The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams

(1977-1978)

Adventure / Family / Western
 
Cast:

Dan Haggerty as James Capen 'Grizzly' Adams
Denver Pyle as Mad Jack
Don Shanks as Nakoma
John Bishop as Robbie Cartman

Grizzly Adams (Haggerty) is a woodsman during the frontier era who flees into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder . While struggling to survive, Adams discovers an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he takes in and calls Ben. The bear, despite his huge adult size, becomes Adams's closest companion. Adams proves to have an uncanny link to most of the indigenous wildlife of the region, who have no fear of him. In return, he resolves never to harm another animal whenever possible. In the television series, Adams had two human companions, an old trader named Mad Jack the Mountain Man (Denver Pyle, commonly featured with a mule named 'Number Seven') and a native American named Nakoma (Don Shanks). Together, they helped various visitors while protecting the wildlife.
 

 Episode guide:

 Unwelcome Neighbor March 2, 1977
 Beaver Dam April 27, 1977
 Blood Brothers February 16, 1977
 Adam's Cub February 9, 1977
  The Fugitive February 23, 1977
 Howdy-Do, I'm Mad Jack March 9, 1977
 The Tenderfoot March 30, 1977
 Home of the Hawk May 5, 1977
 Adam's Ark March 16, 1977
 The Redemption of Ben March 23, 1977
 The Unholy Beast April 20, 1977
 The Rivals April 6, 1977
 The Storm May 12, 1977
  The Trial October 26, 1977
 Survival October 12, 1977
 A Bear's Life October 19, 1977
 The Choice December 21, 1977
 Hot Air Hero September 28, 1977
 Track of the Cougar December 14, 1977
 The Search November 9, 1977
 Marvin the Magnificent January 11, 1978
 Woman in the Wilderness December 28, 1977
 The Orphans November 2, 1977
  Gold Is Where You Find It November 23, 1977
 A Time of Thirsting January 18, 1978
 The Seekers January 25, 1978
  The Spoilers January 4, 1978
  The Stranger April 5, 1978
 The Runaway February 22, 1978
 A Gentleman Tinker February 8, 1978
 The World's Greatest Bounty Hunter May 12, 1978
 The Littlest Greenhorn March 15, 1978
 The Great Burro Race March 1, 1978
  The Quest April 26, 1978
 The Skyrider May 5, 1978
 The Renewal March 22, 1978