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S2 E6 The Beast in the Black

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

TV-14

49m

Dec 8, 1981

Will Ralph's suit protect Bill from a real estate agent — or his ghost?

Season 2, 22 Episodes

The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball,

When America's national pastime and national security are endangered, Maxwell sends Hinkley to the major leagues to become baseball's hottest overnight sensation.

Operation Spoilsport,

When an automatic missile system goes haywire at the hands of an ultra-militant general, Ralph Hinkley and Bill Maxwell are summoned by the aliens and begin a heart-stopping race to halt the explosive start of World War III.

Don't Mess Around with Jim,

Ralph and Bill are kidnapped by a tycoon who fakes his own death...and seems to know more about the suit than they do.

Ralph tries to save himself and a town from a rampaging motorcycle gang.

Ralph and Pam help his students rehearse their rock band for a show, not realizing the promoter plans to release nerve gas into the audience.

The Beast in the Black,

Will Ralph's suit protect Bill from a real estate agent — or his ghost?

The Lost Diablo,

A class field trip turns into a nightmare for Ralph and Bill when they are trapped in more ways than one while searching for a lost gold mine.

Ralph and Bill must save mankind from a deadly plague virus that a fanatical right-wing military group hopes to unleash on an unsuspecting world.

Train of Thought,

Ralph suffers amnesia after being knocked out while trying to stop a hijacked train.

Now You See It,

Ralph is able to see two hours into the future — at which time Pam's plane will crash.

The Hand-Painted Thai,

Bill and Ralph uncover a devious plot to destroy the Western world when a band of hypnotized ex-war prisoners are drawn into service by the sinister General Vin Chow.

Just Another Three-Ring Circus,

Ralph becomes a human cannonball to investigate the disappearance of a Polish clown.

The Shock Will Kill You,

While rescuing a stricken space shuttle, Ralph becomes hyper-magnetized and sticks to all things metal. Meanwhile, a strange creature aboard the shuttle heads towards Los Angeles, electrocuting all who get in its way.

A Chicken in Every Plot,

Ralph, Pam and Bill find out how the suit will do against voodoo when they find themselves pitted against the evil president of a small island country in the West Indies.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,

Ralph and Bill hunt for the sea creature "Carrie" in the Bermuda Triangle, thinking that the monster may be responsible for all of the boats that disappear there.

It's All Downhill from Here,

Hinkley and Pam's Squaw Valley vacation turns serious when they call Bill to help a Czechoslovakian downhill racer and his girlfriend defect with secret information.

When Ralph uses the suit to help his associates realize their dreams, it complicates all of their lives.

There's Just No Accounting,

Ralph's suit proves no match for the IRS when a satchel of money from a kidnapping turns up in Ralph's living room.

The Good Samaritan,

Ralph's good deeds are complicated when two convicts escape and Bill thinks he's the target.

Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory,

When a man who plays a superhero for a hamburger chain discovers that the stores are a front for drug dealers, he calls on Ralph for help.

Who's Woo in America,

Ralph's Mom is going to marry a con man who is smuggling a micro-chip that corrupt oilmen have killed for.

Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell,

Ralph breaks into the FBI archives and helps Bill solve a number of cold cases. As a result, Bill becomes a hero and a target for a beautiful KGB assassin.

Details

The Greatest American Hero

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

TV-14

3 Seasons

1h 35m

In this acclaimed spoof, school teacher Ralph Hinkley encounters aliens who leave him with a red power suit, turning him into a superhero. The trouble is that he lost the instruction manual and has to learn by trial and error to control the suit's powers.

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