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The Best Episodes of My Hero

Every episode of My Hero ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of My Hero!

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My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero

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#1 - A Sporting Chance
S4:E18/8/2003
George has some initial trouble getting to grips with the notion of sport when he is asked to join a cricket team, to help Piers out. Mrs. Raven gets intimate with Tyler after becoming convinced that he is her hero Thermoman. Ella belittles Thermoman - when he fixes her house after an incident and other people's houses as well - as not doing a perfect job. But Thermoman gets his revenge.
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#2 - The Living Dead
S4:E28/15/2003
George gets himself a new life insurance policy and then kills himself to claim the cash. Now he has to figure out how to come back from the dead with Janet's help, or at least, Janet has to help him sort out another mess - yet again! This is easier said than done, as Janet has to fend off colleagues and family trying to get her married off again and with things like Tyler on the loose and George spread out in a coffin in the room, things are not going to be easy to solve, until a plan is hatched for the funeral.
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#3 - The Mayor of Northolt
S4:E69/12/2003
George is standing for mayor - his policy - to fix Stan and Ella's broken street light. His opponent is Piers. Piers sticks it to George by treating him as a joke in the hope that George can't possibly win. Janet is so incensed by George's attitude of becoming mayor, with him secretly being Thermoman; she leaves home taking Ollie with him. Piers hatches a plan to disgrace George, now that Janet is out of the way, but the broken street light has a way of interfering when Stanley comes to get some much needed sleep and Pier's setup deos not go according to plan.
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#4 - My Hero
S1:E12/4/2000
Janet does not realize that the Irish hypochondriac who's come to see her at the health centre is actually the famed superhero Thermoman, who saved her life while she was vacationing in Arizona.
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#5 - Guess Who's Coming to Lunch
S1:E22/11/2000
As George and Janet are now an item, things move on for them and it's time to meet Janet's parents. But Janet's mother knows what she wants for her daughter - smooth, oily Dr. Piers, not weird George. Janet is a bag of nerves and even more so that George says and does the oddest things, sometimes at the worst moment imaginable.
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#6 - Mission Impossible
S1:E32/18/2000
Thermoman faces his biggest challenge yet. After Janet washes his superhero outfit in biological detergent which make him itch, an book from his home planet says that he mustn't have sex more than once a month. But worst of all, Piers knows George's secret.
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#7 - Thermoman's Greatest Challenge
S1:E42/25/2000
George and his dashing alter-ego (Thermoman) are invited to the same charity fundraiser.
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#8 - Old Man Riverdance
S1:E53/3/2000
Thermoman's father comes to visit and starts interfering with his son's love life.
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#9 - The Party's Over
S1:E63/10/2000
George decides to throw a surprise 30th-birthday party for Janet.
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#10 - Parents
S2:E15/14/2001
Thermoman reveals his double identity to Janet's parents, in an attempt to gain their favour, but her mother can't keep a secret.
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#11 - Girlfriend
S2:E25/21/2001
A curvaceous Ultronian appears, claiming to be George's fiancee. Xil learns to speak English when speaking to Tyler, she realises that she can learn from him. She does so and picks up his (local) accent. Meanwhile, Mrs Raven asks for a better deal for the job she does, Piers decides to let her go instead.
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#12 - Car
S2:E35/28/2001
Piers get a new Mercedes. George works hard to buy Janet a car and Arnie gets his powers back.
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#13 - Nemesis
S2:E46/4/2001
An old friend of Thermoman's takes over Piers' body and tries to put Thermoman out of the superhero business.
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#14 - Pregnant
S2:E56/11/2001
Our heroic couple find out that they're pregnant in this episode. As part of the pregnancy George endows Joyce with Ultronian powers, which she the uses to go about saving the day. The sub plot is Mrs. Raven convincing Piers that he is going to be on ""This is Your Life"", and uses this to milk all sorts of 'goodies' out of smarmy Dr Piers.
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#15 - Wedding
S2:E66/18/2001
Shortly after they wed, janet goes into labor. The baby has super powers and can talk, which is normal for Thermian babies.
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#16 - Baby Talk
S3:E16/7/2002
The arrival of a little bundle of joy with superhuman powers has made life even more stressful for George and Janet. Meanwhile, Dr Piers's TV career appears to be on the up after he appoints a new agent
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#17 - Zero Tolerance
S3:E26/14/2002
George takes the law into his own hands when he joins a neighbourhood watch scheme
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#18 - Pet Rescue
S3:E36/21/2002
George is puzzled by the British love of pets - until his mother-in-law's dog explains it all. However, talking to animals is not normal behaviour, and the conversation lands George in hot water
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#19 - The Older Man
S3:E46/28/2002
It's George's 327th birthday, Arnie asks George if he told Janet about what happens to Ultronians after their 327th birthday. Janet soon finds out, George starts to age ! It seems his body is worn out & he needs a new one. George selects 3 replacements (handsome, young,masculine) but Janet doesn't want these, She wants the body she fell in love with & married. George continues to age & Janet's parents visit. She tells them he's George's Grandfather & when they leave George & Janet kiss but Janet's Mum returns & catches them kissing.! Janet tells them she's left George & taken up with his Grandfather. When George is so old he can hardly walk he decides to try the time tunnel of youth that Ultronian woman sometimes use. However he goes to far & ends up as a baby.! Janet takes him to the bathroom & he goes to find the body in the reject room & surprises Janet with an old model body of his usual self.
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#20 - Puttin' on the Writs
S3:E57/5/2002
George & Janet are loading their groceries into their car when they hear Mrs Raven yelling at the triplets as she's loading her groceries. The trolley man loses control of his trolleys on the ramp of the car park & they head straight for Mrs Raven.! As she goes over the edge of a Multi-Storey car park It's Thermoman to the rescue.! Next day George has bad news in the form of a writ from Mrs Raven's solicitor. It seems while saving her life he squeezed her arm & sprained it causing her trauma, distress & potential loss of earnings should she ever want to take up skiing professionaly. George wants Arnie to talk to Mrs Raven & ask her to drop the charges, Meanwhile Janet's parents have had a row & Mr Dawkins has moved in with Tyler next door. Thermoman visits Mrs Raven & apologises for hurting her. He almost has the case dismissed when Mrs Raven asks for a kiss & Thermoman knocks her cold with his helmet.! Mrs Raven is now asking for more money for the extra pain & suffering. Mrs Dawkins
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#21 - Shock, Horror!
S3:E67/12/2002
George has had very little time to rest.(too many rescues.) Janet urges him to rest. Olly is sick & George keeps flying home to check on him before flying away again. As George tires, he flies slower & a reporter tracks him to the flat where he takes a picture & splashes it all over the next mornings paper. With several T.V. crews camped on the footpath outside the flat George tries to tell the reporter that there is nothing going on between Janet & Thermoman. Kevin Trench (the reporter) sensationalises George's explanation infering Thermoman & George are a couple.! Janet solves the problem by discrediting the reporter,saying that he is actually an Ultronian & an arch enemy of Thermoman. Olly gets better & things go back to normal.
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#22 - Little Green Man
S3:E78/2/2002
Janet feels George is taking her for granted. Pete was fixing the window glass when he cut himself & Janet was looking at the cut when George walks in. Pete leaves & Janet tries to make George jealous but George is calm about it. Piers is engaged to Carole to try to further his image Later George tries to be jealous for Janet's sake but isn't to convincing. When Arnie offers Janet some cake, she takes a piece, George sees this & really gets Jealous. (Ultronian style)He turns green.! Tyler suggests a marriage counselor who shrinks George to teach him a lesson. A typhoon in Kyoto needs Thermoman's attention. George apologises to Janet & he regains his normal size. Carole Tells Piers the wedding is off because she was using him to further her career. George buys Janet a cake to share with whomever she chooses. Mrs Raven has a slice just as Arnie walks in. He sees this & turns green.
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#23 - Mine's a Double
S3:E88/9/2002
A double of George named Hilary arrives to take George's place while he's away at an advanced super heroic refresher course. Hilary is still in training & is replacing George for 72 hours as part of his field training. Hilary goes into the clinic & starts chatting up Mrs Dawkins. Arnie wants to put George's shop on the internet. He sets up "" Sunday trading. com "" Peirs & Hilary have been out all night & Janet tells Hillary to go home. George drops by the clinic & Hillary is just leaving. Mrs Dawkins sees both George & Hillary in two different places & thinks she's seeing things. Arnie & Tyler have had 5,000 hits on the website. (3,000 were from Tyler checking to see if the site is still there.!) Arnie wants Thermoman to endorse the site to make it more popular. George says it's against regulations,but Arnie does it anyway. Janet thinks she's showering with George but it's actually Hillary. Janet's annoyed to think Hillary saw her naked. George discovers Arnie's usin
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#24 - A Little Learning
S3:E98/16/2002
It's Mr & Mrs Dawkins 40th wedding anniversary. They're planning a party and don't want George to come.! George wants to be more thoughtful & smarter, so he flies to Ultron & asks for a cure for stupidity. They give him a pork flavoured snack. Now George is smarter & more helpful. Mr and Mrs Dawkins want him to come to their party and to give a speech as well. Mrs Raven asks Arnie to marry her & she's planning the wedding but Arnie's not that keen. George becomes addicted to ""pork scratchings"" It's up to Arnie to help him get off them & go 'cold porky' ! Four days later George is cured of his addiction but is back to his old self & still has to give the speech.(Which he does in typical George fashion) Mrs Raven decides after listening to George's speech,not to marry Arnie & Janet welcomes back 'her' George.
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#25 - A Day to Remember
S3:E108/23/2002
George doesn't want to change Olly's nappies. He keeps flying off to an emergency. When George has to erase the memory of a man He tells Janet about it when he returns home & demonstrates on himself. George has erased his memory & doesn't know he's Thermoman. Arnie tries to retrain him. George is shocked that his infant son can talk.! Janet is happy because George is now changing Olly's nappies. George thinks he is an ordinary man with a Wife,a child & a small business. When a bushfire flares out of control in Queensland Australia, it's Olly to the rescue. Janet & Arnie tell George he's Thermoman. They need to convince him because a Meteor is heading for Earth & Thermoman has to stop it. George remembers he is Thermoman & flies off to stop the Meteor, Janet,Arnie & Tyler think he didn't make it until he comes back to the flat. Janet asks George to change Olly & George pretends he has amnesia again.
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Best Episodes Summary

"A Sporting Chance" is the best rated episode of "My Hero". It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/8/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Living Dead".