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"The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by deadwiz on 02-15-05 at 01:33 AM
This show was great fun. Old tv shows are awesome. This one is like a mix between superman and the green lantern.
Its got a classic cheesy feel to it too.
Anyone use to watch it? or even heard of it? I think it ran for 3 seasons...


Check out some clips if you never heard of it.
http://www.m80teams.com/?QzoxMDcxOjM5MDgyNA==

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"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by Puffy on 02-15-05 at 02:24 AM
"Believe it or not, I'm walking on air...." I loved the theme song.



"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by deadwiz on 02-15-05 at 03:42 PM
haha, yeah, It's got a classic theme song...too bad not a lot of people remember it.
"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by Bebo on 02-15-05 at 04:14 PM
Look at what's happened to me,
I can't believe it myself.
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world,
It should have been somebody else...

Believe it or not, I'm walking on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flying away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be? Believe it or not, it's just me.

Nope, didn't even have to look it up.

William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp. Yup, I am a TV freak.


Beblo and Kimdra

"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by deadwiz on 02-16-05 at 03:01 PM
haha. yeah, you can hear the song if you click on the link I put up there I beileve.
"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by dabo on 02-17-05 at 01:43 AM
I have it on vinyl, thanks.
"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by Draco Malfoy on 02-17-05 at 09:25 AM
I'm looking for the 8-track.


"My generation was going to change the world, and all we really ended up with was classic rock channels." - SurveySez

"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by deadwiz on 02-18-05 at 01:40 AM
8-track? really?...that's awesome.
"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by Puffy on 02-19-05 at 10:42 AM
I had the song on a tape cassette. But I left it on the hood of my car and drove off. Sigh.

A SyrenŽOriginal

"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by Swami on 02-19-05 at 02:06 PM
I loved that show! Especially when he summoned "cursor" and when the speeding cursor-car made square turns and splatted our hero up against the car's window glass. Made me laugh every time. Wasn't the star Desi Arnaz Jr.? I forget who played his love interest but she was good too--well at least until they finally hooked up and then she spent all her time looking for recipes or something.




"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by deadwiz on 02-19-05 at 03:12 PM
you can check out the full cast and regular guests here..

http://imdb.com/title/tt0081871/

"RE: The Greatest American Hero(1981)"
Posted by Swami on 02-19-05 at 07:05 PM
Oops. I just realized I have blended two TV series. The Greatest American Hero is about that guy who finds a superhero-type suit in the desert buy doesn't have directions on how to use it--right? Connie Sellecca was his wife.

I don't remember the name of the other series, but it was about a guy who could "talk" to his computer (way back when computers were new) and the curson could create whatever he wanted to solve his Problem of the Week. What the heck was that series called? I'm pretty sure it starred Desi Arnaz Jr...



"Is it "Automan"?"
Posted by syren on 02-19-05 at 09:25 PM
There was a computer like character on that show named cursor.

Automan



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Coherent perceptions or reckless rambling

"RE: Is it "Automan"?"
Posted by Swami on 02-21-05 at 12:39 PM
Automan! That's the one--although I never would have guessed that for the show title in a million years. Thanks Syren. I remember thinking the show had some promise--but then it got cancelled. Of course back in those days lots & lots of people had no idea what a curson even was, the computer he used was the size of a Buick, and any kind of "tech" joke would have been totally inscrutable to most! For some reason *I* thought the show was brilliant back then. And I thought Desi Arnaz Jr was adorable with real charm--not his father's trying-too-hard Cuban Suavity.


Suavity? Did I just invent a new word?

"RE: Is it "Automan"?"
Posted by syren on 02-21-05 at 02:25 PM
I did not even remember the show till I read your post. Actually I barely remember it now, other than I thought that it would be cool to have something like that. I was like 8 or 9 years old.
Now that everyone has a computer, and would understand the ideal behind it, it would be a great remake kinda TV series.



To reach out your hands is less painful than biting your tongue.
Coherent perceptions or reckless rambling
Why yes, I think you did. Good word though.

"RE: Is it "Automan"?"
Posted by deadwiz on 02-21-05 at 02:41 PM
I never heard of the show till now. sounds interesting enough.