Difference between revisions of "Ben for President"

Ben for President
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Premiere date	October 5, 1974
Starring	Andrew Parks; Pamelyn Ferdin; Jack E. Haley; June Lockhart; Henry Jones; Don Messick; Janet Waldo
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols; Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Ben for President" is the fifth episode of These Are the Days season one. It aired on October 5, 1974 on ABC. It was directed by Charles A. Nichols, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Danny Day	Jack E. Haley
Kathy Day	Pamelyn Ferdin
Ben Day	Andrew Parks
Charlie	Unavailable
Nancy	Janet Waldo
Carter Wilcox	Unavailable
Theodore Roosevelt
Martha Day	June Lockhart
Jeff Day	Henry Jones
Kathy Day	Pamelyn Ferdin
Jonas	Don Messick
Girl	Janet Waldo
Boy	Unavailable
Mr. Grimby	Unavailable
Printer	Unavailable

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Great Plains
    - Elmsville
      - Day residence
      - Nancy's residence
      - School
      - Mayville (mentioned)
- Caribbean (indirectly mentioned)
  - Cuba (indirectly mentioned)
    - Santiago de Cuba (indirectly mentioned)
      - San Juan Hill (mentioned)

Objects

Jeff's floor cleaner
Carter's ukelele

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 5, 1974 on ABC

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

Not available. 😢

References

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 |premiere= [[October 5]], [[1974]]
+|cast= [[Andrew Parks]]<br />[[Pamelyn Ferdin]]<br />[[Jack E. Haley]]<br />[[June Lockhart]]<br />[[Henry Jones]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
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 |writers=
-|directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]]
+|directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
 |previous= Danny Runs Away
 |next= The Good Luck Charm
 }}
-'''"Ben for President"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[These Are the Days]]'' season one. It aired on [[October 5]], [[1974]] on [[ABC]]. It was directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
+'''"Ben for President"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[These Are the Days]]'' season one. It aired on [[October 5]], [[1974]] on [[ABC]]. It was directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
 ==Detailed summary==
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 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Danny Day]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jack E. Haley]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kathy Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Pamelyn Ferdin]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ben Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Andrew Parks]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Charlie (Ben for President)|Charlie]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Nancy (Ben for President)|Nancy]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Janet Waldo]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Carter Wilcox]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Martha Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[June Lockhart]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jeff Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Henry Jones]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kathy Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Pamelyn Ferdin]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jonas]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boy
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. Grimby]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Printer
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-* [[Great Plains]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** [[Elmsville]]
+** [[United States]]
-*** [[Day residence]]
+*** [[Great Plains]]
+**** [[Elmsville]]
+***** [[Day residence]]
+***** Nancy's residence
+***** School
+***** [[Mayville]] (mentioned)
+** [[Caribbean]] (indirectly mentioned)
+*** [[Cuba]] (indirectly mentioned)
+**** [[Santiago de Cuba]] (indirectly mentioned)
+***** [[San Juan Hill]] (mentioned)
 ==Objects==
-*
+* Jeff's floor cleaner
+* Carter's ukelele
 ==Vehicles==
-*
+* None
 ==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 the musical director, with musical supervision by [[Paul DeKorte]].
 ==Release==
 Dates are in order of release:
-* [[United States]]: October 5, 1974 on ABC
+* United States: October 5, 1974 on ABC
 ==Behind the scenes==
@@ Line 66: / Line 116: @@
 ==Home availability==
-*
+* Not available. 😢
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1974]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
+[[Category:Directed by Charles A. Nichols]]
+[[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:These Are the Days episodes]]
+[[Category:These Are the Days]]