The Incredible Hulk: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

David Banner is a research scientist trying to find a way to tap into the hidden strength that all humans possess. Then, one night in his laboratory, an experiment went wrong, causing him to be overexposed to gamma radiation. Now, whenever angered or distressed, the mild mannered scientist finds himself transforming into a powerful seven foot green creature known as The Incredible Hulk. The Hulk is guided by David's personality, dealing with whatever distresses David. But unfortunately, David has no control over the creature's actions. Nor can he remember what he had done during his Hulkish states. He travels around the country in search of a cure, while taking various odd jobs under different aliases.

Series details

• Title: The Incredible Hulk
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1977-11-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1982-05-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 2151

Cast and credited roles

• Lou Ferrigno — The Hulk
• Bill Bixby — David Banner
• Jack Colvin — Jack McGee

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-11-04; final listed air date 1978-05-31; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 1978-09-22; final listed air date 1979-05-25; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1979-09-21; final listed air date 1980-04-11; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 1980-11-07; final listed air date 1981-05-22; episode order: 18.
• Season 5: premiered 1981-10-02; final listed air date 1982-05-12; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Incredible Hulk on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.