B.J. and the Bear

3 Seasons 1979 - 1981 NR 1h 00m 6.4

A trucker and his pet chimpanzee travel the highways of America, getting into various adventures and misadventures along the way.

B.J. McCay was a good-looking young trucker who traveled around the country in his big red & white rig, with a single companion - his pet chimp, Bear. B.J. was based in rural Georgia and was confronted by a succession of corrupt local sheriffs - Elroy P. Lobo (who was later given his own series, Lobo); Sgt. Wiley of Winslow County and his two fellow lawmen, Sheriffs Cain and Masters. The only honest cop B.J. seemed to encounter was the Fox, who spent much of her time trying to trap the crooked local cops. Tommy was a lady trucker friend and Bullets ran the local hangout, the Country Comfort Truck Stop.In 1981, B.J. settled down to run a trucking business in Los Angeles called Bear Enterprises. His new adversary was Rutherford T. Grant, a corrupt politician who headed the state Special Crimes Action Team. Grant was a silent partner in TransCal, the largest trucking firm in California and stopped at nothing to stomp out potential competition. Because of Grant's intervention, B.J. found it impossible to get regular truck drivers to work for him and had to settle for a crew of 7 young, beautiful lady truckers, including a pair of identical twins and Grant's daughter, Cindy.

B.J. and the Bear background

Episodes:

Episode 2 Shine On

2. Shine On

Aired: Feb 24, 1979

B.J.'s truck is hijacked by three beautiful sisters. They need B.J.'s rig and...

Episode 3 A Coffin with a View

3. A Coffin with a View

Aired: Mar 10, 1979

It was a dark and stormy night when B.J and the Bear drove two Transylvanian ...

Episode 4 Deadly Cargo

4. Deadly Cargo

Aired: Mar 17, 1979

B.J. is hired by a lady to transport to Washington DC a deadly virus that she...

Episode 6 Lobo's Revenge

6. Lobo's Revenge

Aired: Apr 7, 1979

It's an "unbearable" situation for B.J. when Sheriff Lobo kidnaps Bear in ord...

Episode 7 The Murphy Contingent

7. The Murphy Contingent

Aired: Apr 14, 1979

B.J. is pressured by his former military buddies to help pull off a gold heis...

Episode 8 Wheels of Fortune

8. Wheels of Fortune

Aired: Apr 21, 1979

The college students who hire BJ to haul equipment for a talent show secretly...

Episode 9 Crackers

9. Crackers

Aired: Apr 28, 1979

B.J. runs afoul of Clearwater's power broker Jason T. Rockman when he agrees ...

Episode 10 Lobo

10. Lobo

Aired: May 5, 1979

Deputy Perkins serves B.J. a subpoena too appear in court to testify against ...


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Info about B.J. and the Bear

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Comedy, Adventure