Gentle Ben Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

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Gentle Ben

Invasion of Willie Sam Gopher (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Mark invites his Seminole friend Jimmie Boy to go to school with him. The boy's father Willie is angry about his son's contacts with the outside world and Tom must reason with him.

Director

William D. Russell (as William Russell)

Writers

Roswell Rogers (written by) | Walt Morey (from a novel by)

Producer

George Sherman

Composer

Harry Sukman (music by)

Cinematographer

Edmund Gibson

Editor

John A. Martinelli

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 15, 1967

Release date

Oct 15, 1967 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Dennis Weaver Tom Wedloe Tom Wedloe See fewer	Touch of Evil (1958)
Clint Howard Mark Wedloe Mark Wedloe See fewer	Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
Beth Brickell Ellen Wedloe Ellen Wedloe See fewer	Gentle Ben (1967)
Jay Silverheels Willie Sam Gopher Willie Sam Gopher See fewer	The Lone Ranger (1949)
Pepito Galindo Jimmie Boy Jimmie Boy See fewer	The Time Tunnel (1966)
Bernice Olivo Mrs. Gopher Mrs. Gopher See fewer	Gentle Ben (1967)
Eleanor La Forge Miss Salisbury Miss Salisbury See fewer	Gentle Ben (1967)
Randy Kuhl Tommie Tommie See fewer	Gentle Ben (1967)
Courtney Brown Boatman Boatman See fewer	Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Bruno the Bear Gentle Ben Gentle Ben See fewer	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Charlie Raccoon (uncredited) Raccoon (uncredited) See fewer