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You would think that an episode with a dream sequence in it would be worth a look, but this is another forgettable offering, which aired as the series headed into its home stretch. Honey and Sam make a movie (actually, two movies, a western and a horror picture) within a movie (actually, a TV ep, of course) when they are hired to find out if an apparent accident that killed a stunt-woman was actually murder.

The most notable development for the series is that, in her dream sequence, Honey possibly betrays her attraction to Sam. However, this is overshadowed by an antique clock motif that turns out to be Honey's unconscious trying to point her toward a clue in the case.

The humor turns on Western clichés like "They went that away" and Honey and Sam playing at quick-draw showdowns. As if to reference the guy in the bad gorilla suit from an earlier episode, Sam wears a bear suit and stands in for a real bear that is used for close-ups by the movie studio. At the end, Sam is offered a contract to play a bear in other movies, much to Honey's annoyance, since she thought she might get an offer.

All of this revolves around a thin plot about uninteresting villains, who have been using the studio's prop department to hide stolen goods. Naturally, they resort to murder when anyone becomes the least bit suspicious.

Honey and Sam go undercover on a movie set to investigate the mysterious death of a stunt woman. Was it an accident or was it murder?

Just the Bear Facts, Ma'am continues the run of poor Honey West episodes. First, instead of real dialogue, the writers gave Honey and Sam a series of ridiculous one-liners and puns. A woman has been killed and they're cutting jokes non-stop. It's ridiculous. Second, speaking of ridiculous, the bear costume in this episode is just as bad as the gorilla a couple of episodes ago. Third, the dream sequence was poorly done. I'm not sure what it's purpose is other than to beat Honey over the head with the solution to the case. Subtle it's not.

Also, I find it incredibly ironic that Honey is playing a stunt double in this episode when I've complained numerous times about the stunt double used for Honey.

For this episode's Name That Character Actor, I'll go with Frank Wilcox. While I remember him most from The Beverly Hillbillies, he had a long career that includes 334 acting credits.