BJ and the Bear (1978) Pilot Movie (TV) The Foundlings

          

Directed by     Bruce Bilson (II)

Writing credits   Glen A. Larson

Plot Summary:   Pilot for the cult TV series about B.J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee, named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.

Cast (in credits order)

Greg Evigan .... Billie Joe 'BJ' McKay

Claude Akins .... Sheriff Lobo

Mills Watson .... Perkins

Penny Peyser .... Stilts

Julius Harris .... Colonel Whitmore

Woodrow Parfrey .... Store Proprietor

Kristine DeBell .... Marcia

Antoinette Stella (I) .... Willie

Elena Frank .... Julie

Harry Townes .... Doctor

Dave Murich .... First Deputy

Dennis Fimple .... Second Deputy

Ted Gehring .... First Sheriff

Mario Roccuzzo .... High Ranking Suit

Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Ross Borden

Pamela Jean Bryant

Kimberly Cameron

Angela Capre

Walt Davis (I)

Chip Johnson

Irene Kelly

J. Andrew Kenny .... Deputy

Kory Lynn

Tom Newman (I) .... Helicopter Pilot

Jane Steele

Barbara Stephen

William Stephens (II)

Leslie Winston (I)

Directed by  Bruce Bilson (II)

Writing Credits  Glen A. Larson

Produced by  Christopher Crowe .... producer 

                         Glen A. Larson .... executive producer

                          John Peyser (I) .... producer

                          Roy Watts .... associate producer

Original music by:  John Cacavas, Glen A. Larson (theme song "BJ McKay")

Stunts:   Dean Raphael Ferrandini .... stunt double: Brian Libby,  Ben Jensen .... stunts

Production Companies:  Glen A. Larson Productions,   Universal TV [us]

Distributors:   National Broadcasting Company (NBC) [us]

Runtime: 120

Country: USA

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