TV SHOW
The Greatest American Hero
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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The Greatest American Hero in its release era
Released in 1981, The Greatest American Hero sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1981-03-18
- Rating
- TV-14
- TMDB score
- 7.2/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Ended
- Production
- US
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