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Best Episodes of Grizzly Adams
The Fugitive
S1 Ep3
8.3
23rd Feb 1977
Adams saves Will Boker, an entertainer and a magician, from drowning in a river, and takes him back to his cabin. Boker claims that he lost a bag full of his possessions when he was drowning, so Adams returns to the river and finds it, full of money. Boker claims that money fell in his hands by an accident, but what is the real truth?
Blood Brothers
S1 Ep2
8.3
16th Feb 1977
Adams recalls how he met Nakoma, a Native Indian. We're taken back in past to find out how Adams found Ben, how Indian fought with a lion and much more.
Howdy-Do, I'm Mad Jack
S1 Ep5
8.1
9th Mar 1977
Mad Jack accidentally becomes trapped on a raft in rapids and Adams sets up to find the man, but when he finds his personal belongings, Adams is convinced that Mad Jack is gone, and he recalls the first time he met Jack.
The Unholy Beast
S1 Ep10
7.9
20th Apr 1977
Adams, Jack and Nakoma set off into the woods to find a monster, a strange creature that Mad Jack saw in the wilderness, a beast that makes Ben act uncomfortable. Soon they learn that the best is actually a camel and has an owner...
Adam's Ark
S1 Ep6
7.8
16th Mar 1977
Mad Jack accidentally runs into Pinkerton, a man who wants to bring Adams back to the town for the trial. He rushes off to warn Adams, while that mountain is in danger when a volcano becomes active. While Jack tries to find Adams, Adams has to rescue the animals with Ben and Nakoma's help before the volcano erups.
Beaver Dam
S1 Ep11
7.8
27th Apr 1977
Adams' cabin is in danger when a group of beavers, after their valley was destroyed by a forest fire, move into Adams' valley. Mad Jack suggests that Adams' should get rid of them, but he has another plan.
The Rivals
S1 Ep9
7.6
6th Apr 1977
While escorting Sumi, a young Indian maiden back to the reservation, Mad Jack is stunned to learn that his burro, Number Seven, found a stone of gold. Meanwhile, Nakoma meets Sumi and thinks that she got closer to Mad Jack, so he challenges him to a match.
Adam's Cub
S1 Ep1
7.6
9th Feb 1977
Eliza Bowker (Kristen Curry), a young girl traveling west with her parents (Hank Kendrick and Lucky Hayes) in a covered wagon, gets lost in the vast mountain wilderness. While her parents search vainly, she wanders aimlessly through the forest, alone and frightened.
A mountain lion stalks Eliza and then gives chase, but she is rescued by the grizzly bear, Ben, who frightens the vicious cat away. Eliza realizes that Ben won't hurt her and follows the bear back to Adams (Dan Haggerty).
Taking the small girl to his cabin, Adams feeds her and listens to her story of what happened. He promises to help find her parents and they begin by searching the nearby mountains.
Eliza gradually causes Adams to change his life style, convincing him to clean up his cabin and to clean himself up too. When Mad Jack (Denver Pyle) arrives, he is surprised to see the little girl there, and flabbergasted by the neatness of Adams' cabin.
With the help of Mad Jack, they finally locate Eliza's folks and there is
The Storm
S1 Ep13
7.6
11th May 1977
Ben and Adams prepare to welcome Mad Jack and Nakuma for the annual feast and celebration, but their preparation is interrupted when an Indian woman arrives, looking for help. Her daughter is missing.
A Bear's Life
S2 Ep3
7.6
19th Oct 1977
Adams, Mad Jack, Number Seven and Ben are enjoying their days, and are doing as much work as they can. Meanwhile, Ben decides to enjoy a sunny day in a way only a bear knows.
Unwelcome Neighbor
S1 Ep4
7.5
2nd Mar 1977
When a man named Cartman and his son make a camp at the valley in the mountains, Adams wants to become a great neighbor, but Cartman doesn't want any help from Adams. Things get complicated when the Cartmans' build a lean-to downwind of the campfire and endanger their lives.
Worst Episodes of Grizzly Adams
A Gentleman Tinker
S2 Ep15
6.0
8th Feb 1978
Mad Jack is convinced that he found a genuine leprechaun, and overhears Tinker talking about gold. Thinking that it's the luckiest day of his life, Mad Jack wants to prove that he found a leprechaun, although nobody believes him.
The Spoilers
S2 Ep11
6.4
4th Jan 1978
The people at Hoot Owl Creek find out that the fish is dying off and the animals are suffering from some kind of an epidemic, and it's obvious that someone is poisoning the creek. Mad Jack, Nakoma & Adams decide to investigate.
Track of the Cougar
S2 Ep8
6.5
14th Dec 1977
Nakoma is looking for a cougar who destroyed his village, and tore apart some of his lodges. Adam realizes that it's Sekota, a cougar he raised in his own club.
Woman in the Wilderness
S2 Ep10
6.6
28th Dec 1977
The hunters in the mountain are surprised when a lady appears at the mountains asking for information about black bears. It's Mrs. Kate Jackson, a writer. Adams finds out the truth--Kate is a widow, who's father was killed by black bears, and now she is here to avenge her fathers death.
The Choice
S2 Ep9
6.8
21st Dec 1977
Robbie Cartman takes his friends' advice and decides to take his deer Ginger back to the wilderness, where Ginger belongs. Even though Robbie hates to give up his deer, he let's Ginger go. Later, when he returns to see how is Ginger doing, Robbie realizes that Ginger disappeared, or fell into a trap.
The Search
S2 Ep6
6.8
9th Nov 1977
Trapper Tom, a man known for trapping grizzly bears and taking them to the city zoo, returns to the mountain. Mad Jack realizes that he put new traps around the mountain, so Adams and Nakoma have to find Tom before he harms the mountain animals.
Gold Is Where You Find It
S2 Ep7
6.8
23rd Nov 1977
Two schemers search for gold on the mountain with a map they bought for ten dollars. They eventually find another more honest way to make their living.
The Renewal
S2 Ep19
6.8
22nd Mar 1978
It's Easter, a special times for Adams' and the entire mountain. The guys, along with Robbie, are about to go pick up some things for the celebration, when they meet two strange guys, and then they witness their wagon bursting into flames after being struck by lightning.
The World’s Greatest Bounty Hunter
S2 Ep23
6.8
5th May 1978
Mad Jack & Adams' friendship is put under a test when Mad Jack returns to the mountain with a fever that causes him to hallucinate. Mad Jack thinks he is the world's greatest bounty hunter, named Brett Carson, and his main mission is to catch Adams, a fugitive.
A Time of Thirsting
S2 Ep13
6.9
18th Jan 1978
A lack of moisture in the mountains brings problems to the inhabitants, who are worried about their animals. Adams and Mad Jack decide to put drip sacks along the mountain trails. Meanwhile, someone sets a fire in the forest.
The Trial
S2 Ep4
6.9
26th Oct 1977
It is hunting season, a time when tribesman have to prove their manhood. A Indian orphan named Tumaqua catches more fish than anyone else, but a pesky otter eats everything that Tumaqua caught. After being teased by other men for coming back empty-handed, Tumaqua stals a bucket of fish by the river and runs away.
Grizzly Adams Episode Guide
Adam's Cub
S1 Ep1
7.6
9th Feb 1977
Eliza Bowker (Kristen Curry), a young girl traveling west with her parents (Hank Kendrick and Lucky Hayes) in a covered wagon, gets lost in the vast mountain wilderness. While her parents search vainly, she wanders aimlessly through the forest, alone and frightened.
A mountain lion stalks Eliza and then gives chase, but she is rescued by the grizzly bear, Ben, who frightens the vicious cat away. Eliza realizes that Ben won't hurt her and follows the bear back to Adams (Dan Haggerty).
Taking the small girl to his cabin, Adams feeds her and listens to her story of what happened. He promises to help find her parents and they begin by searching the nearby mountains.
Eliza gradually causes Adams to change his life style, convincing him to clean up his cabin and to clean himself up too. When Mad Jack (Denver Pyle) arrives, he is surprised to see the little girl there, and flabbergasted by the neatness of Adams' cabin.
With the help of Mad Jack, they finally locate Eliza's folks and there is
Blood Brothers
S1 Ep2
8.3
16th Feb 1977
Adams recalls how he met Nakoma, a Native Indian. We're taken back in past to find out how Adams found Ben, how Indian fought with a lion and much more.
The Fugitive
S1 Ep3
8.3
23rd Feb 1977
Adams saves Will Boker, an entertainer and a magician, from drowning in a river, and takes him back to his cabin. Boker claims that he lost a bag full of his possessions when he was drowning, so Adams returns to the river and finds it, full of money. Boker claims that money fell in his hands by an accident, but what is the real truth?
Unwelcome Neighbor
S1 Ep4
7.5
2nd Mar 1977
When a man named Cartman and his son make a camp at the valley in the mountains, Adams wants to become a great neighbor, but Cartman doesn't want any help from Adams. Things get complicated when the Cartmans' build a lean-to downwind of the campfire and endanger their lives.
Howdy-Do, I'm Mad Jack
S1 Ep5
8.1
9th Mar 1977
Mad Jack accidentally becomes trapped on a raft in rapids and Adams sets up to find the man, but when he finds his personal belongings, Adams is convinced that Mad Jack is gone, and he recalls the first time he met Jack.
Adam's Ark
S1 Ep6
7.8
16th Mar 1977
Mad Jack accidentally runs into Pinkerton, a man who wants to bring Adams back to the town for the trial. He rushes off to warn Adams, while that mountain is in danger when a volcano becomes active. While Jack tries to find Adams, Adams has to rescue the animals with Ben and Nakoma's help before the volcano erups.
The Redemption of Ben
S1 Ep7
7.4
23rd Mar 1977
While trying to rescue a raccoon, Adams is accidentally buried by a rock slide. Nakoma and Mad Jack believe that he is died, and they leave him under the rocks. Ben sadly wonders off, Nakoma and Mad Jack return to find Adams alive. In the meantime, Ben is captured by an owner of a animal circus, Mitch Morgan.
The Tenderfoot
S1 Ep8
7.4
30th Mar 1977
Mad Jack meets a young tenderfoot named Teddy in the wilderness, and believes that he is just a clumsy novice, which turns out to be true, when Teddy, or let's say Theodore Roosevelt, attacks Nakoma & Ben and attempts to ride Number Seven.
The Rivals
S1 Ep9
7.6
6th Apr 1977
While escorting Sumi, a young Indian maiden back to the reservation, Mad Jack is stunned to learn that his burro, Number Seven, found a stone of gold. Meanwhile, Nakoma meets Sumi and thinks that she got closer to Mad Jack, so he challenges him to a match.
The Unholy Beast
S1 Ep10
7.9
20th Apr 1977
Adams, Jack and Nakoma set off into the woods to find a monster, a strange creature that Mad Jack saw in the wilderness, a beast that makes Ben act uncomfortable. Soon they learn that the best is actually a camel and has an owner...
Beaver Dam
S1 Ep11
7.8
27th Apr 1977
Adams' cabin is in danger when a group of beavers, after their valley was destroyed by a forest fire, move into Adams' valley. Mad Jack suggests that Adams' should get rid of them, but he has another plan.
Home of the Hawk
S1 Ep12
7.2
4th May 1977
A tough old settler named and his daughter travel west into the rugged mountain territory, and after a small accident, they end up in Adams' cabin.
The Storm
S1 Ep13
7.6
11th May 1977
Ben and Adams prepare to welcome Mad Jack and Nakuma for the annual feast and celebration, but their preparation is interrupted when an Indian woman arrives, looking for help. Her daughter is missing.
An innocent fugitive from the law lives in the wilderness with a grizzly bear companion and helps passers-by in the forest.
The best rated episodes of Grizzly Adams are:
The Fugitive S1E3 rated 8.3
Blood Brothers S1E2 rated 8.3
Howdy-Do, I'm Mad Jack S1E5 rated 8.1
The Unholy Beast S1E10 rated 7.9
Adam's Ark S1E6 rated 7.8
Beaver Dam S1E11 rated 7.8
The Rivals S1E9 rated 7.6
Adam's Cub S1E1 rated 7.6
The Storm S1E13 rated 7.6
A Bear's Life S2E3 rated 7.6
The lowest rated episodes of Grizzly Adams are:
A Gentleman Tinker S2E15 rated 6.0
The Spoilers S2E11 rated 6.4
Track of the Cougar S2E8 rated 6.5
Woman in the Wilderness S2E10 rated 6.6
The Choice S2E9 rated 6.8
The Search S2E6 rated 6.8
Gold Is Where You Find It S2E7 rated 6.8
The Renewal S2E19 rated 6.8
The World’s Greatest Bounty Hunter S2E23 rated 6.8
A Time of Thirsting S2E13 rated 6.9
The first episode of Grizzly Adams aired on February 09, 1977.
The last episode of Grizzly Adams aired on May 12, 1978.
