# Grizzly Adams (1977)

> An innocent fugitive lives in the mountain wilderness with his grizzly bear companion, helping travelers who cross his path.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/22224

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 37
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: western, family, adventure
- Created by: Charles E. Sellier Jr.
- Network: NBC
- Cast: Dan Haggerty, Denver Pyle, John Bishop, Don Shanks, Bozo the Bear, Number Seven, Forrest Tucker, Jack Elam
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075525/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: wholesome, gentle, warm, adventurous, nostalgic

## Synopsis

Grizzly Adams (1977-1978) is an American family western adventure series created by Charles E. Sellier Jr. for NBC. Dan Haggerty stars as the title character, an innocent man on the run from the law who has made his home deep in the mountain wilderness. His constant companion is a grizzly bear named Ben, and together they ride out to help travelers and lost strangers in the forest. Denver Pyle plays Mad Jack, a grizzled figure from the frontier whose path crosses the hero's, and John Bishop plays Robbie Cartman, a character who adds a human counterweight to the solitary hermit's life. Each episode is largely self-contained, built around a stranded family, a wounded animal, or a local conflict that Adams resolves through patience and quiet courage rather than force. Its engine is the tension between a man who wants only to be left alone and a world that keeps needing his help. Set in a rugged, unspoiled American mountain range, the series has a gentle, wholesome and warm register, with its appeal rooted in natural beauty and the bond between man and animal. Fans of The Adventures of Champion, Little House on the Prairie and Lassie will find the same comforting frontier spirit here. Across two seasons and thirty-seven episodes, the show remains a classic of 1970s family television.

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