What is The Greatest American Hero?
{{italic title}} [[File:William Katt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{Center|William Katt, star of The Greatest American Hero at the [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2008}}]] '''''The Greatest American Hero''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[comedy-drama]] [[television series]]. It was shown for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/125976/The-Greatest-American-Hero/overview|title=The Greatest American Hero}}</ref> It was created by [[producer]] [[Stephen J. Cannell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/greatest-american-hero-tv-remakes-remington-steele-twilight-zone-1201294479/ |title=Believe It or Not: ‘The Greatest American Hero’ Joins TV’s Parade of Remakes |author=Cynthia Littleton |publisher=Variety |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> It [[premier]]ed as a two-hour [[television pilot]] on March 18, 1981.<ref name=NYT/> The series features [[William Katt]] as [[teacher]] Ralph Hinkley. It also starred [[Robert Culp]] as FBI agent Bill Maxwell, and [[Connie Sellecca]] as [[lawyer]] Pam Davidson.<ref name=NYT/> The series [[chronicle]]s Ralph's adventures after a group of [[Extraterrestrial life|aliens]] gives him a red suit that gives him [[superhuman]] abilities. Unfortunately for Ralph he loses the [[wikt:instruction|instruction]] [[wikt:booklet|booklet]], and thus has to learn how to use its powers by [[trial and error]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{tv-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest American Hero, The}} [[Category:American comedy-drama television series]] [[Category:1981 television series debuts]] [[Category:English-language television programs]]