THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO THE HIT CAR ABC PROMO MARCH 1981

Here's the ABC promo for the original broadcast of The Hit Car. It was the first hour long episode after the pilot movie and aired on March 25, 1981. The series was still riding high from it's debut the week before and this episode came in at number 13 out of 65 shows across three networks for the week in the Nielsen ratings. Notice the last flying FX shot in the promo was actually from Here's Looking At You, Kid not The Hit Car. Occasionally shots appeared in the ABC promos that never made the episodes final cut.

[@richharper3444]

Hello, hope all is well, with you and yours here. I would like to thank you all for the most amazing job your doing with the archives. I forgot to ask, if I haven't already, but who was the announcer of these promos? I wish I would have thought back then, to send for his autograph, he actually did more promos than GAH. I wish you all a great weekend, keep up the great work, take care. Sincerely: Richard

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

The late great Ernie Anderson!

[@tgaharchives1981]

Hey Richard, all good here at the archives. Our shooting location special agent just discovered the name of the school used in the pilot movie. Working on a mega episode for the pilot locations, hopefully out this summer. Thanks for asking and the compliment it's much appreciated! Hope all is well with you. Fool3SufferingFools is right on the money about Ernie Anderson. If you search Ernie's name here on YT you should find a interview or two and one that shows him working recording voiceovers for ABC. Thanks for watching!

[@sesamestreetclassicmusican2278]

@@tgaharchives1981 I think it was Heart High School..... Wonder if any of the insides of the school have changed....

[@tgaharchives1981]

@@sesamestreetclassicmusican2278 You are correct William S. Hart High School in Newhall, Ca was used in the hour long episodes. :) It's a totally different location in the pilot movie. We've been looking for that location for awhile. The mountains in the background when the bus leaves the school parking lot was a huge help in locating the school.