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Greatest American Hero on ABC

1981, TV Show

Episode Detail: Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell - Greatest American Hero

Hard-nosed Bill becomes a soft touch for a Federal efficiency expert. Bill: Robert Culp. David: Ted Flicker. Ralph: William Katt. Yuri: Adam Gregor. Pam: Connie Sellecca. Insurance Man: Arnold Turner.

Episodes: Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell - Greatest American Hero - 46 total Episodes

The Newlywed Game
Vanity, Says the Preacher
The Lost Diablo
Desperado
Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory
Operation Spoilsport
Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell
The 200 MPH Fastball
Here's Lookin' at You Kid
It's All Downhill from Here
Live at Eleven
The Price Is Right
The Hit Car
Hog Wild
Dreams
Now You See It
Who's Woo in America
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Don't Mess Around with Jim
Heaven Is in Your Genes
The Beast in Black
The Shock Will Kill You
The Greatest American Heroine
Divorce Venusian Style
Wizards and Warlocks
Greatest American Hero
Classical Gas
Just Another Three Ring Circus
Plague
A Train of Thought
Saturday on Sunset Boulevard
Reseda Rose
There's Just No Accounting...
Greatest American Hero
This Is the One the Suit Was Meant For
The Resurrection of Carlini
Pilot Episode
Space Ranger
Fireman
30 Seconds over Little Tokyo
A Chicken in Every Plot
The Best Desk Scenario
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
The Handpainted Thai
The Good Samaritan
It's Only Rock and Roll

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Premiered: March 18, 1981, on ABC

Rating: None

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Premise: Superhero spoof about an inept crimefighter with superpowers given to him by aliens. Trouble is, he lost the instruction manual. The show wasn't a hit, but the theme song, `The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not),' was. Stephen J. Cannell (`The A-Team') produced.

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