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The Incredible Hulk

  • TV Series
  • 1977–1982
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
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A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.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
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,358
    236
    • Creator
      • Kenneth Johnson
    • Stars
      • Bill Bixby
      • Lou Ferrigno
      • Jack Colvin
    • 73User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Dr. David Banner…
    Lou Ferrigno
    Lou Ferrigno
    • The Incredible Hulk…
    Jack Colvin
    Jack Colvin
    • Jack McGee
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Hulk…
    Michael Santiago
    • Voice…
    Gerald McRaney
    Gerald McRaney
    • Chief Frank Rhodes…
    Charlie Picerni
    Charlie Picerni
    • Charlie…
    Laurie Prange
    Laurie Prange
    • Katie Maxwell…
    Marc Alaimo
    Marc Alaimo
    • Captain Holt…
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Mark Roberts
    Mickey Jones
    Mickey Jones
    • Doc…
    Bruce Wright
    Bruce Wright
    • Ben…
    Billy Green Bush
    Billy Green Bush
    • Sheriff Carl Decker…
    Eric Server
    Eric Server
    • Policeman…
    Don Marshall
    Don Marshall
    • Doctor…
    Victoria Carroll
    Victoria Carroll
    • Rose…
    Skip Riley
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    John Colton
    John Colton
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    • Creator
      • Kenneth Johnson
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The opening credits show the Hulk picking up a car and rolling it down the hill. This was not a special effect. When they were filming the scene, the steel cable that was supposed to help Lou Ferrigno lift the car broke. It was 4 AM, cold, wet and Ferrigno had been working 18 hour days to refilm all the Hulk scenes for the pilot (the role had originally been played by Richard Kiel). Ferrigno was so frustrated that he decided to lift the car himself rather than wait for the special effects team to try to reset the cable.
    • 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.
    • 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 reporter.

      David Banner: Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

      [McGee witnesses an explosion from a building]

      Narrator: An accidental explosion took the life of a fellow scientist and supposedly David Banner as well. The reporter thinks the creature was responsible.

      Jack McGee: [voice-over] I gave a description to all the law enforcement agencies. They got a warrant for murder out of it.

      Narrator: A murder which David Banner can never prove he or the creature didn't commit. So he must let the world go on thinking that he too is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him.

    • 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".
    • Alternate versions
      _Incredible Hulk, The (1977) (TV)_ (The pilot), _Incredible Hulk: Death in the Family, The (1977) (TV)_ and _Incredible Hulk: Married, The (1978) (TV)_, which all originally aired as two-hour TV-movies, are edited for syndication, allowing each installment to be seen as two-part episodes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)

    User reviews73

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    8/10
    Great acting, needs a little more action, but otherwise top notch
    I faithfully watched this show as a kid and I've come to appreciate it more as an adult.

    Bill Bixby plays the role of David/Bruce Banner perfectly. As a kid I always wanted to be like him and as an adult I really admire his acting.

    The only real complaint I have is the action. The Hulk is far from super human in most scenes (he mostly grows and throws chairs, which just about anybody could do). And they use the worst trick in the 70's TV play book; slow motion. The Six Million Dollar Man started it, and The Incredible Hulk copied it, having the Hulk do everything in slow motion. It's less than impressive and actually makes the action scenes less interesting than the conflicts that David/Bruce gets into.

    But the plots were well written, and the show had a lot of lasting drama that has remained with me years later. Great show.
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    FAQ4

    • Were other actors considered to play the Hulk?
    • Why was Bruce Banner's name changed to David Banner?
    • Who did the Hulk's growls?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der unglaubliche Hulk
    • Filming locations
      • Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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