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Release Date:
18 March 1981 (USA) morePlot:
A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control. full summaryAwards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
The superhero who couldn't fly straight moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 71) | William Katt | ... | Ralph Hinkley / ... (44 episodes, 1981-1986) |
| Robert Culp | ... | Bill Maxwell (44 episodes, 1981-1986) |
| Connie Sellecca | ... | Pam Davidson / ... (40 episodes, 1981-1986) |
| Don Cervantes | ... | Paco Rodriguez (23 episodes, 1981-1983) |
| Faye Grant | ... | Rhonda Blake (22 episodes, 1981-1982) |
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60 min | USA:30 min (43 episodes)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Ralph's name was changed back to Hinkley during the second season after the furor over his last name died down. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the pilot when Bill and Ralph are talking in the bathroom at the school, the morning after the alien encounter the shadow of a boom mike is visible on the wall throughout most of the scene moreQuotes:
Ralph Hinkley: Pamela I love you very much and... I would like us to be a real team.Pam Davidson: [cries] Ralph, are you asking me to marry you?
Ralph Hinkley: Yes I am.
Pam Davidson: [cries, then nods happily] Yes.
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I really wish this show was done today, because I just watched it on DVD, and found it incredibly entertaining, and very funny. The story begins with Ralph Hinkley(William Katt) a high school teacher, is lured out in the dessert, comes across FBI Agent Bill Maxwell(Robert Culp) and they are approached by a UFO, and is told they must work together as a team, they give Ralph a suit that has magical powers whenever he wears it. The funny part comes when Ralph loses the instruction book on how to use the suit, he keeps getting in trouble, because he does not use the power too well. But he seems to make the best out of the bad situation. I enjoyed the show, I still wish it was made today.