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J. and the Bear</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:B._J._and_the_Bear_cover.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/89/B._J._and_the_Bear_cover.jpg/220px-B._J._and_the_Bear_cover.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/B._J._and_the_Bear_cover.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="273" data-file-height="364" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Action_comedy" title="Action comedy">Action comedy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glen_A._Larson" title="Glen A. Larson">Glen A. Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Crowe_(screenwriter)" title="Christopher Crowe (screenwriter)">Christopher Crowe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glen_A._Larson" title="Glen A. Larson">Glen A. Larson</a></li> <li>Michael Sloan</li> <li>Frank Lupo</li> <li>Tom Sawyer</li> <li>Christopher Crowe</li> <li>Sidney Ellis</li> <li>Rick Kelbaugh</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Gil Bettman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bilson" title="Bruce Bilson">Bruce Bilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Haller" title="Daniel Haller">Daniel Haller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Kessler" title="Bruce Kessler">Bruce Kessler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_I._Nyby_II" title="Christian I. Nyby II">Christian I. Nyby II</a></li> <li>Michael Preece</li> <li>Charles R. Rondeau</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Evigan" title="Greg Evigan">Greg Evigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Akins" title="Claude Akins">Claude Akins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mills_Watson" title="Mills Watson">Mills Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kerwin" title="Brian Kerwin">Brian Kerwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Burkley" title="Dennis Burkley">Dennis Burkley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Theme music composer</th><td class="infobox-data">Glen A. Larson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening theme</th><td class="infobox-data">"B.J. and the Bear"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>William Broughton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Phillips_(composer)" title="Stu Phillips (composer)">Stu Phillips</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of seasons</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">46</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Glen A. Larson</li> <li>Michael Sloan</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Lester Wm. Berke</li> <li>Joe Boston</li> <li>Richard Lindheim</li> <li>Robert F. O'Neill</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Frank Beascoechea</li> <li>Charles Mills</li> <li>Frank Thackery</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">45–48 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Television" title="Universal Television">Universal Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_A._Larson" title="Glen A. Larson">Glen A. Larson</a> Productions</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">February 10, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-02-10</span>)</span> –<br />May 9, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1981-05-09</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Related</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Misadventures_of_Sheriff_Lobo" title="The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo">The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>B. J. and the Bear</b></i> was an American <a href="/wiki/Action_comedy" title="Action comedy">action comedy</a> television series which aired on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> from February 10, 1979, to May 9, 1981. Created by <a href="/wiki/Glen_A._Larson" title="Glen A. Larson">Glen A. Larson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Crowe_(screenwriter)" title="Christopher Crowe (screenwriter)">Christopher Crowe</a>, the series starred <a href="/wiki/Greg_Evigan" title="Greg Evigan">Greg Evigan</a>. The series was produced when the <a href="/wiki/Citizens_band_radio" title="Citizens band radio">CB radio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trucking_industry_in_popular_culture_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trucking industry in popular culture (United States)">trucking</a> craze had peaked in the United States, following the 1974–1976 television series <i><a href="/wiki/Movin%27_On_(TV_series)" title="Movin' On (TV series)">Movin' On</a>,</i> the <a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_in_the_United_States" title="List of artists who reached number one in the United States">number one song</a> "<a href="/wiki/Convoy_(song)" title="Convoy (song)">Convoy</a>" (1975) by <a href="/wiki/C._W._McCall" title="C. W. McCall">C. W. McCall</a>, as well as the films <a href="/wiki/Moonfire_(film)" title="Moonfire (film)"><i>Moonfire (film)</i></a> (1970), <a href="/wiki/Duel_(1971_film)" title="Duel (1971 film)"><i>Duel (1971 film)</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/White_Line_Fever_(film)" title="White Line Fever (film)">White Line Fever</a></i> (1975), <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Smokey_Roadblock" title="The Great Smokey Roadblock"><i>The Great Smokey Roadblock</i></a> (1977), <i><a href="/wiki/Smokey_and_the_Bandit" title="Smokey and the Bandit">Smokey and the Bandit</a></i> (1977), <i><a href="/wiki/Convoy_(1978_film)" title="Convoy (1978 film)">Convoy</a></i> (1978), <a href="/wiki/Steel_Cowboy" title="Steel Cowboy"><i>Steel Cowboy</i></a> (1978), <i><a href="/wiki/High-Ballin%27" title="High-Ballin'">High-Ballin'</a></i> (1978) and <i><a href="/wiki/Every_Which_Way_but_Loose_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Every Which Way but Loose (film)">Every Which Way but Loose</a></i> (1978). </p><p>The theme song, also titled "B.J. and the Bear", was written by Larson and performed by Evigan.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premise_and_storylines">Premise and storylines</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Premise and storylines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Greg Evigan stars as Billie Joe "B.J." McKay, a professional <a href="/wiki/Freelance" class="mw-redirect" title="Freelance">freelance</a> itinerant <a href="/wiki/Trucker" class="mw-redirect" title="Trucker">trucker</a> who travels the country's highways in a red and white <a href="/wiki/Kenworth" title="Kenworth">Kenworth</a> K-100 Aerodyne (a <a href="/wiki/Cab_Over_Engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Cab Over Engine">COE</a> <a href="/wiki/Semi_truck" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi truck">semi truck</a>) with his pet <a href="/wiki/Chimpanzee" title="Chimpanzee">chimpanzee</a> Bear, named after <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bear Bryant</a>, the famed football coach for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">University of Alabama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the pilot movie, it is stated that McKay had spent two years in <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam</a> as a medical helicopter pilot, had been a captain and earned the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Distinguished Service Cross</a>. He was a prisoner of war in <a href="/wiki/North_Vietnam" title="North Vietnam">North Vietnam</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Hanoi_Hilton" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanoi Hilton">Hanoi Hilton</a> for four months in 1973 after his helicopter went down over the <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_Demilitarized_Zone" title="Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone">DMZ</a>. Episodes typically deal with B.J. uncovering or getting mixed up with crime in the area he is traveling through, and a local resident—usually, a young, beautiful woman—appealing to him for help. </p><p>A frequent guest star in the first season is Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo (<a href="/wiki/Claude_Akins" title="Claude Akins">Claude Akins</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who previously starred in the trucking series <i><a href="/wiki/Movin%27_On_(TV_series)" title="Movin' On (TV series)">Movin' On</a></i>), whose character eventually spun off onto his own show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Misadventures_of_Sheriff_Lobo" title="The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo">The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo</a></i> along with guest character "Waverly" <a href="/wiki/Ben_Cooper" title="Ben Cooper">Ben Cooper</a>. </p><p>Two episodes in season two, "Eyes of Texas" (1979) and "The Girls on the Hollywood High" (1980), were designed as prospective pilots for a series about a pair of private detectives called Heather Fern (Rebecca Reynolds) and Caroline Capodi (Lorrie Mahaffey in the first one, <a href="/wiki/Heather_Thomas" title="Heather Thomas">Heather Thomas</a> in the second). The latter episode has cameo appearances from <a href="/wiki/John_S._Ragin" title="John S. Ragin">John S. Ragin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ito" title="Robert Ito">Robert Ito</a> as their characters from <i><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_M.E." title="Quincy, M.E.">Quincy, M.E.</a></i> (also a Glen A. Larson series).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981, when the show returned for its third season with the two-part episode "B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers",<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> B.J. has settled down to run Bear Enterprises, a trucking company based in Los Angeles. His nemesis is Rutherford T. Grant (<a href="/wiki/Murray_Hamilton" title="Murray Hamilton">Murray Hamilton</a>), the corrupt head of the state's Special Crimes Action Team, who is a secret partner in a competing trucking company. Because of Grant's harassment, B.J. is unable to hire experienced truckers, and is forced to hire seven beautiful young female truckers, consisting of Grant's daughter Cindy (<a href="/wiki/Sherilyn_Wolter" title="Sherilyn Wolter">Sherilyn Wolter</a>), twins Teri and Geri (Candi and Randi Brough), no-nonsense Angie (<a href="/wiki/Sheila_Wills" title="Sheila Wills">Sheila Wills</a>), Samantha (Amanda Horan Kennedy), Callie (Linda McCullough), and a busty blonde nicknamed "Stacks" (<a href="/wiki/Judy_Landers" title="Judy Landers">Judy Landers</a>), along with a female dispatcher, Stacy (Susan Woollen). </p><p>Though Universal has never released <i>B. J. and the Bear</i> on home video, bootleg editions are available on DVD. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pilot_(1978)"><span id="Pilot_.281978.29"></span>Pilot (1978)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pilot (1978)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:70%"><tbody><tr style="color:white;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#000;width:32%;color:white">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#000;width:20%;color:white">Directed by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#000;width:20%;color:white">Written by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#000;width:18%;color:white">Original air date</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Foundlings"</th><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bilson" title="Bruce Bilson">Bruce Bilson</a></td><td style="text-align:center">Glen A. Larson & Christopher Crowe</td><td style="text-align:center">October 4, 1978<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-10-04</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237879425">.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent,.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent th{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable .summary{text-align:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}</style> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_1_(1979)"><span id="Season_1_.281979.29"></span>Season 1 (1979)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Season 1 (1979)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:70%"><tbody><tr style="color:white;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#B11030;width:5%;color:white"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr><br />overall</th><th scope="col" style="background:#B11030;width:5%;color:white"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> in<br />season</th><th scope="col" style="background:#B11030;width:22%;color:white">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#B11030;width:20%;color:white">Directed by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#B11030;width:20%;color:white">Written by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#B11030;width:18%;color:white">Original air date</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center">1</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Odyssey of the Shady Truth"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Christian_I._Nyby_II" title="Christian I. Nyby II">Christian I. Nyby II</a></td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : <a href="/wiki/Michael_Sloan" title="Michael Sloan">Michael Sloan</a><br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Kenneth Realman</td><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-02-10</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep2" style="text-align:center">2</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Shine On"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Chris Lucky & <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lupo" title="Frank Lupo">Frank Lupo</a></td><td style="text-align:center">February 24, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-02-24</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep3" style="text-align:center">3</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A Coffin with a View"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Austin_(director)" title="Ray Austin (director)">Ray Austin</a></td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">March 10, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-03-10</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep4" style="text-align:center">4</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Deadly Cargo"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Bole" title="Cliff Bole">Cliff Bole</a></td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">March 17, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-03-17</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep5" style="text-align:center">5</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Never Give a Trucker an Even Break"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Richard Lindheim<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Frank Lupo</td><td style="text-align:center">March 24, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-03-24</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep6" style="text-align:center">6</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lobo's Revenge"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bilson" title="Bruce Bilson">Bruce Bilson</a></td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : <a href="/wiki/Glen_A._Larson" title="Glen A. Larson">Glen A. Larson</a> & Richard Lindheim<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">April 7, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-04-07</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep7" style="text-align:center">7</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Murphy Contingent"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Holcomb" title="Rod Holcomb">Rod Holcomb</a></td><td style="text-align:center">Frank Lupo & <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Crowe_(screenwriter)" title="Christopher Crowe (screenwriter)">C. R. O. Christopher</a></td><td style="text-align:center">April 14, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-04-14</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep8" style="text-align:center">8</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Wheels of Fortune"</td><td style="text-align:center">Bruce Bilson</td><td style="text-align:center">Glen A. Larson</td><td style="text-align:center">April 21, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-04-21</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep9" style="text-align:center">9</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Crackers"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Caffey" title="Michael Caffey">Michael Caffey</a></td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Glen A. Larson<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">April 28, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-04-28</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep10" style="text-align:center">10</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lobo"</td><td style="text-align:center">Bruce Bilson</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Glen A. Larson</td><td style="text-align:center">May 5, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-05-05</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237879425"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_2_(1979–80)"><span id="Season_2_.281979.E2.80.9380.29"></span>Season 2 (1979–80)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Season 2 (1979–80)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:black;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#86CEFF;width:5%;color:black"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr><br />overall</th><th scope="col" style="background:#86CEFF;width:5%;color:black"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> in<br />season</th><th scope="col" style="background:#86CEFF;width:22%;color:black">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#86CEFF;width:20%;color:black">Directed by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#86CEFF;width:20%;color:black">Written by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#86CEFF;width:18%;color:black">Original air date</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep11" style="text-align:center">11</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Snow White and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 1"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Glen A. Larson<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">September 29, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-09-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="7" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #87CEFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Guest stars <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Manzano" title="Sonia Manzano">Sonia Manzano</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Andre_the_Giant" class="mw-redirect" title="Andre the Giant">Andre the Giant</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep12" style="text-align:center">12</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Snow White and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 2"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Glen A. Larson<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="7" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #87CEFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Guest star <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Manzano" title="Sonia Manzano">Sonia Manzano</a></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep13" style="text-align:center">13</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cain's Cruiser"</td><td style="text-align:center">Charles R. Rondeau</td><td style="text-align:center">Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-13</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep14" style="text-align:center">14</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Pogo Lil"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bernard_McEveety" title="Bernard McEveety">Bernard McEveety</a></td><td style="text-align:center">Richard Kelbaugh</td><td style="text-align:center">October 20, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-20</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep15" style="text-align:center">15</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cain's Son-in-Law"</td><td style="text-align:center">Charles R. Rondeau</td><td style="text-align:center">Frank Lupo</td><td style="text-align:center">October 27, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-27</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep16" style="text-align:center">16</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Run for the Money: Part 1"</td><td style="text-align:center">Bruce Bilson</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Glen A. Larson & John Peyser<br /><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Sidney Ellis, Frank Lupo & Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-11-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="7" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #87CEFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Crossover story with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Misadventures_of_Sheriff_Lobo" title="The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo">The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo</a></i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep17" style="text-align:center">17</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Eyes of Texas"</td><td style="text-align:center">Bruce Bilson</td><td style="text-align:center">Glen A. Larson</td><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-11-10</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep18" style="text-align:center">18</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mary Ellen"</td><td style="text-align:center">Frank Beascoechea</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : Sidney Ellis & Michael Sloan<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Jimmy Sangster</td><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-11-17</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep19" style="text-align:center">19</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Gasohol"</td><td style="text-align:center">Charles R. Rondeau</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Richard Bluel & Pat Fielder<br /><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-11-24</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep20" style="text-align:center">20</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"B.J.'s Sweethearts"</td><td style="text-align:center">Jeff Gold</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">December 1, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-12-01</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep21" style="text-align:center">21</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Fly a Wild Horse"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Richard Kelbaugh</td><td style="text-align:center">December 8, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-12-08</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep22" style="text-align:center">22</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Silent Night, Unholy Night"</td><td style="text-align:center">Vince Edwards</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">December 15, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-12-15</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep23" style="text-align:center">23</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Fire in the Hole"</td><td style="text-align:center">Bruce Kessler</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Richard Kelbaugh<br /><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : Sidney Ellis</td><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-01-12</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep24" style="text-align:center">24</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Siege"</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Preece</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Glen A. Larson<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-01-19</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep25" style="text-align:center">25</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Through the Past, Darkly"</td><td style="text-align:center">Charles R. Rondeau</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Steven C. Kurzfeld, Glen A. Larson & Chris Lucky<br /><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : Robert L. McCullough<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Frank Lupo</td><td style="text-align:center">January 26, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-01-26</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep26" style="text-align:center">26</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bear Bondage"</td><td style="text-align:center">Bruce Kessler</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Richard Lindheim<br /><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : Frank Lupo & Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-02-02</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep27" style="text-align:center">27</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"B.J. and the Witch"</td><td style="text-align:center">Charles R. Rondeau</td><td style="text-align:center">Sidney Ellis</td><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-02-09</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep28" style="text-align:center">28</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-02-16</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep29" style="text-align:center">29</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Girls on the Hollywood High"</td><td style="text-align:center">Bruce Bilson</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : <a href="/wiki/Ron_Friedman_(producer)" title="Ron Friedman (producer)">Ron Friedman</a><br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Glen A. Larson</td><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-02-23</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep30" style="text-align:center">30</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The 18-Wheel Rip-Off"</td><td style="text-align:center">Gil Bettman</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Sidney Ellis<br /><i><abbr title="Story and teleplay by">S/T</abbr></i> : Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">March 22, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-03-22</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep31" style="text-align:center">31</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Friendly Double Cross"</td><td style="text-align:center">Keith Atkinson</td><td style="text-align:center"><i><abbr title="Story by">S</abbr></i> : Frank Lupo<br /><i><abbr title="Teleplay by">T</abbr></i> : Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">March 29, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-03-29</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237879425"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_3_(1981)"><span id="Season_3_.281981.29"></span>Season 3 (1981)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Season 3 (1981)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:white;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#424242;width:5%;color:white"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr><br />overall</th><th scope="col" style="background:#424242;width:5%;color:white"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> in<br />season</th><th scope="col" style="background:#424242;width:22%;color:white">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#424242;width:20%;color:white">Directed by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#424242;width:20%;color:white">Written by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#424242;width:18%;color:white">Original air date</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep32" style="text-align:center">32</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="2" style="text-align:left">"B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers: Parts 1 & 2"</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Christian_I._Nyby_II" title="Christian I. Nyby II">Christian I. Nyby II</a></td><td rowspan="2">Michael Sloan</td><td rowspan="2">January 13, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-01-13</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep33" style="text-align:center">33</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep34" style="text-align:center">34</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Fast and the Furious: Part 1"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">January 20, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-01-20</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep35" style="text-align:center">35</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Fast and the Furious: Part 2"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Halperin</td><td style="text-align:center">January 27, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-01-27</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep36" style="text-align:center">36</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Intercepted Pass"</td><td style="text-align:center">Georg Fenady</td><td style="text-align:center">Rogers Turrentine</td><td style="text-align:center">February 3, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-02-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep37" style="text-align:center">37</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Down & Dirty"</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Preece</td><td style="text-align:center">Rogers Turrentine</td><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-02-10</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep38" style="text-align:center">38</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Beauties and the Beasts"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center"><i>Story by</i> : Ken Pettus<br /><i>Teleplay by</i> : Robert L. McCullough & Tom Sawyer & Michael Halperin & Richard Christian Matheson & Thomas E. Szollosi</td><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-02-17</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep39" style="text-align:center">39</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Blond in a Gilded Cell"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">March 3, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-03-03</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep40" style="text-align:center">40</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"For Adults Only"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Haller" title="Daniel Haller">Daniel Haller</a></td><td style="text-align:center">Tom Sawyer</td><td style="text-align:center">March 10, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-03-10</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep41" style="text-align:center">41</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A Bear in the Hand"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Halperin</td><td style="text-align:center">March 17, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-03-17</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep42" style="text-align:center">42</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Seven Lady Captives"</td><td style="text-align:center">Christian I. Nyby II</td><td style="text-align:center">Tom Sawyer</td><td style="text-align:center">March 24, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-03-24</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep43" style="text-align:center">43</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"S.T.U.N.T."</td><td style="text-align:center">Daniel Haller</td><td style="text-align:center"><i>Story by</i> : Michael Sloan & Richard Lindheim<br /><i>Teleplay by</i> : Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">March 31, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-03-31</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep44" style="text-align:center">44</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Who Is B.J.?"</td><td style="text-align:center">Peter Crane</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Sloan</td><td style="text-align:center">April 25, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-04-25</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep45" style="text-align:center">45</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Detective Finger, I Presume"</td><td style="text-align:center">Gil Bettman</td><td style="text-align:center">Robert L. McCullough</td><td style="text-align:center">May 2, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-05-02</span>)</span></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep46" style="text-align:center">46</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Two Million Dollar Hustle"</td><td style="text-align:center">David Phinney</td><td style="text-align:center"><i>Story by</i> : Tom Sawyer<br /><i>Teleplay by</i> : Tom Sawyer & Robert L. McCullough & Michael Halperin</td><td style="text-align:center">May 9, 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-05-09</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237879425"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not to be confused with the season two opener "Snow White and the Seven Lady Truckers", also a two-parter</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRobinson2011" class="citation book cs1">Robinson, Mark (2011). <i>Encyclopedia of Television Theme Songs</i>. McFarland. p. 26. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786465170" title="Special:BookSources/9780786465170"><bdi>9780786465170</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+Television+Theme+Songs&rft.pages=26&rft.pub=McFarland&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9780786465170&rft.aulast=Robinson&rft.aufirst=Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AB.+J.+and+the+Bear" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWitbeck1979" class="citation journal cs1">Witbeck, Charles (June 24, 1979). "<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'BJ and the Bear': a silent interview with Sam the chimp". <i>Chicago Tribune</i>: J3.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chicago+Tribune&rft.atitle=%27BJ+and+the+Bear%27%3A+a+silent+interview+with+Sam+the+chimp&rft.pages=J3&rft.date=1979-06-24&rft.aulast=Witbeck&rft.aufirst=Charles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AB.+J.+and+the+Bear" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1">"Claude Akins; actor in classic movies". <i>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i>: 4. 1994-01-28.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=St.+Louis+Post-Dispatch&rft.atitle=Claude+Akins%3B+actor+in+classic+movies.&rft.pages=4&rft.date=1994-01-28&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AB.+J.+and+the+Bear" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lee Goldberg, <i>Unsold Television Pilots: 1955 through 1989</i>, 1990, pp. 352-353, McFarland, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89950-373-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-89950-373-X">0-89950-373-X</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._and_the_Bear&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077196/"><i>B. 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(1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mean_Season" title="The Mean Season">The Mean Season</a></i> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_(1992_film)" title="The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)">The Last of the Mohicans</a></i> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Fear_(1996_film)" title="Fear (1996 film)">Fear</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Homeland_Security_(film)" title="Homeland Security (film)">Homeland Security</a></i> (2004)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series created</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">B. J. and the Bear</a></i> (1979–1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/B.L._Stryker" title="B.L. Stryker">B.L. Stryker</a></i> (1989–1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/H.E.L.P." title="H.E.L.P.">H.E.L.P.</a></i> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Untouchables_(1993_TV_series)" title="The Untouchables (1993 TV series)">The Untouchables</a></i> (1993–1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Watcher_(1995_TV_series)" title="The Watcher (1995 TV series)">The Watcher</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Days_(TV_series)" title="Seven Days (TV series)">Seven Days</a></i> (1998–2001)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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industry in the United States">Trucking industry in the United States</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Motor_Carrier_Safety_Administration" title="Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration">Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States" title="Economy of the United States">Economy of the United States</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regulations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commercial_driver%27s_license" title="Commercial driver's license">Commercial driver's license</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_on-board_recorder" title="Electronic on-board recorder">Electronic on-board recorder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Bridge_Gross_Weight_Formula" title="Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula">Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hours_of_service" title="Hours of service">Hours of service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Registration_Plan" title="International Registration Plan">International Registration Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_Carrier_Act_of_1980" title="Motor Carrier Act of 1980">Motor Carrier Act of 1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_carrier_safety_rating" title="Motor carrier safety rating">Motor carrier safety rating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Network" title="National Network">National Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manufacturers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Truck manufacturers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AM_General" title="AM General">AM General</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_LaFrance" title="American LaFrance">American LaFrance</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autocar_Company" title="Autocar Company">Autocar</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bering_Truck" title="Bering Truck">Bering</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bremach" title="Bremach">Bremach</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brockway_Motor_Company" title="Brockway Motor Company">Brockway</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYD_Auto" title="BYD Auto">BYD Auto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caterpillar_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="Caterpillar Inc">Caterpillar</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chase_Motor_Truck_Company" title="Chase Motor Truck Company">Chase</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crane_Carrier_Company" title="Crane Carrier Company">CCC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNH_Industrial" title="CNH Industrial">CNH Industrial</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dart_(commercial_vehicle)" title="Dart (commercial vehicle)">Dart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Reo_Trucks" title="Diamond Reo Trucks">Diamond Reo</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diamond_T" title="Diamond T">Diamond T</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reo_Motor_Car_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Reo Motor Car Company">Reo</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DINA_SA" class="mw-redirect" title="DINA SA">Dina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freightliner_Trucks" title="Freightliner Trucks">Freightliner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMC_(marque)" class="mw-redirect" title="GMC (marque)">GMC</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hayes_Manufacturing_Company" title="Hayes Manufacturing Company">Hayes</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuso_Trucks_America" title="Fuso Trucks America">Fuso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hino_Motors" title="Hino Motors">Hino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_America" title="Hyundai Motor America">Hyundai Motor America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyzon_Motors" title="Hyzon Motors">Hyzon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Motors" title="International Motors">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isuzu" title="Isuzu">Isuzu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenworth" title="Kenworth">Kenworth</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marmon-Herrington" title="Marmon-Herrington">Marmon-Herrington</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" title="Mercedes-Benz">Mercedes-Benz</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Moreland_Motor_Truck_Company" title="Moreland Motor Truck Company">Moreland</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mack_Trucks" title="Mack Trucks">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nissan" title="Nissan">Nissan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oshkosh_Corporation" title="Oshkosh 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title="Traffic Motor Truck Corporation">Traffic</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UD_Trucks" title="UD Trucks">UD Trucks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VIA_Motors" title="VIA Motors">VIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volvo_Trucks" title="Volvo Trucks">Volvo</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ward_LaFrance" class="mw-redirect" title="Ward LaFrance">Ward LaFrance</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Star_Trucks" title="Western Star Trucks">Western Star</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Motor_Company" title="White Motor Company">White</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workhorse_Group" title="Workhorse Group">Workhorse Group</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Engine manufacturers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caterpillar_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="Caterpillar Inc">Caterpillar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cummins" 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Dane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company" title="Hyundai Motor Company">Hyundai Translead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lufkin_Industries" title="Lufkin Industries">Lufkin Trailers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utility_Trailer_Manufacturing_Company" title="Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company">Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_International_Marine_Containers" title="China International Marine Containers">Vanguard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabash_National" title="Wabash National">Wabash National</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Trailer_Company" title="Wilson Trailer Company">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Motor carriers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th 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Breaker!">Breaker! Breaker!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Convoy_(1978_film)" title="Convoy (1978 film)">Convoy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duel_(1971_film)" title="Duel (1971 film)">Duel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F.I.S.T._(film)" title="F.I.S.T. 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