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The Best Episodes of B. J. and the Bear

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B.J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Christopher Crowe and Glen A. Larson, the series stars Greg Evigan and Claude Akins.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 9 - Gasohol
    9.2/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Gasohol

    S2:E9

    No description available

    Director:Charles R. Rondeau
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 6 - Down and Dirty
    9.0/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Down and Dirty

    S3:E6

    The killer truckers setup another trap for B.J. and his girlfriend. This time the setup is an auction. And B.J. help's a friend git there truck back by scheming Captian Grant into playing a poker game

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 17 - B.J. and the Witch
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #3 - B.J. and the Witch

    S2:E17

    B.J. falls for a lady suspect of practicing witchcraft in a superstitious town. Where the townspeople have a plan to git rid of her.

    Director:Charles R. Rondeau
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 1 - B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers (1)
    8.9/10(13 votes)

    #4 - B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers (1)

    S3:E1

    B.J. helps a friend get a contract for his business and finds out there is some competition

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 10 - A Bear in the Hand
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #5 - A Bear in the Hand

    S3:E10

    In order to force B.J. to rob from his own strongbox compromising ledgers, Captain Rutherford Grant orders his henchman to ""apenap""Bear.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 14 - Detective Finger, I Presume?
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Detective Finger, I Presume?

    S3:E14

    The club that B.J.'s trucking company owns is robbed and the thieves make away with jewels and a very valuable painting. When a valuable painting is stolen from BJ's office, an inept police detective, Fred Finger, proves to be of no help, so the trucker must crack a burglary ring of female bodybuilders and nail a crooked cop. Defective Finger believes that BJ had the painting stolen to collect the insurance money, so BJ sends Stacks and Cindy to infiltrale a ring of female bodybuilders and gymnasts he suspects are the thieves. Meanwhile, a crooked Grant underling, Capt. Dryer, makes plans to eliminate Stacks and Cindy after one more theft.

    Director:Gil Bettman
    Writer:Robert McCullough

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  7. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 8 - The Blonde in a Gilded Cage
    8.5/10(12 votes)

    #7 - The Blonde in a Gilded Cage

    S3:E8

    Stacks is abducted by a demented rock musician named Dante and it's up to B.J. to find her before it's to late.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. B. J. and the Bear Season 1 Episode 6 - Lobo's Revenge
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Lobo's Revenge

    S1:E6

    Sheriff Lobo has Perkins kidnap Bear to bring B.J. back to Orly county.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 4 - Pogo Lil
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Pogo Lil

    S2:E4

    No description available

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. B. J. and the Bear Season 1 Episode 1 - Odyssey of the Shady Truth
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Odyssey of the Shady Truth

    S1:E1

    B.J. is tricked into going back to Orly county for Sheriff Lobo's revenge

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. B. J. and the Bear Season 1 Episode 3 - A Coffin with a View
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #11 - A Coffin with a View

    S1:E3

    B.J. is contracted to haul two coffins that will be in a vampire movie.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. B. J. and the Bear Season 1 Episode 10 - Lobo
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Lobo

    S1:E10

    B.J testifies at Sheriff Lobo's trial

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  13. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 14 - Siege
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Siege

    S2:E14

    No description available

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 16 - Bear Bondage
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Bear Bondage

    S2:E16

    B.J.'s pet chimp, the Bear gets sick, so he takes him to a vet, to his amazement,B.J. is told a few days later that the chimp is dead. but later finds that the Chimp is alive and the vet is selling animals to a lab

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 2 - B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers (2)
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #15 - B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers (2)

    S3:E2

    No description available

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 4 - The Fast and the Furious (2)
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #16 - The Fast and the Furious (2)

    S3:E4

    No description available

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. B. J. and the Bear Season 1 Episode 9 - Crackers
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Crackers

    S1:E9

    BJ's truck is crashed by an unknow driver. While rushing to retrieve the money spent on the fix of his truck,BJ meets a mogul who complicates his life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. B. J. and the Bear Season 3 Episode 5 - Intercepted Pass
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Intercepted Pass

    S3:E5

    When one of B.J.'s girlfriends begins to gamble with his money,the trucker sets out to investigate and uncover's a blackmail scheme related to some pictures.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 6 - Run for the Money part1(Part 2 was on the Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo)
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Run for the Money part1(Part 2 was on the Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo)

    S2:E6

    No description available

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 18 - The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

    S2:E18

    No description available

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. B. J. and the Bear Season 1 Episode 2 - Shine On
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #21 - Shine On

    S1:E2

    Three young ladies abduct BJ and force him to work in an illegal still,asserting that they need money for their sick father.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 1 - Snow White and the Seven Lady Trucker's Part 1
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #22 - Snow White and the Seven Lady Trucker's Part 1

    S2:E1

    The boss of a trucking syndicate pursues B.J. to get rid of his competition. B.J.looks for assistance of some lady truckers.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 19 - The Girls of Hollywood High
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #23 - The Girls of Hollywood High

    S2:E19

    BJ's sister is kidnapped by the rebel truckers

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  24. B. J. and the Bear Season 2 Episode 2 - Snow White and the Seven Lady Trucker's part 2
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Snow White and the Seven Lady Trucker's part 2

    S2:E2

    No description available

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. B. J. and the Bear Season 1 Episode 7 - The Murphy Contingent
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #25 - The Murphy Contingent

    S1:E7

    Facing an eviction, the murphy contingent devise a plan which BJ disapproves

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Gasohol" is the best rated episode of "B. J. and the Bear". It scored 9.2/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Charles R. Rondeau and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/24/1979. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Down and Dirty".