School teacher Ralph Hinkley is on a field trip in the desert with his special education class when the bus breaks down. Walking through the desert to get help, he encounters FBI Agent Bill Maxwell just as an alien spacecraft appears overhead. The aliens tell them they have been selected to help save humanity and give Ralph a suit which gives him super powers.
| Ep | PN | Airdate | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 6788 | Mar 18/81 | The Greatest American Hero (two hours) |
| 3 | 9601 | Mar 25/81 | The Hit Car |
| 4 | 9602 | Apr 01/81 | Here's Looking at You, Kid |
| 5 | 9603 | Apr 08/81 | Saturday on Sunset Boulevard |
| 6 | 9606 | Apr 15/81 | Reseda Rose |
| 7 | 9607 | Apr 29/81 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys |
| 8 | 9605 | May 06/81 | Fire Man |
| 9 | 9610 | May 13/81 | The Best Desk Scenario |
| Ep | PN | Airdate | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 96202 | Oct 28/81 | The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball |
| 11 | 96201 | Nov 11/81 | Operation: Spoilsport |
| 12 | 96204 | Nov 18/81 | Don't Mess Around With Jim |
| 13 | 96206 | Nov 25/81 | Hog Wild |
| 14 | 96208 | Dec 02/81 | Classical Gas |
| 15 | 96203 | Dec 09/81 | The Beast in the Black |
| 16 | 96211 | Dec 16/81 | The Lost Diablo |
| 17 | 96207 | Jan 06/82 | Plague |
| 18 | 96213 | Jan 13/82 | Train of Thought |
| 19 | 96210 | Jan 20/82 | Now You See It |
| 20 | 96215 | Jan 27/82 | The Hand-Painted Thai |
| 21 | 96217 | Feb 03/82 | Just Another Three-Ring Circus |
| 22 | 96220 | Feb 10/82 | The Shock Will Kill You |
| 23 | 96205 | Feb 17/82 | A Chicken in Every Plot |
| 24 | 96219 | Feb 24/82 | The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea |
| 25 | 96218 | Mar 03/82 | It's All Down Hill From Here |
| 26 | 96221 | Mar 17/82 | Dreams |
| 27 | 96223 | Mar 24/82 | There's Just No Accounting... |
| 28 | 96222 | Mar 31/82 | The Good Samaritan |
| 29 | 96224 | Apr 07/82 | Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory |
| 30 | 96225 | Apr 14/82 | Who's Woo in America |
| 31 | 96214 | Apr 28/82 | Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell |
| Ep | PN | Airdate | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 9303 | Oct 29/82 | Divorce Venusian Style |
| 33 | 9301 | Nov 05/82 | The Price is Right |
| 34 | 9308 | Nov 12/82 | This is the One the Suit Was Meant For |
| 35 | 9309 | Nov 19/82 | The Newlywed Game |
| 36 | 9305 | Nov 27/82 | The Resurrection of Carlini |
| 37 | 9307 | Jan 13/83 | Heaven is in Your Genes |
| 38 | 9304 | Jan 20/83 | Live at Eleven |
| 39 | 9311 | Jan 27/83 | Space Ranger |
| 40 | 9302 | Feb 03/83 | Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo |
| 41 | 9306 | unaired | Wizards and Warlocks |
| 42 | 9312 | unaired | It's Only Rock 'n Roll |
| 43 | 9310 | unaired | Desperado |
| 44 | 9313 | unaired | Vanity, Says the Preacher |
| unaired | The Greatest American Heroine (pilot for spinoff) |
| The Greatest American Hero | |
|---|---|
| Genre: | comedy, fantasy |
| Show Type: | live action, color |
| Runtime Format: | one hour |
| Current Status: | ended |
| Number of Seasons: | 3 |
| Number of Episodes: | 44 |
| Broadcast Run: | 1981 - 1983 |
| Starring: | William Katt |
| Robert Culp | |
| Connie Sellecca | |
| Michael Paré (season 2) | |
| Faye Grant (season 2) | |
| Created By: | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Broadcast Network: | ABC |
| Production Company: | Stephen J. Cannell Productions |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| IMDb: | The Greatest American Hero |
