Ben the bear

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Ben the bear is the friendly, domesticated brown bear who serves as the central animal character in the television series "Gentle Ben."

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Ben the Bear 0
Bruno the bear 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf animal character
fictional bear
television character
appearsIn Gentle Ben NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre children's television
appearsOnNetwork CBS NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Mark Wedloe NERFINISHED
Tom Wedloe NERFINISHED
basedOn Gentle Ben (novel) NERFINISHED
characteristic domesticated
friendly
countryOfOriginOfWorkAppearedIn United States NERFINISHED
depictedAs non-aggressive wild animal living with humans
firstAppearance Gentle Ben (TV series, 1967) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn family drama
hasOwner Mark Wedloe NERFINISHED
hasTrait intelligent
protective
tame
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
medium television series
narrativeFunction companion to a young boy
symbol of human–animal friendship
notableFor friendship with Mark Wedloe
gentle behavior toward humans
partOfFranchise Gentle Ben franchise NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Bruno the bear NERFINISHED
Buck the bear NERFINISHED
role central animal character
settingOfWorkAppearedIn Florida Everglades NERFINISHED
species brown bear
targetAudienceOfWorkAppearedIn families
taxon Ursus arctos NERFINISHED
yearOfFirstAppearance 1967

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Gentle Ben animalActor Ben the bear
this entity surface form: Bruno the bear
Gentle Ben featuresCharacter Ben the bear
Gentle Ben mainCharacter Ben the bear