The Greatest American Hero 1981
★ 7.2/10 TV-14 Action & AdventureComedyCrime 3 seasons · 43 eps Ended
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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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Season 1 · 8 episodes
- E1 The Greatest American Hero Mar 18, 1981
- E2 The Hit Car Mar 25, 1981
- E3 Here's Looking at You Kid Apr 1, 1981
- E4 Saturday on Sunset Boulevard Apr 8, 1981
- E5 Reseda Rose Apr 15, 1981
- E6 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Apr 29, 1981
- E7 Fire Man May 6, 1981
- E8 The Best Desk Scenario May 13, 1981
Season 2 · 22 episodes
- E1 The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball Nov 4, 1981
- E2 Operation Spoilsport Nov 11, 1981
- E3 Don't Mess Around with Jim Nov 18, 1981
- E4 Hog Wild Nov 25, 1981
- E5 Classical Gas Dec 2, 1981
- E6 The Beast in the Black Dec 9, 1981
- E7 The Lost Diablo Dec 16, 1981
- E8 Plague Jan 6, 1982
- E9 A Train of Thought Jan 13, 1982
- E10 Now You See It... Jan 20, 1982
- E11 The Handpainted Thai Jan 27, 1982
- E12 Just Another Three Ring Circus Feb 3, 1982
- E13 The Shock Will Kill You Feb 10, 1982
- E14 A Chicken in Every Plot Feb 17, 1982
- E15 The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Feb 24, 1982
- E16 It's All Downhill from Here Mar 3, 1982
- E17 Dreams Mar 17, 1982
- E18 There's Just No Accounting... Mar 24, 1982
- E19 The Good Samaritan Mar 31, 1982
- E20 Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory Apr 7, 1982
- E21 Who's Woo in America Apr 14, 1982
- E22 Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell Apr 28, 1982
Season 3 · 13 episodes
- E1 Divorce Venusian Style Oct 29, 1982
- E2 The Price is Right Nov 5, 1982
- E3 This is the One the Suit Was Meant For Nov 12, 1982
- E4 The Resurrection of Carlini Nov 19, 1982
- E5 The Newlywed Game Jan 6, 1983
- E6 Heaven is in Your Genes Jan 13, 1983
- E7 Live at Eleven Jan 20, 1983
- E8 Space Ranger Jan 27, 1983
- E9 Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo Feb 3, 1983
- E10 Wizards And Warlocks Feb 10, 1983
- E11 It's Only Rock and Roll Feb 17, 1983
- E12 Desperado Feb 24, 1983
- E13 Vanity, Says the Preacher Mar 3, 1983