THE INCREDIBLE HULK | TV Series (1978) Introduction Into Opening Scene

The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)
he Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character The Hulk. The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as Dr. David Bruce Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee.

In the TV series, Dr. David Banner, a widowed physician and scientist, who is presumed dead, travels across America under assumed names, and finds himself in positions where he helps others in need despite his terrible secret: In times of extreme anger or stress, he transforms into a huge, savage, incredibly strong green creature, who has been named "The Hulk". In his travels, Banner earns money by working temporary jobs while searching for a way to either control or cure his condition. All the while, he is obsessively pursued by a tabloid newspaper reporter, Jack McGee, who is convinced that the Hulk is a deadly menace whose exposure would enhance his career.

The series' two-hour pilot movie, which established the Hulk's origins, aired on November 4, 1977. The series' 80 episodes were originally broadcast by CBS over five seasons from 1978 to 1982. It was developed and produced by Kenneth Johnson, who also wrote or directed some episodes. The series ends with David Banner continuing to search for a cure.

In 1988, the filming rights were purchased from MCA/Universal by New World Television for a series of TV movies to conclude the series' storyline. The broadcast rights were, in turn, transferred to rival NBC. New World (which at one point owned Marvel) produced three television films: The Incredible Hulk Returns (directed by Nicholas J. Corea), The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, and The Death of the Incredible Hulk (both directed by Bill Bixby). Since its debut, The Incredible Hulk series has garnered a worldwide fan base.[1]

Premise
David Bruce Banner, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician and scientist employed at California's Culver Institute, who is traumatized by the car accident that killed his beloved wife, Laura. Haunted by his inability to save her, Banner and his research partner, Dr. Elaina Marks, study people who were able to summon superhuman strength during moments of extreme stress. Obsessed with discovering why he was unable to exhibit such super-strength under similar conditions, Banner hypothesizes that high levels of gamma radiation from sunspots contributed to the subjects' increase in strength. Impatient to test his theory, Banner conducts an unsupervised experiment in the laboratory, bombarding himself with gamma radiation. However, the radiology equipment has recently been recalibrated, and Banner unknowingly receives a massive overdose. He initially thinks that the experiment has failed, but, when he injures himself while changing a flat tire, Banner's anger triggers his transformation into a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m), 330-pound (150 kg), green-skinned, superhumanly strong creature who is driven by rage, and has only a primitive, sub-human intelligence. The creature reverts to Banner when he calms down, and, since Banner is unable to remember what occurs while in his transformed state, he goes to Marks for help. The two of them slowly piece together what happened and investigate the nature of the metamorphosis, and the possibility for a cure. Their efforts are hindered by tabloid reporter Jack McGee, who was initially investigating Banner and Marks' superhuman strength research, but now suspects them of being connected to the reports of a green-skinned monster roaming the area. While snooping around their laboratory, McGee unknowingly triggers a fire, and Banner rushes back into the laboratory to save Marks, only for the creature to emerge from the fire with her in his arms, dying. Mistakenly believing that Banner was killed in the fire along with Marks, and that the creature was responsible for their deaths, McGee publishes a story naming the "Incredible Hulk" as their killer, and urges law enforcement to capture him. Believed to be dead, Banner grimly resolves to travel from place to place, assuming different identities and odd jobs to support himself and to enable his search for a cure. He also finds himself feeling obliged to help the people he meets out of whatever troubles have befallen them. Meanwhile, McGee continues to obsessively pursue the mysterious creature across the country, both to prevent further violence and to bring legitimacy to the story. Toward the end of each episode, Banner almost always flees, fearful that the Hulk's rampages will bring unwanted scrutiny from the authorities or the ever-persistent McGee.

[ChuckHansen]

Narration by Ted Cassidy, known mostly for playing Lurch in the original Addams Family series.

[moniquecovington]

Machiah review these notes I left thoroughly. Thanks! Monique

[wallacemays]

The tv show incredible hulk was different, human interested kind of show. He David was hurting, wanted to be normal.

[benduffy]

I first saw this when I was six years old and my takeaway was that trying to fix your car in the rain turned you into the Incredible Hulk.

[jimgray]

IDK Y they changed this intro with the other one
I liked it.

[Vaping-Cbd-Reviews]

Thanks John been wanting to hear that for years, nostalgic, 48 now used to watch it every Saturday 😀 👍 Don't make me angry Mr mc gee! Will Sub you Joe The Village Vaper Reviews, shout out from Ireland.

[eq]

This is the 1977 opening for the second pilot

[Sandman-hn]

Jack McGee would be a bit of Ross's counterpart but the difference is that the general is more cruel and unhinged (wanting to kill Hulk no matter what)

[KenMasters.]

Bill Bixby was great, but Lou Ferrigno should've been left out of it for making the Hulk look too one dollar-budget.


The only way to bring Hulk (and other Hulk characters) to life in the 1970s is by hiring Ray Harryhausen to make stop-motion figurines.

With camera tricks to make them look gigantic, and tall models of New York buildings for Hulk to rampage on like he's Kong.

[mikea]

This was only used for the first two episodes after the pilot.

[arielperez]

Mr McGee don’t make me angry you wouldn’t like me when im angry