THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO(1981) SEASON THREE
Believe it or not I'm walking on air! This begins one of the best theme
songs for any TV series, especially Superhero!!
This has some relly great music in it besides the theme song!!
Starring William Katt, Robert Culp and Connie Sellecca, this is about
a dude who has a case containing a suit and instructions given to him,
of which he immediately loses the instructions! The series is about him
and his "handler' Robet Culp fighting the bad guys who are all against
America!! And Katt trying to figure out how to use his uniform!
ALL EPISODES ARE SHOWN OUT OF ORDER!!!
EPISODES 1: DIVORCE, VENUSIAN STYLE(Oct. 29, 1982):
(3rd episode, Disc 1)
Ralph and Bill argue, the bad guys show up, Ralph gets shot,
bad guys get away with the suit and take to the Nazis, and the
green guy gets hold of the boys and beam them up to the ship
where he shows them what happened to his planet and admonishes
them to do better!! They get the book back and of course promptly
lose it again!!
Guest starring here: Jeremy Kemp returns! B+
EPISODE 2: THE PRICE IS RIGHT(Nov. 05, 1982):
(1rst episode, Disc 1)
A military man who is gung ho on starting WW III sabotages our
failsafe missiles so they will attack Russia in 24 hours!!
Guest starring: Dick Butkis(all-pro linebacker for the Chicago
Bears), Bob Hastings returns! B
EPISODE 3: THIS IS THE ONE THE SUIT WAS MEANT FOR(Nov. 12, 1982):
(1rst episode, Disc 3)
Ralph and Pam have a fight and Bill offers to give them his
vacation to the tropics! Yup, there's more to it than that!
Also happening, the unhappy couple get engaged, even though
they've referred to each other as their fiance throughout
the whole series!!!
Guest starring: No known stars here!! B
EPISODE 4: THE RESURRECTION OF CARTINI(Nov. 25, 1981):
(1rst episode, Disc 2)
A magician who died doing one of his tricks appears to still be
alive and killing off his competitors!!
Guest starring: Andrew Robinson(Star Trek: DS9[Just Plain Garak],
Ryan Hope)! D-
EPISODE 5: THE NEWLYWED GAME(Dec. 02, 1981):
(2nd episode, Disc 3)
Ralph and Pam are getting married - if the in-laws don't
get in the way!! Also going on, someone is fiiming Ralph's
antics, and we're not sure who or why!!!
Guest starring: June Lockhart returns as Pam's mother
(Lassie, Lost In Space, Babylon 5 episode "The Quality Of
Mercy")! B+
EPISODE 6: HEAVEN IS IN YOUR GENES(Dec. 09, 1981):
(3rd episode, Disc 2)
Bill's dead!! Or IS he??!
Guest starring: Andre The Giant(Wrestler, The Princess Bride), Cristine
Belford(Battlestar Gallactica[2 episodes], Banacek)! A+
EPISODE 7: LIVE AT ELEVEN(Dec. 16, 1981):
(4th episode, Disc 1)
Ralph stops a robbery of plutonium and gets exposed, causing
him to get another power, the ability to influence others
actions!! Also going on is a newman who is having asperations
of running for office!!
Guest starring William Windom(Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek:
TOS episode "The Doomsday Machine", Star Trek: TNV episode "In
Harms Way", My World And Welcome To It)! A
EPISODE 8: SPACE RANGER(Jan. 06, 1982):
(1rst episode, Disc 4)
A young man discovers a Russian code and everyone seems to
be after him!!
This is not really a great episode!
Guest starring: Joe Santos(Rockford Files, The Last Boy Scout,
The Last Boy Scout, Hardcastle and McCormick, Magnum P.I.),
Kene Holiday returns!! B
EPISODE 9: THIRTY SECONS OVER LITTLE TOKYO(Jan. 13, 1982):
(2nd episode, Disc 1)
While trying to stop a hijacked train, Ralph gets bonked on
the head and gets amnesia!
Guest starring here: Soon-Tek Oh(The Man With The Golden Gun,
Mulan, Mulan II, Babylon 5 episode "TKO", Earth II, Murderers
Row), Christine Belford(Kenny Rogers As The Gambler,
Banacek), Mako(Seven Years In Tibet, Conan The Destroyer,
Conan The Barbarian, The Sand Pebbles! B-
EPISODE 10: WIZARDS AND WARLOCKS(Jan. 20, 1982):
(2nd episode, Disc 2)
Clearly a rip off of D & D, this ones about some kids playing
a game and one of them being in mortal danger but not knowing
it!!!
This is a lot of fun!!
Guest starring here: Bob Saget(Full House, How I Met Your
Mother)! A
EPISODE 11: IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL(Jan. 27, 1982):
(2nd episode, Disc 4)
A bomb is reposted aboard a plane carrying a rock-n-roll
group called "Elvira"! It beomes obvious that the perps are
still out after the lead singer!!!
A pretty bad episode!!
Guest starring here: Rick Dees(Radio DJ, one hit wondere with
the song "Disco Duck")! C
EPISODE 12: DESPERADO(Feb. 03, 1982):
(3rd episode, Disc 3)
While photographing some wild horses Ralph and Pam get bushwacked
by some horse rustlers! This gets them pissed off pleanty and
they call on Bill for help!!
Guest starring here: Red West returns, James Hampton(F Troop)! B+
EPISODE 13: VANITY SAYS THE PREACHER(Feb. 10, 1982):
(3rd episode, Disc 4)
Bill is invited to a small country where he is to recieve
an award for helping them gain their independence! Not so
much!!
Final episode of the series!
Guest starring here: Roberrt Culp's real life sons, Joseph &
Jason!! B
EPISODE 14: THE GREATEST AMERICAN HEROINE(Feb. 17, 1982):
(A special on set one)
This was a proposed series to take the place of TGAH!
It never took off!!
This had Ralph, Bill and Pam returning to reprise their
roles and Ralph chosing a replacement for his suit because
he had become too well known as the GAH! Clayton Moore(The
Lone Ranger) guest stars in this!
This was proposed because William Katt was tied up working
on the Parry Mason movies!
I can certainly see why it was not picked up!! C
From another reviewer at IMDb.com:
It's amazing that it was on for 3 seasons. To me, that's a lifetime,
but shows back in the day were considered hits when they had 6 or 7
seasons. Thanks Tubi for picking up this show & allowing me to
reminisce!!!! - romeovision2002