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The Greatest American Hero
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.
- Created by:
- Stephen J. Cannell
- Cast:
- William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Faye Grant
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- ABC
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Season 3
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E01
Episode 1
Divorce Venusian Style
1982-10-29 · 60mAfter a loud argument with Bill, Ralph quits the hero business and turns in his super-suit. Unknown to both men, a gang of neo-Nazis plans to murder them.
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E02
Episode 2
The Price is Right
1982-11-05 · 60mWhile attending a high-school reunion, Ralph discovers that the wife of a famous pro football player is held hostage to ensure her husband will throw the big game.
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E03
Episode 3
This is the One the Suit Was Meant For
1982-11-12 · 60mWith their relationship in trouble, Ralph convinces Pam to go on a vacation without Bill or his suit. Unfortunately Bill shows up unannounced with his suit and trouble ensues.
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E04
Episode 4
The Resurrection of Carlini
1982-11-19 · 60mA magician killed performing his greatest trick seemingly returns from the grave to murder his three rivals. Ralph must use his suit to out trick the would-be killer.
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E05
Episode 5
The Newlywed Game
1983-01-06 · 60mRalph and Pam's wedding is almost ruined when Ralph receives special orders from the President to fly a mission over the North Pole. Bill discovers the orders were faked, and that Ralph has accidentally given the Russians valuable military secrets.
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E06
Episode 6
Heaven is in Your Genes
1983-01-13 · 60mA former Nazi genetic engineer fakes Bill's death to use him in an experiment, but Ralph realizes his friend is still alive. He flies off to rescue Bill and the evil doctor's other victims, but a genetic horror created in an earlier experiment waits to battle him.
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E07
Episode 7
Live at Eleven
1983-01-20 · 60mAn Aging TV anchorman plans to retire in grand style. He hires a band of mercenaries to sabotage a nuclear plant, hoping that his coverage of the event can launch a Presidential campaign. Ralph must stop the plant from exploding, but the saboteurs, now dying of radiation poisoning, are determined to succeed.
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E08
Episode 8
Space Ranger
1983-01-27 · 60mOne of Ralph's students invents a radio telescope capable of decoding Russian satellite messages. The KGB tries to steal his system. When that maneuver fails, they decide to kill him before he can share his discovery with the CIA.
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E09
Episode 9
Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo
1983-02-03 · 60mA young Chinese scientist has invented a deadly particle "ray gun" weapon. A local gang kidnaps his uncle, hoping to obtain the gun. Bill's plan to save the Uncle backfires, and Ralph must test his suit against the deadly ray.
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E10
Episode 10
Wizards And Warlocks
1983-02-10 · 60mKing Abu Al-Fahad asks Ralph and Bill to help find his son, Prince Aha, who was kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists while playing a Dungeons and Dragonsesque game, Wizards and Warlocks. Their search leads them from Aha's college campus -- where they meet Aha's Keeper of the Clock, Joey Margolis -- to the game's author himself, Norman Fackler.
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E11
Episode 11
It's Only Rock and Roll
1983-02-17 · 60mBill is called by the manager of a rock group that is aboard a plane threatened by a bomber, who has hidden a device set to explode if the plane descends below 1000 feet. Ralph flies into action, but matters escalate when Pam is kidnapped and a band of bikers threaten Bill's life.
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E12
Episode 12
Desperado
1983-02-24 · 60mA weekend in the country leads Ralph, Pam and Bill into a race to save a wild stallion from a cruel rancher. The man blames the horse for a crippling injury. His men are also selling horses for use as dog food.
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E13
Episode 13
Vanity, Says the Preacher
1983-03-03 · 60mIt seems that 30 years ago Bill helped some revolutionaries overthrow a corrupt regime in an unnamed Central American country, where he is now regarded as a hero. But now Bill's old revolutionary compadres have turned up, and they soon kidnap him and try to get him to help lead another revolution.
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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