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Sensible Ben
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Premiere date	September 7, 1974
Run time	20:38
Starring	Andrew Parks; Pamelyn Ferdin; Jack E. Haley; June Lockhart; Henry Jones; Frank Cady
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols; Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Sensible Ben" is the first episode of These Are the Days season one. It aired on September 7, 1974 on ABC. It was directed by Charles A. Nichols, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Tired of being considered too responsible, Ben plays a bottle toss game with his sister's money.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Kathy Day	Pamelyn Ferdin
Danny Day	Jack E. Haley
Jeff Day	Henry Jones
Drifter	Unavailable
Jonas	Unavailable
Ben Day	Andrew Parks
Martha Day	June Lockhart
Cost Johnson
Mr. Jameson
Barker	Unavailable
Miss Crew	Unavailable
Homer Smith	Frank Cady
Sheriff	Unavailable

Organizations

Elmsville Police Department

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Great Plains
    - Elmsville
      - Day residence
      - Day's General Store
      - Sheriff's office

Objects

Nothing of importance

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director, with musical supervision by Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 7, 1974 on ABC

Behind the scenes

Ben and Grandpa are 16 and 60, respectively.

Errors

Everlasting influence

Ben remembers when he spent all his dollars on the ring toss in "Danny's Musical Dilemma."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

Not available. 😢

References

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+|image= [[File:Ben's enticed by 20 dollar coin.png|300px]]
 |caption=
 |prodno=
-|premiere= September 7, 1974
+|premiere= [[September 7]], [[1974]]
 |run_time= 20:38
+|cast= [[Andrew Parks]]<br />[[Pamelyn Ferdin]]<br />[[Jack E. Haley]]<br />[[June Lockhart]]<br />[[Henry Jones]]<br />[[Frank Cady]]
 |writers=
-|directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]]
+|directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
 |previous= Sensible Ben
 |next= The Fire Brigade
 }}
-'''"Sensible Ben"''' is the second episode of ''[[These Are the Days]]'' season one. It aired on September 7, 1974 on [[ABC]]. It was directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
+'''"Sensible Ben"''' is the first episode of ''[[These Are the Days]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 7]], [[1974]] on [[ABC]]. It was directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
-Tired of being considered too responsible, Ben plays a ball toss game with his sister's money.
+Tired of being considered too responsible, Ben plays a bottle toss game with his sister's money.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Danny Day]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Jackie Earle Haley|Jack E. Haley]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Jack E. Haley]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jeff Day]]
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed These Are the Days characters|Drifter]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavaiable
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Jonas]]
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Ben Day]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Jack Park]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Andrew Parks]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Martha Day]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[June Lockhart]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Cost Johnson
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Cost Johnson]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Jameson
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Mr. Jameson]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed These Are the Days characters|Barker]]
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Homer (These Are the Days)|Homer]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Homer Smith]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Cady]]
 |-
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 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
+==Organizations==
+* [[Elmsville Police Department]]
 ==Locations==
-* [[Great Plains]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** [[Elmsville]]
+** [[United States]]
-*** [[Day residence]]
+*** [[Great Plains]]
-*** General store
+**** [[Elmsville]]
-*** Sheriff's office
+***** [[Day residence]]
+***** [[Day's General Store]]
+***** Sheriff's office
 ==Objects==
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 ==Production==
 ===Development===
-Every episode was credited with the same group of writers, who consisted of [[Bernie Khan]], [[Leo Rifkin]], [[Gene Thompson]], [[Same Locke]], [[Milton Pascal]], [[Dick Wesson]]. The executive story consultant and story editor were [[Myles Wilder]] and [[Ed Jurist]], respectively.
 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-[[Hoyt Curtin]] was credited as musical director, with supervision by [[Paul DeKorte]].
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], who was credited as musical director, with musical supervision by [[Paul DeKorte]].
 ==Release==
 Dates are in order of release:
-* [[United States]]: September 7, 1974 on ABC
+* United States: September 7, 1974 on ABC
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ==Errors==
 *
+==Everlasting influence==
+* Ben remembers when he spent all his dollars on the ring toss in "[[Danny's Musical Dilemma]]."
 ==Critical reception==
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 ==Home availability==
-*
+* Not available. 😢
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1974]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
+[[Category:Directed by Charles A. Nichols]]
+[[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
+[[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:These Are the Days episodes]]
+[[Category:These Are the Days]]