8.0/1023 votes#1 - Odyssey of the Shady Truth
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/10/1979
B.J. is tricked into going back to Orly county for Sheriff Lobo's revenge
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: N/A
7.5/1014 votes#2 - Shine On
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/24/1979
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: N/A
8.2/1024 votes#3 - A Coffin with a View
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/1979
B.J. is contracted to haul two coffins that will be in a vampire movie.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1017 votes
#4 - Deadly Cargo
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/1979
B.J. helps a women escape a big corporation making deadly chemical bio agent
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1017 votes
#5 - Never Give a Trucker an Even Break
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/1979
B.J. helps a girl who works for a motorcycle stunt circuit
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Frank Lupo
- 7.8/1013 votes
#6 - Lobo's Revenge
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/1979
Sheriff Lobo has Perkins kidnap Bear to bring B.J. back to Orly county.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1013 votes
#7 - The Murphy Contingent
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/14/1979
Facing an eviction, the murphy contingent devise a plan which BJ disapproves
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1015 votes
#8 - Wheels of Forture
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/1979
B.J. is hired to haul for a fraternity and later discovers it was gambling equipment
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1010 votes
#9 - Crackers
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/1979
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1011 votes
#10 - Lobo
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/1979
B.J testifies at Sheriff Lobo's trial
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Glen A. Larson
The Best Episodes of B. J. and the Bear Season 1
Every episode of B. J. and the Bear Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of B. J. and the Bear Season 1!
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,...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Odyssey of the Shady Truth" is the best rated episode of "B. J. and the Bear" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Christian I. Nyby II and written by N/A, it aired on 2/10/1979. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Shine On".