Stephen J. Cannell
Director
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Specials
The chronicles of teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.
Released March 18, 1981
Episode 61 min
14+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
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Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Documentary
DVD Documentary about the show.
S0E2 - The Greatest American Heroine
This was a pilot for a spin-off series that was never aired on network television. Three years after the end of the show, Ralph is exposed with the suit and allows all the attention to inflate his ego. The greenguys return and tell him to find someone else to take over the use of the suit.
S0E3 - Stephen J Cannell Interview
S0E4 - William Katt Interview
S0E5 - Robert Culp Interview
S0E6 - Connie Sellecca
S0E7 - Michael Pare
S0E8 - Brand New Interview with Stephen J Cannell
Stephen J Cannell, creator and producer of The Greatest American Hero, talks about his life, some of influences on his writing and how is career in television developed.
S0E9 - Brand New Mike Post Interview
Mike Post, a prolific television and film composer, and the composer of the theme music for The Greatest American Hero talks about his career as a composer.
S0E10 - Stephen and Mike Reminisce
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 61 min.
Season Runtime: 2640 min.
Released: March 18, 1981
Last Air Date: March 3, 1983, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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