The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams - wikipedia The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2017 ) The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ( film ) Theatrical release poster Directed by Richard Friedenberg Produced by Charles E. Sellier Jr. Raylan D. Jensen Written by Lawrence Dobkin Starring Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle Don Shanks Music by Thom Pace Cinematography George Stapleford Edited by George Stapleford Production company Sunn Classic Pictures Distributed by Sunn Classic Pictures Sun International Paramount Pictures ( current ) Release date November 13, 1974 ( 1974 - 11 - 13 ) Running time 93 min. Country United States Budget $140,000 Box office $65 million The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ( TV series ) Dan Haggerty as `` Grizzly Adams '' and Bozo the bear as `` Ben '', 1977 Created by Charles E. Sellier Jr. Starring Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle Don Shanks Narrated by Denver Pyle Theme music composer Thom Pace Opening theme `` Maybe '' No. of seasons No. of episodes 38 Production Running time 60 mins. Production company ( s ) Schick Sunn Classic Productions Distributor Viacom Enterprises CBS Television Distribution Release Original network NBC Original release February 9, 1977 -- May 12, 1978 ( two TV films aired later on ) The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams is a 1974 independent feature film inspired by a 1972 historical fiction novella written by Charles E. Sellier Jr... The film 's popularity led to an NBC television series of the same name. The title character, played by Dan Haggerty, was loosely based on California mountain man James `` Grizzly '' Adams ( 1812 - 1860 ), whose real name was John Capen Adams, a one - time Boston shoe and boot maker. The film and TV series portrayed the fictional Grizzly Adams as a frontier woodsman who fled into the mountains after he was wrongly accused of murder. While struggling to survive, Adams saves an orphaned grizzly bear cub he adopts and names Ben. The bear, while growing to its huge adult size, becomes Adams ' closest companion. Consistently kind and gentle, Adams discovers and demonstrates an uncanny ability to gain the trust of most of the indigenous wildlife of the region, and he helps, sometimes rescues, takes in and tames many species. Originally a hunter, with his learned affection for wildlife Adams resolves never to harm another animal whenever possible. In the television series, Adams had two human friends, an old mountain man trader named `` Mad Jack '' played by Denver Pyle who was often featured with his mule ( `` Number Seven '' ), and a Native American by the name of `` Nakoma '' played by Don Shanks. Adams, Mad Jack, and Nakoma helped myriad mountain visitors while protecting wildlife at the same time. NBC aired the series finale on February 21, 1982 by way of a two - hour TV movie called The Capture of Grizzly Adams where a bounty hunter used Adams ' daughter, who was not seen or mentioned since the 1974 film, in a kidnap - extortion ploy to lure the fugitive mountain man back to civilization. In the end Adams proves his innocence. Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Episode list 4 Home video 5 Sequels 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Cast Dan Haggerty as James Capen ' Grizzly ' Adams Denver Pyle as Mad Jack Don Shanks as Nakoma John Bishop as Robbie Cartman Bozo ( a grizzly bear ) as Ben ( named after Benjamin Franklin ) In addition to Ben, there were many other named animals in the TV series, the most prominent being Number 7, Mad Jack 's ornery mule. Bart the Bear, then a bear cub, made one of his first acting appearances in the series playing Ben as a cub. Gene Edwards -- a stunt double for Dan Haggerty -- later played Grizzly Adams in the otherwise unrelated 1990 film The Legend of Grizzly Adams. Production Grizzly Adams was created and produced by Schick Sunn Classic Pictures, a company based in Park City, Utah and operated by its founding executives, Patrick Frawley, Charles E. Sellier Jr., and Rayland Jenson. Parts of the film were shot in the Uinta National Forest, Wasatch National Forest, and Park City. The low - budget independent studio successfully introduced innovative marketing and promotional methods. Its 1974 ' Grizzly Adams ' movie was a runaway success. Produced on a small $140,000 budget, the film grossed over $45 million at the domestic box office and $65 million worldwide. It was the 7th highest grossing film of 1974. The 43 % market share captured by a 1976 airing of the film on NBC led to network executives green - lighting the television series. The series drew a 32 % market share, a significant figure to this day. The series also aired at a time when the environmental movement flourished. The show 's theme song, `` Maybe, '' was written and sung by Thom Pace. The song was released as a single in Europe, where it reached number one, and in 1980 won Germany 's Goldene Europa award for best song. At the beginning of each episode, part of the theme song is sung, while at the end, the entire theme song is sung. `` Mad Jack '' also introduces the circumstances of Grizzly Adams, referring to him as a `` greenhorn '', his friendship with Ben and all of the animals. After selling many products bearing the Grizzly Adams brand name, the brand was eventually trademarked by its creator, film producer, Charles E. Sellier, Jr. Following Sellier 's death in early 2011, the brand rights were transferred to Grizzly Adams LLC. Episode list Ep Title Air date PC -- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams 000000001974 - 11 - 13 - 0000 November 13, 1974 700 ! -- 1 - 01 `` Adam 's Cub '' 000000001977 - 02 - 09 - 0000 February 9, 1977 704 1 - 02 `` Blood Brothers '' 000000001977 - 02 - 16 - 0000 February 16, 1977 703 1 - 03 `` The Fugitive '' 000000001977 - 02 - 23 - 0000 February 23, 1977 705 1 - 04 `` Unwelcome Neighbor '' 000000001977 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1977 701 1 - 05 `` Howdy - Do, I 'm Mad Jack '' 000000001977 - 03 - 09 - 0000 March 9, 1977 706 1 - 06 `` Adam 's Ark '' 000000001977 - 03 - 16 - 0000 March 16, 1977 709 1 - 07 `` The Redemption of Ben '' 000000001977 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1977 710 1 - 08 `` The Tenderfoot '' 000000001977 - 03 - 30 - 0000 March 30, 1977 707 1 - 09 `` The Rivals '' 000000001977 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1977 712 1 - 10 `` The Unholy Beast '' 000000001977 - 04 - 20 - 0000 April 20, 1977 711 1 - 11 `` Beaver Dam '' 000000001977 - 04 - 27 - 0000 April 27, 1977 702 1 - 12 `` Home of the Hawk '' 000000001977 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5, 1977 708 1 - 13 `` The Storm '' 000000001977 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12, 1977 713 2 - 01 `` Hot Air Hero '' 000000001977 - 09 - 28 - 0000 September 28, 1977 718 2 - 02 `` Survival '' 000000001977 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1977 715 2 - 03 `` A Bear 's Life '' 000000001977 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1977 716 2 - 04 `` The Trial '' 000000001977 - 10 - 26 - 0000 October 26, 1977 714 2 - 05 `` The Orphans '' 000000001977 - 11 - 02 - 0000 November 2, 1977 723 2 - 06 `` The Search '' 000000001977 - 11 - 09 - 0000 November 9, 1977 720 2 - 07 `` Gold Is Where You Find It '' 000000001977 - 11 - 23 - 0000 November 23, 1977 724 2 - 08 `` Track of the Cougar '' 000000001977 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1977 719 2 - 09 `` The Choice '' 000000001977 - 12 - 21 - 0000 December 21, 1977 717 2 - 10 `` Woman in the Wilderness '' 000000001977 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1977 722 2 - 11 `` The Spoilers '' 000000001978 - 01 - 04 - 0000 January 4, 1978 727 2 - 12 `` Marvin the Magnificent '' 000000001978 - 01 - 11 - 0000 January 11, 1978 721 2 - 13 `` A Time of Thirsting '' 000000001978 - 01 - 18 - 0000 January 18, 1978 725 2 - 14 `` The Seekers '' 000000001978 - 01 - 25 - 0000 January 25, 1978 726 2 - 15 `` A Gentleman Tinker '' 000000001978 - 02 - 08 - 0000 February 8, 1978 730 2 - 16 `` The Runaway '' 000000001978 - 02 - 22 - 0000 February 22, 1978 729 2 - 17 `` The Great Burro Race '' 000000001978 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 1, 1978 733 2 - 18 `` The Littlest Greenhorn '' 000000001978 - 03 - 15 - 0000 March 15, 1978 732 2 - 19 `` The Renewal '' ( two hours ) 000000001978 - 03 - 22 - 0000 March 22, 1978 736 2 - 20 `` The Stranger '' 000000001978 - 04 - 05 - 0000 April 5, 1978 728 2 - 21 `` The Quest '' 000000001978 - 04 - 26 - 0000 April 26, 1978 734 2 - 22 `` The Skyrider '' 000000001978 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5, 1978 735 2 - 23 `` The World 's Greatest Bounty Hunter '' 000000001978 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12, 1978 731 2 - 24 Once Upon a Starry Night ( 70 minutes ) Theatrically released as Legend of the Wild 000000001978 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1978 November 1981 737 -- The Capture of Grizzly Adams ( 96 minutes ) 000000001982 - 02 - 21 - 0000 February 21, 1982 740 ! -- Home video Shout ! Factory, under license from CBS Home Entertainment, released both seasons in two region - 1, 4 - DVD sets : season 1 on November 6, 2012, and Season 2 on February 19, 2013. The same eight discs were reissued as Grizzly Adams : The Complete Series on May 31, 2016. The Season sets do not include the successful 1974 film The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, which led to the series. The Season 2 set does include Once Upon a Starry Night, which aired just after the regular series ended in 1978, but not The Capture of Grizzly Adams, which aired in 1982. On November 12, 2013, CBS Home Entertainment released The Capture of Grizzly Adams on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. Sequels Dan Haggerty also played Jeremiah, a modern - day version of Grizzly Adams, in the films Grizzly Mountain ( 1997 ) and Escape to Grizzly Mountain ( 2000 ). See also Gentle Giant ( 1967 ) List of American films of 1974 References ^ Jump up to : Grizzly Adams Returns - Classic Series Now on DVD. Retrieved May 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Rosen, Leah, with Tom Gliatto and Cathy Free, `` State of Bruin '', People, Oct. 20, 1997, available online at People.com, accessed May 27, 2015. Jump up ^ D'Arc, James V. ( 2010 ). When Hollywood came to town : a history of moviemaking in Utah ( 1st ed. ). Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874. Jump up ^ `` Box Office Information for The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ''. The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams : Episode Guide ''. TV.com. Jump up ^ `` Once Upon a Starry Night ''. BFI.org.uk. Jump up ^ `` The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams -- Season 1 ''. TV shows on DVD. Jump up ^ `` The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams -- Season 2 ''. TV shows on DVD. Jump up ^ DVD Announced for ' The Capture of Grizzly Adams ' Wrap - Up Telefilm External links The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams on IMDb The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams at the TCM Movie Database The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams ( TV series ) on IMDb The Capture of Grizzly Adams on IMDb GrizzlyAdams.net, a detailed site with behind the scenes photos and episode summaries. 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Question: what was the name of grizzly adams bear
Answer: Ben