The NCIS Season 20 Episode That Beat Cocaine Bear To The Punch

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NCIS knew Cocaine Bear before he was movie famous

"Cocaine Bear" was unleashed in theaters on February 23, 2023, but Season 20, Episode 4 ("Leave No Trace") of "NCIS" came out on October 10, 2022. In the entry, the team works with the ISB, the investigative arm of the National Parks Services, to figure out who is behind the murder of a petty officer. During the investigation, an unsettling encounter occurs that is very out of the ordinary. After three tranquilizers were used to take down an enraged bear chasing Special Agent Winchester (Caleb Alexander Smith), the team tested the aggressive animal to see what was causing its menacing behavior. It turns out the animal tested positive for cocaine. At around 35 minutes into the episode, after Forensic Specialist Kasie Hines (Diona Reasonover) reveals that drugs were in the forest-dweller's system, Gary Cole's Agent Alden Parker gets excited as he responds playfully, "Cocaine Bear Rides Again!" before telling his colleagues the infamous tale of Pablo Eskobear, the real-life inspiration for the hit motion picture.

While each project concocted its "Cocaine Bear" concepts to come out at different times, the results were very similar. The "NCIS" iteration that featured the drugged-up beast was one of the early entries from Season 20, which has an impressive audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and Deadline reported that "Leave No Trace" was one of the installments that averaged over 10 million viewers per episode. It seems that audiences everywhere won't say no to a dose of "Cocaine Bear," whether in the real world, big screen, or small screen.