The Hulk Looses His Wife | The Incredible Hulk

[@norahnewman7600]

I vividly remember this particular episode. Ripped out my heart and soul. The deep pain David felt losing another wife. I cried so hard watching how this affected the hulk, too. The way he held her so close to him never letting go as she passed away in so much agony in his arms as he was trying to figure out what to do or how to comfort her. 😥 The Hulk was surely as loving and gentle as David. Those of us who watched this episode when it originally aired can never forget this heart wrenching story.

[@dougfredricks2017]

I prefer this (CBS)version of the Incredible Hulk over others and like the nostalgic postings on KZbin

[@kidsshaw7739]

I love this episode now and when I was younger. It made me cry a lot and it still does today. 😭😭

[@dougfredricks2017]

@@kidsshaw7739 growing up as teen in 70s reading Marvel Comic books in era of 3 perhaps 4 📺 channels I still prefer the Bixby and CBS version of TIH over the newer adaptations.

[@kidsshaw7739]

@@dougfredricks2017 I agree

[@boefjespost]

Wow! You echo my thoughts and feelings exactly with your well chosen words. I couldn't help bawling like a baby. This episode contains some of the most stunning acting in this series by Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. Of course, the other actors were great too.😢😢😢❤

[@mikedavirgo]

At least they had some happy times together. Even though it was short. Happiness happens in moments

[@simonflorey5428]

Happiness happens in moments is very true !

[@Optimegatrongodzilla]

@mikedavirgo As the old saying goes, it is better to have loved and lost than it is to have never loved at all.

[@northernbettygirl]

I had forgotten about this episode, it's been a long time. Still made me cry, to hope they could have both been cured and have the rest of their lives together. A beautiful story of deep love and great loss 😔

[@noyb12345]

*episode

[@Keepgoing42]

One of the best episodes and most emotional.

[@philipmcdonald6]

Yes. Very emotional. 😥

[@kidsshaw7739]

Definitely! 😭💔

[@kenvr2287]

I like the fact that this series was nothing close to Marvel. It had more to do with David’s character juxtaposition of Jean Valjean from Les Miserables. Kenneth Johnson and the writers did a great job of character development.

[@jamesavalos4555]

Amen ! i totally agree !!

[@raywideman7157]

I remember that one. Complete tear jerker. As was the Pilot. Bill Bixby was such a good actor, and these stories were well written. I still remember the metaphor about the strawberry or cherry (or whatever it was) basically saying savor what you have when you have it because we are not guaranteed tomorrow

[@marcellwilliams6675]

That scene still 😢....That was GREAT acting and shout to the writer...

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

Fun fact, Mariette Hartley won an Emmy because of her stellar performance!

[@richelliott9320]

She is amazing in everything she’s in

[@eliasshaikh2065]

The best moment in this episode was the story he was telling about the man being chased to the edge of a cliff by a tiger, the parallel he was making about her life being short in the same way, and how marriage to him could be seen as the wild berry the man had before falling to another tiger below. It was the most poetic thing I’d ever heard and he established himself in that role as a true romantic.

[@MagicAl5F4781]

10:10 Banner put his real name on the certificate. If only McGee had the Internet.

[@ملككاتلونيا]

😂😂😂

[@Jayce1701]

Lol, I noticed that too! As great as the internet is, we have definitely lost something in being able to travel in incognito-mode: now we're tapped, tracked, and traced everywhere we go it's almost impossible to get off grid, leave your troubles behind, and start anew!

[@DIESEL0759]

@@Jayce1701 Oh, you can live off-grid, if you try hard enough. Get paid under the table, work some sleaze job where they don't care who you are. I've worked in a few places like that. Real skeezy places.

[@Jayce1701]

@@DIESEL0759 and that's why they make it like that: to force us all onto the plantation to be taxed, tracked, and trapped. TPTB wouldn't want us to freely live our life, they prefer to harness our labor for their own selfish and sinister purposes.

[@michaelbyars8004]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brianbradley769]

I remember this episode very well. I was just a child, and it had huge impact on me that remains to this day.

[@davidbanner.6591]

This is better than the Hulk 2003 one and I love the 1978 Hulk with Bill Bixby yes

[@ملككاتلونيا]

Much better than that cgi garbage

[@rjam1974]

Less CG and more authentic acting with the story. Now its too relying on the CG and less storyline/acting

[@JC-hy1pk]

The hulk, infact, the want to be hulk in 2003 has nothing on david banner

[@markjohnson5307]

Bill Bixby played David Banner so well that none of the Hulk movies have been able to match his performance.

[@marcondecarvalho8241]

Eu era Criança/Adolescente....ah, como eu amava assistir o INCRÍVEL HULK😔😊

[@BIGTONEonline]

40+ years later, I still remember this episode. Wow!

[@neilpa]

This is so much better than all this CGI donkey crap these days...

[@sonicstep]

100% They were also well thought out, compelling stories.

[@neilpa]

@@sonicstep they definitely were far more compelling stories than the nonsense they have now. Good old days back then....

[@Vicki_Benji]

Agree 100%

[@marcondecarvalho8241]

Verdade pura

[@pauldorschner5449]

Old movies and tv series were the most romantic. Human values and more. This days we have just garbage dumb movies and tv series. What a shame

[@AmericanPatriot1972]

@canceritself1854 you must be kidding I agree with Paul. shows now are garbage

[@AmericanPatriot1972]

@canceritself1854 😂

[@joedavis4257]

Lou Ferrigno was such an underrated actor.

[@simonark1176]

Lou has a sensitive heart! He understands feelings and is so capable of expressing them just through his expressions... You are absolutely right, what a legend ❤

[@danielvargas9231]

So true. A wonderful guy.

[@jabbersb6304]

This is the second time I've seen a woman die in the Hulk's arms. He wss so much more calm here though, probably because he was expecting her to die as opposed to having been trying unsuccessfully to save the other woman (Elaina) from a fire. So sad, though.

[@matthewhansen9423]

The greatest episode of all Hulks. There is no comparison.

[@kevinpratt8476]

One of the greatest episodes of the series. Unfortunately, the series never ended the way it should’ve ended where he possibly found a cure. Instead, they killed the character off in 1990.

[@KevinPayton-fq8gd]

I was shocked that David died in the 1990 TV movie. I'm with you in that David should've had a cure to finally get back to being a normal human again.

[@michaelidol3727]

Me and Mom was very disappointed that they didn't find a cure instead of killing him off. I have that movie and to this day I don't like watching it because I grew up watching the Incredible Hulk on Friday nights.

[@Tiffany.1970]

I've recently brought the complete box set of the incredible hulk not got around to watching the hulk but looking forward to watching lou ferrigno as the hulk ....great 70s watching hulk

[@kelvendyson1508]

Yeah that was bogus killing him off like that!!

[@seanfitzpatrick9392]

If I remember correctly, Bixby being in failing health caused the direction of the movie to go towards the death of the Hulk.

[@curtisjackson6378]

I cry every time I watch this 😭😭😭...I'm such a dreamer......love this show

[@michaelvaughn8864]

I remember watching that one as a kid. It was probably one of if not the most moving episode of the entire Incredible Hulk series

[@rosespeakstruthlikeitis155]

This is better than going to ,The Movie 🍿 Theaters, So Chrystal clear, Amazing graphics, Action pack, This made my week 🎊🎊🎉🎉🥰👋👋👋👋

[@kelvendyson1508]

Man...forgot about this episode!! I remember feeling a certain way watching her slip away while the Hulk was holding her and it was heartfelt...nothing corny!! Great love and great loss!!

[@davidoswald5749]

I absolutely LOVE this series, I watched it every week when it aired on SciFi I think it was - they don't make TV shows like this anymore, this feels so much more authentic than today's stuff.

[@NelsonVlog66]

Considering this was basically a rehash of premise of The Fugitive.

[@boudusaved4719]

This was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid. I love the idea of a wandering hero.

[@healfrac]

I still remember this was the most heartbreaking episode. His wife dying in his arms.

[@LoneWolf81684]

Oh man....the scene where the Hulk slowly moved toward her in the bedroom, snarling while casually bending the metal..... terrifying

[@jeremiahrose4681]

This is why Bill Bixby will be the ONLY Banner. All other is trash compared to him. Plus there's only only Hulk and you all know who that is. This is a great episode, amazing.

[@NelsonVlog66]

Rehash of The Fugitive. Remove Dr. Richard Kimble and replace him with Dr. David Banner/The Incredible Hulk.

[@Principles_of_Psychology]

It has elements of the Fugitive, yes. But this story adds romance and horror that were never part of that earlier classic. Plus, almost al great stories have elements of older stories.

[@doloressouilljee3837]

​@@Principles_of_Psychologyn 😊😊😢, bt5nmm,udembxcj😊😊😊😊😊kogtl😊

[@jondubb35]

100% agree! I can’t stand the newer Marvel world hulk movies. Terrible.

[@rvnprjr7742]

My favorite show since the beginning and still watching it when I can watch the show

[@pflynn581]

His clothing bill must of been through the roof.

[@seensay2132]

Love how he casually mentions to her in the beginning he’s prone to violent outbursts of anger and she acts like it’s no biggie hearing a Strange Man following her to her car saying that.

[@Optimegatrongodzilla]

@seensay2132 I'm sure that she was just keeping herself composed and that internally, she was a bit freaked out.

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

It was her profession helping all kinds of people with mental problems and he seemed no different. She was also the best there was, so he was at first like nothing she hadn't already seen before.

[@KCComics]

The ending with the kid was really the highlight of the story, just gotta keep trying in spite of failure

[@joanmelnick1704]

This and Kung Fu were great psychological TV series. No TV series was ever as good.

[@Lsmoo1993]

This series was so much more than a sci fi superhero show. So many great storylines that covered a lot of topics. The special effects were great. This was my favorite show as a kid in the 70s and 80s. This show was a huge part of a great childhood.

[@malbourne805]

Same here. I was just 6 years old when it debuted in 1978, the same year SUPERMAN THE MOVIE debuted in cinemas. Superman and Hulk have always been my favorite superheroes. Months after. THE INCREDIBLE HULK debuted, my parents took me to watch SUPERMAN THE MOVIE.

[@freddy8479]

A while ago, Hugh Jackman was interested in producing a Biopic, with his portrayal of "Bill Bixby", I thought that Mariette Hartley would have been perfect to portray "Bill's mother."

[@luigiprovencher]

That would've been awesome.

[@rjam1974]

I forgot how tragic this two parter was. I remember this vividly as a kid. More touching even now

[@mdd1963]

The number of people who can't discern/remember the difference between the words, 'lose' and 'loose'.... is simply staggering....

[@mikesaucier3046]

Yep, and quiet/quite and woman/women

[@oldschool-ct8dt]

no comp, this is by far the best episode and a ending that is unforgettable and memorable. this is the only episode my heart bled

[@JamesBond-hy4kv]

I never saw this. Thankful as it’s too depressing for me as a kid but as adult I appreciate how it was made so brilliantly.

[@3912James]

The irony was that Mariette spent time with Bill during his last days of his existence.

[@Max-oi9es]

Wow, just to think Lou was being himself no cgi just some green gunk that took hours to apply. I had to screenshot him running to save his wife towards the end.

[@dinobravo852]

The part where David is under hypnosis and he growls "Laura I couldn't get her out" is missing...

[@elainebird58]

That was the best part

[@Jayce1701]

... and the nightmare of Carolyn getting on the bus and being taken away (dying) from him. The scene was PERFECT, and the acting SUPERB.

[@3912James]

That was by far the SCARIEST transformation.

[@3912James]

Once Carol died and the Hulk cried....that was it for me.

[@3912James]

Carol saw the complete package regarding the Hulk. She saw the Hulk's rage during Hulkouts 1 and 3.....but she also saw the gentle loving emotional side of the Hulk during Hulkouts 2 and 4

[@angelafishburn7654]

Lou never said a word as the Hulk, but you can't tell anyone he wasn't a good actor. Heartbreaking storyline, but acted so well by Bill, Lou & Mariette. The embrace at the end...heartwrenching!

[@williamhines2577]

This episode was good too for him to lose another wife due to death was sad but the way he hugged her in his Hulk form was sad

[@zombiefulci3301]

Every woman this man loved died, his first wife died in a fiery accident, Dr. Elena Marks died in a lab explosion and this woman he married dies soon after

[@MarvinClay-ck7zj]

2nd time a woman David loves dies in the Hulk's arms. The first was Elena in the pilot. Makes ne tear up every time. 😢

[@williammay5300]

You forgot the bollowing alley transformation! Hulk gets the strike and shatters all the bollowing pins!

[@brittanyc.4540]

The way the Hulk trying his hand caresses her face at 5:45 is so sweet. (∩˃o˂∩)♡ The way he looks at her is so precious. Very concerning and very empathetic. And the scene where she dies in the Hulk’s arms at 17:24 made me cry. 😢 Especially when he hugs her dead body. This episode is not only one of the greatest but also the saddest episodes ever made in this series.

[@schandmaske]

"Looses"??? This is the official Incredible Hulk KZbin page that uses "Looses" in it's video title?! Wow..

[@sfpincchicago]

It's not an Official page. These videos are all pitch shifted. It's subtle, but noticeable.

[@schandmaske]

@@sfpincchicago I guess that does make so much better sense. Thank you for clearing that up for me.. ✌️

[@larryoquendotorres9470]

The She-hulk we never got to have.

[@alexkx8599]

No kidding! How I wish, too!

[@slickrichelicopter8977]

It's always a beautiful, sunny day during a hurricane. 😅

[@solanoscrossoverproduction3930]

The beast has lost his beauty. 😢

[@justinm.1]

I didn't even realize she died while David was still the hulk 😮 I thought she was just tired or relieved that David found her 😢

[@MisterJackson-so9lo]

I remember this episode and it made me cry something awful. However the one concerning the abused kid and his father till this day devestates me.

[@fabianfalconbrindis1809]

Why they couldn't let David (Bruce) be happy? Like, he lost his first wife because he wasn't strong enough, he lost his partner and friend because of an accident and he lost Carol because he was late

[@stephenr3910]

I remember watching this episode as a kid.

[@AvoidTheseMemes]

"Looses" huh? I guess that makes sense. She can't be tight after the Hulk.

[@angelafishburn7654]

I wish the rain wasn't so visible in front of Hulk's face so you could actually see him cry. Still a beautifully acted scene.

[@friedaamythorne2463]

I really loved this episode with the emotions and special effects❤❤❤❤❤

[@jonathanswift2251]

Hulk "LOOSES" his wife? Does he get a chance to "TIGHTEN" her up again?

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Lol

[@DIESEL0759]

No...he tried buying a screwdriver, but without a photo ID, he wasn't able.

[@Tommyhedland]

One of the saddest episodes of the entire serie , along with The Psychic

[@Kingmon01]

Yes it was. Almost as sad as when the Bionic woman died on the Six Million dollar man.

[@stevebelt1661]

If I remember right that was the episode were bill bixby's ex wife played the psychic

[@RobertGoldman-o2p]

If David had saved Carolyn, would she have been able to help David control the Hulk or perhaps help David cure himself.?

[@Dhampir101980]

Most likely. It would taken a long time, but eventually it would have happened. With the 2 of them putting their medical knowledge together, a cure could definitely have been found faster than David trying alone

[@NelsonVlog66]

@@Dhampir101980 Then the series would have ended before it did.

[@Dhampir101980]

@@NelsonVlog66 well, yeah. David getting cured was always the endgame. The show also could have ended in the episode “ the first, part two” if the serum hadn’t been destroyed

[@Jayce1701]

I know that's more of a new concept, and generally I don't like the "multiverse" cop out, but it would definitely have been a sweet way to end the series and give David a "happily ever after". It would also be interesting to see if David had to remain secluded on her estate while she worked (and he secretly helped her) or maybe find a way to get out of the legal jam of "faking his own death" and continue to be married and work with Carolyn to help patients.

[@3912James]

Yes....but due to the Hulk's strength induced rage....Carolyn would have to occasionally have David undergo hynosis to develop an even STRONGER image to keep him contained.

[@JB-tx9iu]

Bill bixby was great actor and so was lou ferrigno💯❤️

[@rosespeakstruthlikeitis155]

He never lost the green makeup in the rain 😂

[@kenvr2287]

Grease paint…..repels water.

[@matthewhansen9423]

Hulkout sound during his dream sequence is perfect. A little choir, the hulk change trigger sound, a bit of a hum too, like a machine. I say its the gamma kicking in. Perfect hulkout sound.

[@sonicstep]

I thought I saw all the episodes. I don't recall this one. Strange. 😟

[@cloverfield911]

Married part 1 and 2 are classics. Alsom Prometheus and The First

[@lenda_gama]

​@@cloverfield911It's funny that here in Brazil, I don't know in the United States, but this episode arrived here as a whole film without being divided into two parts. It was like a movie

[@0nfiRe]

mandela effect?

[@sonicstep]

@@lenda_gama The first episode with a lab experiment that went terribly wrong with gamma rays, resulting in a fire was a T.V. film here in the U.K. I seem to recall another green though slimmer, older hulk featured in it that David battled.

[@DIESEL0759]

@@lenda_gama This was released overseas as a feature film, "The Bride of The Incredible Hulk". That's probably why you remember it that way.

[@rosespeakstruthlikeitis155]

This is the one , almost , David could have had green babies 😂

[@simonark1176]

Hulklets 😂😂😂

[@TallSilentGuy]

@@simonark1176 Hulklings.

[@TallSilentGuy]

You can tell it's an early season when there's time and effort put into each transformation. In the later seasons the transformations were very swift and involved far too much re-used footage.

[@ricardochow2853]

Loved this episode! Was it filmed in Hawaii?😮😊

[@leah6448]

No, it was filmed in Malibu California.

[@jogordon1530]

@@leah6448Thanks for the info. I was wondering the same thing as Bill had a condo in Hawaii.

[@leah6448]

@@jogordon1530Ofc. If you search up directors comments on this episode or any of the mini-movie episodes the director goes into behind the scenes details of the cast and crew it’s very interesting. Definitely recommend it.

[@Jayce1701]

​@@jogordon1530I didn't know that! I think his ashes were spread in Hawaii, which certainly comports with him part-time living there ... he must have really loved it. I really miss his talent, he always came across as so genuine and sweet.

[@jogordon1530]

@@Jayce1701 His ex-wife still lives there.

[@The_whimsickal_artist]

One of the best episodes 👍🏻💯 i love this show, since I was a young lad. Bixby and Lou were perfect.

[@simonark1176]

First we forgot how to build pyramids Then we forgot how to build cathedrals Now we forgot how to make great TV shows like this! So glad I grew up when I did, great memories ❤

[@jojo6028]

This one broke me. Remember when it first aired too. Ken Johnson trademarked tragedy.

[@stevestevens8749]

They cut it too soon. It doesn't hit the same -- if you don't show the transformation, back to David, in the very last shot.

[@matthewhansen9423]

Agree

[@seanminkins7701]

I remember this episode as clear as day

[@SpaceLord2025]

i loved this show so damn much!!! the lonely man..

[@harveylattray8504]

That was so heartbreaking.

[@PedroGonzalez-yf6pg]

That was a good 3rd movie episode of The Incredible Hulk in the 2nd season. It was to be originally titled "The Bride Of The Incredible Hulk".

[@손미경-b2w]

어렷을때 부모님과 함께 너무 재미있게. 봐습니다ㆍ

[@southernsandra]

This was hard me to watch all over again i watched it when i was a young girl... i cried then and now... David banner shouldn't died the way he did on ( the trial David banner )... 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Sunstar808]

If the MCU ever gets the rights to do a Hulk movie with Mark Ruffalo they should include a prequel story similar to this. It’ll show why he was so reluctant to become romantically involved with anyone while a part of the Avengers.

[@littlegp18]

His growling sounds like the late 70's Godzilla's voice from Hanna - Barbara cartoon. Think the cartoon only lasted for a year or two

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

The cartoon Godzilla was also done by Ted Cassidy

[@Standing_on_the_word]

I could never forget this Hulk it was one of the best tv shows we grew up watching. I clearly remember this episode I've watched it over again & again & my heart still goes out to David. I also loved the ending tune it just perfectly captures Davids polight. Fond fond memories, LOU ferrigno as the Hulk & Bill bigsby as david banner, forever holds for me❤❤.

[@leemarie414]

In my opinion this is the most powerful, heartbreaking ending in the history of and superhero movie, TV show, comic book or anything else that I can't think of at the moment. The story The twist The happiest moment to turn ro heartbreak The music Rhe build up to the climax The actors The ending. When I was little I didn't know what reruns were and that I was watching shows that had long been cancelled before I ever watched them. I remember feeling genuine sorrow for David and The Hulk.

[@westmcgee9320]

He never got the chance to tighten her back up?!

[@ronsworld250]

This episode is really my favorite of the series. The chemistry between Mariette Hartley and Bill Bixby was exceptional. I think this is what led them to costar in another CBS series called Goodnight, Beantown. That last scene where Lou/The Hulk bear hugs a dying Mariette/ (Carolyn, I believe her screen name was if I remember correctly) and then transforms back into David was and still is heartbreaking. Well played by Mariette, Lou, and Bill.

[@EdgbertPrice24]

I'm actually kinda glad that they didn't save Carol with her hypothetical solution of harnessing Hulk's regenerative capabilities. She would've become She-Hulk.

[@jfernandez7176]

Is it me, or does Bill Bixby and Hugh Jackman have a slightly similar look? ❤

[@RandallCunningham-mh1df]

Bill Bixby was my favorite actor since I was a youngan

[@Sarasdad91]

I really liked this episode. But still the pilot was my favorite of them all.

[@jayjohnson1648]

One of my favorite episodes

[@Tonyslick94]

Really sadness ending for Bruce 😟

[@Ysoserious1]

When he hulked out in his sleep 😬

[@simonark1176]

"Erm, David I'm just gonna go out and buy some cigarettes real quick"...... "TAXI"

[@seanprater1795]

What if Carolyn unconsciously sabotaged herself so that she did not become a ' She - Hulk ?

[@josephnicolino8529]

This is the second wife David buried, if there's a male equivalent to the black widow he's it 😊

[@akeel_1701]

I think the term is Bluebeard

[@JGG1701]

The "Dream Sequence" in this episode... Speechless.

[@substandardeagle4738]

Pretty sure nothing ever made me cry as much as this episode.

[@epa316]

There’s only one O in Lose or Loses

[@DIESEL0759]

Spelling is not something valued these days. Or literacy. In general.

[@fatpugg3507]

Hey Big guy, the sun's getting real low, 😊😊, I remember this episode I was 11yrs old, my mom cried like a baby when she died..😢😢