B.J. and the Bear
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.
- 1978-1981
- 3 seasons
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
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 1 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 0
The Foundlings
Wed, Oct 4, 1978 100 mins
B. J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.
Episode 1
Odyssey of the Shady Truth
Sat, Feb 10, 1979 60 mins
B.J. is tricked into returning to Orly County, where he's quickly arrested and imprisoned by the unscrupulous Sheriff Lobo. B.J. and his fellow falsely accused prisoners plot a jailbreak and a mad dash for the county line.
Episode 2
Shine On
Sat, Feb 24, 1979 60 mins
B.J.'s truck is hijacked by three beautiful sisters. They need B.J.'s rig and his help in order to make a big moonshine run that will raise money for their ailing father's operation.
Episode 3
A Coffin with a View
Sat, Mar 10, 1979 60 mins
It was a dark and stormy night when B.J and the Bear drove two Transylvanian coffins from Frisco to L.A., meeting up along the way with murder, mayhem and maybe even Count Dracula.
Episode 4
Deadly Cargo
Sat, Mar 17, 1979 60 mins
B.J. is hired by a lady to transport to Washington DC a deadly virus that she stole so she can present it to Congress as proof that her company is conducting highly illegal and potentially lethal research.
Episode 5
Never Give a Trucker an Even Break
Sat, Mar 24, 1979 60 mins
It's a three-ring circus for B.J. and the Bear when they're made monkeys in the middle between a shady circus promoter, nasty gangsters, and a daredevil motorcycle stunt woman with a heart of gold.
Episode 6
Lobo's Revenge
Sat, Apr 7, 1979 60 mins
It's an "unbearable" situation for B.J. when Sheriff Lobo kidnaps Bear in order to lure B.J. back into Orly County.
Episode 7
The Murphy Contingent
Sat, Apr 14, 1979 60 mins
B.J. is pressured by his former military buddies to help pull off a gold heist in order to save their veteran's charity.
Episode 8
Wheels of Fortune
Sat, Feb 17, 1979 60 mins
The college students who hire BJ to haul equipment for a talent show secretly plan to his rig as a gambling casino.
Episode 9
Crackers
Sat, Apr 28, 1979 60 mins
B.J. runs afoul of Clearwater's power broker Jason T. Rockman when he agrees to take Dr. Winters and a group of her mental patients to a local carnival.
Episode 10
Lobo
Sat, May 5, 1979 60 mins
Deputy Perkins serves B.J. a subpoena too appear in court to testify against sheriff Lobo. During the trial B.J. is arrested. Lobo lets B.J. escape and tells him to leave town. B.J. doesn't leave town but instead helps to stop Harry Cunningham who is cutting cost on a dam project by diluting cement.