The Incredible Hulk 

A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.

Creator:

Kenneth Johnson

Stars:

Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Jack Colvin

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Bill Bixby	...	Dr. David Banner / ... 82 episodes, 1977-1982
Jack Colvin	...	Jack McGee 82 episodes, 1977-1982
Lou Ferrigno	...	The Incredible Hulk / ... 82 episodes, 1977-1982
Charles Napier	...	Hulk / ... 49 episodes, 1979-1982

Storyline

Dr. David Banner is a brilliant scientist but, one day, a laboratory experiment that he is working on goes terribly awry. Since that time, whenever he is under extreme stress, his body undergoes a transmogrification and he morphs into the Incredible Hulk. The Hulk is about seven feet tall, hugely muscular and powerful, and has bright green skin. After destroying whatever threatens Dr. Banner, he morphs back to normal human form with only amnesia and tattered clothing as evidence of what just transpired. As you can well imagine, this situation is quite troubling for Dr. Banner and causes him a great amount of problems. All the while, he is pursued by Jack McGee, an investigative reporter who believes that the Hulk is a deadly menace whose exposure would enhance his career.

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Plot Keywords:

tragic hero | fugitive | super strength | character turns green | stress disorder | 

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Taglines:

How the legend began.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

De Hulk

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (87 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Hulk never punches anyone throughout the series. When physically confronted, Hulk always pushes or throws his attackers in every episode. Two valid reasons for this is that because he possesses superhuman strength, one punch from Hulk could easily kill an attacker, and the other reason is that it may have been deemed too violent for the children audience who watched the show.

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Goofs

When the Hulk breaks through a brick wall, (typically at the end of the show) the clothing that he wears changes between his approach to the wall, and to the view of him running down the alley, and this is repeated in several different episodes, which clearly looks like the same stock footage being re-used.

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Quotes

[opening sequence to the episode: "A Death in the Family"]
Narrator: Dr. David Banner, Physician/Scientist, searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have. Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation interacts with his unique body chemistry. And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.
[while trying to change a tire during a thunderstorm, David changes into the Hulk]
Narrator: The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative ...
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Crazy Credits

In the opening sequence, the lit up gamma ray display can be seen with the word "anger" on it, which is zoomed out to show the full word is "danger".

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Alternate Versions

For the Sci-Fi Channel airings of the episode "The Psychic," the scene where the Hulk approaches a crying child, only to be scared off by the child's frightened mother is excluded.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Little Red Riding Hood and the Monsters (2013)

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Soundtracks

The Lonely Man
End titles by Joe Harnell

User Reviews

It brought back the superhero genre.

Despite the success of The Adventures Of Superman(1952-1958), superheros at the time were thought of being silly and campy, and basically being like a Saturday morning cartoon. Their were a few mild success's with Batman(1966-1968),and Wonder Woman(1976-1979), and their was Spider-Man(1977-1979) Which was luckier then Captain America and Dr. Strange which both didn't even see a season. That is were The Incredible Hulk comes in, but you are asking yourself why did this show succeed, where so many others have failed. Simply the show took itself seriously, David Banner was cursed after an experiment goes awry, now whenever he gets mad, he becomes a 7 foot green monster, with incredible strength, and he is on the run hoping to find cure for his transformation, and not be captured by Jack McGee, the reporter who is obsessed with capturing him. The late Bill Bixby was great has David Banner, no good actor could have pulled it off the way he did. and Lou Ferrigno was also good has the angry but sensitive monster. And Jack Colvin is terrific has the noisy reporter Jack McGee. Just remember this show brought back the superhero genre.