The Greatest American Hero (1981)

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19813 Seasons60m episodes7.2

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime

TMDB7.2

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Action & Adventure
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

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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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Status: Ended
First aired: Mar 18, 1981
Network: ABC

Time to finish

43 hrs

43 episodes. About 7 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

William Katt

Ralph Hinkley

Robert Culp

Bill Maxwell

Connie Sellecca

Pam Davidson

Faye Grant

Rhonda Blake

Michael Paré

Tony Villicana

Jesse D. Goins

Cyler Johnson

Don Cervantes

Paco Rodriguez

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SERIES

19813 Seasons60m episodes7.2

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime

TMDB7.2

Votes121

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Action & Adventure
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

fuboTV

Peacock Premium

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Peacock Premium Plus

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

Free

With ads

Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Mar 18, 1981 · 2h 0m · ★ 8.2
The Greatest American Hero
Ralph Hinkley, an average school teacher, is given a suit with amazing powers by aliens. Now, Ralph must decide if he'll use his new powers to fight crime, even though he already lost the suit's instruction manual.
E2 · Airs Mar 25, 1981 · 1h 0m · ★ 7.7
The Hit Car
Bill, who has been trying to bust open a drug ring for over 20 years, must drive a witness to Los Angeles for the trial of the gang leader and asks Ralph for help.
E3 · Airs Apr 1, 1981 · 1h 0m · ★ 7.7
Here's Looking at You Kid
When a secret gunsight is stolen, Bill asks Ralph for help in solving the case. However, Ralph runs into problems when he keeps turning invisible unexpectedly, and must deal with the pressure of meeting Pam's parents.
E4 · Airs Apr 8, 1981 · 1h 0m · ★ 7.0
Saturday on Sunset Boulevard
Russians are trying to find an heiress and her Russian husband in order to force them to establish a missile cache hold on their private island. Bill needs Ralph's help when he is suspected of failing a lie-detector test at FBI headquarters.
E5 · Airs Apr 15, 1981 · 1h 0m · ★ 8.0
Reseda Rose
Ralph uses his suit to help Rhonda, one of his students, after her mother is kidnapped by the Russians.
E6 · Airs Apr 29, 1981 · 1h 0m · ★ 8.7
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Ralph reconsiders his suit of powers after a flying mistake almost takes out a bus full of tourists. Bill also reconsiders his job path when one of his heroes is suspected of plotting out the theft of a precious diamond.
E7 · Airs May 6, 1981 · 1h 0m · ★ 7.7
Fire Man
Ralph lends Tony a hand by finding him a job as a car repossesser. When Tony is arrested for arson, Ralph and Bill team up to find the real criminal.
E8 · Airs May 13, 1981 · 1h 0m · ★ 6.0
The Best Desk Scenario
At FBI headquarters, promotions are being handed out. However, Bill considers retiring from his job. Meanwhile, Ralph must use his suit to save Pam when she discovers her boss is the head of an underground operation.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Mar 18, 1981
Network: ABC

Time to finish

43 hrs

43 episodes. About 7 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

William Katt

Ralph Hinkley

Robert Culp

Bill Maxwell

Connie Sellecca

Pam Davidson

Faye Grant

Rhonda Blake

Michael Paré

Tony Villicana

Jesse D. Goins

Cyler Johnson

Don Cervantes

Paco Rodriguez

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