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  • TV-14
  • ABC
  • Nov 25, 1981
  • 49 m
  • TV-14
  • ABC
  • Nov 25, 1981
  • 49 m
The Greatest American Hero

Summary This show was first aired in 1981, and was both a comedy and a drama. A special "power suit" that only works on him is given to the teacher by the aliens, and he is paired up with the gumshoe FBI agent who keeps them both busy with his scenarios. The suit of "unearthly powers" gives the power of strength, flight, invisibilty, flames, tel...

Directed By: Ivan Dixon

Written By: Stephen J. Cannell

  • TV-14
  • ABC
  • Nov 25, 1981
  • 49 m
  • TV-14
  • ABC
  • Nov 25, 1981
  • 49 m
The Greatest American Hero
S2 • Episode 4
Hog Wild
Air Date: Nov 25, 1981
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Summary This show was first aired in 1981, and was both a comedy and a drama. A special "power suit" that only works on him is given to the teacher by the aliens, and he is paired up with the gumshoe FBI agent who keeps them both busy with his scenarios. The suit of "unearthly powers" gives the power of strength, flight, invisibilty, flames, tel...

Created By: Stephen J. Cannell

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Episode 1 • Nov 4, 1981 • 50 m
The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball
Crooks needing cash to swing an arms deal bet heavily on a baseball game and beat up the star of the team they bet against. Ralph joins the underdogs to make sure they win and the gamblers lose their money.
Episode 2 • Nov 11, 1981 • 50 m
Operation Spoilsport
Episode 3 • Nov 18, 1981 • 49 m
Don't Mess Around with Jim
Episode 4 • Nov 25, 1981 • 49 m
Hog Wild
When a motorcycle gang learns about Ralph and the suit, they grab Bill and force Ralph to help them get back at the Sheriff who humiliated them.
Episode 5 • Dec 2, 1981 • 47 m
Classical Gas
Ralph and Pam help the kids rehearse their rock band for a show not realizing the promoter plans to release nerve gas into their crowd.
Episode 6 • Dec 9, 1981 • 49 m
The Beast in the Black
Bill is possessed by a woman's spirit. To rescue him, Ralph crosses to another dimension and discovers that his super-suit won't function.
Episode 7 • Dec 16, 1981 • 1 h
The Lost Diablo
Bill learns of a lost gold mine and tricks Ralph and the kids into helping him search for it.
Episode 8 • Jan 6, 1982 • 49 m
Plague
Bill and Ralph must track down a group of gun-runners while dealing with a plague threat.
Episode 9 • Jan 13, 1982 • 49 m
Train of Thought
Ralph suffers amnesia after a collision with a train and can't remember who he is, or what his super powers are. Meanwhile a terrorist cell plans to release atomic waste in a small town.
Episode 10 • Jan 20, 1982 • 49 m
Now You See It
Ralph discovers a new power - the ability to see the future. For example, he can see the plane on which Pam is traveling will crash.
Episode 11 • Jan 27, 1982 • 49 m
The Hand-Painted Thai
American pilots, hypnotized years ago in Vietnam, are activated to bomb a dam, destroy valuable farm land and disrupt an important scientific meeting. Ralph and Bill must stop the planes before they reach their target.
Episode 12 • Feb 3, 1982 • 49 m
Just Another Three-Ring Circus
Bill is assigned to locate a missing circus clown. Ralph is recruited to infiltrate the circus as a human cannonball act.
Episode 13 • Feb 10, 1982 • 49 m
The Shock Will Kill You
While rescuing a stricken space shuttle Ralph becomes hyper-magnetized resulting his being attracted to all things metal.
Episode 14 • Feb 17, 1982 • 49 m
A Chicken in Every Plot
Ralph, Pam and the kids fly to a Caribbean to visit a friend of Bill Maxwell's. When they arrive they find Bill's friend murdered and island racked by a voodoo-driven revolt against the government.
Episode 15 • Feb 24, 1982 • 49 m
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
While visiting Bermuda, Bill investigates whether dinosaur attacks may cause the loss of ships in the Bermuda Triangle.
Episode 16 • Mar 3, 1982 • 1 h
It's All Downhill from Here
Ralph goes undercover as a skier to help a defector escape his pursuers.
Episode 17 • Mar 17, 1982 • 49 m
Dreams
A man arrested by Bill and Ralph is released from prison and vows vengeance upon the two men. The normally unperturbed Maxwell is scared out of his wits by the threats.
Episode 18 • Mar 24, 1982 • 49 m
There's Just No Accounting...
Ralph has to deal with an IRS audit, Bill is suspended for losing a kidnapping ransom, and everyone is harassed by the IRS. Fun times.
Episode 19 • Mar 31, 1982 • 49 m
The Good Samaritan
Ralph, tired of just going after criminals, decides he wants to help people. And he starts by helping a man who's being forced out of his home.
Episode 20 • Apr 7, 1982 • 49 m
Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory
A man who plays a superhero for a hamburger chain discovers the stores are a front for drug dealers. When a reporter investigating his claims for murder, the icon calls on Ralph for help.
Episode 21 • Apr 14, 1982 • 1 h
Who's Woo in America
Ralph's mother comes for a visit, and announces that she is engaged to be married to Philip Kabala, a much younger man. Kabala has a shady background though, and a bunch of thugs mistake Ralph for the fiancée.
Episode 22 • Apr 28, 1982 • 49 m
Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell
Ralph breaks into the FBI archives and helps Bill solve a number of cold cases. As a result, Bill becomes a hero and a target for a beautiful KGB assassin.

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