Difference between revisions of "How Ben Was Cowed"

How Ben Was Cowed
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Premiere date	November 2, 1974
Run time	20:38
Starring	Andrew Parks; Pamelyn Ferdin; Jack E. Haley; June Lockhart; Henry Jones; Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols; Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"How Ben Was Cowed" is the ninth episode of These Are the Days season one. It aired on November 2, 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
Jeff Day	Henry Jones
Ben Day	Andrew Parks
Danny Day	Jack E. Haley
Martha Day	June Lockhart
Kathy Day	Pamelyn Ferdin
Aunt Hattie
Jonas	Don Messick
Mr. Jeffries	Unavailable
Mr. Martin	Unavailable
Bull	Unavailable
Farmer	Unavailable
Myrtle Pettybone
Sid	Unavailable
Mr. Ryder	Unavailable
Sid's wife
Mrs. Baker
Old Man Billings
Train conductor	Unavailable
Theodore Roosevelt

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Great Plains
    - Elmsville
      - Day residence
      - Day's General Store
    - Midville
  - Rhode Island (mentioned)
- Germany (indirectly mentioned)
  - Bavaria (mentioned)
The Sun

Objects

Vehicles

Henrietta

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: November 2, 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= November 2, 1974
+|premiere= [[November 2]], [[1974]]
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+|cast= [[Andrew Parks]]<br />[[Pamelyn Ferdin]]<br />[[Jack E. Haley]]<br />[[June Lockhart]]<br />[[Henry Jones]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
+|run_time= 20:38
 |writers=
-|directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]]
+|directors= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
 |previous= The Runaway Horse
 |next= Grandpa and the Great Cyclic Harmonium Swindle
 }}
-'''"How Ben Was Cowed"''' is the eighth episode of ''[[These Are the Days]]'' season one. It aired on November 2, 1974 on [[ABC]]. It was directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
+'''"How Ben Was Cowed"''' is the ninth episode of ''[[These Are the Days]]'' season one. It aired on [[November 2]], [[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"| [[Jeff Day]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Henry Jones]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ben Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Andrew Parks]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Danny Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jack E. Haley]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Martha Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[June Lockhart]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kathy Day]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Pamelyn Ferdin]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Aunt Hattie]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jonas]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. Jeffries]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. Martin]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bull
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed These Are the Days characters|Farmer]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Myrtle Pettybone]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sid (How Ben Was Cowed)|Sid]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. Ryder]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sid's wife
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Mrs. Baker]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Old Man Billings]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed These Are the Days characters|Train conductor]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-* [[Great Plains]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** [[Elmsville]]
+** [[United States]]
-*** [[Day residence]]
+*** [[Great Plains]]
+**** [[Elmsville]]
+***** [[Day residence]]
+***** [[Day's General Store]]
+**** [[Midville]]
+*** [[Rhode Island]] (mentioned)
+** [[Germany]] (indirectly mentioned)
+*** [[Bavaria]] (mentioned)
+* [[Sun|The Sun]]
 ==Objects==
-*
+* [[Day's Automatic Milker and Soother]]
+* [[The Woodsman]]
 ==Vehicles==
-*
+* [[Henrietta]]
 ==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]]: November 2, 1974 on ABC
+* United States: November 2, 1974 on ABC
 ==Behind the scenes==
@@ Line 66: / Line 122: @@
 ==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]]