The Greatest American Hero

1981

Seasons & Episodes

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7.3| 0h30m| TV-14| en
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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Wordiezett So much average
Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.
Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
ShelbyTMItchell Wished that the show would had lasted long. But due to different days and time slots, ABC seemed to had want to cancel the show. And the suits as ABC did not seem to like a show like this and did it's best to cancel a great show that, is now a cult classic despite lasting two years.William Katt is mild-mannered teacher Bill Hinkley. The late great, Robert Culp is FBI agent-partner, Bill Maxwell, and Connie Selleca now known, as Mrs John Tesh, played Katt's girlfriend later lawyer wife, Pam.These three would be a team that reluctantly, if effectively became a crime fighting team to be reckon with. From UFOs to government conspiracies. It had everything from comedy, action, romance, and a little drama thrown in.If ABC would not had killed the show, which I think it did by moving to different time slots and days, it would had lasted at least five years. But really a cult classic I remember as a child of the 1980s. You don't ever get shows that you think are silly but still, fun to watch. Bring this show back!
craigclay Other than the red suite and the curly blonde hair, all I remember was that he couldn't land to save his life and every time was a wipe out. The girls at school used to call me "Ralph" due to my curly hair thus you see the popularity of the show with 5th graders.I was 10 years old when this came out and watched every episode yet I can't remember the plot of a single one. I believe it was on during the Friday night line-up, somewhere around Fantasy Island and Loveboat.The theme song was a huge hit. To this day, it comes to me now and again for now apparent reason.This was a great 80's show and a lot of fun. Defintitely one of the top memorable shows (conceptually anyway) of the 80's.
mr_pogey_bait I wont beat a dead horse here and explain the premise of the show so if you want to know what the Greatest American Hero was all about, read any of the other posts to get a good idea of what went on. What I will tell you is that most television shows these days just don't add up to the originality of this show. I am really surprised with all the superhero movies that have been released in the last 5 years that a movie was not made based on this TV show. I would stand in line to see it. Any TV show currently running just cant stand up to the story. I remember as a kid literally being restless to see this show each week and I'm pretty sure if this show was on now, I would be just as restless to see it each week. Why isn't this show being remade? There is a lot of talent out there and I'm sure they could find some actors and actresses that would be suitable. ABC made a terrible mistake canceling this series and that is very obvious since GAH fans are still around even though it only aired 3 seasons (44 episodes I believe). I'd be willing to bet that the 6 million dollar man, the incredible hulk, and the A-Team fans don't add up to the fan base that GAH has.Any movie studio out there would be nuts to put off remaking this any longer. With Stephen Cannell still being around, it would be a perfect time to do it. So, where is the remake? The GAH fans are asking.
xallisterx After a short first season, and a full length second season, GAH's problems stemming from a lawsuit with DC comics finally brought enough pressure to convince ABC execs to pull the plug.The Greatest American Hero is one of, if not, the most underrated shows of the 1980's. Slapstick, family friendly humor, and a nod to the comic book crowd.The third and final season DVD collection includes four episodes that were never aired on ABC (the show went to syndication in the early 90's, and FX did in fact air the four episodes) with guest appearances ranging from Andre the Giant, to Bob Saget, and a strong natural chemistry with William Katt, and Connie Selleca, as well as Robert Culp, who once played Kelly Robinson in the series I Spy.GAH is highly recommended, not only for adults who grew up with the series, but also their children, it's a refreshing look back at the more wholesome family entertainment that dominated the 1980's culture.

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