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- 1. The Greatest American Hero Mar 18, 1981
- While on a road trip through a desert, high school teacher Ralph Hinkley is greeted by aliens.
- 2. The Greatest American Hero Mar 18, 1981
- Ralph, Bill and Pam work together to thwart a presidential assassination plot.
- 3. The Hit Car Mar 25, 1981
- Ralph and Maxwell protect an ex-showgirl who is being threatened by her gangster boyfriend.
A comedy sci-fi series about a teacher who becomes a superhero with a special alien suit. IMDb provides information on the show's creators, stars, trivia, reviews, and more.
- (6.7K)
- 1981-03-18
- Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
- 60
The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama superhero television series that aired on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour pilot movie on March 18, 1981, and ran until February 2, 1983.
The Greatest American Hero – The Complete Series. FilmRise Television. In this acclaimed spoof, school teacher Ralph Hinkley encounters aliens who leave him with a red power suit, turning him...
Robert Culp and William Katt in The Greatest American Hero (1981) ... The series picks up where the TV show left off with all-new adventures and original stories. 8. The emblem on Ralph's suit ...
S1.E1 ∙ The Greatest American Hero. Wed, Mar 18, 1981. The Pilot episode of the series. School teacher Ralph Hinkley meets FBI agent Bill Maxwell on a field trip to the desert, where they are met by a UFO that gives them a mission and a red costume with amazing powers.
In this feature-length pilot, a pair of strangers, liberal high school teacher Ralph Hinkley and right-wing FBI agent Bill Maxwell, have a close encounter in the Southern California desert one night with aliens who give our heroes a red superhero suit.
A comedy-adventure series about a mild-mannered teacher who inherits a super-suit from aliens and becomes a crime-fighting hero with his FBI partner. See the episode list, cast, trivia, user reviews and more on IMDb.