B. J. and the Bear

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B. J. and the Bear
Genre	Action comedy
Created by	Glen A. Larson Christopher Crowe
Written by	Glen A. Larson Michael Sloan Frank Lupo Tom Sawyer Christopher Crowe Sidney Ellis Rick Kelbaugh
Directed by	Gil Bettman Bruce Bilson Daniel Haller Bruce Kessler Christian I. Nyby II Michael Preece Charles R. Rondeau
Starring	Greg Evigan Claude Akins Mills Watson Brian Kerwin Dennis Burkley
Theme music composer	Glen A. Larson
Opening theme	"B.J. and the Bear"
Composers	William Broughton Stu Phillips
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	46
Production
Executive producers	Glen A. Larson Michael Sloan
Producers	Lester Wm. Berke Joe Boston Richard Lindheim Robert F. O'Neill
Cinematography	Frank Beascoechea Charles Mills Frank Thackery
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	Universal Television Glen A. Larson Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10) – May 9, 1981 (1981-05-09)
Related
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
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B. J. and the Bear was an American action comedy television series which aired on NBC from February 10, 1979, to May 9, 1981. Created by Glen A. Larson and Christopher Crowe, the series starred Greg Evigan. The series was produced when the CB radio and 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 Moonfire (film) (1970), Duel (1971 film), White Line Fever (1975), The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Convoy (1978), Steel Cowboy (1978), High-Ballin' (1978) and Every Which Way but Loose (1978).

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