 The show revolved around the main character of Cal "Kodiak" McKay (played by Clint Walker), an Alaska State Trooper.Kodiak, always accompanied by his Eskimo sidekick Abraham Lincoln Imhook, used his four-wheel drive truck to track down desperate killers through 50,000 miles of Alaska backcountry.The show suffered low ratings due to being broadcast against NBC's mega-hit "Sanford and Son".