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.
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- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes aired
- 43
- Latest aired
- S03E13
- Total runtime
- 1d 20h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 March 1981 – May 1981 8 episodes
- Season 2 November 1981 – April 1982 22 episodes
- Season 3 October 1982 – March 1983 13 episodes
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S01E01 The Greatest American Hero
March 18 · 120min find the promo
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Ralph Hinkley, an average school teacher, is given a suit with amazing powers by aliens. Now, Ralph must decide if he'll use his new powers to fight crime, even though he already lost the suit's instruction manual.
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S01E02 The Hit Car
March 25 · 60min find the promo
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Bill, who has been trying to bust open a drug ring for over 20 years, must drive a witness to Los Angeles for the trial of the gang leader and asks Ralph for help.
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S01E03 Here's Looking at You Kid
April 1 · 60min find the promo
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When a secret gunsight is stolen, Bill asks Ralph for help in solving the case. However, Ralph runs into problems when he keeps turning invisible unexpectedly, and must deal with the pressure of meeting Pam's parents.
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S01E04 Saturday on Sunset Boulevard
April 8 · 60min find the promo
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Russians are trying to find an heiress and her Russian husband in order to force them to establish a missile cache hold on their private island. Bill needs Ralph's help when he is suspected of failing a lie-detector test at FBI headquarters.
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S01E05 Reseda Rose
April 15 · 60min find the promo
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Ralph uses his suit to help Rhonda, one of his students, after her mother is kidnapped by the Russians.
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S01E06 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
April 29 · 60min find the promo
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Ralph reconsiders his suit of powers after a flying mistake almost takes out a bus full of tourists. Bill also reconsiders his job path when one of his heroes is suspected of plotting out the theft of a precious diamond.
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S01E07 Fire Man
May 6 · 60min find the promo
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Ralph lends Tony a hand by finding him a job as a car repossesser. When Tony is arrested for arson, Ralph and Bill team up to find the real criminal.
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S01E08 The Best Desk Scenario
May 13 · 60min find the promo
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At FBI headquarters, promotions are being handed out. However, Bill considers retiring from his job. Meanwhile, Ralph must use his suit to save Pam when she discovers her boss is the head of an underground operation.