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The Greatest American Hero (1981)

English comedy TV series on ABC

Series facts

Seasons
345 episodes in all
Channel
ABC
Premiered
18 March 1981
Status
Ended on 13 February 1986
Episode length
45 min on average
TVmaze rating
7.8 / 10
Language
English

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The Greatest American Hero is an English TV series on ABC. 3 seasons, 45 episodes. Premiered 18 Mar 1981. Cast: William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca.

Seasons and episodes

Season 19 episodes, 18 Mar 1981 to 6 May 1981
  1. E1The Greatest American Hero (1)18 Mar 1981
  2. E2The Greatest American Hero (2)18 Mar 1981
  3. E3The Hit Car25 Mar 1981
  4. E4Here's Looking at You Kid1 Apr 1981
  5. E5Saturday on Sunset Boulevard8 Apr 1981
  6. E6Reseda Rose15 Apr 1981
  7. E7My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys29 Apr 1981
  8. E8Fire Man6 May 1981
  9. E9The Best Desk Scenario6 May 1981
Season 222 episodes, 4 Nov 1981 to 28 Apr 1982
  1. E1The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball4 Nov 1981
  2. E2Operation Spoil Sport11 Nov 1981
  3. E3Don't Mess Around with Jim18 Nov 1981
  4. E4Hog Wild25 Nov 1981
  5. E5Classical Gas2 Dec 1981
  6. E6The Beast in Black9 Dec 1981
  7. E7The Lost Diablo16 Dec 1981
  8. E8Plague6 Jan 1982
  9. E9A Train of Thought13 Jan 1982
  10. E10Now You See It...20 Jan 1982
  11. E11The Hand-Painted Thai27 Jan 1982
  12. E12Just Another Three Ring Circus3 Feb 1982
  13. E13The Shock Will Kill You10 Feb 1982
  14. E14A Chicken in Every Plot17 Feb 1982
  15. E15The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea24 Feb 1982
  16. E16It's All Downhill from Here3 Mar 1982
  17. E17Dreams17 Mar 1982
  18. E18There's Just No Accounting...24 Mar 1982
  19. E19The Good Samaritan31 Mar 1982
  20. E20Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory7 Apr 1982
  21. E21Who's Woo in America14 Apr 1982
  22. E22Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell28 Apr 1982
Season 314 episodes, 29 Oct 1982 to 13 Feb 1986
  1. E1Divorce Venusian Style29 Oct 1982
  2. E2The Price is Right5 Nov 1982
  3. E3This is the One the Suit Was Meant For12 Nov 1982
  4. E4The Resurrection of Carlini19 Nov 1982
  5. E5The Newlywed Game6 Jan 1983
  6. E6Heaven is in Your Genes13 Jan 1983
  7. E7Live at Eleven20 Jan 1983
  8. E8Space Ranger27 Jan 1983
  9. E9Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo3 Feb 1983
  10. E10Wizards and Warlocks10 Feb 1983
  11. E11It's Only Rock and Roll17 Feb 1983
  12. E12Desperado24 Feb 1983
  13. E13Vanity, Says the Preacher3 Mar 1983
  14. E14The Greatest American Heroine13 Feb 1986

Cast and crew

Cast
William Katt as Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as Bill Maxwell, Connie Sellecca as Pam Davidson, Michael Paré as Tony Villicana, Faye Grant as Rhonda Blake

Questions people ask

How many seasons does The Greatest American Hero have?

The Greatest American Hero ran for 3 seasons and 45 episodes.

Where can I watch The Greatest American Hero?

The Greatest American Hero airs on ABC.

Has The Greatest American Hero ended?

Yes. The Greatest American Hero ended on 13 February 1986.

Who is in the cast of The Greatest American Hero?

The cast of The Greatest American Hero includes William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Michael Paré and Faye Grant.

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