The Greatest American Hero
Ralph Hinkley

Religion: not determined yet

Name: The Greatest American Hero

Alter Ego: Ralph Hinkley

Other Names: Ralph Hanley

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 1 (18 Mar. 1981): "The Greatest American Hero (2-hour pilot)"

Creators: Stephen J. Cannell, Rod Holcomb, William Katt (actor)

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 48

   Comic Book Appearances: 4

   TV, Film Appearances: 44

Ally: Pam Davidson
Ally: Bill Maxwell

Occupation: teacher

Worked for: Whitney High School

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 44 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 1 (18 Mar. 1981): "The Greatest American Hero (2-hour pilot)" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 2 (25 Mar. 1981): "The Hit Car" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 3 (1 Apr. 1981): "Here's Looking at You, Kid" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 4 (8 Apr. 1981): "Saturday Night on Sunset Boulevard" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 5 (15 Apr. 1981): "Reseda Rose" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 6 (29 Apr. 1981): "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 7 (6 May 1981): "Fire Man" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 1, Episode 8 (13 May 1981): "The Best Desk Scenario" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 1 (4 Nov. 1981): "The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 2 (11 Nov. 1981): "Operation Spoilsport" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 3 (18 Oct. 1981): "Don't Mess Around with Jim" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 4 (25 Nov. 1981): "Hog Wild" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 5 (2 Dec. 1981): "Classical Gas" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 6 (9 Dec. 1981): "The Beast in the Black" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 7 (16 Dec. 1981): "The Lost Diablo" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 8 (6 Jan. 1982): "Plague" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 9 (13 Jan. 1982): "Train of Thought" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 10 (20 Jan. 1982): "Now You See It" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 11 (27 Jan. 1982): "The Hand-Painted Thai" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 12 (3 Feb. 1982): "Just Another Three Ring" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 13 (10 Feb. 1982): "The Shock Will Kill You" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 14 (17 Feb. 1982): "A Chicken in Every Plot" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 15 (24 Feb. 1982): "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 16 (3 Mar. 1982): "It's All Downhill from Here" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 17 (17 Mar. 1982): "Dreams" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 18 (24 Mar. 1982): "There's Just No Accounting..." (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 19 (31 Mar. 1982): "Good Samaritan" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 20 (7 Apr. 1982): "Captain Bellybuster and the Speed Factory" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 21 (14 Apr. 1982): "Who's Woo in America" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 2, Episode 22 (28 Apr. 1982): "Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 1 (29 Oct. 1982): "Divorce, Venusian Style" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 2 (5 Nov. 1982): "The Price Is Right" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 3 (12 Nov. 1982): "This Is the One the Suit Was Meant For" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 4 (19 Nov. 1982): "The Resurrection of Carlini" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 5 (6 Jan. 1983): "The Newlywed Game" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 6 (13 Jan. 1983): "Heaven Is in Your Genes" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 7 (20 Jan. 1983): "Live at Eleven" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 8 (27 Jan. 1983): "Space Ranger" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 9 (3 Feb. 1983): "Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 10 (1983): "Wizards and Warlocks" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 11 (1983): "It's Only Rock and Roll" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 12 (1983): "Desperado" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 13 (1983): "Vanity, Says the Preacher" (lead character)
The Greatest American Hero - Season 3, Episode 14 (1986): "The Greatest American Heroine" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0027178/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/ralph-hinkley/29-42184/
  - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081871/
  - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0592600/fullcredits