"B.J. and the Bear" (1979) TV series 1979-1981

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Creators:

Christopher Crowe
Glen A. Larson

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

10 February 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Road | Chimpanzee | Character Name In Title

Cast

Greg Evigan

...

B.J. McKay / ... (46 episodes, 1979-1981)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (46 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Snoodles Tale (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

B.J. and the Bear

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.