Mark and the animals aren't the only visitors to the castle.

A young man with a flashy car and city ways comes to the Everglades to be an apprentice to warden Wedloe.

While playing pirates Mark and his friend Willie have a strange encounter with a giant in the swamp. Local trappers complain to the warden about vandalized traps. A crew surveying for a new highway has their work sabotaged.

Mark and Ben spend time with their new friend. Tom continues to investigate sabotage of the construction crew. He suspects Boomhauer may be the culprit.

When Hap the mailman drops in to deliver the mail his mail boat goes missing.

Tom investigates reports of illegal fishing activity. Mark promises his school friends that Ben will put on a show of tricks.

Tom discusses conservation of endangered species in the Everglades such as the Flamingo. Boomhauer's work in the park is sabotaged.

Ellen (Beth Brickell) volunteers to take Mark and his Scout troop on an overnight camping trip when Tom (Dennis Weaver) isn't available. Reluctantly the boys accept Mark's mother to go along with them. When a hurricane threatens to swamp the island where they are camping and Ellen rescues the boys with Ben's help, the boys gain a new appreciation of her.

The new bank president gives Mr. Boomhauer a one week deadline to make his past due mortgage payment.

Unusual wolf sightings are investigated by Warden Tom. A writer is interested in writing about Ben and the family. Mrs. Wedloe takes up writing too.

Concerns about littering inspire the creation of a new Junior Game Wardens club. Mark competes to become president of the club. His biggest competitor is the most popular boy in school.

As a big storm is brewing Tom goes out in pursuit of poachers who are hunting with bow and arrows. Mark is home alone with just the animals Ben and Charlie the raccoon.

Boomhauer is offered a large sum of money to sell his land. He is unhappy when he discovers what the new owner has planned for the property.

When a circus comes to town a baby elephant gets loose in the Everglades.

Mark makes friends with a deer named Sandy who follows him home. It's also the first day of hunting season.

When Boomhauer is out bird watching he sees Mark getting worked over by bully Freckles Dunlap (played by Ronny Howard.)

Ben gets into lots of mischief around the house. Local authorities are on the lookout for a missing bus and a zookeeper is interested in acquiring Ben for the zoo.