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B.J. and the Bear

  • TV Series
  • 1978–19811978–1981
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.7K
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POPULARITY
3,849
216
Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
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  • Adventure
  • Comedy
A trucker and his pet chimpanzee travel the highways of America, getting into various adventures and misadventures along the way.A trucker and his pet chimpanzee travel the highways of America, getting into various adventures and misadventures along the way.A trucker and his pet chimpanzee travel the highways of America, getting into various adventures and misadventures along the way.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,849
216
  • Creators
    • Christopher Crowe
    • Glen A. Larson
  • Stars
    • Greg Evigan
    • Eric Server
    • Linda McCullough
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  • Creators
    • Christopher Crowe
    • Glen A. Larson
  • Stars
    • Greg Evigan
    • Eric Server
    • Linda McCullough
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    • 9User reviews
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  • Episodes47

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    Brian Kerwin and Mills Watson in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
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    B.J. and the Bear (1978)
    Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
    Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
    Judy Landers in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
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    Greg Evigan
    Greg Evigan
    • B.J. McKay
    47 episodes47 eps • 1978–1981
    Eric Server
    Eric Server
    • Lt. Jim Steiger…
    17 episodes17 eps • 1979–1981
    Linda McCullough
    Linda McCullough
    • Callie…
    16 episodes16 eps • 1980–1981
    Candi Brough
    • Teri
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981
    Randi Brough
    • Geri
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981
    Sheila Wills
    Sheila Wills
    • Angie
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981
    Amanda Horan Kennedy
    Amanda Horan Kennedy
    • Samantha
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981
    Judy Landers
    Judy Landers
    • Stacks
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981
    Sherilyn Wolter
    • Cindy Grant
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Capt. Rutherford T. Grant
    15 episodes15 eps • 1981
    Joshua Shelley
    • Bullets
    9 episodes9 eps • 1979–1981
    Janet Julian
    Janet Julian
    • Tommy…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1979–1981
    John Dullaghan
    John Dullaghan
    • Nick
    9 episodes9 eps • 1981
    Susan Woollen
    Susan Woollen
    • Stacy…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1979–1981
    Steven Reisch
    • Deke…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1979–1981
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Hammer
    7 episodes7 eps • 1979–1981
    Mills Watson
    Mills Watson
    • Deputy Perkins…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1978–1979
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1978–1979
    • Creators
      • Christopher Crowe
      • Glen A. Larson
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    • Trivia
      When this show was an instant hit, the producers quickly spun off Sheriff Lobo's character in The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979). However, ratings quickly dried up, and neither show lasted long. To make a more compelling product for syndication, all episodes of both shows were packaged as a bundle titled "The B.J./Lobo Show".
    • Goofs
      B.J. was supposedly a captain in the US Army and a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. Most pilots were actually Army warrant officers with higher-ranking commissioned officers only flying the less dangerous missions as their experience was required from administration and training. This conflicts with the series narrative as B.J. was actually shot down and taken captive for a short period of time which is unlikely to have occurred during the conflict.
    • Connections
      Featured in I Love the '70s: 1978 (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      B.J. and the Bear
      Written by Glen A. Larson

      Performed by Greg Evigan

    User reviews9

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    Excitement in a small town
    I was going to high school in Ukiah, California when this show was on the air, and one week they came to the town to film at the fairgrounds in that town. We didn't see much filming up there, so this was quite a lot of excitement for us! They filmed mostly at the fairgrounds, and a lot of students (including myself) cut school to go and watch. They filmed some shots with onlookers in the background so it was even more exciting for us to think we would be on TV! But my best memory of this time was one day as Greg Evigan was signing autographs (I had already got one from him the day before) and my mother and I were standing off to the side and talking about whether or not they may shoot somewhere else in town after they were finished at the fairgrounds. And Mr. Evigan talked to us, as he was signing an autograph for someone, joking that sometimes he was the last to know where they would be going next. I was about 16 and to have a TV star talking to me was really a big deal. And he was nice to all the fans who were there, and to this day when I see him on TV I think of him as this nice guy who gave a lot of people in a small town a good image of famous people.
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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • B.J. und der Bär
    • Filming locations
      • RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Glen A. Larson Productions
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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