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The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983) 7.3
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Cast
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| William Katt | ... |
Ralph Hinkley
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(44 episodes, 1981-1986)
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| Robert Culp | ... |
Bill Maxwell
(44 episodes, 1981-1986)
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| Connie Sellecca | ... |
Pam Davidson
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(41 episodes, 1981-1986)
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Don Cervantes | ... |
Paco Rodriguez
(23 episodes, 1981-1983)
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| Faye Grant | ... |
Rhonda Blake
(22 episodes, 1981-1982)
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| Michael Paré | ... |
Tony Villicana
(21 episodes, 1981-1983)
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| Jesse D. Goins | ... |
Cyler Johnson
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(19 episodes, 1981-1983)
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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 "little green men", who give our heroes a red superhero suit. The suit works only for Ralph, and the two, accompanied by Ralph's cute lawyer girlfriend Pam, reluctantly team up to battle criminals. Problems ensue when Ralph loses the suit's instruction book, so he had to master the suit's powers on his own. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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18 March 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Pam Davidson: You're over-doing it "Uncle Bill"
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Written by Mike Post & Stephen Geyer
Performed by Joey Scarbury
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Did You Know?
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Bill was kidnapped a total of eight times and was shot five times. Pam was kidnapped six times. See more »Quotes
Bill Maxwell: C'mon... You'll do it for Bill. Old Uncle Bill. Old Uncle Wild Bill. Who loves ya, baby? Eh?Pam Davidson: You're over-doing it "Uncle Bill"
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Crazy Credits
During the opening credits of the pilot "Greatest American Heroine", the three-note NBC theme is heard as the letters "i-n-e" appear one at a time on screen. (An in-joke as NBC was the network the series was being pitched to at the time) See more »Soundtracks
Believe It or NotWritten by Mike Post & Stephen Geyer
Performed by Joey Scarbury
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I can still recall, quite fondly, watching the pilot episode of The Greatest American Hero. It can be corny and silly at times... but it was also humorous, warm, and uplifting. A group of people suddenly thrown into a situation where they have to "save the world". And working together (more or less :) ) they do it. From saving little kids, freezing in the wilderness to "baggin' bad guys" on the streets of L.A. My life is pretty dull and uneventful... oh but what I wouldn't do if suddenly >I< had a super suit. And while I'm old and getting gray now... I still dream, every now and again, of flying around in the sky... (and over the years I've gotten better at landing on my feet). Ralph wasn't the best... but he always gave it the old team try. You gotta love him for that!