William Katt
Ralph Hinkley
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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.
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: Created by Stephen J. Cannell. With William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Michael Paré. A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
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. The new team must then use those powers to thwart a conspiracy.
The Greatest American Hero – The Complete Series. In this acclaimed spoof, school teacher Ralph Hinkley encounters aliens who leave him with a red power ...More.
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.
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A high school teacher is greeted by aliens that imbue him with uncanny powers.
While on a road trip through a desert, mild-mannered high-school teacher Ralph Hinkley (temporarily changed to Ralph Hanley for part of season one due to real-life current events) is greeted by...
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.
