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The Greatest American Hero

Wed, Mar 18, 1981
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

The chronicles of  teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.

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Cast

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  • William Katt
    William Katt
    as Ralph Hinkley
  • Robert Culp
    Robert Culp
    as Bill Maxwell
  • Connie Sellecca
    Connie Sellecca
    as Pam Davidson
  • Faye Grant
    Faye Grant
    as Rhonda Blake
  • Michael Paré
    Michael Paré
    as Tony Villicana
  • Jesse D. Goins
    Jesse D. Goins
    as Cyler Johnson
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Episodes

3 seasons · 45 episodes

Ended · 45 aired
Season 1
9 episodes · 9 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Greatest American Hero (1)
    Aired · Wed, Mar 18, 1981 · 45m
  • E2
    The Greatest American Hero (2)
    Aired · Wed, Mar 18, 1981 · 45m
  • E3
    The Hit Car
    Aired · Wed, Mar 25, 1981 · 45m
  • E4
    Here's Looking at You Kid
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 1981 · 45m
  • E5
    Saturday on Sunset Boulevard
    Aired · Wed, Apr 8, 1981 · 45m

    Maxwell and Hinkley discover that they are in the midst of international affairs that could gravely affect the world.

  • E6
    Reseda Rose
    Aired · Wed, Apr 15, 1981 · 45m
  • E7
    My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
    Aired · Wed, Apr 29, 1981 · 45m
  • E8
    Fire Man
    Aired · Wed, May 6, 1981 · 45m
  • E9
    The Best Desk Scenario
    Aired · Wed, May 6, 1981 · 45m

    Ralph revs up his unpredictable super powers, racing to Pam's rescue when her promotion to junior law partner becomes a death sentence.

Season 2
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball
    Aired · Wed, Nov 4, 1981 · 45m
  • E2
    Operation Spoil Sport
    Aired · Wed, Nov 11, 1981 · 45m
  • E3
    Don't Mess Around with Jim
    Aired · Wed, Nov 18, 1981 · 45m

    Ralph and Bill are kidnapped by a tycoon who fakes his own death...and seems to know more about the suit than they do

  • E4
    Hog Wild
    Aired · Wed, Nov 25, 1981 · 45m
  • E5
    Classical Gas
    Aired · Wed, Dec 2, 1981 · 45m

    Ralph and Pam help his students rehearse their rock band for a show, not realizing the promoter plans to release nerve gas into the audience.

  • E6
    The Beast in Black
    Aired · Wed, Dec 9, 1981 · 45m

    Bill is possessed by a woman's spirit. To rescue him, Ralph crosses to another dimension and discovers that his super-suit won't function.

  • E7
    The Lost Diablo
    Aired · Wed, Dec 16, 1981 · 45m

    Bill learns of a lost gold mine and tricks Ralph and the kids into helping him search for it.

  • E8
    Plague
    Aired · Wed, Jan 6, 1982 · 45m

    Bill and Ralph must track down a group of gun-runners while dealing with a plague threat.

  • E9
    A Train of Thought
    Aired · Wed, Jan 13, 1982 · 45m

    Ralph suffers amnesia after being knocked out while trying to stop a hijacked train.

  • E10
    Now You See It...
    Aired · Wed, Jan 20, 1982 · 45m

    Ralph is able to see two hours into the future - at which time Pam's plane will crash.

  • E11
    The Hand-Painted Thai
    Aired · Wed, Jan 27, 1982 · 45m
  • E12
    Just Another Three Ring Circus
    Aired · Wed, Feb 3, 1982 · 45m
  • E13
    The Shock Will Kill You
    Aired · Wed, Feb 10, 1982 · 45m

    While rescuing a stricken space shuttle Ralph becomes hyper-magnetized resulting his being attracted to all things metal.

  • E14
    A Chicken in Every Plot
    Aired · Wed, Feb 17, 1982 · 45m
  • E15
    The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea
    Aired · Wed, Feb 24, 1982 · 45m

    While visiting Bermuda, Bill investigates whether dinosaur attacks may cause the loss of ships in the Bermuda Triangle.

  • E16
    It's All Downhill from Here
    Aired · Wed, Mar 3, 1982 · 45m
  • E17
    Dreams
    Aired · Wed, Mar 17, 1982 · 45m
  • E18
    There's Just No Accounting...
    Aired · Wed, Mar 24, 1982 · 45m

    Ralph's suit proves no match for the IRS when a satchel of money from a kidnapping turns up in Ralph's living room.

  • E19
    The Good Samaritan
    Aired · Wed, Mar 31, 1982 · 45m

    Ralph's good deeds are complicated when two convicts escape and Bill thinks he's the target.

  • E20
    Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory
    Aired · Wed, Apr 7, 1982 · 45m

    When a man who plays a superhero for a hamburger chain discovers that the stores are a front for drug dealers, he calls on Ralph for help.

  • E21
    Who's Woo in America
    Aired · Wed, Apr 14, 1982 · 45m

    Ralph's Mom is going to marry a con man who is smuggling a micro-chip that corrupt oilmen have killed for.

  • E22
    Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell
    Aired · Wed, Apr 28, 1982 · 45m

    Ralph breaks into the FBI archives and helps Bill solve a number of cold cases. As a result, Bill becomes a hero and a target for a beautiful KGB assassin.

Season 3
14 episodes · 14 aired
▾
  • E1
    Divorce Venusian Style
    Aired · Fri, Oct 29, 1982 · 45m

    Ralph is critically wounded when he rescues Maxwell from a gang of neo-Nazis.

  • E2
    The Price is Right
    Aired · Fri, Nov 5, 1982 · 45m

    At a high school reunion, Ralph is reunited with an old friend who is now a famous quarterback.

  • E3
    This is the One the Suit Was Meant For
    Aired · Fri, Nov 12, 1982 · 45m

    Pam is ready to break up with Ralph because he always puts the suit first. To keep them together, Bill gives them tickets to a tropical island. Once there, they discover Bill's true plan: to use the suit to find a missing experimental aircraft.

  • E4
    The Resurrection of Carlini
    Aired · Fri, Nov 19, 1982 · 45m

    A magician who was killed performing his greatest trick seemingly returns from the grave to murder his three rivals.

  • E5
    The Newlywed Game
    Aired · Thu, Jan 6, 1983 · 45m

    On the way to Ralph's bachelor party, he and Bill are kidnapped and Ralph is persuaded to fly a mission for the president.

  • E6
    Heaven is in Your Genes
    Aired · Thu, Jan 13, 1983 · 45m

    Ralph must rescue Bill from a crazed scientist who wants to experiment on him and find out what makes him such a successful agent.

  • E7
    Live at Eleven
    Aired · Thu, Jan 20, 1983 · 45m

    Ralph and Maxwell become embroiled in a bizarre scheme when a disgruntled news anchorman plots the terrorist takeover of a nuclear power plant to launch his political career.

  • E8
    Space Ranger
    Aired · Thu, Jan 27, 1983 · 45m

    Ralph finds that his newest student is wanted by the CIA and KGB after tapping into a Soviet satellite.

  • E9
    Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo
    Aired · Thu, Feb 3, 1983 · 45m

    Ralph and Bill find themselves trying to protect a Japanese inventor after a terrorist tries to kidnap him and steal his invention: a powerful laser weapon.

  • E10
    Wizards and Warlocks
    Aired · Thu, Feb 10, 1983 · 45m

    Bill is called upon to find a missing Middle Eastern prince, but it turns out that the prince is playing Wizards & Warlocks. Ralph and Bill try to unravel the mystery of the game and find the prince before the potential kidnappers do.

  • E11
    It's Only Rock and Roll
    Aired · Thu, Feb 17, 1983 · 45m

    Ralph and Bill find themselves protecting a rock star after an attempt has been made on his life.

  • E12
    Desperado
    Aired · Thu, Feb 24, 1983 · 45m

    Ralph, Pam and Bill try to save a beautiful stallion from an obsessed rancher.

  • E13
    Vanity, Says the Preacher
    Aired · Thu, Mar 3, 1983 · 45m
  • E14
    The Greatest American Heroine
    Aired · Thu, Feb 13, 1986 · 45m