The Greatest American Hero Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - The Greatest American Hero (1)

First aired: Mar/18/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Edward Bell (David Knight), G. D. Spradlin (Nelson Cory), Ned Wilson (Col. Shackelford), Richard Herd (Vice President Adam Taft), Bob Minor (John Mackie), Robert Dunlap (Officer), Robby Weaver (Coach Ray Buck), Jeff MacKay (Officer Cowan), Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley (as Brandon Williams)), Jesse D. Goins (Cyler Johnson), Hank Salas (Brother Michael), Don Cervantes (Paco Rodriguez), Jon Caliri (TBD (as John Caliri)), James King (TBD), Corkey Ford (TBD), Ed Deemer (TBD), Lydia Nicole (TBD (as Lydia Fernandez)), Roberta Jean Williams (TBD), Jason Corbett (TBD (as Jason Corbet)), Carol Jones (Susan the Babysitter), Cheryl Francis (TBD), Robby Kiger (TBD (as Robbie Kiger)), Jody Lee Olhava (TBD)

Ralph Hinkley, an average school teacher, is given a suit with amazing powers by aliens. Now, Ralph must decide if he'll use his new powers to fight crime, even though he already lost the suit's instruction manual.

2 :01x02 - The Greatest American Hero (2)

First aired: Mar/18/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Richard Herd (Vice President Adam Taft), Ned Wilson (Col. Shackelford), Edward Bell (David Knight), G. D. Spradlin (Nelson Cory), Bob Minor (John Mackie), Don Cervantes (Paco Rodriguez), Jeff MacKay (Officer Cowan), Robby Weaver (Coach Ray Buck), Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley (as Brandon Williams)), Hank Salas (Brother Michael), Jesse D. Goins (Cyler Johnson), Robert Dunlap (Officer), Ed Deemer (TBD), Cheryl Francis (TBD), Robby Kiger (TBD (as Robbie Kiger)), Roberta Jean Williams (TBD), James King (TBD), Jon Caliri (TBD (as John Caliri)), Lydia Nicole (TBD (as Lydia Fernandez)), Jason Corbett (TBD (as Jason Corbet)), Carol Jones (Susan the Babysitter), Jody Lee Olhava (TBD), Corkey Ford (TBD)

Ralph is paired up with FBI agent Bill Maxwell, who has his own ideas as to how Ralph should use his suit.

3 :01x03 - The Hit Car

First aired: Mar/25/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Gianni Russo (Johnny Damanti), Anthony Charnota (Mike), Gwen Humble (Scarlet Wild), Kene Holliday (DA Arnold Turner), Jesse D. Goins (Cyler Johnson), W. T. Zacha (Larry Miller), Faye Grant (Rhonda Blake), Michael Paré (Tony Villicana), Arnold F. Turner (Agent Billings), Virginia Palmer (Woman), Quin Kessler (Hat Check Girl), James Arone (Waiter), Ernie Orsatti (Bob Baron), Melvin F. Allen (Man), Bob Goldstein (Maitre D')

Bill, who has been trying to bust open a drug ring for over 20 years, must drive a witness to Los Angeles for the trial of the gang leader and asks Ralph for help.

4 :01x04 - Here's Looking at You, Kid

First aired: Apr/01/1981
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Guest star: June Lockhart (Alice Davidson), Bob Hastings (Harry Davidson), James Whitmore, Jr. (Gordon McCready), Red West (Cliff), Denise Halma (Carrie), Michael Paré (Tony Villicana), Laurence Haddon (General Morehead), Roger Etienne (Captain), F. J. O'Neil (Van Kamp), Benny Medina (Chaffey), Zitto Kazann (Consul General), Blake Clark (Policeman), Thomas Babson (Colvin), Don Cervantes (Paco Rodriguez), Will Gill, Jr. (African Representative), Eric Forst (European Representative), Bert Hinchman (Bus Driver), Nick Cinardo (Consul Person), Daniel Chodos (Aide), Gerald Jann (Asian Representative), Al Dunlap (Mechanic)

When a secret gunsight is stolen, Bill asks Ralph for help in solving the case. However, Ralph runs into problems when he keeps turning invisible unexpectedly, and must deal with the pressure of meeting Pam's parents.

5 :01x05 - Saturday on Sunset Boulevard

First aired: Apr/08/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Alexa Hamilton (Theresa Chimerosa), Kai Wulff (Serge Valenkov), David Tress (Mikhail), William Bogert (Norm Carlisle), Faye Grant (Rhonda Blake), Mel Stewart (Sherman), Joseph Warren (Harlan Kane), Jesse D. Goins (Cyler Johnson), Don Cervantes (Paco Rodriguez), Michael Paré (Tony Villicana), Richard R. Holley (Pilot), Lawrence Benedict (Hellinger), Glenn Wilder (Kavolstock), Lev Mailer (Frederic), Ian Teodorescu (Russian Official), Will MacMillan (Kerner), Christopher Thomas (Craig)

Russians are trying to find an heiress and her Russian husband in order to force them to establish a missile cache hold on their private island. Bill needs Ralph's help when he is suspected of failing a lie-detector test at FBI headquarters.

6 :01x06 - Reseda Rose

First aired: Apr/15/1981
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Guest star: Steve Kahan (Merv), Peter White (Yuri Semenenko/Simpson), E. J. Peaker (Rose Harris), Simone Griffeth (Alicia Hinkley), Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley), George Ganchev (Submarine Captain), Nicholas Worth (Leonard), Jens Nowak (Submarine Seaman), Don Dolan (Technitron Guard), Dave Shelley (Manny), Al White (Station Attendant), Kurt Grayson (Vladimir Zorin)

Ralph uses his suit to help Rhonda, one of his students, after her mother is kidnapped by the Russians.

7 :01x07 - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

First aired: Apr/29/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Arnold Laven
Guest star: Ferdy Mayne (Abe Figueroa), Bruce Tuthill (Sam Watson), David Clover (Policeman), Robert Gooden (Norm Woods), Jack Ging (Tracy Winslow), Joseph Chapman (Tim Carson), William Woodson (Announcer), John Hart (Lone Ranger), Frank McCarthy (Edward Castelli), Glenn Wilder (Pete King), Branden Williams (Kevin Hinkley), Charles Walker (Man)

Ralph reconsiders his suit of powers after a flying mistake almost takes out a bus full of tourists. Bill also reconsiders his job path when one of his heroes is suspected of plotting out the theft of a precious diamond.

8 :01x08 - Fire Man

First aired: May/06/1981
Writer: Lee Sheldon
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Guest star: Scott Thomson (Young Boy), Gayle Vance (Bag Lady), Duane Tucker (Fireman), Mercedes McCloskey (Woman), Woody Eney (Robert Moody), Mark Withers (Shaffer), Henry G. Sanders (Policeman), Steven Hirsch (Lane), Danny Glover (Joyner), Sandy Ward (Lt. Rafferty), Paul Cavonis (Thompson), Timothy Carey (Cameron), Raymond Singer (Kaufman)

Ralph lends Tony a hand by finding him a job as a car repossesser. When Tony is arrested for arson, Ralph and Bill team up to find the real criminal.

9 :01x09 - The Best Desk Scenario

First aired: May/13/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell, Juanita Bartlett
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Guest star: William Frankfather (Chet Kanaby), Eugene Peterson (Clarence Carter II), Rod Colbin (Theodore Sevenson), Tom Pletts (Agent Genesta), Duncan Regehr (Palmer Bradshaw), Michael Ensign (Principal David Kane), Eric Server (Kyle Morgan)

At FBI headquarters, promotions are being handed out. However, Bill considers retiring from his job. Meanwhile, Ralph must use his suit to save Pam when she discovers her boss is the head of an underground operation.

10 :02x01 - The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball

First aired: Nov/04/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Guest star: Bruce Kirby (Shorty Robinson), Don Drysdale (), Mike Douglas (Himself), Markie Post (Deborah Dante), Carmen Argenziano ()

11 :02x02 - Operation Spoil Sport

First aired: Nov/11/1981
Writer: Frank Lupo
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: William Bogert (Agent Carlisle)

12 :02x03 - Don't Mess Around With Jim

First aired: Nov/18/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Robert C. Thompson
Guest star: Stan Lachow (Jordan Heath)

13 :02x04 - Hog Wild

First aired: Nov/25/1981
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Ivan Dixon
Guest star: Marianne Muellerleile (Stella), Kerrie Cullen (Flo), Gregory Sierra (Sheriff Vargas), Tony Burton (), Dennis Burkley (), Paul Koslo ()

14 :02x05 - Classical Gas

First aired: Dec/02/1981
Writer: Frank Lupo
Director: Bruce Kessler
Guest star: William Bogert (Agent Carlisle), George Loros (), Edward Winter (Charley Wilde)

15 :02x06 - The Beast in Black

First aired: Dec/09/1981
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
Director: Arnold Laven
Guest star: Christine Belford (Sheila), Rae Allen (), Jeff MacKay ()

16 :02x07 - The Lost Diablo

First aired: Dec/16/1981
Writer: Juanita Bartlett
Director: Lawrence Doheny
Guest star: Michael O'Leary (Student)

Ralph, with his class on a camping trip in the mountains, discovers a booby-trapped mine filled with gold.

17 :02x08 - Plague

First aired: Jan/06/1982
Writer: Rudolph Borchert
Director: Arnold Laven
Guest star: William Bogert (Agent Carlisle), Arthur Rosenberg (Kelly)

18 :02x09 - A Train of Thought

First aired: Jan/13/1982
Writer: Frank Lupo
Director: Lawrence Doheny

19 :02x10 - Now You See It...

First aired: Jan/20/1982
Writer: Patrick Hasburgh
Director: Robert C. Thompson

20 :02x11 - The Hand-Painted Thai

First aired: Jan/27/1982
Writer: Patrick Hasburgh, Stephen J. Cannell, Frank Lupo
Director: Bruce Kessler

21 :02x12 - Just Another Three Ring Circus

First aired: Feb/03/1982
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Chuck Bowman

22 :02x13 - The Shock Will Kill You

First aired: Feb/10/1982
Director: Rod Holcomb

23 :02x14 - A Chicken In Every Plot

First aired: Feb/17/1982
Writer: Danny Lee Cole, Jeff Ray
Director: Rod Holcomb

24 :02x15 - The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

First aired: Feb/24/1982
Writer: Frank Lupo
Director: Sidney Hayers

25 :02x16 - It's All Downhill From Here

First aired: Mar/03/1982
Writer: Patrick Hasburgh
Director: Sidney Hayers

26 :02x17 - Dreams

First aired: Mar/17/1982
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Bruce Kessler

27 :02x18 - There's Just No Accounting...

First aired: Mar/24/1982
Writer: Frank Lupo
Director: Ivan Dixon

28 :02x19 - The Good Samaritan

First aired: Mar/31/1982
Writer: Rudolph Borchert
Director: Bruce Kessler
Guest star: Keenan Wynn (Ira Hagert)

29 :02x20 - Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory

First aired: Apr/07/1982
Writer: Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Arnold Laven

30 :02x21 - Who Woo in America

First aired: Apr/14/1982
Writer: Patrick Hasburgh
Director: Bob Bender

31 :02x22 - Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell

First aired: Apr/28/1982
Writer: Robert Culp
Director: Robert Culp
Guest star: Ralph Clift (Mr. Bun)

32 :03x01 - Divorce Venusian Style

First aired: Oct/29/1982
Writer: Patrick Hasburgh
Director: Ivan Dixon
Guest star: Robert Culp (William 'Bill' Maxwell), Connie Sellecca (Pam Davidson Hinkley), William Katt (Ralph Hinkley / Hanley), Alan W. Cross (Steve), Wayne Storm (Police Officer), Frank Doubleday (Lutz), Eugene Brezany (unknown), James McIntyre (Billy Boy Floyd), Robert Gray (Phillips), Jason Bernard (Morgan), Shane Dixon (Ranch Guard), Dean Santoro (Jackson), Kurt Grayson (Hertzog), Joe Clarke (Patrolman), Jeremy Kemp (Franz Zedlocker)

33 :03x02 - The Price is Right

First aired: Nov/05/1982
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
Director: Ivan Dixon
Guest star: Robert Culp (William 'Bill' Maxwell), William Katt (Ralph Hinkley / Hanley), Connie Sellecca (Pam Davidson Hinkley), Dick Butkus (Coach Andrews), Cathryn Hartt (Gloria Corlin), Martin Speer (Stan Hawn), Ben Powers (unknown), Ted Dawson (unknown), Stephen Shortridge (Price Cobb), Claude Earl Jones (Coach Farley), Bob Hastings (Sportscaster), Tom Harmon (unknown), Louise Hoven (Roberta), Susan Duvall (Angie), Doug France (Caprice), Jack Andreozzi (Florenzia), Anthony Davis (unknown), Heather Lowe (Wendy Cobb), Chip Johnson (Deke), Edith Fields (Maid), Don Pulford (Miller), Patrick Collins (Germanian)

34 :03x03 - This is the One the Suit Was Meant For

First aired: Nov/12/1982
Writer: Babs Greyhosky
Director: Ivan Dixon
Guest star: William Katt (Ralph Hinkley / Hanley), Connie Sellecca (Pam Davidson Hinkley), Robert Culp (William 'Bill' Maxwell), Randall Nazarian (Alejandro), Loyita Chapel (Bunny), Dean Wein (Mitchell), Bo Brundin (Stanislov), Maurie Lauren (Sandy), Pepe Serna (Cortez), Jay Varela (Fernandez), Bob Basso (Phil), Bobby McGee (Employee)