The Greatest American Hero
1981 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min
★ 7.2(120)unSUB Rating
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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54 hours to watch · 53 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1981–1983
- Release date
- 1981-03-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (120 votes)
Themes
- alien encounter
Cast & crew
William Katt
as Ralph Hinkley
Robert Culp
as Bill Maxwell
Connie Sellecca
as Pam Davidson
Faye Grant
as Rhonda Blake
Michael Paré
as Tony Villicana
Jesse D. Goins
as Cyler Johnson
- DC
Don Cervantes
as Paco Rodriguez
Mel Stewart
June Lockhart
Tony Burton
Directed by Robert Culp, Chuck Bowman, Sidney Hayers +8 more
Episodes3 seasons · 53 episodes
Specials10 episodes
- S0E1Documentary60m
- S0E2The Greatest American Heroine46m
- S0E3Stephen J Cannell Interview60m
- S0E4William Katt Interview60m
- S0E5Robert Culp Interview60m
- S0E6Connie Sellecca60m
- S0E7Michael Pare60m
- S0E8Brand New Interview with Stephen J Cannell60m
- S0E9Brand New Mike Post Interview60m
- S0E10Stephen and Mike Reminisce60m
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1The Greatest American Hero120mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E2The Hit Car60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E3Here's Looking at You Kid60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E4Saturday on Sunset Boulevard60mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E5Reseda Rose60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E6My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E7Fire Man60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S1E8The Best Desk Scenario60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
Season 222 episodes
- S2E1The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E2Operation Spoilsport60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E3Don't Mess Around with Jim60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E4Hog Wild60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E5Classical Gas60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E6The Beast in the Black60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E7The Lost Diablo60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E8Plague60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E9A Train of Thought60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E10Now You See It...60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E11The Handpainted Thai60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E12Just Another Three Ring Circus60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E13The Shock Will Kill You60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E14A Chicken in Every Plot60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E15The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E16It's All Downhill from Here60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E17Dreams60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E18There's Just No Accounting...60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E19The Good Samaritan60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E20Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E21Who's Woo in America60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S2E22Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1Divorce Venusian Style60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E2The Price is Right60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E3This is the One the Suit Was Meant For60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E4The Resurrection of Carlini60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E5The Newlywed Game60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E6Heaven is in Your Genes60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E7Live at Eleven60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E8Space Ranger60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E9Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E10Wizards And Warlocks60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E11It's Only Rock and Roll60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E12Desperado60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock
- S3E13Vanity, Says the Preacher60mAmazon Prime VideoThe Roku ChannelTubiPeacock