The Greatest American Hero(1981)Fading StarAverage season ratings show a negative trend over time.
Overview
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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Season 1
8 episodes • 1981Avg: 7.6Golden Era
Season 1
8 episodes • 1981Avg: 7.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Greatest American Hero | Mar 18, 1981 | 8.2 |
| 2 | The Hit Car | Mar 25, 1981 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Here's Looking at You Kid | Apr 1, 1981 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Saturday on Sunset Boulevard | Apr 8, 1981 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Reseda Rose | Apr 15, 1981 | 8.0 |
| 6 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Apr 29, 1981 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Fire Man | May 6, 1981 | 7.7 |
| 8 | The Best Desk Scenario | May 13, 1981 | 6.0 |
Season 2
22 episodes • 1981Avg: 6.7
Season 2
22 episodes • 1981Avg: 6.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball | Nov 4, 1981 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Operation Spoilsport | Nov 11, 1981 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Don't Mess Around with Jim | Nov 18, 1981 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Hog Wild | Nov 25, 1981 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Classical Gas | Dec 2, 1981 | 6.3 |
| 6 | The Beast in the Black | Dec 9, 1981 | 7.0 |
| 7 | The Lost Diablo | Dec 16, 1981 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Plague | Jan 6, 1982 | 7.0 |
| 9 | A Train of Thought | Jan 13, 1982 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Now You See It... | Jan 20, 1982 | 6.0 |
| 11 | The Handpainted Thai | Jan 27, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Just Another Three Ring Circus | Feb 3, 1982 | 7.0 |
| 13 | The Shock Will Kill You | Feb 10, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Chicken in Every Plot | Feb 17, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Feb 24, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 16 | It's All Downhill from Here | Mar 3, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Dreams | Mar 17, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 18 | There's Just No Accounting... | Mar 24, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Good Samaritan | Mar 31, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory | Apr 7, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Who's Woo in America | Apr 14, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell | Apr 28, 1982 | 0.0 |
Season 3
13 episodes • 1982
Season 3
13 episodes • 1982
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divorce Venusian Style | Oct 29, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Price is Right | Nov 5, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 3 | This is the One the Suit Was Meant For | Nov 12, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Resurrection of Carlini | Nov 19, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Newlywed Game | Jan 6, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Heaven is in Your Genes | Jan 13, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Live at Eleven | Jan 20, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Space Ranger | Jan 27, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo | Feb 3, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wizards And Warlocks | Feb 10, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 11 | It's Only Rock and Roll | Feb 17, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Desperado | Feb 24, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vanity, Says the Preacher | Mar 3, 1983 | 0.0 |
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