The Greatest American Hero

1981· TV-14· Action-adventure· Comedy· Crime

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.

1981-03-18

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ProducerStephen J. Cannell

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Details

First aired1981-03-18

StatusEnded

LanguagesEnglish

Rating7.2/10 · 116 votes

Original languageen

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