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B.J. and the Bear

Season 3 (15 Episodes)

1981NR1h 00m6.4

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.

Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 5 Intercepted Pass

5. Intercepted Pass

Aired: Feb 3, 1981

B.J., Callie and Samantha stumble upon Steiger's pet project: a call girl ope...

Episode 6 Down & Dirty

6. Down & Dirty

Aired: Feb 10, 1981

While in Reno, Captain Grant capitalizes on Callie's compulsive gambling to m...

Episode 9 For Adults Only

9. For Adults Only

Aired: Mar 10, 1981

B.J. befriends the Tiptons, an elderly but feisty couple being forced out of ...

Episode 10 A Bear in the Hand

10. A Bear in the Hand

Aired: Mar 17, 1981

Captain Grant and Lt. Steiger set a match to a powder-keg when they abduct B....

Episode 11 Seven Lady Captives

11. Seven Lady Captives

Aired: Mar 24, 1981

When the seven lady truckers are kidnapped to drug kingpin Leonard Marker's S...

Episode 12 S.T.U.N.T.

12. S.T.U.N.T.

Aired: Mar 31, 1981

B.J., Callie and Stacks help B.J.'s old friend Steven Thomas Ulysses Nathanie...

Episode 13 Who Is BJ?

13. Who Is BJ?

Aired: Apr 25, 1981

B.J wrecks his truck and suffers amnesia. As he struggles to remember who he ...

Info about B.J. and the Bear

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Comedy, Adventure