B.J. and the Bear

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What kind of trouble can a monkey and a trucker get into? This classic series explores just that!

BJ McKay 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... more »

What kind of trouble can a monkey and a trucker get into? This classic series explores just that!

BJ McKay 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

The Theme Song was written by Glen A Larson and sung by Greg Eviganless «

• Theme Song

  Hey there where ya goin', Not exactly knowin' Who says you have to call just one place home. He...more »

  Hey there where ya goin', Not exactly knowin' Who says you have to call just one place home. He's goin' everywhere, He's B.J. McKay and his best friend Bear. He just keeps on movin', Ladies keep improvin' Every day is better than the last. New dreams and better scenes, And best of all I don't pay property tax. Rollin' down to Dallas, My wheelsprovidin' my palace, Off to New Orleans or who knows where. Places new and ladies, too, I'm B.J. McKay and this is my best friend Bear. He's goin' everywhere, He's B.J. McKay and his best friend Bear. He just keeps on movin', Ladies keep improvin' Every day is better than the last. Lyrics and song written by Glen A. Larson Song performed by Greg Evigan less «

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  10 Perfect

  One of those shows that i grew up watching and My Dad never had any complaints of the kinda trash the TV was dishing out hide « show »

  I've always been waiting to get my hands on a DVD of this show from the past.One of the first shows that I remember watching as a Kid and one that we discussed the next day at school with all my friends about how great Bears antics were.
  looking back and seeing what I see on Discovery/Nat Geo of how Chimps and other animal stars are abandoned in the old age after the fame and fortune has faded,
  and the various tortures inflicted on them to get 'em to perform the stuff that looks good on camera,seem to leave me with mixed feelings.
  
  But on the whole it was a great show for us kids growing up in the late 70's early 80's.
  Truly an all time classic

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  skorpio111 Added Oct 22, 2007 All my reviews
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  9.9 Superb

  BJ and Bear always had a mean trucker to put up with and I can not remember his name. hide « show »

  I think this was one of the greatest shows ever made. It was something diff., you did not before this show or after this show see one that was set like this. I would love to see this put on dvd. For me, what get me into this show was the Rig. I grew up loving big rigs. Then after I watched it for the first time, Bear became my fav. He was the show really.

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  GaryKiss3 Added Jul 21, 2006 All my reviews
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  1.3 Abysmal

  you must be kidding hide « show »

  how on earth did this show ever get made? a show about a trucker and his monkey. i bet greg evigan is really proud of this show. i remember seeing it once or twice. the other thing i can not believe is that it was successful enough to get a spin off.

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  CAPNDEL Added Jun 27, 2006 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Great show! hide « show »

  I remember this show as a kid growing up in
  Miami and also it came back on syndication for a
  Time. It starred hunky Greg Evigan as a good-looking and
  Honest trucker who also seems trained in the martial arts
  As he is a good fighter who hangs around his chimp pet
  Very funny as well as really a good show for the family to watch!

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  JPPT1974 Added May 19, 2006 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  One of my all time favorites hide « show »

  ' BJ and the Bear ' was one of my favorite shows as a child and one that I wish would either come to DVD or show up on a network like TV Land. This spawned another great classic, ' Sheriff Lobo '.
  This show came about during the trucking craze which was brought on by movies such as Smokey and the Bandit and Convoy. BJ traveled across the country with his monkey, Bear and would find himself in trouble in somne way with the law, Sheriff Lobo, bandits or dishonest businessmen. The show failed bebacuse it appealed more to children rather then to adults.
  It is one of many shows that I would gladly buy if it ever came to DVD.
  

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  fluffybear Added Apr 20, 2006 All my reviews