History Series / BJAndTheBear

''B.J. and the Bear'' was a comedic ActionSeries created by Glen A. Larson that aired from 1979 to 1981 on Creator/{{NBC}}, about a professional itinerant truck driver with his pet chimpanzee, Bear.

Greg Evigan starred in the role of Billie Joe (B.J.) [=McCay=], and drive a red and white 1977 Kenworth K-100 cab-over-semitrailer truck. Although no home base was ever specifically specified, he was presumably based in Orly County, Georgia, as – at least during the first season – there were many {{crossover}} episodes with a sister series, ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'', starring Claude Akins as a corrupt sheriff who wanted to put B.J. out of business.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The main premise of the show – a truck driver whose main companion was a chimpanzee.

Greg Evigan starred in the role of Billie Joe (B.J.) [=McCay=], and drive a red and white 1977 Kenworth K-100 cab-over-semitrailer truck. Although no home base was ever specifically specified, he was presumably based in Orly County, Georgia, as – at least during the first season – there were many crossover episodes with a sister series, ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'' (a series starring Claude Akins as a corrupt sheriff who wanted to put B.J. out of business).

''B.J. and the Bear'' was a comedic ActionSeries that aired from 1979 to 1981 on Creator/{{NBC}}, about a professional itinerant truck driver with his pet chimpanzee, Bear.

''B.J. and the Bear'' was a comedy series that aired from 1979 to 1981 on Creator/{{NBC}}, about a professional itinerant truck driver with his pet chimpanzee, Bear.

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot / SharedUniverse: With Sheriff Lobo and his own series, ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo''. Additionally, two ''B.J. and the Bear'' episodes were pilots for a proposed series about a pair of foxy private detectives called ''[[PunBasedTitle Eyes Of Texas]]''; the second such episode, "The Girls Of Hollywood High," took the lasses to the L.A. County Coroner's Office, home of ''Series/QuincyME'' (another Glen A. Larson show). His boss Asten and assistant Sam appeared, but the main man didn't ([[CreativeDifferences understandably]]).

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot / SharedUniverse: With Sheriff Lobo and his own series, ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo''. Additionally, two ''B.J. and the Bear'' episodes were pilots for a proposed series about a pair of foxy private detectives called ''[[PunBasedTitle Eyes Of Texas]]''; the second such episode, "The Girls Of Hollywood High," took the lasses to the L.A. County Coroner's Office, home of Series/{{Quincy}} (another Glen A. Larson show). His boss Asten and assistant Sam appeared, but the main man didn't ([[CreativeDifferences understandably]]).

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot / SharedUniverse: With Sheriff Lobo and his own series, ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo''. Additionally, two ''B.J. and the Bear'' episodes were pilots for a proposed series about a pair of foxy private detectives called ''[[PunBasedTitle Eyes Of Texas]]''; the second such episode, "The Girls Of Hollywood High," took the lasses to the L.A. County Coroner's Office, home of {{Quincy}} (another Glen A. Larson show). His boss Asten and assistant Sam appeared, but the main man didn't ([[CreativeDifferences understandably]]).

Bear (as it was explained in many episodes) was named for Paul "Bear" Bryant, head football coach at the University of Alabama from 1958-1982. Bear's houndstooth cap was inspired by Bryant's choice of headwear.

''B.J. and the Bear'' was a comedy series that aired from 1979-1981 on Creator/{{NBC}}, about a professional itinerant truck driver with his pet chimpanzee, Bear.

A mid-season replacement on NBC during the 1978-1979 season, ''B.J. and the Bear'' was a modest success during one of the network's darkest eras, and was renewed for the 1979-1980 season. Plots during this era generally involved B.J. meeting a beautiful young lady, who was in some way affected by (or involved with) criminal activity, and B.J. eventually gathering enough evidence to defeat the bad guys. Other episodes involved Lobo's latest scheme to run B.J. out of business, but failing.

'''''B.J. and the Bear''''' was a television series that aired from 1979-1981 on NBC, about a professional itinerant truck driver with his pet chimpanzee, Bear.

Bear – it was explained in many episodes – was named for Paul "Bear" Bryant, head football coach at the University of Alabama from 1958-1982. Bear's houndstooth cap was inspired by Bryant's choice of headwear.

A mid-season replacement on NBC during the 1978-1979 season, ''B.J. and the Bear'' was a modest success during one of the network's darkest eras, and was renewed for the 1979-1980 season. Plots during this era generally involved B.J. meeting a beautiful young lady, who in some way was affected by – or somehow involved with – criminal activity, and B.J. eventually gathering enough evidence to defeat the bad guys. Other episodes involved Lobo's latest scheme to run B.J. out of business, but failing.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: During the opening scenes (and sometimes, transitional ones as well), a popular song – usually, country or easy listening – would play. These were almost always sound-alike versions of songs recorded by artists such as the Eagles, the Little River Band and BillyJoel.