The Greatest American Hero (1981)

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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: 1981-03-18
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Seasons: 3, 43 episodes
Episode length: 1h 0m
Network: ABC
Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 121 votes

Created by Stephen J. Cannell.

Top cast

William Katt as Ralph Hinkley
Robert Culp as Bill Maxwell
Connie Sellecca as Pam Davidson
Faye Grant as Rhonda Blake
Michael Paré as Tony Villicana
Jesse D. Goins as Cyler Johnson
Don Cervantes as Paco Rodriguez

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Where to watch The Greatest American Hero

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Pluto TV, Amazon MX Player
Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Pluto TV; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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