• Air date: 07 Nov '80 18 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 (18)
    • 1. Prometheus (1)

      07 Nov '80
      After being exposed to the radiation of a meteor that had just crashed to the Earth, David's transformation back from the Hulk stops midway, leaving him half-Hulk/half human.
    • 2. Prometheus (2)

      14 Nov '80
      David's half-Hulk/half-human condition leads a military group called Prometheus to believe that he is an alien, so they capture him, and then send him to a lab for study.
    • 3. Free Fall

      21 Nov '80
      David finds himself caught in a feud between a skydiver and the son of a crooked politician.
    • 4. Dark Side

      05 Dec '80
      In one of his latest experiments, David's attempt to control the Hulk backfires. He inadvertently releases a darker personality, causing the Hulk to be more violent--and potentially capable of murder!
    • 5. Deep Shock

      12 Dec '80
      While working at a power plant, David survives an electrial accident that gives him the ability to foresee events--including violence by the Hulk. Meanwhile, as the plant faces possible lay-offs, David befriends a co-worker who has a heart condition.
    • 6. Bring Me the Head of the Hulk

      09 Jan '81
      A rival publisher of McGee's newspaper hires a mercenary to kill the Hulk.
    • 7. Fast Lane

      16 Jan '81
      Unbeknownst to David, the car that he is renting happens to be filled with stolen money. To make matters worse, David ends up being pursued by the thugs who are trying to fetch the loot.
    • 8. Goodbye Eddie Cain

      23 Jan '81
      A 1940s-style detective can't explain why a corpse is found in his office; except that it may be related to an extortion plot, a mysterious gardener, and a green creature.
    • 9. King of the Beach

      06 Feb '81
      A body-builder gets signed up in a body-building contest, only to be at odds with some questionable people who are involved in the competition.
    • 10. Wax Museum

      13 Feb '81
      With David's help, a woman tries to reopen her wax museum, which was nearly destroyed by a fire. But the task isn't easy, in part because the woman has hallucinations that are brought on by a questionable drug that she is taking.
    • 11. East Winds

      20 Feb '81
      Unbeknownst to David, the apartment he is renting in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood contains the gold that gangsters are seeking.
    • 12. The First (1)

      06 Mar '81
      David discovers the legend of another Hulk, and investigates in the hope of creating a cure for himself.
    • 13. The First (2)

      13 Mar '81
      David's attempt at a cure is hindered by the other man's exposure to radiation, which revives the murderous Hulk persona the man was cured of many years before. Now, David must produce enough antidote to cure both himself and the other man before more carnage occurs.
    • 14. The Harder They Fall

      27 Mar '81
      David survives an automobile accident, only to be paralyzed from the waist down. Therefore, he is told that he may never walk again.
    • 15. Interview with the Hulk

      03 Apr '81
      A hapless reporter steals Jack McGee's latest tip on the Hulk, and ends up getting an interview with David Banner.
    • 16. Half Nelson

      17 Apr '81
      David travels to Baltimore where he befriends a midget wrestler who has a habit of telling tall tales. Unfortunately, one of those tales gets David in trouble with mobsters.
    • 17. Danny

      15 May '81
      David attempts to help free a woman and her infant son from a gang of thieves. But one of the thieves is not willing to let that happen.
    • 18. Patterns

      22 May '81
      David becomes business partners with the owner of a struggling clothing factory in New York City. Unfortunately, however, the promotion spells trouble when loan sharks enter the picture.