Androcles and the Bear (11 Dec. 1973)

Dusty removes a thorn from a bear's paw and the bear follows him back to camp to everyone's consternation. Complicating things is a similar bear who attacks anyone in its way and hunters who want the bears eliminated, whether good or bad.

Director:

John Florea

Writers:

John Fenton Murray, Elroy Schwartz (creator),

Stars:

Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Bob Denver	...	Dusty
Forrest Tucker	...	Mr. Callahan
Ivor Francis	...	Mr. Carson Brookhaven
Jeannine Riley	...	Lulu McQueen
Lori Saunders	...	Betsy
Lynn Wood	...	Mrs. Brookhaven
William Cort	...	Andy (as Bill Cort)
William Bryant	...	Blake
William Stevens	...	Kemp
Robert Prohaska	...	Hostile Bear
Janos Prohaska	...	The Bear

Storyline

Dusty removes a thorn from a bear's paw and the bear follows him back to camp to everyone's consternation. Complicating things is a similar bear who attacks anyone in its way and hunters who want the bears eliminated, whether good or bad.

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 1973 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Redwood Productions, Writer First Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is based on the Aesop Fable about Androcles and the Lion. George Bernard Shaw also wrote a play based on the same story of the man who helps a lion and whose kindness later saves him.

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