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The Incredible Hulk

  • TV Series
  • 1977–19821977–1982
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Fourth Season
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
14K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,069
238
  • Creator
    • Kenneth Johnson(developed for television by)
  • Stars
    • Bill Bixby
    • Lou Ferrigno
    • Jack Colvin
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Kenneth Johnson(developed for television by)
  • Stars
    • Bill Bixby
    • Lou Ferrigno
    • Jack Colvin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

    Episodes82

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    The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Second Season
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    The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Third Season

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    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Dr. David Banneras Dr. David Banner…
    82 episodes82 eps • 1977–1982
    Lou Ferrigno
    Lou Ferrigno
    • The Incredible Hulkas The Incredible Hulk…
    82 episodes82 eps • 1977–1982
    Jack Colvin
    Jack Colvin
    • Jack McGeeas Jack McGee
    82 episodes82 eps • 1977–1982
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Hulkas Hulk…
    49 episodes49 eps • 1979–1982
    Michael Santiago
    • Voiceas Voice…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1979–1981
    Gerald McRaney
    Gerald McRaney
    • Chief Frank Rhodesas Chief Frank Rhodes…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1977–1980
    Charlie Picerni
    Charlie Picerni
    • Charlieas Charlie…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1978–1981
    Laurie Prange
    Laurie Prange
    • Katie Maxwellas Katie Maxwell…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1977–1980
    Marc Alaimo
    Marc Alaimo
    • Captain Holtas Captain Holt…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1978–1980
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • Mark Robertsas Mark Roberts
    3 episodes3 eps • 1980–1981
    Mickey Jones
    Mickey Jones
    • Docas Doc…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1978–1981
    Bruce Wright
    Bruce Wright
    • Benas Ben…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1979–1981
    Billy Green Bush
    Billy Green Bush
    • Sheriff Carl Deckeras Sheriff Carl Decker…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1979–1981
    Eric Server
    Eric Server
    • Policemanas Policeman…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1977–1980
    Don Marshall
    Don Marshall
    • Doctoras Doctor…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1978–1980
    Victoria Carroll
    Victoria Carroll
    • Roseas Rose…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1979–1981
    Skip Riley
    • Pilotas Pilot…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1979
    John Colton
    John Colton
    • 1st Manas 1st Man…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1978–1979
    • Creator
      • Kenneth Johnson(developed for television by)
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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 reviews69

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    Top review
    Don't Make Me Angry...Or Else!
    I did a review for the original pilot episode of this drama and I put down my thoughts about the Hulk and Banner as characters and how the themes in the original movie gave us things to think about. The series was the same.

    The Hulk was a good family show. The late Bill Bixby did a wonderful job as Dr. Banner. Throughout the entire series I felt myself feeling really sorry for Banner like he was a close friend. Banner was a character who the audience could empathize with. He was a good man who travelled across the United States trying to avoid conflict for he knew that when he became the Hulk he was uncontrollable. He was pursued by ambitious reporter Jack McGee who wanted to capture the Hulk in order to become a star reporter.

    Throughout the series Banner would encounter various characters who were having trouble in their lives. He would do his best to help but it would always fall to the Hulk to save the day. In a way I think this series was telling us that reason and diplomacy will only take us so far and that in the end it's down to strength to save the day.

    Lou Ferrigno did a good job as the Hulk. There was an important lesson in this series;never judge anyone by what they look like. The Hulk was a good guy who always saved the day but as far as the likes of McGee were concerned the Hulk was a bad guy. In fact, McGee believed that the Hulk had killed Elaina Marks and David Banner in the original movie. So Banner did his best to avoid McGee for confrontation with him would reveal his secret.

    The Hulk was in fact a good role model. He had the strength to do real damage to anyone or anything but he never killed throughout the series. On occasion he even saved the lives of bad guys who were trying to kill him. But still he was judged as a monster to be destroyed.

    Philosophical thinking aside, the Hulk was a great action show. The Hulk did some amazing things throughout such as surviving a fall from a plane or tangling with a huge grizzly bear. He could not be hurt apart from the odd bullet he took.

    The entire series was great. My personal favourite episodes were "The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas", "The Beast Within", "The Psychic", "The Snare" and "747."
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    • Jun 7, 2002

    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)
    • 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
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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