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The Greatest American Hero (1981)

Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi

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.

IMDb rating
7.3 (7,448 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
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Language
EN
Type
TV series

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.25 avg 8 episodes 7.5 → 7.3 57 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 371 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 199 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 162 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 131 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 125 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 155 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 119 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 120 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Greatest American Hero7.5371
2The Hit Car7.0199
3Here's Looking at You, Kid7.0162
4Saturday Night on Sunset Boulevard7.1131
5Reseda Rose7.0125
6My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys7.9155
7Fire Man7.2119
8The Best Desk Scenario7.3120