The Greatest American Hero (1981)

Genre

comedy drama, science fiction television series

Country

United States

Length

3 seasons, 43 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school teacher gets a super suit from aliens but loses the instruction manual. He teams up with an FBI agent to fight crime while fumbling through his new powers.

lightheartedfunnywarmquirkyclumsyseriocomicwhimsical

What happens

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 series features William Katt as a high school special education teacher Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as FBI agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson. The series chronicles Ralph's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red and black suit that grants him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately for Ralph, he loses the instruction book and must learn how to use the suit's powers by trial and error, often with comical results. The theme song, sung by Joey Scarbury, was a hit when released as a single. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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