B.J. and the Bear is a
comedy-drama television series which aired on
NBC from 1979 to 1981. The series starred
Greg Evigan and
Claude Akins.
Plot
Greg Evigan stars as B.J. (Billie Joe) McKay, a professional
freelance itinerant
trucker who traveled the country's highways in a red and white
Kenworth K-100
cab over semi truck with his pet
chimpanzee, Bear (named for
Bear Bryant, the famed college football coach; this explains the chimp's choice of headwear). He was constantly harassed by
Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo (
Claude Akins, who eventually spun off onto his own show,
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo).
Ben Cooper appeared in an episode of
B.J. and the Bear and continued his "Waverly" character in
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo.
