The Historic Grizzly

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On February 1, 1977, NBC aired an hour-long nature-based adventure program titled "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams." Starring Dan Haggerty as the famous James Capen "Grizzly" Adams, the first episode portrayed Adams as a gentle man seeking the solitude of wilderness who befriended an orphaned grizzly cub ( Ben ). Together this unlikely team of man and bear went about solving life's problems. Their most amazing accomplishment was the bridging of the language barrier. When Haggerty spoke to Ben, this amazing bear somehow understood him and responded with head wags and nods, or occasional bawls and grunts.
The series was long on sentiment and short on historical accuracy, for the real Grizzly Adams did things a bit differently. Desiring a young grizzly to train, Adams located a den, stuck his gun barrel against the groggy mother's head, and blew her brains out, at which point he yanked two bawling cubs out of the hole and proceeded to "train" them. The real Grizzly Adams accomplished his training by using clubs, chains, and whips to beat the young bears into quivering balls of submission.  Reply