Name: The Greatest American Hero
Released: 1981-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: William Katt, Connie Sellecca, Robert Culp

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The Greatest American Hero is a unique comedy-adventure series about a normal schoolteacher who becomes endowed with superhuman powers when aliens give him a red flying suit. With his newfound powers, he is reluctantly pressed into service as a crime fighter by an overeager FBI agent whose outrageous plans always mean trouble.

Comedy · 1981 · 1 hr 36 min

Starring William Katt , Connie Sellecca , Robert Culp

EPISODE 1

The Greatest American Hero

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.

49 min · Mar 18, 1981
EPISODE 2

The Hit Car

A mobster that Ralph and Bill put in jail is out on parole, and is seeking revenge (he knows about the suit, but everyone thinks he's crazy). He has his girlfriend pretend to be willing to be an informant against him, but only if Bill takes her in to court.

48 min · Mar 25, 1981
EPISODE 3

Here's Looking At You, Kid

Hinkley's plans to spend time with Pam's parents who are visiting from Minnesota are thwarted when he is called upon to defend his country's national security.

48 min · Apr 1, 1981
EPISODE 4

Saturday On Sunset Boulevard

Maxwell and Hinkley discover that they are in the midst of international affairs that could gravely affect the world.

49 min · Apr 8, 1981
EPISODE 5

Reseda Rose

Ralph and Pam's plans (all of them) take a back seat when Rhonda's Mom Rose is kidnapped, opening the door to a Soviet operation to steal U.S. secrets.

49 min · Apr 15, 1981
EPISODE 6

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Ralph retires the suit after his super-heroics result in a near-tragedy. Bill desperately needs Ralph to help him crack a corrupt cop caper masterminded by a war buddy. Can the Lone Ranger remind Ralph of a hero's great responsibility?

49 min · Apr 29, 1981