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e_slide-68@reddit

His clothes were never ripped up after he became dehulkanized.

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IIRC, his pants just ripped along the seams, if you look close, David’s pants were still ripped, it just wasn’t obvious as they dem all the way to his feet in human form rather than to his knees. You could also see the green slippers Lou sometimes wore if you looked closely.

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FurBabyAuntie@reddit

Lou Ferrigno with no shirt...

You'd better believe we were looking closely...

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Alit_Quar@reddit

Lou was amazing. IIRC, he competed near the end of his career at 300 lbs cut to shreds.

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FurBabyAuntie@reddit

He was in an episode of the original Night Court--he played a wrestler who ended up before Harry because a woman climbed into the ring and started smacking him with her purse (she was a fan of his opponent or something). Lou was wearing slacks and a long coat and at one point, he asked if he could take the coat off because it was warm in the courtroom.

No green....and no shirt...

Oh, my, my, my, MY, MY....

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Ok-Duck7554@reddit

For perfect verisimilitude they should have ended each episode with him walking sadly away from the town that could have been his new home, with his full dick and balls out.

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flyart@reddit

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FormerCollegeDJ@reddit

Don’t mess with muscular green guy with a hearing problem!

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Tbone_Trapezius@reddit

What?

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A_Square_72@reddit

Lou Ferrigno has a significant hearing loss.

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SilverSnapDragon@reddit

Also, Mark Ruffalo is completely deaf in one ear.

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A_Square_72@reddit

Damn, that sucks :(

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FormerCollegeDJ@reddit

I see what you did there.

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FurBabyAuntie@reddit

"Hulk say.BYE-BYE!"

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Outrageous_House5953@reddit

Bear shouldn't have made him angry.

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LackSomber@reddit

Dang, that bear had some serious air lift. 🥏🛩️

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Divtos@reddit

Heard this immediately

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

That sad music

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Intelligent_Grade372@reddit

That music still pops up in my head periodically. I’ll find myself humming that shit for minutes!

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chris_rage_is_back@reddit

That and Suicide Is Painless (MASH theme)

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Intelligent_Grade372@reddit

Yes! I think my parents worried about me with how much I sang the words to the movie version of that song!! Haha

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chris_rage_is_back@reddit

That's cool you know the words, most people don't even know it's a song and not just a show theme song

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SneauPhlaiche@reddit

When I was a kid I used to play the lowest note on the keyboard to make myself sad because it was the last note in this song.

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BostonBluestocking@reddit

The Lonely Man

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_joeBone_@reddit

I used to play this in the office when my coworker would leave early for the day.

https://youtu.be/Bb3rT6YDZdU?si=J1SRrEXtnu7rlRBy

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BostonBluestocking@reddit

That’s awesome!

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mikenmar@reddit

I haven’t seen that show in about 45 years but the music immediately popped into my head when I saw the photo.

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Professoroldandachy@reddit

The Lonely Man theme. Still tugs at my heartstrings.

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AlephInfinite0@reddit

Makes my wife cry every time

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new2bay@reddit

I agree. Needs more cello though.

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Least-Literature6329@reddit

I cried every time that music played 🥹

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2000TWLV@reddit

A Banner year for television.

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Big-Acanthisitta8797@reddit

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I see what you did there.

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Intelligent_Grade372@reddit

Underrated comment 😆

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tuscangal@reddit

The music was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this photo!

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PrivilegeCheckmate@reddit

And just like that, I heard the music.

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CommanderSincler@reddit

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who had that music pop into their head

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BORG_US_BORG@reddit

"Talkin bout my best friend" oh wait, different show.

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jeffster1970@reddit

It was sad.

My grandpa (step grandpa) worked at GE - and did well financially, though having a modest home. Anyway, he upgraded his TV on a regular basis. Watching the Incredible Hulk on a large screen back in the day was epic. My dad hated TV, so best I could do was a 12" B&W, so when Banner got angry, it wasn't quite the same.

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Significant_Tie_3994@reddit

And if you're not hearing "The Lonely Man", I just don't want to know you.

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Enough_Jellyfish5700@reddit

See. I don’t have friends because I wasn’t allowed to watch tv

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Significant_Tie_3994@reddit

Friends are overrated, they want to borrow stuff from you, and then BAM, you find they've borrowed all your 9MM sockets

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Enough_Jellyfish5700@reddit

“Borrowed”

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mlemon2022@reddit

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Ok-Cauliflower-3129@reddit

Mr McGee don't make me angry.

You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

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WilliamMcCarty@reddit

Don't make me angry...

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deebay2150@reddit

You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.

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CySnark@reddit

The secret is I'm always hitchhiking.

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cholaw@reddit

And he wouldn't be scared in any way hitchhiking

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Icaras01@reddit

Me, watching at home "No! Get angry more dammit!"

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stuck_behind_a_truck@reddit

That’s my secret, Cap. I’m always angry.

Wait, wrong one.

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CitizenChatt@reddit

Ha!

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agonyou@reddit

Doodooo doo doo doooooooo

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spankthepunkpink@reddit

And now I'm sad

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bbseddit@reddit

Yes, you wouldn't like that!

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SlacksDavenport@reddit

This and the live action Spiderman were the best! Never missed an episode.

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oldmanian@reddit

I can hear that music

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GenX-ModTeam@reddit

Nobody can keep up with everything posted here, so reposts happen from time to time. Let’s try to keep them at least three months apart.

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Exotic-Mission-980@reddit

No CGI in those days all done by actors and directors. In that time that was high tech…

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ColoDIVY@reddit

Cue the slow piano

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barkatthegrue@reddit

Green ValJean?

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TheDruidVandals@reddit

David, not “Bruce”. They changed Dr Banner’s first name because Bruce was “too gay”. Ridiculous stuff

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mrmyrtle29588@reddit

First episode freaked me out as a 5 year old

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FecklessScribbler@reddit

It freaked me out, too, at that age! Loved the show otherwise, so I'd ask my mom to tell me when the scary part (the transformation from Banner to Hulk) was over, and then I'd go back to watching it.

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SilverSnapDragon@reddit

That was scary for me, too! Glad I’m not the only one. It also upset me that the Hulk scenes always seemed to be in slow motion. The uncanniness was too much for my young brain to process.

Whatever. I was too young to be in the target audience anyway.

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mrmyrtle29588@reddit

Did exactly the same.

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Big_Monkey_77@reddit

Stares off into the distance, hums the theme song.

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Weary-Regret-8807@reddit

I immediately heard the music when I saw this picture.

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This-Bug8771@reddit

Cue in sad piano sound

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everyoneisatitman@reddit

I like to think some inbred racist picks him up one day. Bruce fights through his anger listening about chemtrails and gay frogs trying to destroy "whyte powur". Then the guy lights up a cigarette and his truck gets thrown over the mountain.

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fanacapoopan@reddit

Brucie !

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ralphy_256@reddit

Am I the only one who has always wanted to see what's in the bag? ^*hugebagofweed

This guy and Kwai Chang Caine from Kung Fu. I'm always interested in how others do their ultra-light camping, and these two had the lightest rigs I've ever seen.

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midwest73@reddit

I can hear the sad music intro right now.

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DDDDCTam@reddit

Best to leave him with his studies. Don't see any green coming thru in that pic....

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michiganrockhunter@reddit

😊👍💚

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cjaycope@reddit

Crap I am old. Instantly knew who that is.

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Old-Sky1969@reddit

Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

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youwontfindmyname@reddit

What if im a Millennial that had the dvd box set?

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ririd123@reddit

I should remember this but I do not! I’ll have to do some digging on the web.

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Jodies-9-inch-leg@reddit

The sad music always got me

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MegusKhan@reddit

Didn’t every episode end that way?

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Aggravating_Speed665@reddit

How tf did I know this was the Hulk just from that one pic?

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KHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAANN@reddit

Family guy did best parody of this.

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DarleneMcAliater@reddit

Bill Bixby!

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smilindanyellowvan@reddit

The original, DB.

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SomeDudeSaysWhat@reddit

I can even hear the music.

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TackleGullible330@reddit

Dr. Banner

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paragod817@reddit

Soon as I scrolled onto it I heard the piano

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Antique_Brother_9563@reddit

The Hulk Man cometh !

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Meat-taster@reddit

Oddly the the first episode of Y&R started this way too

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NoMayoForReal@reddit

Ted Bundy?

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kazar933@reddit

Mr Mcgee knows who he is…

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Born_Performer_8834@reddit

You wouldn’t like me when I’m green

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Darury@reddit

This is the show that taught me the word "metamorphosis"

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TheClearcoatKid@reddit

And “startling”.

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Helpful-Ad5619@reddit

The Courtship of Eddie's Father?

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Nipplesrtasty@reddit

That’s Dr to you sir.

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Rude_Journalist_9596@reddit

I eat gamma rays for breakfast

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Wrong_Vacation_49@reddit

Early Micheal Bluth? Gotta save the family

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Snoo-26091@reddit

Bill Bixby, Ah, the good old days…

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Repulsive_Zebra_8854@reddit

That's me the hulk David banner is the one standing there this is my favorite show when I was small now I am 51wow time sure flies

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NewHampshireAngle@reddit

Isn’t that Eddie’s father on walkabout?

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VladimirPaczki@reddit

Bruce?

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Pinknailzz69@reddit

This group never ceases to amaze me how many iconic yet understated things we share.

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S_Lee_Stacks@reddit

Poor Bruce Banner.

Everywhere he goes, someone fucks with him.

Same for Cain in Kung Fu.

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IdolL0v3r@reddit

Every Friday this was on at 8 p.m. On the other network was The Dukes of Hazzard. My brother liked that show, I liked The Incredible Hulk. We alternated each Friday watching our favorites. The thing is, I didn't hate Hazzard, I just liked Hulk better.

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johnsangster999@reddit

Music in my head, David Banner—I feel the same when I change a tire in the rain.

Family watched every Sunday night. Hated the closing credits because it was time for our bed.

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Better_Chard4806@reddit

Love this show.

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underscorefour@reddit

The littlest hobo ?

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Craig1974@reddit

Why didn't he get a job and buy a car?

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dangerclosecustoms@reddit

Never understood why one was Bruce and one was David?

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Commercial_Pitch_786@reddit

Nice Bell Bottoms! You Don't want to see me when I'm angry. I don't want to see you in those bell bottoms!

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Luther278@reddit

Hell, yeah, Saturday night I think

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Plainsdrifter71@reddit

Bill Bixby...

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peepooh1@reddit

So very sad when he passed. I had a little girl crush on him in "Eddie's Father."

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SilentRaindrops@reddit

Find some streams of My Favorite Martian which also features Starfleet's wise groundskeeper.

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mikenmar@reddit

Ok, but: Lou Ferigno.

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The_Dude_2U@reddit

Underrated comment of the year

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pillpopper30@reddit

Great theme. Loved the show.

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ghezzid@reddit

Bill Bixby

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RydeCrash@reddit

That Duffle bag was so much bigger on the inside than it looked. As a kid it made me aware of just how many laundry lines were actually used by households of the time..

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echoblue19@reddit

You don't want to see me angry, Mr McGee.

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cuntybunty73@reddit

Original green rage monster 🤔

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ColdHandGee@reddit

I gotta say! This sub is the best for us born in the 60s and 70s. So many memories growing up, to be captured here, have been amazing! May we keep our minds and hearts young! Thank you!

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ColdHandGee@reddit

Incredible hulk with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferringo!

I have always been a marvel comic geek, so my little mind was blown away when I 1st watched IH!

Who also remembers Spiderman tv show of the 70s, too?

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Chris9871@reddit

The Incredible Hulk, for anyone wondering what this is (like I was)

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Sloppy_Stacks@reddit

I initially thought Rick Steves..

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seeingeyegod@reddit

Yes I remember. I never actually wanted to watch the show though, the intro always made me feel sad.

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merian@reddit

Nice to see the pants being whole.

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A_Square_72@reddit

I'd pick him up, unless my MIL was in the backseat. That wouldn't end well.

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jackinthebox1968@reddit

We all loved The Hulk.

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NyALeXNj@reddit

Staple of my Childhood!

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Small_Goat_7512@reddit

I got excited for a moment, thinking it was The Rockford Files.

The big green guy is alright, I guess

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Mindless_Travel@reddit

I remember my brother and I dashing to hide behind the sofa during the first transformation scene

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Birantis1@reddit

With one of the best theme tunes.

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kiwiboyus@reddit

The theme song was so sad for a TV show and I always felt bad for Bruce at the end when he'd have to leave town

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Newsaddik@reddit

I have an endless supply of shirts and never lose my trousers.

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UberKaltPizza@reddit

I LOVED this show.

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mikenmar@reddit

I thought it was corny but I had an older brother who was obsessed with it, so we had to watch it.

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SteakieDay96@reddit

It was my favorite growing up. I identified with the Hulk's rage issues a bit too much.

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new2bay@reddit

The great thing about it that other than the few things that make it obvious it’s set in the late 70s/early 80s, it really still holds up to this day. You could do a modern remake and all you’d have to do is change a few background details.

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Physical_Ad5135@reddit

Bruce…

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Enough_Jellyfish5700@reddit

We did this before but I forgot the name of the show. I never saw it

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Superb_Astronomer_59@reddit

I wish Jack Reacher and the Hulk could have been travel companions, they could save money splitting hotel rooms.

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burnier-yoyoyo@reddit

This is the only hulk I think of. Used to watch it with my dad

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jedimerc@reddit

I can hear this image.

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THEMADDWRITER@reddit

The end of EVERY episode was so sad. He walks out of town, and the sad ass music starts, pulls the collar on the jacket up, puts the thumb out for a ride, cars passes turn around and heads to the next town. I don't know how they did it but just that part was damn near heartbreaking.

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FormerCollegeDJ@reddit

I remain amazed his pants never ripped off around his waist.

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Superb_Astronomer_59@reddit

His pants were obviously made of Fortrel, the 70s wonder fabric (also used for making the Space Shuttle tiles)

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squigs@reddit

A version of Richard Kimble with anger issues?

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ComicsVet61@reddit

Hey! It's Dr. David Bruce Banner.

Somehow, he gets janitorial jobs at high security gamma ray labs.

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JonnyBgood87@reddit

👍 yup 👍

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hypothetician@reddit

“Is recognise the littlest hobo anywhere”

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DunkinEgg@reddit

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Realsober@reddit

Scariest part of the show.

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PrivilegeCheckmate@reddit

KHAAAAAANN!

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ProduceOk9864@reddit

I could never work out how he kept affording new outfits, given he was always getting mad and having them tear and explode off ‘im😂

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pocahontasmcglinchey@reddit

The Lonely Man. 🎶🎹

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amitym@reddit

That's got to be Bill Bixby, who shouldn't have had to play a character named Bruce Banner because honestly his real name was the best alliterative Marvel comic book character name ever.

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Tom_FooIery@reddit

I can hear the music

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PMMEBITCOINPLZ@reddit

I puzzled about what right page meant for a bit before I realized this was reposted from Facebook.

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StarzRout@reddit

It's my tailor who is even more angry!

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Cravins4TheWin@reddit

I can hear the (Sad Tune) theme song in my head

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Acceptable-Arugula69@reddit

BRUUUUCE!!!

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When_I_Grow_Up_50ish@reddit

Frank Ponchelerro

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zepploon@reddit

Incredible

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noewos@reddit

He didn't drive himself, after the roadrage episode,

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DasbootTX@reddit

And I bet you $2 I was watching. Big time must watch TV

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Phyrexian_Mario@reddit

An unusually broke scientist

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AdamGenesis@reddit

Why is he hitchhiking?

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Technical_Air6660@reddit

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3D-Dreams@reddit

Wanna say Hulk.

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Archangel1313@reddit

That sad and lonely ballad is already playing in my head.

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Middle-Potential5765@reddit

Loved this show, even though it was not the Hulk from the comics. This hulk could get shot, ffs.

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l_rufus_californicus@reddit

The Lonely Man even after all these years still hits hard.

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EyeCthrough@reddit

HULK SMASH!!!

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Jaded-Respect7895@reddit

I can hear the music.....

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pandi1975@reddit

Man

I'm hearing the end credits music in my head now

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UnderstandingEqual84@reddit

I was 2.

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MinusGovernment@reddit

Me also. I did watch all the reruns though.

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Anach@reddit

I cannot believe I actually know who that is.

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EditDog_1969@reddit

Did Banner ever find the one-armed man?

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Business_Speaker1511@reddit

Your making me angry

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Any_Pudding_1812@reddit

watched with my then 6 year old step son and he loved it. watched every episode plus the telefilms i love this format like hwy to heaven and littlest hobo etc.

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Hotfoot22@reddit

He is catching a ride in a 244 Volvo - that will make him mad.

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GeoNerd25@reddit

Page

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divinerebel@reddit

I hear the music, looking at this. The sweet, sad, music.

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DamperBritches@reddit

It's a Dave I know!

Because they didn't like the name Bruce.

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Machride@reddit

Yeh the good old days, giving a passing car the finger and you'd get you a lift..

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Necrospire@reddit

The last one was weird as the Hulk fell off a helicopter and died, if BB wanted to end it he should have found the cure.

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PallasNyx@reddit

I see that seen every time I hear that song.

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Technical-Cap-8563@reddit

Bruce Banner with a fresh pair of clothes and (hopefully) some Xanax in that duffle bag…

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polythenesammie@reddit

I heard about this human in the true crime show or podcast.

Trust no one. Not even me

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nau_lonnais@reddit

I utilized a sample that I salvaged from the 60s

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worrymon@reddit

Title always needed because they're making thumbnails smaller and smaller these days.

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Nopurpo@reddit

Dang it hulk - why am I this old?!!

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mummifiedclown@reddit

Sad piano music

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shadydamamba@reddit

Damn. I’m humming the tune. It was so sad lol

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Which_Strength4445@reddit

Still crazy how much hitchhiking was a thing back in the day.

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emoyer68@reddit

Bruce Banner.

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VegitoFusion@reddit

Nope. Not in this iteration

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DarthGuber@reddit

"David" Banner. Bruce was too gay of a name in the 70s, apparently.

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new2bay@reddit

Really? I have an uncle Bruce who’s like 70 now.

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DarthGuber@reddit

Look kid, I didn't make the call I'm just telling you what happened in the 70s. I was pretty pissed that they called him David and I was like seven.

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arthurjeremypearson@reddit

The past was doin' it's best

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Intelligent_Grade372@reddit

Is that true? That’s what my dad always said, too. He’d say Bruce (with a lisp) and put his hand down in that classic 70s/80s gay gesture…

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DarthGuber@reddit

According to the Hulk himself, Lou Ferrigno, yes it's true. The studio executives didn't think the name Bruce was masculine enough and so they made the production change his name to David Bruce Banner

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Intelligent_Grade372@reddit

Wow. Guess my dad heard the same thing. I remember having a conversation with him about it. And I said, “what about Bruce Jenner?” He said, “there’s an exception to every rule,” or something like that. But… um.. 😆

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purplishfluffyclouds@reddit

Omg I remember that. Wtf. How messed up was that

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jgrumiaux@reddit

Bruce was also too closely associated with Batman (speaking of gay).

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LordChauncyDeschamps@reddit

David Bruce Banner

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-Hot-Toddy-@reddit

Mr. Eddie's Father

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VegitoFusion@reddit

David Banner!

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Unilted_Match1176@reddit

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Quvan74@reddit

If you don't pick him up, better have a nice cold Coke to serve. You wouldn't want to make him angry.

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BadEarly9278@reddit

Bill. Gifted actor.

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GuitarEvening8674@reddit

Haha I remember this

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EmericanCunt@reddit

Hulk

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Full-Commission4643@reddit

"That's my secret Cap. I'm always high"

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Winter_Piccolo_9901@reddit

Hopefully.

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Princess_Jade1974@reddit

I once tried to paint myself green with a felt tip to be like the Hulk

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A2ronMS24@reddit

Where's my piano?

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Susiejax@reddit

This was on either before or after The Dukes of Hazzard. Friday nights were the best.

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DCJoe1970@reddit

NARRATOR: Dr. David Banner.
Physician. Scientist.

Searching for a way to tap
into the hidden strengths
that all humans have.

Then, an accidental overdose
of gamma radiation

alters his body chemistry.

And now, when David Banner
grows angry or outraged,

a startling metamorphosis
occurs.

The creature
is driven by rage

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heretik77@reddit

Not only do I know who this is, I also recognize that road. That’s the turn coming out of Topanga Canyon onto PCH near Malibu.

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Confusatronic@reddit

There's an enjoyable documentary on YouTube about this show and, as I recall, it really called attention to the fact that this show was much better than it should have been.

Show creator Kenneth Johnson:

"...so I had all of that sort of Victor Hugo story in my head and I realized now there was a way to take a little bit of Victor Hugo, a little bit of Robert Louis Stevenson, and this ludicrous thing called The Incredible Hulk and turn it into a serious psychological adult drama. I wanted it to not be comic booky in any way."

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French1220@reddit

That's David Banner

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Rose_E_Rotten@reddit

I'm so sad I'm old enough to remember this show and the actor without actually seeing his face.

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Practical-Ball-5070@reddit

🎶 It’s not easy being green 🎶

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xfyle1224@reddit

My favorite show as a kid

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Comedywriter1@reddit

Same. Friday nights.

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Successful_Load5719@reddit

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Kinkystarbb@reddit

I can hear the music,ladadada

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ByeByeSaigon@reddit

That song in the last scene of each episode made me sad when I was a child! 😭

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FluffyFry4000@reddit

I'm a Millenial but because of Family Guy, I know what this is

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SokkaHaikuBot@reddit

^Sokka-Haiku ^by ^FluffyFry4000:

I'm a Millenial

But because of Family

Guy, I know what this is

^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.

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No_Detective_But_304@reddit

And yet, still better than most of the Films…

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bichisscreemin@reddit

Wow, memory is crazy sometimes

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tempo1139@reddit

my old man Halloween '77

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MrPodocarpus@reddit

Jeez, i hope this guy never has to change a tyre in a rainstorm

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Ancient_bet_1964@reddit

HULK

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LeakySquirrel11@reddit

I had the chance to meet Lou at Comicon. I was too star-struck to go up to him.

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variset@reddit

I once read an issue of MAD with a TIH parody and one of the bits was someone saying “why are people calling you David? I thought your name was Bruce” and he replied “the TV execs said the name Bruce wasn’t manly enough so now I’m David” and meanwhile there’s a TV in the background saying “and Bruce Jenner wins the decathlon! Bruce is the best male athlete in the world!” and, well, that took a turn

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Humbuckerluvr@reddit

Dave's not here

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ExpensivePangolin712@reddit

I can hear the music

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OtakuTacos@reddit

I laughed my ass off when they did this on Family Guy. My kids had no idea.

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CajunRoyalty@reddit

My wife and I would lay in bed every night and watch this followed by Kojak when she was pregnant with our first child.

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proffesor_f8@reddit

Kung Fu ?

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OldSlug@reddit

Related memory that just popped up: They filmed an episode in my elementary school’s gym and Lou Ferrigmo had to stand on a crate to tower over the other actor in the scene. But that can’t be right because LF was really frickin tall. Maybe it was the other actor on a crate so their height difference wasn’t so extreme? Anyway, growing up in the San Fernando Valley in the 70s was fun.

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Temptazn@reddit

I can hear that picture.

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a4evanygirl@reddit

💚

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No-Spite-3441@reddit

Have you guys watched it recently, it doesn’t stand me up to time very well but loved it when I was kid, I still can quote a lot of lines

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transdermalcelebrity@reddit

Cue somber piano.

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BustyPneumatica@reddit

I can hear the music! I loved the callback on "She-Hulk."

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arthurjeremypearson@reddit

They called him "Robert" because execs thought "Bruce" was too gay for the 70's.

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BonezOz@reddit

Bill Bixby!

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cruzrawkv2@reddit

I can hear the piano now

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Pristine_Poetry1340@reddit

do do de do

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Ok_Objective_9524@reddit

You can hear that picture

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Fun-Throat9415@reddit

Green man!

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purple_sangria@reddit

Actual must-see tv.

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mountain-guy@reddit

I remember the episode where there was another Hulk. Some old man doing experiments in some mansion. He was more gray though. The rest is fuzzy.

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ConferenceWide4864@reddit

gif

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Jimathomas@reddit

The Lonely Man

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ufjeff@reddit

Bill Bixby. Dr. Edward Banner.

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Funny-Berry-807@reddit

Bruce

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mountain-guy@reddit

David

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Mobile_Aioli_6252@reddit

I loved his alias names each episode - Barnhart, Brenner, Bailey, Etc

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tytoalba331@reddit

I always got a kick out of that too. David Bannister, David Banyon, David Brown. Like that's really gonna throw everyone off.

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Andyman1973@reddit

Saw Lou Ferrigno, as the Hulk, at a show, at Universal Studios(Hollywood I think), probably 1980. He was even bigger in real life, when you're only 6-7, lol!!

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zionzednem@reddit

I knew what this was, but it made me miss Michael Landon on his own highway….

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SquirellyMofo@reddit

I thought that’s who it was at first.

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jakeoverbryce@reddit

You won't like him when he's angry

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spunangel333@reddit

I can hear the song

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MarisOpalescent@reddit

Don't tell me what to do, I'm not your dad.

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sammy_socks@reddit

I had a TIH Big Wheel!

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Sp00kReine@reddit

Stewie

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Andyman1973@reddit

I can hear the soundtrack!

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711mini@reddit

Sadly, it does need a title. Some of us only had 1 TV and an older sister who always watched Little House on the Prairie. I can only assume this is Hulk.

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Jobeaka@reddit

Was that David or Bruce?

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seagulledge@reddit

His gravestone on the show read 'David Bruce Banner'

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dragonard@reddit

How much did he spend on pants?

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DanishWhoreHens@reddit

Is it me or did he wear those same pants in EVERY episode?!?

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dragonard@reddit

And yet, they’d would get ripped.

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montego1955@reddit

Hulk

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ChrisPollock6@reddit

Bill Bixby

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Tycoon_187@reddit

I was always envious

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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Of?

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Tycoon_187@reddit

(green)

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Gomer_Schmuckatelli@reddit

With envy? Lol, that's a knee slapper.

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Gomer_Schmuckatelli@reddit

I found my mother's green eye shadow and applied it all over my face. Mom was not happy with her little hulk. I barely remember but big sis took photos.

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LackSomber@reddit

Ditto. 🙃

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Advanced_Tax174@reddit

As sad as it was, something about his solo, wandering, on-the-road life felt appealing. Especially because he had his green ace in the hole.

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LackSomber@reddit

Especially because he had his green ace in the hole.

Ikr?

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Intelligent_Grade372@reddit

My dad was a hobo after WW2. Rode the rails from NC to SoCal. I liked to think of his journeys as similar to David Banner’s when we watched this show together. I can only imagine how much worse his actual experiences were…

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Icy_Pay3775@reddit

That music.. ungh

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Gomer_Schmuckatelli@reddit

Easy Peezy. I had a Rock-em Sock-em robot named Bill Bixby. My sister made the label for him with one of those plastic label makers. Thanks for the memory rush.

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LetsHaveFun1973@reddit

Two Hulk-Outs an episode. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Drew3k@reddit

Cue the piano.

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SojuSeed@reddit

True story: I used to rip up any bit of clothes I could trying to be the hulk. I was just wee kid so it didn’t amount to much but my mom got sick of me trying to rip up all my clothes.

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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

Between incredible hulk and Hulk Hogan, we couln't stop tipping our shirts.

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Madame_Kitsune98@reddit

Every time he changed into The Big Green Guy? I would go tearing down the hall at my granny and granddad’s house (they had color TV, we did not), and hide under their bed. And that lasted until Granddad would come and coax me out from under the bed.

And after that, that kept going until he had me sit in his lap, and promised me that The Big Green Guy wasn’t going to hurt me, that it was make-believe. I still hid my face in his chest, and when he roared I started crying.

In my defense? I was TWO.

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DreamOfTheEternal@reddit

UK, Sunday mornings in the 90s. Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel, Planet of the Apes, The Avengers, Batman, The Hulk. Then over to BBC 2 for Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet etc... Great Time to be a kid.

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Sikntrdofbeinsikntrd@reddit

https://youtu.be/oXeGvYf2ptQ

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Life-Unit-4118@reddit

Too many gamma rays

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carolinaredbird@reddit

I was so disappointed when I went in for my heart test - they gave me gamma radiation, and I still didn’t get any super powers!

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USAF_Retired2017@reddit

Bruce Banner? I think!!! This date was 25 days before I was born. Ha ha. My fifteen year old son watches this on Netflix. Ha ha 😂. He’s an old soul.

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Baldginger1111@reddit

Mr. Banner I presume

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mongobob666@reddit

DON’T GET EDDIE’S FATHER ANGRY!

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Qikslvr@reddit

That shirt isn't surviving the episode.

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Dorothy_Zbornak789@reddit

That Family Guy scene of Stewie hitchhiking to this song.

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McSmackthe1st@reddit

I can hear the music in my head as I look at this picture.

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JJGIII-@reddit

The piano went hard in that intro though.

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Winter_Reputation725@reddit

I always wondered what was in that bag…..0

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Klutzy-Price7888@reddit

Last name Bannister first name Hulk

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SumthingBrewing@reddit

I wanted to find a way to be exposed to gamma radiation.

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poss-um@reddit

My mom would make me take a nap if I wanted to stay up and watch TIH!

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One-Lecture-5656@reddit

Don’t make me angry. You want like me when I’m angry…

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Claude_Henry_Smoot_@reddit

Rambo?

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kayvman@reddit

I heard the somber theme song instantly

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sailingpirateryan@reddit

I know who it is... but I was just a week old at the time.

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HillratHobbit@reddit

I was thinking the same thing. I guess we caught the reruns?

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Vitalsignx@reddit

Definitely.

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Professoroldandachy@reddit

Doctor David Banner

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Alit_Quar@reddit

There was a plan at one time to do another live action tv show of similar nature using a cgi hulk. I think it got mothballed with the advent of the MCU. I’m still hopeful it’ll come out one day on Disney Plus. There’s also a rumor that Ed Norton is coming back as an alternate version in the MCU. I love the new ones (except the Professor and how the She Hulk was made as a comedy), but I wouldn’t even be a fan if not for Bill and Lou. It still stands up today imho. My favorite episodes were when he met the other one and when he got caught halfway between transforming.

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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I heard about Ed coming back as a variant, but we'll see how that goes. I absolutely loved She-Hulk, and all the fourth wall breaking. That's what made a court drama fun.

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Alit_Quar@reddit

The fourth wall thing is one of the things I hated. And the Abomination being made into a court jester. John Byrne started that fourth wall thing in his run on She-Hulk in the late 80s or possibly early 90s. To the only thing he ever did that I didn’t like. I so wish he’d finished his Next-Men comic.

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Ralph--Hinkley@reddit (OP)

I thought Abomination was good enough villian for the introduction. I've seen the series twice. Now she can come into the MCU.

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EmirikolChaotic@reddit

As soon as I saw the picture, I could hear the accompanying music.

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Tomagatchi@reddit

Unless your late GenX and then maybe your Xennial, but still, some of us were 0 when this show came out. I'm solid xennial but I did watch some re-runs.

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