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词条 B. J. and the Bear
释义

  1. Premise and storylines

  2. Episodes

     Pilot: 1978  Season 1: 1979  Season 2: 1979–80  Season 3: 1981 

  3. In popular culture

  4. References

  5. External links

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| show_name = B. J. and the Bear
| image =
| caption =
| genre = Comedy
| creator = Glen A. Larson
Christopher Crowe
| developer =
| writer = Glen A. Larson
Michael Sloan
Frank Lupo
Tom Sawyer
Christopher Crowe
Sidney Ellis
Rick Kelbaugh
| director = Gil Bettman
Bruce Bilson
Daniel Haller
Bruce Kessler
Christian I. Nyby II
Michael Preece
Charles R. Rondeau
| starring = Greg Evigan
Claude Akins
| theme_music_composer = Glen A. Larson
| opentheme = B. J. and the Bear
| endtheme =
| composer = William Broughton
Stu Phillips
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 48
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Glen A. Larson
Michael Sloan
| producer = Lester Wm. Berke
Joe Boston
Richard Lindheim
Robert F. O'Neill
| cinematography = Frank Beascoechea
Charles Mills
Frank Thackery
| camera =
| runtime = 45–48 minutes
| company = Universal Television
Glen A. Larson Productions
| distributor = NBCUniversal Television Distribution
| channel = NBC
| picture_format =
| audio_format = Monaural
| first_aired = {{Start date|1979|02|10}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1981|08|11}}
| related = The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
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B. J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Glen A. Larson and Christopher Crowe, the series stars Greg Evigan. The series was produced when the CB Radio/trucking craze had peaked in the United States, following the 1974-1976 television series Movin' On, the number one song "Convoy" (1975) by C.W. McCall, as well as the films White Line Fever (1975), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Convoy (1978), and Every Which Way but Loose (1978).

The theme song, also titled "B. J. and the Bear", was written by Glen Larson and performed by Greg Evigan.[1]

Premise and storylines

Greg Evigan stars as Billie Joe "B.J." McKay, a professional freelance itinerant trucker who travels the country's highways in a red and white Kenworth K-100 Aerodyne (a COE semi truck) with his pet chimpanzee Bear (named after Bear Bryant, the famed football coach for the University of Alabama[2]). In the pilot movie, it is stated that he had spent two years in Vietnam as a medical helicopter pilot, had been a captain and earned a distinguished service cross. He was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam at the Hanoi Hilton for four months in 1973 after his helicopter went down over the DMZ. Episodes typically deal with B.J. uncovering or getting mixed up with crime in the area he's traveling through, and a local resident—usually, a young, beautiful woman—appealing to him for help.

A frequent guest star in the first season is Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo (Claude Akins,[3] who had previously starred in the trucking series Movin' On), whose character eventually spun off onto his own show The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo along with guest character "Waverly" Ben Cooper.

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 Capoty (Lorrie McCaffrey in the first one, Heather Thomas in the second). The latter episode has cameo appearances from John S. Ragin and Robert Ito as their characters from Quincy, M.E. (also a Glen A. Larson series).[4]

In 1981, when the show returned for its third season with the two-part episode "B. J. And The Seven Lady Truckers" (not to be confused with the season two opener "Snow White And The Seven Lady Truckers," also a two-parter), B. J. has settled down to run Bear Enterprises, a trucking company based in Los Angeles. His nemesis is Rutherford T. Grant (Murray Hamilton), 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 (Sherilyn Wolter), twins Teri and Geri (Candi and Randi Brough), no-nonsense Angie (Sheila Wills), Samantha (Amanda Horan Kennedy), Callie (Linda McCullough), and a busty blonde nicknamed "Stacks" (Judy Landers).

Episodes

Pilot: 1978

  • "The Foundlings" / {{start date|1978|10|4}}
    Directed by Bruce Bilson; written by Christopher Crowe and Glen A. Larson.

Season 1: 1979

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Michael Sloan ({{abbr|t|teleplay}})
1979|2|10}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
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Frank Lupo
1979|2|24}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 3 EpisodeNumber2 = 3 Title = A Coffin with a View DirectedBy = Ray Austin WrittenBy = Michael Sloan1979|3|10}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 4 EpisodeNumber2 = 4 Title = Deadly Cargo DirectedBy = Cliff Bole WrittenBy = Michael Sloan1979|3|17}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 5 EpisodeNumber2 = 5 Title = Never Give a Trucker an Even Break DirectedBy = Christian I. Nyby IIs|story}}),
Frank Lupo ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1979|3|24}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 6 EpisodeNumber2 = 6 Title = Lobo's Revenge DirectedBy = Bruce Bilsons|story}}),
Richard Lindheim ({{abbr|s|story}}),
Michael Sloan ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1979|4|7}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
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C. R. O. Christopher
1979|4|14}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 8 EpisodeNumber2 = 8 Title = Wheels of Fortune DirectedBy = Bruce Bilson WrittenBy = Glen A. Larson1979|4|21}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 9 EpisodeNumber2 = 9 Title = Crackers DirectedBy = Michael Caffeys|story}}),
Michael Sloan ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1979|4|28}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
}}{{Episode list
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Michael Sloan ({{abbr|s|story}})
1979|5|5}} ShortSummary = LineColor = B11030
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Season 2: 1979–80

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Michael Sloan ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1979|9|29}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 12 EpisodeNumber2 = 2 Title = Snow White and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 2 DirectedBy = Christian I. Nyby IIs|story}}),
Michael Sloan ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1979|10|6}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 13 EpisodeNumber2 = 3 Title = Cain's Cruiser DirectedBy = Charles R. Rondeau WrittenBy = Robert L. McCullough1979|10|13}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 14 EpisodeNumber2 = 4 Title = Pogo Lil DirectedBy = Bernard McEveety WrittenBy = Richard Kelbaugh1979|10|20}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 15 EpisodeNumber2 = 5 Title = Cain's Son-in-Law DirectedBy = Charles R. Rondeau WrittenBy = Frank Lupo1979|10|27}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 16 EpisodeNumber2 = 6 Title = Run for the Money: Part 1 DirectedBy = Bruce Bilsons/t|story and teleplay}}),
Glen A. Larson ({{abbr|s|story}}),
Frank Lupo ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}}),
Robert L. McCullough ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}}),
John Peyser ({{abbr|s|story}}),
Michael Sloan ({{abbr|t|teleplay}})
1979|11|3}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 17 EpisodeNumber2 = 7 Title = The Eyes of Texas DirectedBy = Bruce Bilson WrittenBy = Glen A. Larson1979|11|10}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 18 EpisodeNumber2 = 8 Title = Mary Ellen DirectedBy = Frank Beascoecheat|teleplay}}),
Jimmy Sangster ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}}),
Michael Sloan ({{abbr|t|teleplay}})
1979|11|17}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 19 EpisodeNumber2 = 9 Title = Gasohol DirectedBy = Charles R. Rondeaus|story}}),
Pat Fielder ({{abbr|s|story}}),
Robert L. McCullough ({{abbr|t|teleplay}})
1979|11|24}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 20 EpisodeNumber2 = 10 Title = B.J.'s Sweethearts DirectedBy = Jeff Gold WrittenBy = Michael Sloan1979|12|1}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 21 EpisodeNumber2 = 11 Title = Fly a Wild Horse DirectedBy = Christian I. Nyby II WrittenBy = Richard Kelbaugh1979|12|8}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 22 EpisodeNumber2 = 12 Title = Silent Night, Unholy Night DirectedBy = Vince Edwards WrittenBy = Michael Sloan1979|12|15}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 23 EpisodeNumber2 = 13 Title = Fire in the Hole DirectedBy = Bruce Kesslert|teleplay}}),
Richard Kelbaugh ({{abbr|s|story}})
1980|1|12}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 24 EpisodeNumber2 = 14 Title = Siege DirectedBy = Michael Preeces|story}}),
Michael Sloan ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1980|1|19}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 25 EpisodeNumber2 = 15 Title = Through the Past, Darkly DirectedBy = Charles R. Rondeaus|story}}),
Glen A. Larson ({{abbr|s|story}}),
Chris Lucky ({{abbr|s|story}}),
Frank Lupo ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}}),
Robert L. McCullough ({{abbr|t|teleplay}})
1980|1|26}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 26 EpisodeNumber2 = 16 Title = Bear Bondage DirectedBy = Bruce Kesslers|story}}),
Frank Lupo ({{abbr|t|teleplay}}),
Robert L. McCullough ({{abbr|t|teleplay}})
1980|2|2}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 27 EpisodeNumber2 = 17 Title = B.J. and the Witch DirectedBy = Charles R. Rondeau WrittenBy = Sidney Ellis1980|2|9}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 28 EpisodeNumber2 = 18 Title = The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful DirectedBy = Christian I. Nyby II WrittenBy = Robert L. McCullough1980|2|16}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 29 EpisodeNumber2 = 19 Title = The Girls on the Hollywood High DirectedBy = Bruce Bilsons|story}}),
Glen A. Larson ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1980|2|23}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 30 EpisodeNumber2 = 20 Title = The 18-Wheel Rip-Off DirectedBy = Gil Bettmans|story}}),
Michael Sloan ({{abbr|s/t|story and teleplay}})
1980|3|22}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 31 EpisodeNumber2 = 21 Title = The Friendly Double Cross DirectedBy = Keith Atkinsons|story}}),
Robert L. McCullough ({{abbr|t|teleplay}})
1980|3|29}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 87CEFF
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Season 3: 1981

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33
EpisodeNumber2 = 1
2
Title = B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 1 & 2 DirectedBy = Christian I Niby III WrittenBy = Michael Sloan1981|1|13}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 34 EpisodeNumber2 = 3 Title = The Fast and the Furious: Part 1 DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|1|20}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 35 EpisodeNumber2 = 4 Title = The Fast and the Furious: Part 2 DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|1|27}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 36 EpisodeNumber2 = 5 Title = Intercepted Pass DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|2|3}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 37 EpisodeNumber2 = 6 Title = Down & Dirty DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|2|10}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 38 EpisodeNumber2 = 7 Title = Beauties and the Beasts DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|2|17}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 39 EpisodeNumber2 = 8 Title = Blond in a Gilded Cell DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|3|3}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 40 EpisodeNumber2 = 9 Title = For Adults Only DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|3|10}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 41 EpisodeNumber2 = 10 Title = A Bear in the Hand DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|3|17}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 42 EpisodeNumber2 = 11 Title = Seven Lady Captives DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|3|24}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 43 EpisodeNumber2 = 12 Title = S.T.U.N.T. DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|3|31}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 44 EpisodeNumber2 = 13 Title = Who Is B.J.? DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|4|25}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 45 EpisodeNumber2 = 14 Title = Detective Finger, I Presume DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|5|2}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}{{Episode list
EpisodeNumber = 46 EpisodeNumber2 = 15 Title = The Two Million Dollar Hustle DirectedBy = WrittenBy =1981|5|9}} ShortSummary = LineColor = 424242
}}

In popular culture

In Season 4, Episode 7 of the Canadian sitcom Trailer Park Boys Bubbles is about to get his big rig license, he says to Julian "I'm gonna be just like that fuckin' B. J. and the Bear cock-sucker, 'cept I'm gonna have kitties in my truck instead of a dirty assed stinky little monkey."

In the 1995 movie Mallrats, Jason Lee's character Brodie makes a reference to the show with: "Why don't they ever bring back or remake good shows, like B. J. and the Bear. Now there's a concept I can't get enough of, a man and his monkey". The line foreshadows the film's close in which Jay and Silent Bob leave with an orangutan, a plot device fleshed out six years later in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

In episode 302, "Peanut Butter, Eggs, and Dice" of Mr. Show with Bob and David, during a sketch entitled "The Bob Lamonta Story," Bob Lamonta's father, played by Bob Odenkirk, tells the Bob Lamonta character, played by David Cross, during an out-of-body experience to wake him and his mother when B. J. and the Bear comes on.

In an episode of My Name Is Earl, Earl's brother Randy asks Joy why a chimp was named "Bear". She obligingly explains that B. J. McKay was a fan of the University of Alabama's football team, hence the moniker. In yet another episode, while Randy is going to sleep, he asks what Bear's name is, even though he just said it in the title of the show.

In the series Breaking Bad, a replica of the red and white Kenworth appears in the episode "One Minute". In the Breaking Bad Original Mini Episode "Just Married", character Hank Schrader makes a pun with the show's title as "B. J. and the Bear, minus the bear".

In the comedy series 30 Rock, Kenneth Parcell refers to the show as You-Know-What and the Bear.

Seattle-based indie rock group Minus the Bear derives their name from a joke referencing B. J. and the Bear. "A friend of the band had gone on a date,” explains singer-guitarist Jake Snider, "and one of us asked him afterwards how the date went. Our friend said, 'You know that TV show from the '70s, B. J. and the Bear? It was like that... minus the Bear.' That’s the straight truth."[5]

In the South Park episode "The Ring", Cartman quotes the theme song, referencing "B. J. McKay and his best friend Bear."

In the 2007 film Death Proof, Kurt Russell's character introduces himself as Stuntman Mike McKay and is mocked by two other characters (Dov and Omar) by making a reference to B. J. and the Bear due to his last name.[6]

British radio host Jon Holmes frequently makes reference to B.J. and the Bear on his radio show, notably that the Bear isn't actually a bear, but a chimpanzee called Bear. This has become a running joke due to Jon's on-air colleague Cornelius not grasping how a chimpanzee can be called Bear.

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Robinson|first=Mark|title=Encyclopedia of Television Theme Songs|year=2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786465170|page=26}}
2. ^{{cite journal|last=Witbeck|first=Charles|title='BJ and the Bear': a silent interview with Sam the chimp|journal=Chicago Tribune|date=June 24, 1979|page=J3}}
3. ^{{cite journal|title=Claude Akins; actor in classic movies.|journal=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=1994-01-28|page=4}}
4. ^Lee Goldberg, Unsold Television Pilots: 1955 through 1989, 1990, pp. 352-353, McFarland, {{ISBN|0-89950-373-X}}
5. ^[https://www.spin.com/2010/03/how-they-became-minus-bear/ "Minus the Bear"] Spin Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
6. ^"The Quentin Tarantino Archives" Wiki. Retrieved 2014-01-08.

External links

  • {{IMDb title|0077196}} (Pilot)
  • {{IMDb title|id=0078564}}
  • {{tv.com show|bj-and-the-bear|B. J. and the Bear}}
  • {{epguides|id=BJandtheBear}}
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