• Air date: 04 Nov '77 12 episodes
      The Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character, the Hulk. The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee. In the TV series, Dr. David Banner, a widowed physician and scientist, who is presumed dead, travels across America under assumed names, and finds himself in positions where he helps others in need despite his terrible secret: in times of extreme anger, he transforms into a huge, incredibly strong green creature, who has been given the name "The Hulk”. In his travels, Banner earns money by working temporary jobs while searching for a way to control his condition. The series was originally broadcast by CBS from 1978 to 1982, with 82 episodes over five seasons. The two-hour pilot movie, which established the Hulk's origins, aired on November 4, 1977. It was developed and produced by Kenneth Johnson, who also wrote or directed some episodes. After the...
  • List of Episodes (12)
    • 1. The Incredible Hulk

      04 Nov '77
      An accidental overdose of gamma radiation creates a mutation in David Banner's DNA, and, whenever he becomes angry, it causes him to metamorphose into a seven foot, 338-pound, green hulking creature. A reporter, Jack McGee, begins investigating claims of a giant monster; his investigation leads to Banner's laboratory. An explosion in the lab kills friend Elaina Marks; McGee, who dubs the creature "the Hulk", believes the Hulk killed David too. Unable to explain the truth, nor control his transfo
    • 2. A Death in the Family

      27 Nov '77
      With the world believing him to be dead, David Banner is on the run, trying to find a way to be cured of his transformations into the Hulk. Meanwhile, David lands a job at a ranch, where he befriends a young heiress. He notices that the woman is being given a questionable drug by her physician. He then overhears a plot to kill her so that her stepmother could gain an inheritance; he also learns that the recent death of the young woman's father was no accident. Now, David must get the heiress to
    • 3. The Final Round

      10 Mar '78
      After a boxer named Rocky rescues David from muggers, Rocky gets David a job at his gym. David tries to help Rocky when he discovers that their boss is a drug dealer and using the unknowing Rocky to deliver the goods.
    • 4. The Beast Within

      17 Mar '78
      While working at a zoo, David finds a female scientist doing genetic research, which could help him stop his unwanted transformations into the Hulk.
    • 5. Of Guilt, Models, and Murder

      24 Mar '78
      After a transformation as the Hulk, David awakens in a room with a dead model and fears he may have killed her.
    • 6. Terror in Times Square

      31 Mar '78
      David discovers a murder plot while working in a Time Square arcade, where the owner is being extorted to pay for protection.
    • 7. 747

      07 Apr '78
      David boards a flight to visit another doctor whom he thinks has information that might help him with his problem. But, when the pilot and stewardess drugs the rest of the crew in an attempt to bail out of the airplane with stolen property, David and a young boy named Kevin try to land the jetliner.
    • 8. The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas

      21 Apr '78
      While working in a casino, David helps a Las Vegas reporter with a gambling scandal, only to discover that the reporter is Jack McGee's partner.
    • 9. Never Give a Trucker an Even Break

      28 Apr '78
      While working for a female trucker, David is involved in her quest for revenge against the hijacker that stole her fathers rig.
    • 10. Life and Death

      12 May '78
      David helps a pregnant woman, and on their way to the hospital, they discover a plot to steal babies for DNA experimentation.
    • 11. Earthquakes Happen

      19 May '78
      Banner poses as top physics doctor to infiltrate a research complex, in order to access some gamma-ray equipment that may just be able to cure him of his green alter ego. He is about to start the attempt of reversing his condition when an earthquake strikes, blowing his cover, causing mass destruction and devastation, and setting off an impending core melt-down.
    • 12. The Waterfront Story

      31 May '78
      Banner is working in a dock tavern in Galveston, Texas, where he befriends the owner, a Union President's widow, whose husband was killed under suspicious circumstances. The woman is being pestered by a shady businessman standing for replacement President to endorse his election campaign – and he is willing to go to any lengths necessary to win the election.