Compilation/Packaged Set: Where the Bears Are

Where The Bears Are: Season 1
 (2012)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
Not In Collection
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7*
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(8/21/2019 HereTV)
IMDB   7.3
114 mins USA / English
Here TV  Region 1
Rick Copp Reggie
Ben Zook Nelson
Ian Parks Hot Toddy
Joe Dietl Wood
Ben Zook Nelson Dorkoff
Joe Dietl Wood Burns
Rick Copp Reggie Hatch
Mario Diaz Ramon Santiago
Julio Tello J Cub
Scott Beauchemin Cyril
George Sebastian George Ridgemont
Chad Sanders Detective Winters
Jesse Meli Thor
Tuc Watkins Dickie Calloway
James Parr Hulk
Greg Whipple Acting Teacher
Bruce Daniels Himself
Loretta Fox Susie Collins
Pete Cincinato Hairy Potter
Brooke Dillman Honey Garrett
Jackie Beat Jackie Beat
Kiff Scholl Stage Manager
Miguel Mendoza Juan
Lester Roque Drunk Bear
Clint Yeager Bartender
Shawn Pelofsky Herself
Peter Crocker Guy at Bar
Candi Milo Caroler
Director/Choreographer
Joe Dietl
Producer Rick Copp
Joe Dietl
Writer/Composer Rick Copp
Ben Zook
Cinematography Jeffrey Wylie
David LeBarron
Music David Maddux


From the creative team of Rick Copp (The Brady Bunch Movie) Joe Dietl (The Thin Pink Line) and Ben Zook (Jack and Jill) comes “Where the Bears Are,” a comedy mystery web series that follows the exploits of three gay bear roommates living together in Los Angeles, as they attempt to solve the murder of a party guest that turned up dead in their bathroom.
Episodes
 6 mins    8/1/2012  1.  Series 1 Full Movie
The bears are caught up in a murder investigation when they find a man dead in their bathtub the morning after Nelson's birthday party...
 6 mins    8/1/2012  2.  Bear Down
In the opener, roommates Nelson Dorkoff, Reggie Hatch and Wood Burns (Ben Zook, Rick Copp, Joe Dietl) wake up the morning after a blow out party at their house to find a hot young bear cub in bed with Nelson and a very dead body in their bathtub.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Julio Tello
 6 mins    8/6/2012  3.  Bear In Mind
The bears have trouble remembering the dead guy in their bathtub from Nelson’s birthday party the night before while Nelson’s gorgeous young trick Hot Toddy (Ian Parks) starts acting suspicious.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
 6 mins    8/9/2012  4.  Goldicop And The Three Bears
A sexy detective (Chad Sanders) shows up at the house to question the bears about the body in their bathtub, and it quickly becomes clear the roommates will be suspects if J Cub’s death is ruled a homicide.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Chad Danders
 6 mins    8/13/2012  5.  Bear Essentials
When the Bears receive word that J Cub’s death has been ruled a homicide, they start investigating on their own and find an important clue the cops missed. Meanwhile, Hot Toddy (Ian Parks) shows up and asks Nelson out on a real date.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
 6 mins    8/16/2012  6.  Bear On A Couch
Wood (Joe Dietl) seeks out his high school prom date who is now Los Angeles County Coroner Susie Collins (Loretta Fox) to find out how J Cub died and is startled to learn that Susie is still harboring feelings for him.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Loretta FoxPete Cincinato
 6 mins    8/20/2012  7.  Bears Of Interest
The bears work hard to clear their names before they’re arrested by following the trail of the poison that was found on J Cub’s martini glass. Meanwhile, Reggie and Wood question why Nelson’s new boyfriend Hot Toddy seems to be too busy to be interviewed by the police about the night of the murder.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
 6 mins    8/23/2012  8.  A Bear And Honey
Nelson (Ben Zook) pays a visit to Honey Garrett (Brooke Dillman), the chef who catered his birthday party, and manages to upset the shooting of her reality cooking show before finding out some very disturbing news about Hot Toddy.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Brooke Dillman
 6 mins    8/27/2012  9.  Bears In Heat
The Bears track down Hot Toddy (Ian Parks) to Elysian Park where they’re forced to endure an incredibly intense Boot Camp Training exercise class before finally questioning him about the night of the murder.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
 6 mins    8/30/2012  10.  Bear Fan
After studying cell phone video from the night of the party, the Bears hunt down a party crasher who turns out to be a fanatical fan of Wood’s from his Colt modeling days, but who also has a key piece of information about the murder.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  George SebastianTuc Watkins
 6 mins    9/3/2012  11.  Bear Cam
While questioning Wood’s obsessive fan George Ridgemont (George Sebastian), Nelson and Reggie discover that Wood (Joe Dietl) has his own web cam show, and while watching a live feed, are shocked to see a masked intruder ransacking their house.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  George Sebastian
 6 mins    9/6/2012  12.  Bear On A Stage
Nelson (Ben Zook) is forced to return to his old acting class to question his arch nemesis and former comedy duo partner Dickie Calloway (Tuc Watkins) about his thorny relationship with the murder victim and the two wind up in an improv stand off.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Tuc WatkinsGreg Whipple
 6 mins    9/10/2012  13.  Bear Reunion
Reggie and Wood reunite with an old friend, drag queen Jackie Beat (playing herself), who witnessed J Cub having an intense fight with his date, a local bar owner, during one of her performances the night before his murder.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Jackie BeatKiff Scholl
 6 mins    9/13/2012  14.  Bear On A Date
Nelson (Ben Zook) plans the perfect date with Hot Toddy (Ian Parks), a romantic meal on the back patio, but he can’t help sabotaging the entire evening by continually bringing up Todd’s connection to J Cub’s murder and his obvious reluctance to talk to the police.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Julio Tello
 6 mins    9/17/2012  15.  Bear Facts
Nelson ignores mounting suspicion surrounding Hot Toddy, and convinces Reggie and Wood that the person they should be focusing on is Ramon Santiago, the owner of an LA leather bar, who had a rocky relationship with the murder victim.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Miguel Mendoza
 6 mins    9/20/2012  16.  Bears Undercover
The Bears go undercover as a bouncer, a patron and a contestant in a bear chest contest at an LA leather bar in order to get close to Ramon Santiago (Mario Sanchez) who might be guilty of murder.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Scott BeaucheminMario DiazJesse MeliJames ParrLester Roque
 6 mins    9/24/2012  17.  Bear Chested
While Nelson (Ben Zook) competes in the Mr. Bear Chest 2012 contest hosted by Hot Toddy (Ian Parks), Reggie and Wood search for clues implicating Ramon Santiago (Mario Sanchez) in J Cub's murder.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Mario DiazJesse MeliJames ParrClint Yeager
 6 mins    9/27/2012  18.  A Bear In Need
Wood (Joe Dietl) tries talking his way out of a whole lot of trouble when Ramon (Mario Sanchez) catches him with the combination to his safe written on his hand. Meanwhile, Reggie (Rick Copp) gets grabbed by Ramon’s thug Thor (Jesse Meli).
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Mario DiazJesse MeliJames Parr
 6 mins    10/1/2012  19.  Bearnapped
Wood sets out in search of Reggie (Rick Copp) unaware that he has been kidnapped by Ramon (Mario Sanchez) and his two goons Hulk and Thor, who want to trade him for some dangerous evidence that could send Santiago to prison.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Mario DiazJesse MeliJames Parr
 6 mins    10/4/2012  20.  Bears To The Rescue
Nelson and Wood enlist the aid of Detective Chad Winters (Chad Sanders) when they set up an exchange in a remote parking lot hoping to get back Reggie (Rick Copp) who is being held hostage by Ramon (Mario Sanchez).
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Chad Sanders, Mario Sanchez
 6 mins    10/8/2012  21.  Stand Up Bear
When the Bears follow a lead to a comedy club to question comedian Bruce Daniels (playing himself) about his run-in with the murder victim, Nelson (Ben Zook) decides to dust off his stand up act with disastrous results.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Bruce DanielsShawn Pelofsky
 6 mins    10/11/2012  22.  Bear Fight
Tension between the Bears over Hot Toddy’s involvement in J Cub’s murder reach a boiling point resulting in Nelson (Ben Zook) choosing his new boyfriend over his two best friends.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
 6 mins    10/15/2012  23.  Bears In The Desert
While Reggie and Wood frantically search for a missing Nelson, Detective Chad Winters (Chad Sanders) shows up at the Bears’ house with the smoking gun that connects Hot Toddy to J Cub’s murder.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Chad Sanders
 6 mins    10/18/2012  24.  Bear Devil
A romantic weekend in Palm Springs is disrupted when Nelson (Ben Zook) starts to suspect his roommates were right about Hot Toddy (Ian Parks) all along, which results in a final confrontation that leads to violence.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Julio Tello
 6 mins    10/22/2012  25.  Bear Trap (Part 1)
In the heart stopping season finale, Reggie and Wood arrive at the Palm Springs condo to rescue Nelson (Ben Zook), but their friend is nowhere to be found because he is about to become the killer's next victim during a frightening desert showdown.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Scott BeaucheminJulio Tello
 6 mins    10/25/2012  26.  Bear Trap (Part 2)
In the heart stopping season finale, Reggie and Wood arrive at the Palm Springs condo to rescue Nelson (Ben Zook), but their friend is nowhere to be found because he is about to become the killer's next victim during a frightening desert showdown.
Director/Choreographer:  Joe Dietl  Writer/Composer:  Rick Copp  /  Ben Zook  / Joe Dietl 
Guest starring:  Chad SandersMario DiazJames ParrJesse MeliPete CincinatoScott BeaucheminJulio TelloTuc WatkinsBrooke DillmanLoretta FoxGeorge Sebastian
 9 mins    12/1/2012  27.  Christmas Special
Gay bear roommates, Nelson, Reggie and Wood throw a Christmas party at a bar, since no one would show up at their house after a dead body turned up in the bathtub last summer. Complications arise when Nelson picks a fight with his new boyfriend Hot Toddy, Reggie tried out his missletoe hat, and Wood deals with a mysterious Santa Claus who shows up unannounced. And the party goes down hill from there...
Edition Details
Series Where the Bears Are
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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Notes
Totally mindles and silly farce. Great fun.
HERETV production combines the "episodes" into a single movie. Does not include "episode 27."