The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This was a show that was different from all others from its time. It is about a man that goes into the wilderness and befriends a grizzly bear cub which he named Ben. Together they meet other people and different kinds of wild life. For those 25-40 will remember this show well while they were growing up in the 1970's early 1980's. There was no other show like it then and there will never be another show like it in the future. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams Theme Song Deep inside the forest is a door into another land, Here is our life and home, We are staying, here forever in the beauty of this place all alone, We keep on hoping... Maybe, there's a world where we won't have to run, and Maybe, there's a time we'll call our own, Living free in harmony and majesty, Take me home, Take me home.

Series details

• Title: The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Western
• Premiere date: 1977-02-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-12-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 14914
• IMDb ID: tt0075525
• TVDB ID: 75054

Cast and credited roles

• Dan Haggerty — James 'Grizzly' Adams
• Denver Pyle — Mad Jack
• Don Shanks — Nakoma

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-02-09; final listed air date 1977-05-12.
• Season 2: premiered 1977-09-28; final listed air date 1978-12-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams 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.