Few know that I was a co-star on the hit 70's drama, Grizzly Adams. Denver Pyle (middle) and I spent countless hours playing practical jokes on Dan (aka Grizzly). One day, we thought it would be funny to set fire to his beard. Little did we know the beard was real, and it went up so fast it nearly melted his teeth. That was the last time we played jokes on the set.

You may also recall Gentle Ben. He was the Grizzly that Dan had befriended in the wilderness. I must report, sadly, that GB was anything but friendly. One day he nearly ripped my leg off as I fed him a Chicken McNugget. Yet another time GB rushed Denver from behind, and gave him a reach-around. Denver lost his right ball. It was tragic, but we laughed later on when Denver got his revenge: he shaved all GB's fur off and made it into a bear blanky.

Those were the days...

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