How many seasons does The Greatest American Hero have?

The Greatest American Hero has 3 seasons and 43 episodes.

Is The Greatest American Hero renewed or canceled?

The Greatest American Hero is currently ended.

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The Greatest American Hero is available on ABC. You can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Fubo, Peacock, Shout! Factory TV.

The Greatest American Hero

Name: The Greatest American Hero
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1981-03-18
Rating: 7.2
Cast: William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Faye Grant, Michael Paré

ENDED3 Seasons43 Episodes★ 7.2

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NetworkABC

First AiredMar 18, 1981

Last AiredMar 3, 1983

GenreAction & Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Runtime60 min

Created ByStephen J. Cannell

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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Cast

William Katt

Ralph Hinkley

Robert Culp

Bill Maxwell

Connie Sellecca

Pam Davidson

Faye Grant

Rhonda Blake

Michael Paré

Tony Villicana

Jesse D. Goins

Cyler Johnson

Don Cervantes

Paco Rodriguez

Seasons & Episodes3 seasons · 43 episodes

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E1Divorce Venusian Style

Oct 29, 198260m

After a loud argument with Bill, Ralph quits the hero business and turns in his super-suit. Unknown to both men, a gang of neo-Nazis plans to murder them.

E2The Price is Right

Nov 5, 198260m

While attending a high-school reunion, Ralph discovers that the wife of a famous pro football player is held hostage to ensure her husband will throw the big game.

E3This is the One the Suit Was Meant For

Nov 12, 198260m

With their relationship in trouble, Ralph convinces Pam to go on a vacation without Bill or his suit. Unfortunately Bill shows up unannounced with his suit and trouble ensues.

E4The Resurrection of Carlini

Nov 19, 198260m

A magician killed performing his greatest trick seemingly returns from the grave to murder his three rivals. Ralph must use his suit to out trick the would-be killer.

E5The Newlywed Game

Jan 6, 198360m

Ralph and Pam's wedding is almost ruined when Ralph receives special orders from the President to fly a mission over the North Pole. Bill discovers the orders were faked, and that Ralph has accidentally given the Russians valuable military secrets.

E6Heaven is in Your Genes

Jan 13, 198360m

A former Nazi genetic engineer fakes Bill's death to use him in an experiment, but Ralph realizes his friend is still alive. He flies off to rescue Bill and the evil doctor's other victims, but a genetic horror created in an earlier experiment waits to battle him.

E7Live at Eleven

Jan 20, 198360m

An Aging TV anchorman plans to retire in grand style. He hires a band of mercenaries to sabotage a nuclear plant, hoping that his coverage of the event can launch a Presidential campaign. Ralph must stop the plant from exploding, but the saboteurs, now dying of radiation poisoning, are determined to succeed.

E8Space Ranger

Jan 27, 198360m

One of Ralph's students invents a radio telescope capable of decoding Russian satellite messages. The KGB tries to steal his system. When that maneuver fails, they decide to kill him before he can share his discovery with the CIA.

E9Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo

Feb 3, 198360m

A young Chinese scientist has invented a deadly particle "ray gun" weapon. A local gang kidnaps his uncle, hoping to obtain the gun. Bill's plan to save the Uncle backfires, and Ralph must test his suit against the deadly ray.

E10Wizards And Warlocks

Feb 10, 198360m

King Abu Al-Fahad asks Ralph and Bill to help find his son, Prince Aha, who was kidnapped by Middle Eastern terrorists while playing a Dungeons and Dragonsesque game, Wizards and Warlocks. Their search leads them from Aha's college campus -- where they meet Aha's Keeper of the Clock, Joey Margolis -- to the game's author himself, Norman Fackler.

E11It's Only Rock and Roll

Feb 17, 198360m

Bill is called by the manager of a rock group that is aboard a plane threatened by a bomber, who has hidden a device set to explode if the plane descends below 1000 feet. Ralph flies into action, but matters escalate when Pam is kidnapped and a band of bikers threaten Bill's life.

E12Desperado

Feb 24, 198360m

A weekend in the country leads Ralph, Pam and Bill into a race to save a wild stallion from a cruel rancher. The man blames the horse for a crippling injury. His men are also selling horses for use as dog food.

E13Vanity, Says the Preacher

Mar 3, 198360m

It seems that 30 years ago Bill helped some revolutionaries overthrow a corrupt regime in an unnamed Central American country, where he is now regarded as a hero. But now Bill's old revolutionary compadres have turned up, and they soon kidnap him and try to get him to help lead another revolution.

About The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero is a action & adventure, comedy, crime series on ABC. The show first aired on Mar 18, 1981 and currently has 3 seasons and 43 episodes. The Greatest American Hero has ended after 3 seasons. It has a rating of 7.2/10 based on 120 votes. The cast includes William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Faye Grant, Michael Paré. Created by Stephen J. Cannell.