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Sections missing?

Ae there sections missing? It goes from an introduction of the show's concept, right into " In 1981, when the show came back from hiatus..." What happened to 1979-80? Without any mention of the show's beginning or middle, the second paragraph about 1981 seems much too detailed and trivial. The Culutural refernces section is also very sloppily done. 162.136.192.1 (talk) 20:38, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are We Stupid?

Do we really need to link words like "freelance" and "Sheriff"? I mean, people aren't all retarded. If they don't know what a word means, they can always look it up. I'm shocked by how link-happy people can be on Wikipedia. Some articles positively GLOW BLUE with hyperlinks for the simplest words imaginable. Calm down, people. We all know how to type brackets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.232.199 (talk) 01:56, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Without exculpatory info, and just based on probability, I'd have to say, yes, yes you are. 98.4.112.204 (talk) 08:31, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Any Which Way but Loose

Shouldn't this and that link to each other? I assume they have the same format as apes, trucks and an idiot feature prominently in both. And I ask rather than do as I have never seen any of the episodes or movies, or ever will. MartinSFSA (talk) 06:11, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The only thing the two have in common is primate animals. B.J. and the Bear's format is a mix of elements from "Any Which Way but Loose" and "Smokey and the Bandit". 12.12.144.130 (talk) 20:24, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"In popular culture" section

Is it really necessary to have a list of *every* time this show is mentioned in passing on another long-forgotten TV show? This section seems like an absurdly useless piece of pointless (and unsourced) fancruft...should it just be deleted? Everyone But You (talk) 00:56, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's your "Opinion". Some of us do not agree with you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.11.160.19 (talk) 21:36, 29 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"American television shows featuring puppetry" category

Bear was a real chimpanzee called Sam. תיל"ם (talk) 15:50, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, a standout case of wiki misinformation, current text indicates the chimp was played by a human actor which is clearly false. A little digging will reveal the main animal actor was named Sammy and there was another named Ossie a female both from a local animal preserve. 98.4.112.204 (talk) 08:29, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]