CB Bears: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hustle (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Phil Silvers), Boogie (voiced by Chuck McCann) and Bump (voiced by Henry Corden) are a trio of funny animal bear detectives disguised as trash collectors. They travel the country solving mysteries in a tacky garbage truck. A sultry-voiced female named Charlie (voiced by Susan Davis) contacts the bears on the truck's CB radio to give them their assignments. This show was "inspired" by the hit TV series Charlie's Angels (Bump wore a blonde hairstyle similar to Farrah Fawcett). Each of the bears' names are based on a 1970s disco dance. Physically and personality-wise, Hustle, Boogie, and Bump resemble Hair Bear, Bubi Bear, and Square Bear, respectively, from Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!; Daws Butler provided the same Phil Silvers-esque voice for both Hustle and Hair.

Series details

• Title: CB Bears
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1977-10-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-10-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 20362
• IMDb ID: tt0075487
• TVDB ID: 299628

Cast and credited roles

• Daws Butler — Hustle
• Chuck McCann — Boogie
• Henry Corden — Bump
• Susan Davis — Charlie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-10-10; final listed air date 1977-10-10; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from CB Bears on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.