14 Facts About Gentle Ben

Gentle Ben is a bear character created by author Walt Morey and first introduced in a 1965 children's novel, Gentle Ben.

Result was Gentle Ben, which was based on Morey's own past experiences working and traveling in Alaska.

The grateful King pays a local guide to protect Gentle Ben and ends up going into business with Karl Andersen, so Gentle Ben will be safe and the Andersens' financial fortunes are greatly improved.

In 2012, the Gentle Ben statue was stolen from the park by local teens and dumped in a roadside ditch.

CBS television series Gentle Ben premiered September 10,1967, and ran until August 31,1969, airing a total of 58 episodes in two seasons.

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Gentle Ben was produced by Ivan Tors, who produced the Gentle Giant pilot film.

The TV series picked up the story where Gentle Giant left off, with Mark's father Tom Wedloe already a wildlife officer in the Everglades, and Ben an adult bear and established family pet living outside the Wedloes' house.

Gentle Ben was filmed in Florida at the Ivan Tors Studios in North Miami and at various locations in the surrounding area, including Homosassa Springs and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

The airboat, with the characters of Tom, Mark, Ellen, and Gentle Ben the bear riding it, was prominently featured in the show's opening credits.

However, in its second season, Gentle Ben failed to consistently make the top 20 and was cancelled.

In October 1969, after the cancellation of the show, "Gentle Ben" the bear even received a personalized invitation from Florida Governor Claude R Kirk, Jr.

The main character, Gentle Ben the bear, was portrayed as a crime-fighting superhero who wore a cape.

In both remakes, "Gentle Ben" was played by Bonkers, a 6-foot-tall, 650 pound male American black bear trained by Ruth La Barge.

Gentle Ben was first shown on 25 March 2002, although some cable airings list it with a 2003 date.