Stephen J. Cannell
Director
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Season 3
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
S3E1 - Divorce Venusian Style
After a loud argument with Bill, Ralph quits the hero business and turns in his super-suit. Unknown to both men, a gang of neo-Nazis plans to murder them.
Oct. 29, 1982, midnight
S3E2 - The Price is Right
While attending a high-school reunion, Ralph discovers that the wife of a famous pro football player is held hostage to ensure her husband will throw the big game.
Nov. 5, 1982, midnight
S3E3 - This is the One the Suit Was Meant For
With their relationship in trouble, Ralph convinces Pam to go on a vacation without Bill or his suit. Unfortunately Bill shows up unannounced with his suit and trouble ensues.
Nov. 12, 1982, midnight
S3E4 - The Resurrection of Carlini
A magician killed performing his greatest trick seemingly returns from the grave to murder his three rivals. Ralph must use his suit to out trick the would-be killer.
Nov. 19, 1982, midnight
S3E5 - The Newlywed Game
Ralph and Pam's wedding is almost ruined when Ralph receives special orders from the President to fly a mission over the North Pole. Bill discovers the orders were faked, and that Ralph has accidentally given the Russians valuable military secrets.
Jan. 6, 1983, midnight
S3E6 - Heaven is in Your Genes
A former Nazi genetic engineer fakes Bill's death to use him in an experiment, but Ralph realizes his friend is still alive. He flies off to rescue Bill and the evil doctor's other victims, but a genetic horror created in an earlier experiment waits to battle him.
Jan. 13, 1983, midnight
S3E7 - Live at Eleven
An Aging TV anchorman plans to retire in grand style. He hires a band of mercenaries to sabotage a nuclear plant, hoping that his coverage of the event can launch a Presidential campaign. Ralph must stop the plant from exploding, but the saboteurs, now dying of radiation poisoning, are determined to succeed.
Jan. 20, 1983, midnight
S3E8 - Space Ranger
One of Ralph's students invents a radio telescope capable of decoding Russian satellite messages. The KGB tries to steal his system. When that maneuver fails, they decide to kill him before he can share his discovery with the CIA.
Jan. 27, 1983, midnight
S3E9 - Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo
A young Chinese scientist has invented a deadly particle "ray gun" weapon. A local gang kidnaps his uncle, hoping to obtain the gun. Bill's plan to save the Uncle backfires, and Ralph must test his suit against the deadly ray.
Feb. 3, 1983, midnight
S3E10 - Wizards And Warlocks
King Abu Al-Fahad asks Ralph and Bill to help find his son, Prince Aha, who was kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists while playing a Dungeons and Dragonsesque game, Wizards and Warlocks. Their search leads them from Aha's college campus -- where they meet Aha's Keeper of the Clock, Joey Margolis -- to the game's author himself, Norman Fackler.
Feb. 10, 1983, midnight
S3E11 - It's Only Rock and Roll
Bill is called by the manager of a rock group that is aboard a plane threatened by a bomber, who has hidden a device set to explode if the plane descends below 1000 feet. Ralph flies into action, but matters escalate when Pam is kidnapped and a band of bikers threaten Bill's life.
Feb. 17, 1983, midnight
S3E12 - Desperado
A weekend in the country leads Ralph, Pam and Bill into a race to save a wild stallion from a cruel rancher. The man blames the horse for a crippling injury. His men are also selling horses for use as dog food.
Feb. 24, 1983, midnight
S3E13 - Vanity, Says the Preacher
It seems that 30 years ago Bill helped some revolutionaries overthrow a corrupt regime in an unnamed Central American country, where he is now regarded as a hero. But now Bill's old revolutionary compadres have turned up, and they soon kidnap him and try to get him to help lead another revolution.
March 3, 1983, midnight
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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