Where the Bears Are

- Season 7

(2018)

In the seventh season opener, the Bears retreat to Palm Springs for a much needed vacation, but their plans for rest and relaxation are upset by Todd's increasingly erratic behavior, Nelson's dissatisfaction over his new TV pilot and a mysterious stranger breaking into their rental house in the dead of night.

Wood receives a threatening note after hooking up with a one night stand. Meanwhile, when the Bears pay a visit to Reggie's best friend Tristan Danworth (Chuck Leachman), who is the owner of the upcoming Mr. Bear America Pageant where Reggie is serving as a judge, one of the contestants is suddenly targeted.

Reggie (Rick Copp) is the next in line to receive a threatening note while signing copies of his latest true crime best seller at a Palm Springs bookstore, and when more notes turn up in their rental house addressed to Nelson and Todd, the Bears face the real possibility that they are the victims of a stalker.

The Bears examine the rogue's gallery list of villains they have come in contact with over the years in an attempt to identify the stalker who has left them all threatening notes. Meanwhile, the saboteur strikes again with a slithery surprise when pageant owner Tristan (Chuck Leachman) throws a party at the rental house for all the Mr. Bear America contestants.

Nelson and Todd question Wood's one night stand, a night time security guard at the Palm Springs Air Museum, who they suspect might be the stalker since he was in the rental house shortly before the first note was discovered. But when a black-clad shooter suddenly starts taking potshots at them, Todd's unexpected reaction nearly gets them killed. Meanwhile, the saboteur continues his campaign of terror resulting in the pageant host and Reggie's fellow judges all quitting.

Wood and George present a sneak peek of their upcoming porn extravaganza Ass Play on the Orient Express at a clothing optional gay resort with Wood starring as fictional world famous detective Herpes Poor-Ho on the trail of a murderer. But the all too real stalker continues his rampage by locking Nelson (Ben Zook) in a steam room and leaving him to die of heat stroke.

Reggie calls Detective Winters (Chad Sanders) for help when their search for the stalker hits a dead end, but it turns out Nelson and Todd have already hired Mickey Swift and Captain Coley so the private eye rivals are all forced to team up. Meanwhile on a visit to the Palm Springs Zoo, the stalker purposely unlocks the cage at the Gorilla Adventure and unleashes a "Rapey Ape" on an unsuspecting Wood (Joe Dietl).

Reggie (Rick Copp) fears Rami might have a marriage proposal on his mind when he shows up in Palm Springs to discuss something very important. Meanwhile, Nelson finally discovers what's behind Todd's disturbing nightmares and excessive drinking when Todd (Ian Parks) is forced to finally admit what happened on a spy mission gone bad.

Reggie wakes up in a seedy motel room where a hot kidnapper (Charlie Harding) threatens to release an embarrassing video of him if he does not vote for a certain Mr. Bear America contestant. Meanwhile, Tristan begs the Bears to go undercover to ferret out the saboteur who is bent on ruining his pageant.

Wood, Todd, Detective Winters, and Mickey barely have time to establish their covers as last minute Mr. Bear America competitors when the saboteur strikes again at a poolside photo shoot. Meanwhile, Tristan finds a pair of replacement judges; Bentley (Peter Paige) tries whipping the Top Ten into shape for the big night; and Captain Coley (Tim Hooper) shows up at the rehearsal hall posing as a professional pageant coach.

While posing as professional pageant coach Pappy Fredericks in order to poke around backstage, Captain Coley (Tim Hooper) manages to unmask the mysterious saboteur who is determined to scare off the contestants. Unfortunately the Bears soon realize that the saboteur and the stalker are not one and the same when Reggie (Rick Copp) is attacked in the parking lot of a gay leather bar where the Mr. Bear America contestants are hosting a meet and greet event. Meanwhile, Nelson and Todd reach an impasse in their relationship, and after an intense emotional confrontion, ...

After a night of binge drinking, Wood and Reggie wake up to discover a fundamental change in their friendship. Meanwhile, Nelson and Todd face the possibility that their marriage might be coming to an end.

The Mr. Bear America Pageant finally gets underway with a splashy opening number and Nelson (Ben Zook) as the celebrity host, but the real drama happens backstage when the stalker knocks out Captain Coley and fatally shoots one of the Bears.

As the Mr. Bear America 2018 pageant finally crowns the winner, the murderous stalker's diabolical plan finally comes into focus.

As Wood works feverishly to diffuse a bomb that's timed to blow up the entire theatre and everyone in it, Todd tries to shed the emotional trauma of his last spy mission and take down the vicious stalker whose true identity is a real shocker.

In the emotional series finale, after Nelson (Ben Zook) enlists the lessons from the martial arts training he's been taking for his new TV pilot to free himself from crack pot Ivan (Howard Skora), the Bears reunite to say their goodbyes when life leads them all in different directions.

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It's Hairspray meets It's a Wonderful Life as America's favorite gay bears reunite to celebrate the holidays in beautiful Palm Springs where a religious conservative city inspector threatens to close the clothing optional resort owned by Wood and his business partner George in this rollicking, fun special Christmas musical episode featuring five original songs.