Believe it or not, I'm walking on air. . .

Anyone remember this show? It's the Greatest American Hero.

It ran for three seasons beginning in 1981. I remember when I was a kid, this show ranked up their with The Dukes of Hazard. I've recently had the opportunity to watch many of the episodes, and man, what a breath of fresh air!! I had totally forgotten the plot (or it is, quite likely, that I never actually knew the premise: I was three in its first season). Hell, in the first episode you have space aliens, dead FBI Agents, a classroom of juvenile delinquents, and a MAGIC SUIT!! They dont make'em like that anymore. Anyhoo, i've really enjoyed watching the episodes and it's a terrific, entertaining look into the heart of the early eighties. Plus Connie Seleca is freakin' HOT.

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[aswan korula]

oh, and one more thing. i think mike post wrote the music for the theme song. didnt mike post write the music for the A team as well?

[aswan korula]

I was 10 when i watched this show for the first time....in australia i think, it ran alongside "the bionic woman" and just before "the A team". like most of the people here, i just remember little bits and pieces of it. i wish someone would share the whole thing on p2p, i would love to see all the episodes again. and i just love the theme song. thanks.

[Mark]

I used to watch this show when I was 9 years old,It was my favorite TV program. I would like to buy all 45 episodes to jogg my memory. My second favoeite show was THE V and next to Planet of the Apes. Thanks

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[Jake]

Boy, were they unlucky. First, DC Comics threatened to sue, then someone with the same last name as the hero shot the president. What are the odds of either happening? And yet, both happened. There was a rumor three years ago about Disney (Yes, DISNEY!) making a movie version.

[Ian Boyle]

I think we all miss the past too much. My favorite episode is when he was outside in Hawaii around some bushes and then starting flying. Actually, that is the only scene I remember. "They don't make 'em like they used to..." If only they could bring back Starman and V too!

[Brenda Schuster]

I don't know about what a great show "The Greatest American Hero" was, but I was about 12 when I seen "Carrie" and ever since that, I thought he was absolutely GORGEOUS. I still watch it when it's on just to see him. Great Eye Candy!!!!!

[Sheldon]

I don't know if anyone else has recounted this (I think I read all of the comments above), but here goes.

William Katt plays Ralph Hinkley, a teacher who encounters Aliens from another planet who give him a (super)suit that endows him with superhuman abilities such as flight, super-strength, x-ray vision, telepathy, telekinesis, etc.

The comedic setup is that 1) the suit only works on Ralph, and 2) a "gumshoe" FBI agent named Bill Maxwell (Robert Culp) also knows about the suit, and their odd-couple antics get them into (and out of) many a sticky situation.

To make matters worse, Ralph lost the instruction book that came with the suit, forcing him to figure out how to use it by trial and error. As a result, he flies with arms flailing and legs dangling, he often loses control of his superspeed and crashes through walls, and his ability to catch the criminals and solve crimes is more due to chance and dumb luck than any super powers. In one episode (well into the program, and probably to increase ratings) the Aliens visit yet again and provide Ralph with another copy of the instruction book, but, of course, by the end of the episode they have lost it as well, and are back to the same old methods.

Although numerous superheros have been created over the years, TGAH's supersuit w/cape and the lead character's superabilities were so close to that of Superman that Warner Brothers (owner of DC Comics) sued ABC and the show's creator; the suit was thrown out, however.

One thing I remember vividly was that, after the attempted assasination of President Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr., the main character's name was changed from Ralph Hinkley to Ralph Haney. People got really pissed off about that, and the producers/writers finally changed his name back to Hinkley, but almost never used it, referring to him as "Ralph," or "Mr. H" instead. Weird, huh?

Oh, and the theme song, "Believe It Or Not," was a huge chart topper, by the way, reaching #1 in the U.S. and enjoying huge sales worldwide.

[Hope Hudson]

hi can anyone tell me if there was any other tv shows with the same theme tune? i am desperate to find out. thanks in advance if anyone can help me regards

Hope

[hank]

COOL, you can't beat The Greatest American Hero. I wonder what ever happened to Joey Scarbury, the guy who recorded the theme tune...

I've always wondered about the significance about that logo on his suit. It seems similar to the Chinese Red Dragon symbol you'd see on Mahjong tiles...

Anyway, it's interesting to find your page, I've recently written a similar post on my blog at: http://www.henrytapia.com/archives/2004/09/09/the-greatest-american-hero/

[Erik Barragan]

I loved this freaking show. But, I used to watch it in Ecuador, dubbed in spanish. The name, in spanish, was Superheroe Por Accidente. The literal translation for that is Superhero by Accident. It does pertain to the show. At least a little bit.

Never saw the show but I do love the song.

[Jennifer Scott]

I was 6 yrs. old when this show started. Have you noticed that most of us who remember it are in our late 20's early 30's? I loved the theme song, even now every once in a while I'll hear it on the radio and immediately flashback to this show and the very handsome William Katt.
Thank you for this site and the singer of the theme somg was Joey Scarbury, if anyone else like me were stumped.

[Warren Rosowski]

Oh my god, I am so happy, I love this show?? It rock the Soviet for long time. Bring it back now.

[Wizzer99]

does anyone know anything about the theme song to this show? The title, who sang it? please let me know
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[abdul]

noooooooo waaaaaay!!!! I too was very young when the show ran on TV. HOLY SMOKES, I have always been asking my friends if they ever remembered this tv show because i had forgotten the name, My lord, this is incredible; to find others witht the same fascination and glee, YOU GUYS ROCK!!! The other night, i was up till 4am chatting with my friends about the great 80s tv shows and this show came up and then the song "believe it or not am walking air..." came to my mind. This afternoon, I ran over to the search engine and typed it in and boy this site was an amazing SITE!!!! THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS UP, u folks have nooo idea how much this means, IT IS TRULY QUITE REFRESHING, THANKS A MILLION!!!!!

[Pamela Parrish]

I love The greatest American Hero! I even dressed up in a verson of the suit at the hollowen party that I went to! I won a prize and people wanted to buy my pictures! While I danced that night, people were tugging on my cape and just having a great time!

The greatest American Hero got such a bad rap from ABC and those idiots at DC comics.. If they had a lawsuit out on every other hero that wore a cape and could fly, they would have money that could circle the earth 1,000 times and then some...

I loved to watch Ralph's cape when he flew! When he wasn't screaming or flailing about... He flew really well! God damn! I want this show on DVD!

[Steven Marc Harris]

Holy smokes! I'm shocked to find this since it constitutes a major synchronicity for me. I actually had a dream about this show just yesterday and wasn't even thinking about it when I followed a seemingly innocent link to this blog.

The two major things I remember about the show is 1) The main character's name was originally Ralph Hinckley but then President Reagan got shot by John Hinckley and his name underwent a transformation to another one. And 2) A pilot episode was made for a spin-off series, The Greatest American Heroine, which never saw airtime until Sci-Fi channel showed it years later.

What my dream was about, exactly, I don't know. But the fact that it involved the Greatest American Hero suits' symbol made it stand out and caused me to think about that show after all these years. I actually caught the pilot episode for it when it originally aired, but only saw the last half since my parents and I had been at a family members house until after 8. Not that you needed or wanted to know that, but there it is.

[steve]

Heck yeah I remember that show!
William Katt was a graduate of the same college I went to. We missed each other by at least a decade or two though.

[Bill Gordon]

Yeah... I rememer this show! Frickin' rocked!

Cool stuff, Aaron... I look forward to learning more about what's going on in your mind...

But, then, on second thought...