INCREDIBLE HULK, THE SEASON 4
The fourth season of The Incredible Hulk returns with the same
cast as season one!!
Starring as David is Bill Bixby, and as the Hulk, Lou Ferrigno!
Also as main characters throughout the series are Jack Colvin
and Ted Cassidy(voice only)!
EPISODE # 1: PROMETHEUS(Part 1)(Nov. 07, 1980):
A "something" is headed for Earth!! When it hits Earth, it
lands in Utah, and of course David just happens to be there!
With it comes the Army, and of course McGee!
No known actors here!! A-
EPISODE # 2: PROMETHEUS(Part 2)(Nov. 14, 1980):
Continued from the previous episode!!
Whit Bissell shows up again!! And Monte Markham(The New Perry
Mason) guest stars! B+
EPISODE # 3: FREE FALL(Nov. 21, 1980):
Sky diving is the name of the game here, with a little dirty
politics thrown in for good measure!!
No known stars here!!! B
EPISODE # 4: DARK SIDE(Dec. 05, 1980):
Let's see, you're having problems with turing into a really
wacked out green dude, and so you decide to use mind-altering
drugs to solve the issue?! What could possibly go wrong??!!
I HATE THIS EPISODE!!!
Guest starring here is William Lucking(3 episodes of Star Trek:
DS9, Star Trek: ENT episode "Bound")! F
EPISODE # 5: DEEP SHOCK(Dec. 12, 1980):
While working for a, welp, I don't know they ever said what
kind of company it was, David gets in the middle of said
company trying to go all automatic, getting rid of many of
the workers there!
Guest starring Sharon Acker(The New Perry Mason, Star Trek:
TOS episode "The Mark Of Gideon")! A-
EPISODE # 6: BRING ME THE HEAD OF THE HULK(Jan. 09, 1981):
The episode is about a mercenatry out to kill the Hulk, no
reasons given! He goes to The Register and they refuse to his
demands of a million dollars reward for the kill because they
want the Hulk alive! He goes to the rival rag The Limelight
and they go for it! This puts McGee in an unusual spot in
which he actully tries to help the Hulk!
No known actors here, although this was directed by Bixby!! A-
EPISODE # 7: FAST LANE(Jan. 16, 1981):
David gets fooled into running money across the nation! This
gets many people out after him without him knowing why!!!
Dick O'Neill(Cagney And Lacey) guests here!! B+
EPISODE # 8: GOODBYE EDDIE CAIN(Jan. 23, 1981):
Done in a very film noir kinda way!!
The police are grilling a gumshoe and he relates the story
of blackmail and murder! And a big green guy!!
Without a doubt the best episode of the series!!!
Guest starring here is Cameron Mitchel(High Chaparral) & Anthony
Caruso(Star Trek: TOS episode "A Piece Of The Action")! A+
EPISODE # 9: KING OF THE BEACH(Feb. 06, 1981):
David gets involved in the body building scene where he
helps out a man who's being pushed around by the local
body building champ!
Guest starring, welp, Lou Farigno as a body builder! Alos
here is Chrlie Brill(Star Trek: TOS episode "The Trouble
With Tribbles", Star Trek: DS9 episode "Trials And Tribblations")! B+
EPISODE # 10: WAX MUSEUM(Feb. 13, 1981):
David gets a job at a wax museum(surprise) and gets involved
with a woman who's having hallucinations! It's all about
money!!
Guesting here is Christine Bellford(Banacek)!! A
EPISODE # 11: EAST WINDS(Feb. 2o, 1981):
David has a new mail order bride!! Only problem is, he didn't
send for one!!! It's all about gold and some Chinese mafia
dudes are after it!!
Guest starring here are William Windom(Star Trek: TOS episode
"The Doomsday Machine", Murder She Wrote, The Farmer's Daughter),
Richard Loo(The Mysterious Mr. Wong, After The Thin Man, Thank
You Mr. Moto, Mr. Wong In Chinatown, Mr. Wong - The Fatal Hour)!! A
EPISODE # 12: THE FIRST Part 1(Mar. 06, 1981):
David finds out about another "Hulk" and goes to investigate!!
Guest starring Harry Townes(Star Trek: TOS episode "The Return
Of The Archons"), Lola Albright(Peter Gunn)! B
EPISODE # 13: THE FIRST Part 2(Mar. 13, 1981):
Continued From last episode! A-
EPISODE # 14: THE HARDER THEY FALL(Mar. 27, 1981):
David gets hit by a car and paralyzed!!
Guesting here is a returning Denny Miller!! D
EPISODE # 15: INTERVIEW WITH THE HULK(Apr. 03, 1981):
A down and out reporter for the Register steals a story from McGee
and winds up tracking down David and demands an interview!!
This has a lot of time filler with flashbacks on how the Hulk
came to be!!
Guest starring Michael Conrad(Blackbeard's Ghost, Hill Street Blues)! B
EPISODE # 16: HALF NELSON(Apr. 17, 1981):
David's shtick here is wrestling this time!!
I do believe every little person in Hollywood was in this movie!
The best part of this episode is pointing out the problems that
they have to try to overcome in a "big people" world!
No known stars here!!! B+
EPISODE # 17: DANNY(May 15, 1981):
One of my favorite kind of shows, about an abusive man and
David's fight to stay alive and help a woman and her baby!
And the incessant baby crying is a lot of fun too!!
Guest starring here is Don Stroud(2 episodes of Babylon 5,
License To Kill, The New Mike Hammer, Mrs. Columbo)!! D
EPISODE # 18: PATTERNS(May 22, 1981):
David is working for a disigner company when the owner runs
into financial trouble andborrows mony from a loan shark!
Of course he runs into more financial problems and can't
pay the loan back on time and they flex their evil on
David! Bad idea!!
Guest starring Robert O'Reilly(Star Trek: TNG & DS9 as
Gowron)! A
SPECIAL FEATURES:
ON DISC 4:
CREATING AN ICONIC CHARACTER: THE HULK
INSIDE AN EPISODE:
"Prometheus" Photo Gallery!!
THE INCREDIBLE HULK SNEAK PEEK!
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
THE INCREDIBLE HULK series was much like the series KUNG
FU -- a sympathetic humanitarian and seemingly meek outcast
rights wrongs using his very special abilities. However,
THE INCREDIBLE HULK ran for 5 years with only three regular
cast members. I am not sure if any other long running TV
drama ever had a smaller cast.
Interestingly, Bill Bixby's COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER
co-star Brandon Cruz appeared in the first season of the
HULK in the episode "747."
Bixby oozed charm and charisma, and made believable the
idea that he could so easily win trust and find employment
in a new town each and every week.
The music was exceptional. Among the best Hollywood TV
has ever produced. - Pro Jury