The Greatest American Hero

Season 2

TV-14

The chronicles of teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.

22 Episodes

The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball
E1
The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour FastballCrooks needing cash to swing an arms deal bet heavily on a baseball game and beat up the star of the team they bet against. Ralph joins the underdogs to make sure they win and the gamblers lose their money.
Operation Spoilsport
E2
Operation SpoilsportThe aliens return and tell Ralph and Bill that they have to stop World War III when they are told that a failsafe system which will launch an attack on the other side if the country's been decimated has been activated. So they have to stop it. But unfortunately they discover someone on their side is behind the whole thing.
Don't Mess Around with Jim
E3
Don't Mess Around with JimRalph and Bill are kidnapped by a tycoon that actually had his own suit given to him years ago by the aliens. The suit corrupted this man to use it for personal fortune, and he did not lose the instruction book. The aliens did not like the way he was using the suit, and they took it away from him.
Hog Wild
E4
Hog WildA motorcycle gang steals the super-suit, and tries to use it to take over a town. It only works on Ralph, so they must force HIM to do their dirty work while holding Bill captive.
Classical Gas
E5
Classical GasRalph's students start a band, and a promoter lands them a spot on a big ticket concert while trying to get Pam to go out with him.
The Beast in the Black
E6
The Beast in the BlackRalph finds a window into the 4th dimension while scouting an old house. Bill gets possesed by a woman's spirit, and Ralph must return her through that window.
The Lost Diablo
E7
The Lost DiabloBill has a treasure map, and takes Ralph and his class out to the desert to find the lost Diablo Gold Mine that vanished a long time ago, and are met with resistance from the local thieves.
Plague
E8
PlagueA psycho military cult leader tries to spread the small-pox virus.
A Train of Thought
E9
A Train of ThoughtRalph crashes head first into a train, and gets amnesia. Pam and Bill have to convince him that the suit really works.
Now You See It...
E10
Now You See It...While practicing flying in the desert with Bill, Ralph gets a vision of a plane crash. It's the suit showing it to him, and Bill can only see it when he touches Ralph. They rush to the scene to find no plane, and figure out that it must be something that hasn't happened yet, and they're supposed to prevent it. We come to find out that Pam is on that plane, and it's been hijacked. To make matters worse, the plane has an experimental cloaking device that makes it invisible to radar, and the Air Force would rather shoot it down than have the plane in enemy hands.
The Handpainted Thai
E11
The Handpainted ThaiYears ago, prisoners of war were brainwashed to respond to a code phrase. Now, someone is using them to commit acts of sabotage. Bill and Ralph investigate, but Bill inadvertently falls under a hypnotic trance, leaving the heroics up to Ralph.
Just Another Three Ring Circus
E12
Just Another Three Ring CircusRalph takes a job at the circus as a human cannonball while trying to help Bill bust a crime ring that involves a phony dating service.
The Shock Will Kill You
E13
The Shock Will Kill YouA space shuttle is about to crash, and only Ralph can save it. He does so, but ends up supermagnetized, perhaps permanently. Worst of all, a strange creature aboard the shuttle heads towards Los Angeles, electricuting all who get in its way.
A Chicken in Every Plot
E14
A Chicken in Every PlotRon O'Neill, John Hancock, Thalmus Rasulala, Lincoln Kilpatrick Scenario: When an old FBI buddy invites Bill to his Caribbean retreat, Maxwell takes Ralph, Pam and the students along. Unfortunately, they find themselves involved in a voodoo plot to take over the island's government.
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
E15
The Devil and the Deep Blue SeaRalph 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. They undercover a stolen boat ring, and never find the creature.
It's All Downhill from Here
E16
It's All Downhill from HereRalph skis like a pro with the suit on, and stands in at the Olympics for a Russian skiier so the man can defect to America, and hand over top secret information that he stole.
Dreams
E17
DreamsAn act of kindness backfires when Ralph uses the suit to help a coworker with a personal project. This leads his other co-workers to take daring chances for their own shots at success. Soon, he must don the super suit not only to prevent them from ruining their lives, but also to save Bill from a vengeful, recently paroled killer.
There's Just No Accounting...
E18
There's Just No Accounting...Bill convinces the parents of a kidnap victim to pay the ransom, certain that Ralph can recover it when he saves their little girl. Ralph finds himself being audited by an overzealous IRS agent who's convinced he took the ransom money. Meanwhile, Ralph and Bill keep getting shot at in drive-by shootings, but by who?
The Good Samaritan
E19
The Good SamaritanTired of using the suit to fight crime, Ralph decides to branch out. He tries to intervene in a battle between an old man fighting for his home and the city taking it away, but Bill has him on the hunt for bank robbers.
Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory
E20
Captain Bellybuster and the Speed FactoryBill recieves hot tips on a speed factory working out of a fast food chain, and a newspaper reporter publishes pictures of Ralph flying.
Who's Woo in America
E21
Who's Woo in AmericaRalph's mother comes for a visit, and announces that she is engaged to be married to Philip Kaballa, a much younger man. Kaballa has a shady background though, and a bunch of thugs mistake Ralph for the fiance.
Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell
E22
Lilacs, Mr. MaxwellBill falls in love with a female FBI agent, and wants to tell her about the suit. She turns out to be a spy, and is ordered to kill him.