B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

infobox television
show_name = BJ and the Bear


caption = Greg Evigan and his simian cohort in "B.J. and the Bear".
rating =
format = Comedy-drama
runtime = 60 minutes
creator =
starring = Greg Evigan
Claude Akins
opentheme =
country = United States
network = NBC
first_aired = 10 February 1979
last_aired = 11 August 1981
num_seasons = 3
num_episodes = 48
list_episodes =
imdb_id = 0077196
tv_com_id =683|

"B.J. and the Bear" was a comedy-drama television series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. It starred Greg Evigan.

Plot

Greg Evigan stars as B. J. (Billie Joe) McKay, a professional freelance itinerant trucker who traveled the country's highways in a red and white Kenworth K-100 cab over semi truck with his pet chimpanzee, Bear (named for Bear Bryant, the famed college football coach; this explains the chimp's choice of headwear). He was constantly harassed by sheriff Elroy P. Lobo (Claude Akins, who eventually spun off onto his own show, "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo").

In 1981, when the show returned from hiatus, B.J. had settled down to run Bear Enterprises, a trucking company based in Los Angeles. His nemesis was Rutherford T. Grant (Murray Hamilton), the corrupt head of the state's Special Crimes Action Team, who was a silent partner in a competing trucking company. Because of Grant's harassment, B.J. was unable to hire experienced truckers, and he was forced to hire several beautiful young female truckers, including Grant's daughter Cindy (Sherilyn Wolter), and another busty blonde nicknamed "Stacks" (Judy Landers).

Cultural references

* The band Minus the Bear derived their name from a joke based on the show's title.

* The UK sitcom "Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere" parodies parts of the show theme song in its opening credits.

* In "Mallrats", Brody (Jason Lee) remarks to his friend T.S. Quint (Jeremy London) that he'd like to see a remake of B.J. and the Bear.

External links

*imdb title|id=0078564|title=B.J. and the Bear
*Tv.com show|id=683|title=B.J. and the Bear


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