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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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 ===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==
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-* [[United States]]: September 7, 1974 on ABC
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+* Ben remembers when he spent all his dollars on the ring toss in "[[Danny's Musical Dilemma]]."
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