The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero (1) — Season 1, Episode 1 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-03-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Greatest American Hero (2) — Season 1, Episode 2 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-03-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Hit Car — Season 1, Episode 3 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-03-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Here's Looking at You Kid — Season 1, Episode 4 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-04-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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

Reseda Rose — Season 1, Episode 6 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-04-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys — Season 1, Episode 7 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-04-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Fire Man — Season 1, Episode 8 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-05-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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

The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball — Season 2, Episode 1 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-11-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Operation Spoil Sport — Season 2, Episode 2 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-11-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Ralph and Bill are kidnapped by a tycoon who fakes his own death...and seems to know more about the suit than they do

Hog Wild — Season 2, Episode 4 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1981-11-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Ralph and Pam help his students rehearse their rock band for a show, not realizing the promoter plans to release nerve gas into the audience.

Bill is possessed by a woman's spirit. To rescue him, Ralph crosses to another dimension and discovers that his super-suit won't function.

Bill learns of a lost gold mine and tricks Ralph and the kids into helping him search for it.

Bill and Ralph must track down a group of gun-runners while dealing with a plague threat.

Ralph suffers amnesia after being knocked out while trying to stop a hijacked train.

Ralph is able to see two hours into the future - at which time Pam's plane will crash.

The Hand-Painted Thai — Season 2, Episode 11 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1982-01-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Just Another Three Ring Circus — Season 2, Episode 12 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1982-02-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

While rescuing a stricken space shuttle Ralph becomes hyper-magnetized resulting his being attracted to all things metal.

A Chicken in Every Plot — Season 2, Episode 14 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1982-02-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

While visiting Bermuda, Bill investigates whether dinosaur attacks may cause the loss of ships in the Bermuda Triangle.

It's All Downhill from Here — Season 2, Episode 16 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1982-03-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Dreams — Season 2, Episode 17 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1982-03-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Ralph's suit proves no match for the IRS when a satchel of money from a kidnapping turns up in Ralph's living room.

Ralph's good deeds are complicated when two convicts escape and Bill thinks he's the target.

When a man who plays a superhero for a hamburger chain discovers that the stores are a front for drug dealers, he calls on Ralph for help.

Ralph's Mom is going to marry a con man who is smuggling a micro-chip that corrupt oilmen have killed for.

Ralph breaks into the FBI archives and helps Bill solve a number of cold cases. As a result, Bill becomes a hero and a target for a beautiful KGB assassin.

Ralph is critically wounded when he rescues Maxwell from a gang of neo-Nazis.

At a high school reunion, Ralph is reunited with an old friend who is now a famous quarterback.

Pam is ready to break up with Ralph because he always puts the suit first. To keep them together, Bill gives them tickets to a tropical island. Once there, they discover Bill's true plan: to use the suit to find a missing experimental aircraft.

A magician who was killed performing his greatest trick seemingly returns from the grave to murder his three rivals.

On the way to Ralph's bachelor party, he and Bill are kidnapped and Ralph is persuaded to fly a mission for the president.

Ralph must rescue Bill from a crazed scientist who wants to experiment on him and find out what makes him such a successful agent.

Ralph and Maxwell become embroiled in a bizarre scheme when a disgruntled news anchorman plots the terrorist takeover of a nuclear power plant to launch his political career.

Ralph finds that his newest student is wanted by the CIA and KGB after tapping into a Soviet satellite.

Ralph and Bill find themselves trying to protect a Japanese inventor after a terrorist tries to kidnap him and steal his invention: a powerful laser weapon.

Bill is called upon to find a missing Middle Eastern prince, but it turns out that the prince is playing Wizards & Warlocks. Ralph and Bill try to unravel the mystery of the game and find the prince before the potential kidnappers do.

Ralph and Bill find themselves protecting a rock star after an attempt has been made on his life.

Ralph, Pam and Bill try to save a beautiful stallion from an obsessed rancher.

Vanity, Says the Preacher — Season 3, Episode 13 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1983-03-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S03E14 The Greatest American Heroine 1986-02-13

The Greatest American Heroine — Season 3, Episode 14 of The Greatest American Hero. Aired 1986-02-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.