"The Incredible Hulk" (1978) TV series 1978-1982

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Writers:

Jack Kirby (characters)
Stan Lee (characters)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

10 March 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry

Plot:

A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.

Plot Keywords:

Stress | Green | Scientist | Incredible Hulk | Fugitive

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Lou Ferrigno	...	The Incredible Hulk / ... (80 episodes, 1978-1982)
Bill Bixby	...	Dr. David Bruce Banner / ... (79 episodes, 1978-1982)
Jack Colvin	...	Jack McGee (45 episodes, 1978-1981)

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Series Directed by
Frank Orsatti		(12 episodes, 1978-1981)
Reza Badiyi		(8 episodes, 1978-1980)
John McPherson		(8 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jeffrey Hayden		(5 episodes, 1978-1979)
Barry Crane		(5 episodes, 1979-1981)
Kenneth Gilbert		(4 episodes, 1978)
Michael Vejar		(4 episodes, 1981)
Chuck Bowman		(3 episodes, 1978-1981)
Kenneth Johnson		(3 episodes, 1978-1980)
Sigmund Neufeld Jr.		(3 episodes, 1978)
Nicholas Corea		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Alan J. Levi		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Joseph Pevney		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Larry Stewart		(2 episodes, 1978)
Dick Harwood		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Jack Colvin		(2 episodes, 1981)

Series Writing credits
Nicholas Corea		(13 episodes, 1978-1981)
Jill Donner		(12 episodes, 1978-1981)
Karen Harris		(12 episodes, 1978-1981)
Andrew Schneider		(8 episodes, 1979-1981)
Kenneth Johnson		(5 episodes, 1978-1980)
Reuben Leder		(5 episodes, 1981)
Chris Bunch		(4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Allan Cole		(4 episodes, 1980-1981)
Richard Christian Matheson		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Thomas E. Szollosi		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Migdia Chinea-Varela		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Frank Dandridge		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Justin Edgerton		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jim Tisdale		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
James D. Parriott		(2 episodes, 1978)
Deborah Dean Davis		(2 episodes, 1979-1981)
Craig Buck		(2 episodes, 1979)
Sam Egan		(2 episodes, 1979)
Diane Frolov		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jack Kirby		(unknown episodes)
Stan Lee		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Kenneth Johnson	....	executive producer (80 episodes, 1978-1982)
Nicholas Corea	....	supervising producer / producer (53 episodes, 1978-1981)
Robert Bennett Steinhauer	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (46 episodes, 1979-1982)
Chuck Bowman	....	supervising producer / producer (35 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jill Donner	....	producer (28 episodes, 1980-1982)
Karen Harris	....	producer (23 episodes, 1980-1982)
James G. Hirsch	....	producer (11 episodes, 1978-1979)
James D. Parriott	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (11 episodes, 1978)
Jeff Freilich	....	producer (11 episodes, 1979-1980)
Stephen Caldwell	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Andrew Schneider	....	producer (2 episodes, 1981-1982)

Series Original Music by
Joseph Harnell		(15 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Cinematography by
John McPherson		(4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Eddie Rio Rotunno		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
George Ohanian		(1 episode, 1978)
Robert K. Richard		(1 episode, 1978)
Lawrence J. Vallario		(1 episode, 1978)
Edward W. Williams		(1 episode, 1978)
Alan C. Marks		(1 episode, 1979)
Jack W. Schoengarth		(1 episode, 1979)
Alan L. Shefland		(1 episode, 1979)

Series Casting by
Phil Benjamin		(1 episode, 1978)

Series Art Direction by
Seymour Klate		(1 episode, 1978)
David Marshall		(1 episode, 1979)
Frank Grieco Jr.		(unknown episodes)
Louis Montejano		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Joe D. Mitchell		(1 episode, 1978)
Robert Wingo		(1 episode, 1979)

Series Costume Design by
Charles Waldo		(2 episodes, 1978)

Series Makeup Department
John Naulin	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert Bennett Steinhauer	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Mike Frankovich Jr.	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jan R. Lloyd	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1978)
Thomas A. Bliss	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
John Liberti	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Glenn Forbes	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
David L. Snyder	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Claude Riggins	....	sound (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Kyle Wright	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1978)
Barney Cabral	....	adr editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Don McGovern	....	stunts (22 episodes, 1978-1982)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (11 episodes, 1978-1979)
Frank Orsatti	....	stunt double: Bill Bixby / stunts (10 episodes, 1978)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Manny Perry	....	stunt double: Lou Ferrigno (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Campea Jr.	....	dolly grip (10 episodes, 1978)
Owen Marsh	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1978)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Phil Benjamin	....	casting (2 episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerry Herrin	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Editorial Department
Steve Johnson	....	colorist (74 episodes, 1978-1981)

Series Music Department
Walter Ulric Elliott	....	music editor (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Don Davis	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	production driver (3 episodes, 1978)

Series Other crew
Kenneth Johnson	....	developed for television by (80 episodes, 1978-1982)
Stan Lee	....	consultant (80 episodes, 1978-1982)
Rich Sephton	....	cars and motors (80 episodes, 1978-1982)
Edward L. Jeffers	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Art Scholl	....	pilot (unknown episodes)
Thomas D. Tannenbaum	....	senior vice president in charge of production (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Marvel Productions
• Universal TV

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1978-1982) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Studios USA Television
• Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) (1979-1983) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Universal Home Video (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 2 and 3)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• World Beyond Video (video)

Other Companies

• Universal Title  titles

Runtime:

60 min (87 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Marvel Productions

Trivia:

Richard Kiel was originally chosen to play The Hulk. However, as the pilot began filming, the producers felt that he wasn't bulky enough. Although his scenes were re-shot with Lou Ferrigno, one scene with Kiel as the Hulk in the pilot remains intact, a brief high-angle shot of the Hulk looking up at a tree just before he saves a girl from drowning in the lake.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Hulk breaks through a brick wall, (typically at the end of the show) the clothing that he wears changes between his approach to the wall, and to the view of him running down the alley, and this is repeated in several different episodes, which clearly looks like the same stock footage being re-used.

Quotes:

Harold Milburn: I came to confess.
Pamela Morris: Confess to what, Mr. Milburn?
Harold Milburn: I... I... am the Hulk.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Incredible Hippo (#4.2)" (2006)

You wouldnt like me when i'm angry!!!

I have such nostalgic memories of this growing up. I look back on it now and I think the series itself holds up really well. A few things I would like to comment on:

When David went back to himself after a change.....his clothes were always evenly ripped and cut....as if someone had cut them with scissors!!!

David Banner could have been one of the most talented guys on the planet. The amount of different jobs and trades he had were endless!!!

Where did he get those endless supplies of brown chords, checked shirts and beige coloured jackets???

He was the most gentle, helpful and polite guy ever and wherever he went, people could not wait to pick on him. They sort of saw him as a know all!!!

He pulled more women than 007!!!

Where did he get those fake surnames......Becker, Beamon, Beddiger, Beckham, Bannon, Bander.....etc????

All of this said...what a brilliant show it was and I am proud to have grown up with it. I loved the suspense when he changed and I also felt really sorry for Dave when he was alone, walking to a new town at the end with the famous tearjerking piano music in the background!!!

Respects to the late Bill Bixby. RIP.