![]() There was still plenty of moralizing eye-rolling episodes that played more like bad after-school specials, but overall the show was reliable entertainment. Episodes like Prometheus Part 1and 2, Mystery Man Part 1 and 2, Metamorphosis, The First Part 1 and 2, and King of the Beach are just a few of the really great episodes the show was allowed to grow into over each season. Once the show became a hit it gained a bigger production budget moving to actual locations instead of the painfully obvious recycled sets of the studio backlot. Early on the show didn’t know how long it was going to last so it relied heavily on stock footage reusing trims and edits from flicks like Airport 1975 and Steven Spielberg’s breakout Duel. ![]() Repetition aside, there’s a lot of fun to be had throughout the five seasons of The Incredible Hulk. Occasionally Jack Colvin’s McGee would get damn close to revealing the true identity of the Hulk, but those episodes were few and far between. For all of David’s travels, the story never actually went anywhere. David arrives in town, meets a nice person, gets picked on, Hulks out, plot moves forward to the climax where he Hulks out again and the situation resolves itself for the better. The stories change from episode to episode, but the basic plot and structure remain the same. David Banner travels from town to town helping the downtrodden folks he encounters whether that be a bankrupt mountain town, a drug-addicted suicidal rock star, or a hearing-impaired bodybuilder. As big a fan I am of the show, it wasn’t always the greatest show on television. It’s a goofy fun time that’s wonderfully dated but offered up some great adventures. When the DVDs came out I dutifully picked each set up as fast as they hit store shelves. Periodically reruns of the old episodes would show on TV and my local Mom & Pop rental shop had a couple of tapes in their collection. Thankfully extended play tapes were a thing because I had the Hulk movies, an episode or two of the show, and a recording of The Super Inframan all on a single VHS. I’ve been watching the episodes and made-for-television sequel movies ever since I was four years old and my mom taped the movies for me. Stalked by investigative reporter Jack McGee (Jack Colvin), David travels the world trying to find some way to prevent the monster inside him from ever coming out again. After accidentally blasting himself with an extreme dose of Gamma Radiation, David transforms into a massive green-colored creature of unchecked rage - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno with some vocals by Ted Cassidy and Charles Napier). David Banner (Bill Bixby) dedicated himself to finding a way to tap the extraordinary strength reserve in every human. ![]() After being unable to prevent the death of his wife in a car accident, Dr. ![]()
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