Episode
The Greatest American Hero: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Overview
Ralph reconsiders his suit of powers after a flying mistake almost takes out a bus full of tourists. Bill also reconsiders his job path when one of his heroes is suspected of plotting out the theft of a precious diamond.
Details
- Series
- The Greatest American Hero
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1981-04-29
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys is Episode 6 in Season 1 of The Greatest American Hero. It aired on 1981-04-29. The runtime is 60 min.
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Ralph Hinkley, an average school teacher, is given a suit with amazing powers by aliens. Now, Ralph must decide if he'll use his new powers to fight crime, even though he already lost the suit's instruction manual.