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The Greatest American Hero

A group of aliens gives Ralph Hinkley a red suit that grants him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately Ralph immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.

Show Info

Network: United States ABC (1981 - 1986)
Schedule: Thursdays at 19:00 (45 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Scripted
Genres: ComedyActionAdventure
Episodes ordered: 14 episodes
Created by: Stephen J. Cannell

7.4 (10 votes)

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Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
3x14: The Greatest American HeroineFeb 13, 1986
3x13: Vanity, Says the PreacherMar 3, 1983
3x12: DesperadoFeb 24, 1983
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Recent discussions

kyrat posted 4 years ago

This was an amusing episode.

UCLA students LARPing a wanna-be D&D game and Ralph & "the Counselor" having to learn the terminology to navigate the search was great. Some highlights: Ralph wearing the beanie and flashing on a mini-golf course, the students who in later years turned out to be character actors we recognize (the DM, the Gatekeeper & Bob Saget as a Rook) and Fackler emerging from the tunnels to the 2001 sound effects.

Dubbing error: after Ralph beats the video game, he comes by the table and talks to Maxwell, but there's no sound from him. Only a voice over of Pam reading.

kyrat posted 4 years ago

"Praise the Lord, Pass the Ammunition" reference was amusing.

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