Dan Haggerty died this morning

[jackelope]

Rest in peace, Grizzly Adams.
One of my favorite childhood memories with my grandfather was watching that show.

[runamuk]

Ah man I loved that show as a kiddo.

And what the heck why are all these great people dying, we have surpassed the standard "in threes" now its just getting creepy.

[huntnphool]

So did Alan Rickman and Celine Dion's husband.

[3nails]

 Every week I could not wait for his show to come on. As a boy the world stopped for me during that time. The theme song will always have a special place in my heart.

[3nails]

 This is worthy of a bump. All I ever wanted to do as a boy was to grow up and live like Grizzly Adams.

[runamuk]

This is worthy of a bump. All I ever wanted to do as a boy was to grow up and live like Grizzly Adams.

Heck not me I wanted to be the old fella with the ass...er donkey that was who I wanted to be.

[3nails]

[Oh Mah]

very sad,to be Grizzly Addams when i was 10 or so would have been the life.

[MtnMuley]

.......instead these days we get Trophy State of Mind, Western Extreme, and The Bachelor........hmmm......and we all wonder why our country is a mess...... RIP sir 

[bigmacc]

R.I.P Mr. Haggerty....Great show, I loved it, If I remember right Dan was not an actor, he was an animal trainer with the good ole movie star good looks.  Does anybody know if he was the trainer of Gentle Ben also

[runamuk]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

[3nails]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

[JimmyHoffa]

R.I.P Mr. Haggerty....Great show, I loved it, If I remember right Dan was not an actor, he was an animal trainer with the good ole movie star good looks.  Does anybody know if he was the trainer of Gentle Ben also

He wasn't the trainer from what I was told, but think he had part ownership.  Ben was actually a sow.  It died a few years ago and is buried by some old growth firs overlooking the Dungeness River.  Have heard it was the oldest brown bear known of.

[jackelope]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

Can't believe you went there.

[Boss .300 winmag]

This is worthy of a bump. All I ever wanted to do as a boy was to grow up and live like Grizzly Adams.

Heck not me I wanted to be the old fella with the ass...er donkey that was who I wanted to be.

Mad Jack who loved flap jacks off the griddle, and old #7 the donkey. Awesome show it was, loved it as a kid. 

[Whitpirate]

Grew up with Grizzly Adams and kinda always wanted to be him.....

At least I ended up with friends with an ass.

[Oh Mah]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

There was more to it then that though,He felt he had no choice,He knew he didn't commit the crime and he knew the only person that could or would prove his innocence was dead.He left his own daughter behind so she could have a better life.If he would have stayed they would have hung him.Thats why after he met Mad Jack  (Denver pyle)Mad Jack several times had to stop him from going down and just turning himself in. 

[Whitpirate]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

There was more to it then that though,He felt he had no choice,He knew he didn't commit the crime and he knew the only person that could or would prove his innocence was dead.He left his own daughter behind so she could have a better life.If he would have stayed they would have hung him.Thats why after he met Mad Jack  (Denver pyle)Mad Jack several times had to stop him from going down and just turning himself in. 

 

*PS Run.... He was accused of a crime he DIDN'T commit.  Mad Jack said so!*

[runamuk]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

There was more to it then that though,He felt he had no choice,He knew he didn't commit the crime and he knew the only person that could or would prove his innocence was dead.He left his own daughter behind so she could have a better life.If he would have stayed they would have hung him.Thats why after he met Mad Jack  (Denver pyle)Mad Jack several times had to stop him from going down and just turning himself in. 

Just saying how many here would support this action today?  Just trying to make people think a little.  Doesn't mean I didn't like the show as I said I wanted to be the other guy. 

[Mark251]

Loved that show when I was a kid.  Rest in Peace Mr. Haggerty.

[KenPCPilot]

probably a good thing he died.  Poor man would be sick at the *censored* on TV now.  Kardashians WTF.  I always was eager to watch an episode. 

[Oh Mah]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

There was more to it then that though,He felt he had no choice,He knew he didn't commit the crime and he knew the only person that could or would prove his innocence was dead.He left his own daughter behind so she could have a better life.If he would have stayed they would have hung him.Thats why after he met Mad Jack  (Denver pyle)Mad Jack several times had to stop him from going down and just turning himself in. 

Just saying how many here would support this action today?  Just trying to make people think a little.  Doesn't mean I didn't like the show as I said I wanted to be the other guy. 

Your right,people would be up in arms over it. 

[rainshadow1]

Friend of mine trained the bear. He worked for my Dad several years afterwards.

I enjoyed the show.

[kentrek]

So we are all lamenting the loss of a man who portrayed an accused murderer who ran away and hid in the hills instead of facing the music and having his day in court.      the good ol days aren't so good when you break it down.

There was more to it then that though,He felt he had no choice,He knew he didn't commit the crime and he knew the only person that could or would prove his innocence was dead.He left his own daughter behind so she could have a better life.If he would have stayed they would have hung him.Thats why after he met Mad Jack  (Denver pyle)Mad Jack several times had to stop him from going down and just turning himself in. 

Just saying how many here would support this action today?  Just trying to make people think a little.  Doesn't mean I didn't like the show as I said I wanted to be the other guy. 

Ive ran into a couple "outlaws" hiding out from the law....one beat a cop for being "rude"...beat him with a 2x4 if I remember....he was literally one of the nicest people I've met in the back country...tried cooking us bacon and eggs while we were visiting...very nice man

The next guy was a total ghost, never actually met him, but I came close a few times...he had it made...sob stole my canoe once...would be interesting to know his story

[Oh Mah]

CHILD SUPPORT   


SORRY COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.   

[jackelope]

I kinda have beard envy too.

Not gonna lie.

[Sandberm]

I just remember him being on "Battle of The Network Stars" And when it was his turn to sit on the little platform for the dunk tank segment ...he could wiggle his man boobs  Whatever chick that was in line to throw the softball to knock him off couldnt stop laughing.

Good times.

[csaaphill]

Yep RIP Dan Haggerty always love Grizzly Adams.

[Skyvalhunter]

Sorry to hear about your loss Jackalope!! Just know that he is up there somewhere keeping an eye on you

[jackmaster]

Back in the day when they would film at what is now the Olympic game farm they would get gentle Ben to rip cabins down by putting a blue berry pie inside and then locking it up, he would slowly and methodically rip the cabin down, my mama got to work with Dan haggerty a couple times when she worked for the game farm, she said he was a really guy and treated everyone like you were a regular friend..