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S1 E7 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

TV-14

49m

Apr 28, 1981

Maxwell enlists Hinkley’s help to prevent his wartime buddy — now a jaded cop — from turning crooked.

Season 1, 8 Episodes

The Greatest American Hero - The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero,

In this feature-length pilot, liberal high school teacher Ralph Hinkley and right-wing FBI agent Bill Maxwell have a close encounter in the Southern California desert one night with aliens who give our heroes a red superhero suit.

TV-14 1h 35m 1981

The Greatest American Hero - The Hit Car

Ralph works with Bill to dodge professional killers while transporting a beautiful and flirtatious FBI informant to testify against her drug-dealing mobster boyfriend.

The Greatest American Hero - Here's Looking at You, Kid

Here's Looking at You, Kid,

A call to defend his country’s national security thwarts Hinkley’s plans to spend time with Pam’s parents, who are visiting from Minnesota.

The Greatest American Hero - Saturday on Sunset Boulevard

Saturday on Sunset Boulevard,

Maxwell and Hinkley are in the midst of international affairs that could gravely affect the world.

The Greatest American Hero - Reseda Rose

Ralph and Bill try to unravel a case involving secret military plans, a Russian submarine and the kidnapping of Rhonda's mother.

The Greatest American Hero - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys,

Maxwell enlists Hinkley’s help to prevent his wartime buddy — now a jaded cop — from turning crooked.

The Greatest American Hero - Fire Man

When one of his students is suspected of arson, Ralph enlists the help of Pam and Maxwell to prove the boy's innocence.

The Greatest American Hero - The Best Desk Scenario

The Best Desk Scenario,

Ralph revs up his unpredictable super powers, racing to Pam's rescue when her promotion to junior law partner becomes a death sentence.

Details

The Greatest American Hero

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

TV-14

3 Seasons

1h 35m

In this acclaimed spoof, school teacher Ralph Hinkley encounters aliens who leave him with a red power suit, turning him into a superhero. The trouble is that he lost the instruction manual and has to learn by trial and error to control the suit's powers.

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