The Incredible Hulk (1977-82). "You look a little Green, David."

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Stam Fine Reviews looks at the classic 70’s/80’s TV series version of The Incredible Hulk, starring Bill Bixby as Dr David Banner, with Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as investigative reporter Jack McGee.
The Incredible Hulk TV series, created by Kenneth Johnson, is a very different take on the classic Marvel comic and rather unique compared to other superhero series of the time, mainly down to well engineered trousers than don't rip if your waistline suddenly expands.
Hulk also features an iconic theme tune by Joe Harnell, a solo piano piece called “The Lonely Man.”
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0:00 Introduction
0:38 Origins
3:00 The Pilots and Series
7:49 It's Not Easy Being Green
8:26 Metamorphosis
9:28 Bill Bixby (Dr David banner)
10:42 Lou Ferrigno (Hulk)
11:53 Jack Colvin (Jack McGee)
14:18 Hulk Sounds
14:48 The Series is good.
15:23 Musical Flourishes and Flares.
16:03 Cancellation
16:50 Episodic Formula
18:17 Standout Episodes
23:26 Spin-Offs
24:28 Flashbacks, Clips, Stock Footage
25:13 "Isn't that...?"
25.49 AfterH*U*L*K*
26:43 Summary

[@kevinkaatz883]

Nobody ever talks about the acting. Bixby was amazing, and for someone with no acting experience......Lou showed emotions deserving of an Emmy

[@KyleEvra]

Agreed. 💯

[@etherealtb6021]

Right! The acting only won Mariette Hartley an Emmy! ♥️

[@neosantana9884]

Un

[@sharonwilliams2746]

Lou was also at a disadvantage with his hearing loss. He could make you feel the primal emotions of rage as well as confusion and tenderness

[@wilfred8326]

@sharonwilliams2746 Lou due to his deafness and a slight speech speech impediment probably allowed for him (Lou) to have a greater ability to communicate and convey emotions NONVERBALLY which likely allowed this.

[@leethomas2155]

That first transformation in the rain changing a tyre is one of the greatest moments in television history!

[@dbbanner]

I agree 100%. I love that scene….I am mesmerized watching it

[@leethomas2155]

@@dbbanner also the nightmare scene in season 2s ' The Hulk Gets Married' where David is chasing the bus driven by the Grim reaper taking his wife away. A very powerful metaphor and transformation scene. Ah the days where shows had great writing and cleverly constructed scenes.

[@Goodgoodvibz]

I've just bought the first and second season box set🤔....and You are absolutely right.... I would "go" even further ALL THE FIRST EPISODE IS AMAZING💯

[@andrewalbers856]

A metaphor for real life as Bill Bixby’s wife committed suicide after the death of their 6 year old son.

[@tarzanyogi]

My eight-year-old self would definitely agree with you, now 27

[@carlrood4457]

Even in interviews, you could see Ferrigno had a natural charm and charisma. He really came off as a gentle giant which is how the Hulk is around people he and Banner care for.

[@Myrdden71]

Bill Bixby, Michael Landon, Lee Majors...some of my childhood heroes from television.

[@bob23301]

You know when this show first appeared on UK tv back in the 70s, as a child this was just mind blowing stuff, it was right up there with The bionic man, we all ran about in school in slow motion going NaNaNaNaNa..........or going Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii as you changed into the hulk......these show were revolutionary fir the UK back then.

[@jamesstewart7736]

I agree with all this 🙂

[@mammothchimp1774]

Agreed!

[@roguetrooper5288]

I have both series on Blu-ray, I still love these shows at 50yrs old, and I still have all the merch.

[@darrengordon-hill]

MY GUY!!! I too was first released in 77 And had inflatable Hulk swimming arm band things

[@freebiehughes9615]

I remember the pilot episode coming on the telly. It was a Saturday evening, and I joined the show part of the way through. It scared the crap out of me at first till I realised what it was.Great show!

[@RogueWJL]

This show was literally a phenomenon at the time.

[@seanmcmillan472]

Best live action portrayal of a superhero ever.

[@mitchfortson8413]

One of my favorite shows growing up.

[@jimbrown5091]

Friday nights on CBS Dukes of Hazzard and The Incredible Hulk...I had a great childhood.

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

I seem to remember watching TIH as a kid and nearly tearing up whenever the show ended. The Lonely Man theme and David waking away from the new friends and safe place that he and the hulk had created.

[@joemartinez9040]

Yea. That music pulled at the heart strings.

[@raystewart3648]

That theme must be one of the most saddest tearful end themes ever created.

[@readlots9983]

I learned to play it on the piano. Really sad.

[@wigglemd]

When I Watched it in the 70s & 80s The Music At the end Always Made Me Cry

[@oldmanonyoutube]

The Incredible Hulk was one of my favorite shows growing up. Along with Mork and Mindy, Taxi, Welcome Back Kotter, Mash, Three's Company and The Waltons. There were so many great shows back then, so much so I could rattle off another dozen easily.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Oh for sure like Magnum, PI, Green Acres, Hogan's Heroes, Barney Miller, The Andy Griffith Show, The Equalizer, The Rockford Files, Perry Mason, Star Trek, The Odd Couple, Spenser For Hire, Sanford and Son, All In The Family, The Jeffersons, Moonlighting, Family Ties, Good Times, The A Team, Murder, She Wrote, Hill Street Blues, Quincy, ME, Matlock etc. There was just so many eclectic and entertaining tv shows in the 60s, 70s and 80s.

[@readlots9983]

They were fun to watch and had great theme songs. They all had a special identity and I enjoyed seeing the stars on Battle of the Network Stars with Howard Cosell. There's no way a show like that would work today.

[@rickbeezer34]

Absolutely one of the funniest and best moments in that shows history was the clip from Terror in Times Square when the thug says "You really don't wanna make me angry" and you see Bills face slowly pan into camera range...his look is absolutely priceless lol

[@marieodu3149]

I love this show as a kid. I was walking around telling people “do not make me angry, you wouldn’t like me angry” apparently this was hilarious coming from a 4year old 😁

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

It would still be funny cuz youre a woman lol

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

There were millions of Gen X kids who said that line lol.

[@rjam1974]

As a kid around 4 (1978) I got in trouble for cutting my pants to look like the Hulks pants (think of the cartoon version pants) I should have cut them the tv version lol

[@karamellabella9248]

This use to scare the living Crap out of me in the 80s 😱 I remember 1983 he was at Universal Studios Hollywood when I was 5 years old my Dad couldn’t calm me down 🤣

[@mariaespinoza6358]

I'm sure many kids did toOo!! And NOW, .. I have more in common with David Banner than before!! I've been exposed to Gamma Radiation too!! I have Trigeminal Neuralgia, nerve PAIN. The only thing that got rid of the PAINS .. was Gamma Knife Radiation. 73 minutes of it in a 7-hr procedure. TRUE PRINCESSES wear halos on their heads. Still have the scars from wearing one during the Gamma Knife. SoOo', DON'T make me ANGRY!! You WOULDN'T like me .. when I'm ANGRY!!! .. 😎 BoOooo!!! hAeHaE!!!!

[@diogocatalano9557]

Bill Bixby was such a great actor. This series was really for the adult public, not for kids.

[@cedricliggins7528]

Bill Bixby was such an underrated actor. One of the best from any era.

[@Silver-rx1mh]

"Oww, I landed on my keys!" That joke never gets old! LOL

[@ThunderPants13]

Go on without me.... don't be a hero!

[@WillCamx]

Hey, that's no joke. Sitting down with your keys in your back pocket is bad enough. I can only imagine how landing on them could traumatize someone for ever.

[@Jericho8131]

Season 4 was my favorite and in my opinion, the best of the series. They really went outside of the box with that season and gave the show a string of diverse stories that uncovered new layers in Banner and Hulk. Prometheus, Dark Side, The First, Interview With The Hulk, The Harder They Fall, just to name a few

[@spacecat7715]

Great series. Watched when I was a kid. Even went around the house doing the Hulk roar. 😂

[@blackamerican40]

The wedding episode with Marriett Hartley and her character is dying is one of my favorite episodes. During a dream sequence with Death as a bus driver still freaks me out.

[@Danonfire4god4GODTheGamer]

My favorite fact about that episode is that like Bill Bixby and Ken Johnson Marriett Hartley was not interested but her agent said to read the script and told her "this is your emmy." Sure enough she got an Emmy for her performance in the episode.

[@scottmartin6931]

dr david banner phyiscian scientist . one of the best intros of a show. loved it as a kid .

[@daboys1215]

As a kid, I LOVED this show and as an adult I still do. I was never bored. Friday nights in 1978 Wonder Woman at 8pm and The Incredible Hulk at 9pm. Since it was Friday, I could stay up later. What a great time to grow up.

[@SJKPJR007]

Stam Fine - your guarantee of quality reviewing. Splendid work again. Thank you. This series was a "must watch" when I was growing up. It probably caught me at just right age too. Young enough to be enthralled by the two appearances per episode of the big green fella and old enough to appreciate the warmth and integrity Bill Bixby exuded.

[@MegaMagicdog]

This show was very reminiscent of "The Fugitive", which also featured a man on the run, taking odd jobs which were beneath him, while helping others he's meet on the run. Still, I remember this show fondly. I was one of those kids who couldn't wait to see Bruce Banner " Hulk out", but as an adult, I can also better appreciate the rest of the show.

[@madmanmark8387]

I agree you looked forward to a Hulk out and as an adult you understand the show even better.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Actually it's David Banner not Bruce on the show. The creator didn't like the name Bruce and changed it to David after his son.

[@iakona23]

It’s exactly like the old Fugitive TV show except that they added the Hulk element to it. The similarities are unmistakable.

[@JayTemple]

'An apt comparison. When Tim Daly was starring in a single-season revival of "The Fugitive", I was part of an online fan group of TIH, and our consensus was that Daly would have made a good David Banner.

[@Tolstoy111]

@@iakona23Kenneth Johnson was actually inspired by Les Miserables (which also inspired The Fugitive).

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

David Banner would give you the shirt off his back. Ok that was funny! I loved this show as a little kid and never missed an episode!

[@TheWillHadcroft]

An excellent summing up. I loved it when I was 12. I'm 52 now and still love it.

[@alyzu4755]

Same! ☺️

[@redringofdeathgamer]

Waking up too early is just Fine.

[@ferociousgumby]

My kids loved this. My kids are now middle-aged.

[@marklefkowitz4385]

Obviously.

[@MrPleers]

We have the complete series on DVD. And my wife and I rewatches every episode two years ago. And enjoyed it at lot. It´s funny how you watch the series. As a kid, I could not wait for David to get angry and see him change into the Hulk. As an adult (40 years later) I was wishing for David to find the cure and finally have a happy life. Bill Bixby always was the heart of the show.

[@forfluf]

"I don't have a quarter for the phone!" Fantastic.

[@stephenmundane]

Great stuff -- we used to pretend to Hulk-out in the play ground as kids in the late 70s -- good times. It's a bit like "The Fugitive" with extra Gamma radiation.

[@robertbauers2210]

@Stephen Mundane one of my friends and I would do the same thing except we would watch the show while hulking out love watching his shirt rip because of his massive muscles his muscles bulging while flexing making the shirt rip we didn’t rip our clothes we would be shirtless wearing shorts

[@Sunbeachpalmtrees1]

One of my FAV shows ever!!! I still get goosebumps when he hulks out, and btw Lou Ferrigno still looks great at 70 yrs old...this will always be a classic to me🙌

[@edj8008]

I liked that tv series so much.

[@EL-ERIC]

My favorite superhero.. I still model myself after the Hulk💪🏽💪🏽

[@antoniocruz1163]

Great childhood memories watching this show.

[@thestorm99]

I love how Banner's "journey across the country" always looked like Southern California.

[@davesmith7432]

This was a brilliant, funny review. Good job Stam.

[@Retro-Fez]

I loved this show as a kid was scared shitless of the hulks eyes and loved Bill Bixby as david was an amazing show still watch it today 70s tv was awesome ❤️

[@farnsworth9350]

can you imagine a hulk out at self-checkout 9:16 😂

[@CptColumbo]

Before Stan Lee in Trial of the Incredible Hulk, Jack Kirby appeared as a police sketch artist in an episode. Fred Ward appeared as a cowboy in the rodeo episode.

[@handsome_head_injury6011]

Anyone remember the episode of Mr. Roger's where he visited the Hulk set?

[@southernsandra]

The saddest feeling ever, I'm 60 and had avoided watching this.. until now 😢😢 letting go really hurts.. it's over now I don't have to worry him being sought out all the time, R.I.P david/lou. . I can let go now... I was Always haunted by this show,, him always walking away, and the ending music 😢😢😢😢 good-bye friend 😢😢

[@sonyab1974]

I love it!!! Great job! It was really funny. Especially the part about a Ralph Malph tattoo!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@miriamsmith7135]

Great video. Amazing that no one ever asked what happened to David after the Hulk showed up.

[@nathanrenga78]

This was a quality show more of a 'morale' booster and motivational 'mantra' for kids like us growing in the 1970-80s decade!!!some 'interesting lessons of life 'became part of the episodes while the protagonist tackled his 'inner' demon!!!

[@rayneoftera]

Amazing show, I saw it as a kid and watched it as an adult recently, it holds up incredibly well.

[@darrenrunning5415]

The episode I remember is the one where Bruce encountered a scientist who created a proto-Hulk, played by Dick Durock, who would go onto play Swamp Thing.

[@eq1373]

The First

[@madmanmark8387]

One of my favorite TV shows of all time. As a young boy growing up in the 1970's I collected the comic book and action figures and to see it on television was awesome. Though his strength was not nearly like the comic book, the stories were good for the most part. Prometheus was about as close to the comic as you can get with the military involved. Jack Mcgee was about as close to being general Thunderbolt Ross of hounding Banner. The television movies were a nice way of bringing the series back and introducing Marvel characters. The death of Bill is sad because they were in the talks of possibly having another movie even though Hulk allegedly died falling from the sky and transformed back into Banner. I own the complete series on DVD as well as the 3 TV films. It was good to see them again years after the show was canceled and a few years back MeTV had it on. Seeing Stan Lee in one of the films would lead to more cameos in the latter Marvel films and also Lou Ferrigno in the 2 Hulk movies. A good review and whatever you do "don't make me angry you wouldn't like me when I am angry" is as an iconic line as Arnold Schwarzenegger saying "I'll be back."

[@stephenalanmoore7278]

Incidentally, Arnie himself was also considered for the title role even before Richard Kiel or Lou Ferrigno, but at 6'2 he was deemed too short for the part. Then 7'2 Kiel got it, but after about a week's filming, he was replaced by 6'5 Ferrigno because he just didn't have the right physique.

[@Barnabas45]

Very well done, I loved this show during it's original run.

[@robertpolityka8464]

I loved it when Bill Bixby used any medical technobabble... he sounded like a real doctor.

[@rjam1974]

What a lot of the current superhero flicks are missing is good acting and relying too much on computer-generated action. What made Christopher Reeves, Bill Bixby so enduring is their acting but also how their movies/shows did not rely on CG too much. The actors and plots made them work

[@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051]

Probably one of my favorite episodes in the whole show is the one where David befriends a troubled Rock star who's basically a mix between Aladdin Sane era Bowie, Alice Cooper, and KISS. One of the hulkouts involve David's drink being spiked with acid

[@HoloFizz]

I love that pre hulkout he hallucinates being chased by the hulk, and after, it's the hulk throwing him across the room. Definitely something that stood out when I watched it XD

[@eq1373]

Metamorphosis

[@atariboy9084]

I am a Huge Incredible Hulk fan all the way back from 1975! I used to collect lot of Hulk comics, I loved the live TV show so much at one as they where filming in NYC where THE Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk running up Time Square. To this day I still own the large Mego Incredible Hulk figure from 77.

[@nlrproductions8106]

My dad was born in 1970. His brother was only a few years older, my uncle was a big comic book fan and he watched the Hulk tv show. My dad, who was only 7 during the beginning of show and 12 when the ended, told me stories of how he watched the show with his brother and would be scared of the hulk. Understandable because when I watched the show on Netflix at the age of 7 I was scared at first but warmed up to the hulk. Great show give me some great moments with my dad.

[@TheDukeofMadness]

I was just old enough (and had been reading comics for a few years) when this started. I had to convince my parents to let me stay up half an hour past my bed time (I was 7) to watch it.

[@jamesstewart7736]

A poignant, funny and beautiful homage to one of my favourite TV programs as a child. thank you Stam Fine. Excellent as always 👌

[@SpideySensei72]

The Incredible Hulk looked truly menacing, until the camera panned down to his green espadrilles.

[@tonyfelder1206]

As I kid, me and my friends were anything but bored with the non-hulk moments. We ate every moment of the series. And were amazed the first time we saw Lou without the makeup.

[@justme4998]

i loved this show as a little boy. i always found it hilarious when they would say "who is that? where the hell did he come from?" these people are so stupid. you just kicked the shit out of a very nice man...threw him out the door and a green monster shows up who happens to be mad at you for no reason. ok. where the fuck do you think he went?!? i love that show...i watched with my grandpa every week...and the dukes of hazzard came on right after....those were good times

[@madmanmark8387]

I think it's the shock of seeing Hulk and completely forget about throwing this weakling out the door or window.

[@justme4998]

@@madmanmark8387 if they cant put 2 and 2 together after they recover from the concussions then theres just no hope for them...lol!

[@majkus]

Kenneth Johnson had a knack for turning possibly cheesy comic-book concepts into interesting dramas (Alien Nation; 'V'). Aside from the inspiration from The Fugitive (itself of course inspired by Les Miserables), I think Johnson took a cue from the old Adventures of Superman TV series in which Clark Kent was the main character almost all the time, with Superman only appearing relatively briefly to save the day. Similarly, Johnson knew that keeping the Hulk off stage most of the time heightened the anticipation. At the time it aired, most people supposed the change from 'Bruce' to 'David' was because 'Bruce' (or 'Brucie') was a name that Johnny Carson repeatedly used as a joke name for effeminacy or gayness. It seems that this has been forgotten in the intevening years.

[@ourladyofguadalupebotanica6732]

Over all of these years, still my all-time favorite series. I watched it in the 1990's looking for production flaws. The producers took everything very seriously. The series is like the prisoner - just a tormented man with someone on their tail.

[@Ghost29303]

Instead of going with my parents on Friday nights to watch high school football games , I would stay home . I didn't want to miss The Incredible Hulk .

[@darrellhall6622]

"Your friend won't wear a shoe this size, doctor?" "Whom might that be, Bigfoot?"

[@zoebrugg7594]

Still my favorite Hulk.

[@michaelhembree4167]

one of all time favorite shows..still today

[@BTScriviner]

I never realized Bixby had such a tragic personal life. Bodybuilder Manuel Perry was the "intermediate" Hulk during Bixby's transformation to Lou Ferrigno and Ferrigno's stunt double.

[@SingleTax]

What this show lacked in terms of special effects, it made up for in terms of heart and soul. If you don't care about the lives and well-being of the main characters, it doesn't matter how good the effects are.

[@robbiethepict2783]

I fully admit I cried when the Hulk fell from the plane as the Lonely man played.

[@danielhall4782]

I remember as a kid this would come on sci fi and as I gotten older (18 - 20 yrs old) it would come heroes and icons.

[@carlrood4457]

Using existing sets on a studio back lot was a time honored tradition in movies and TV. They'd have permanent ones like a city street the reused hundreds of times. If you watch the Star Trek episode, "The City on the Edge of Forever", you can see Kirk and Edith walk past Floyd's Barber Shop from "The Andy Griffith Show"

[@WillCamx]

This is one of the few series from that period that holds up today. For me the A Team is another.

[@TonyGoff-Yu]

Yay, always look forward to these videos.

[@daverage4729]

Lol! I remember me and my mate looking at 'The Snare' a few years back. "That creature you became David...."It Was Magnificent David....Magnificennnnttttt!!!!!!!" 'The First' was fantastic. Loved seeing that old dude really loving the power...and come on...two Hulks squaring off? Loved it! I also remember the one 'Like A Brother' where David takes on local Pimped up gangster 'Taylor George'....the dude had a fucking panther as a pet!!!😂😂😂

[@ivane5110]

I loved this show as a kid and its one of the rare ones that not onky ages well but actually gets better. Back then we were really expecting Nicholas Harmond/Spider-Man to crossover. They both handled the characters and their worlds in similar ways. What a shame that never happened. I personally even had hoped that Dr. Strange would do a Halloween episode with Bixby/Ferrigno-Hulk (inspired by the Defenders). I still have hopes however slim that Ferrigno-Hulk or Harmond's Peter Parker (heck even Reb Brown, or the TV movie's Thor or Daredevil) will show up again so we can get one more visit to that universe.

[@johnnyjohn2527]

The irony of the series is that Banner's primary goal was to purge himself of the creature, yet without the Hulk, he would've been killed dozens of times over. 💪☺

[@michaelziggiotto1164]

I loved when they used to play The Incredible Hulk marathons on SciFi before the series came out on DVD years ago!👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️

[@RayfieldA]

At 2:25 the sheer IRONY of arguing how lame first and last names start with the same letters like Peter Parker, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, etc! But then they cast real life perfect actor for Banner, "Bill Bixby!!" 🤣 You can't make this stuff up!

[@traciemarsh1611]

what an amazing man and actor rip bill. the incredible hulk was and still is an amazing series. bill and lou you could never replace them

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

One of the best shows in the history of tv entertainment. From the deadpan expressions of most of the actors and deliveries. To the story plots and action. One of the standards of excellence of marvel comics. I remember an episode where David has been planning to get together with a woman he has begun to adore and when they meet up she moves closer to him and springs her ankle. That sets off the rage machine that is the hulk 😝❤️👍

[@fredsalter1915]

"The Hulk" was the bomb when i was a tike in the mid seventies. The outro piano tune always got me...

[@robertlockhart1836]

My number 1 fav series ever.

[@maricedixion3357]

I use to watch this show back in the days when it was nothing on TV the incredible hulk still until this day it is a great series sorry that it ended in 1982 bill Bixby was a good actor I miss him

[@popscape8490]

Thank you for highlighting some episodes! Currently watching the dark side episode. It reminds me of the fairly recent immortal hulk run with joe fixit being stuck inside banners body. Devilish thoughts, night club chaos and personality splits. Awesome

[@chocodiledundee1]

This show is to me absolutely dearest, I was 2 years old in the end of 1977 , I still remember it and Wonder Woman , the Incredible Hulk touched my childhood life in a such special way , yes mostly due to absolutely spotless choice of actor Bixby and Ferrigno are absolutely iconic , the best hulk ever same as Reeve as SuperMan and Lynda Carter as WonderWoman those characters from the ‘70’s absolutely captured the cartoon superheroes giving them life in a way that will be never matched again , I love it so much , Bixby and Ferrigno gave Hulk something else some extra more sensitivity, more charisma! There’s something so real so special about the original Incredible Hulk and the stand of time is here to proof ! Absolutely stunning tv series one of the finest ever ! I was born in Brazil 🇧🇷 it was massive in Brazil

[@chocodiledundee1]

The music that tune OHHHH MY GOD that tune was so iconic…. It said SO MUCH with that sad ballad in the end , absolutely iconic , 70’s is SO BEAUTIFUL, ‘70’s was an awesome era !

[@ottopenquist5545]

One of the early comic changes I remeber was when he was franticly trying to use a pay phone. The call did not go through and his dime was not returned. He called the operator and said, "My dime! I did not gety back my diiiiimmmme!!!!" He changed to the Hulk and destroyed the pay phone. Bixby was terrific as the anquished Banner. When he encountered someone who turned into an evil Hulk, and that evil Hulk destoyed the cure, the look of pain and saddness on Banners face was more than mere acting and, in that turmoil, Banner changed to the Hulk.

[@Vicki_Benji]

I guess I was a weird 10 year old. This was my favorite show when I was a kid, and not just for the hulk out's. I was very concerned about David, and what was going to happen to him. I was very interested in the entire episode. Later on, I was so pissed when "Death" came out, and he died. 😢

[@tashvadj4914]

I loved this show. The melancholy tone obviously appealed to my pre adult depression brain.

[@christopherengel7436]

Stam Fine you really very reliably crack me up. Thanks & don't stop on any Legos.

[@andrewhillis9544]

THE INCREDIBLE SULK ! ! !👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jamesabernethy7896]

From the UK here. This show was just before my generation so reruns of the show were winding down. I saw an occasional show but I was too young and they were too out of order for me to make sense of them. It's true that shows of this generation were often a lot of fun and a bit campy... but probably don't get the recognition for the more serious elements of the stories and the finer acting moments. The clips of the guest actors was a bit of an eye opener. This has been a great showcase for them. I do fondly remember a lot of shows and cartoons from when I was growing up but for me it was Airwolf that captivated me. You clearly have love for what you're covering rather than simply poking fun at them, you make your documentaries informative but also funny. Great stuff as always.

[@dafrog491]

Loved watchin this on sci fi channel when i was a kid. Id pretend im sick so i can miss school hoping theyd give a hulk marathon lol

[@JYDY-if5rf]

Rest in peace bill Bixby as David Banner

[@verngriffiths5933]

There is a weird need in articles etc that mention the Edward Norton Hulk movie to infer that he thought he was in some way above it, or that he was forced into making the film - he has gone on record more than once to say how much of a fan of the comic and character he is. He was responsible for the use of The Lonely Man theme in the movie, and the reported script problems were him trying to make the movie closer to the comic. No doubt he was a pain in the arse and Marvel were glad to see the back of him (walking slowly down a road with a bag over his shoulder, presumably...) but he was totally up for returning.

[@kevinkern2149]

I love this show, and its iterations of both Hulk and Banner remain my absolute favorite across all adaptations. I think it comes down to something Stam Fine repeated several times in the video; this show has heart. For me, the comics tend to over-emphasize the chaotic nature of the Hulk ('cause 'splosions and heroes fighting each other are kewl) to the point where the Hulk is just a destructive force. The TV show version loves him some property damage (so long as it's within a 70s TV show budget), but it's made repeatedly clear that the Hulk shares Banner's priorities and desire to help/protect people. The three main leads are also just perfectly cast. I can't imagine the show being anywhere near as successful or well-remembered if it weren't for Bixby, Ferringno, and Colbin.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Yes casting is so crucial! Bixby, Ferrigno and Colvin were born for those roles. Bixby and Ferrigno have never been topped in those roles imo. I do wish they would've included McGee in the 2008 movie.

[@rumblebars]

Comment written before watching this YT vid. How many people can say that watched the Hulk on TV, first run, from Pilots to Belated Finish. I was only like 6 years old when the first Pilot aired, and I remember my Mom sitting with myself and my younger brother to watch the pilot. BARELY remember, because I think most of it went over my head, I think the iconic tire changing scene was the only thing that really stood out to me. Anyway, I watched the show all the way until the end. I don't know if I ever matured enough during the original run to really understand what the show was about. And I was not the kind of kid who was ever asked to articulate or analyze what they liked about a TV show. I guess I must have liked it enough to keep coming back. Fast forward a couple of years to syndication, I was now old enough to maybe better appreciate the show, and one standout story (Prometheus) I really wanted to see again was in my mind when I found it was airing on a local UHF station on weekend afternoons. I must have missed that episode by a few, because I think they showed it in broadcast order then repeated and I ended up re-watching most of the series before Prometheus came up. Fast forward a few more years to the DVD era. I got these all as they came out, naturally. And by then, I was definitely experienced enough to really connect with this show. Great Job, Kenneth, Bill and Lou! Oh, and, Great Job Stam Fine!

[@alankohn6709]

being old enough to have watched these seventies superhero shows I liked the hulk and have a soft spot for Wonder Woman it was fun and covered a time jump better than a movie that shall remain nameless even coming up with a way to bring the love interest back. I liked how the hulk was monstrous but not a monster and Bixby gave the character of Banner real heart and gravitas and he wasn't quite as hulk prone as you indicated. The movies where a mixed bag the one with Thor was fun in a very B movie way. Overall the series was a good watch which is all you can ask for.

[@joshgrumiaux6820]

This was not unexpected, after being teased with "The Lonely Man" theme in previous videos...

[@juliecaissie6530]

Yes im loving this writer YES!

[@user-ou5hz2sp3s]

The first transformation was well done. As the series went on, it got even better.

[@arkayoarkayo4739]

The opening line cracks me up. 😂