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I Met Bear The Monkey

posted 12 years ago by Camelot_2000
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It was back in the 1970s when this show was popular. He and his owner made a public appearance in downtown Calgary so a couple of my friends and I went to see him. We got his autograph (I kid you not!), but it was nothing more than a scribble. I've never forgotten that appearance. B.J. and The Bear was my favorite show when I was a kid.

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[–] Paul-308 10 years ago

It was cool to read,decades ago,that Greg Evigan went to visit him occasionally after the show ended.Wonder if he remembered him (or remembered his smell).

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[–] ironcat68 8 years ago

That's awesome! But please note that Bear wasn't a monkey, he was an ape. A chimpanzee to be more precise. Chimpanzee is not in the monkey family.

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 6 years ago

Also his real name was Sam.

[–] TimMC (9143) 3 years ago

I'm so glad that Sam(Bear) didn't let fame go to his head.