- 8.7/10(3 votes)
#1 - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
S1:E6Director:Gabrielle BeaumontWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Gabrielle BeaumontWriter:Stephen J. Cannell - 8.3/10(3 votes)
#2 - Operation Spoilsport
S2:E2Director:Rod HolcombWriter:Frank Lupo0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Rod HolcombWriter:Frank Lupo - 8.2/10(6 votes)
#3 - The Greatest American Hero
S1:E1Director:Rod HolcombWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Rod HolcombWriter:Stephen J. Cannell - 8.0/10(2 votes)
#4 - Reseda Rose
S1:E5Director:Gabrielle BeaumontWriter:Juanita Bartlett0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Gabrielle BeaumontWriter:Juanita Bartlett - 7.7/10(3 votes)
#5 - The Hit Car
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Writer:Stephen J. Cannell - 7.7/10(3 votes)
#6 - Here's Looking at You Kid
S1:E3Director:UnknownWriter:Juanita Bartlett0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:UnknownWriter:Juanita Bartlett - 7.7/10(3 votes)
#7 - Fire Man
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Writer:Lee Sheldon - 7.0/10(3 votes)
#8 - Saturday on Sunset Boulevard
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Writer:Stephen J. Cannell - 7.0/10(3 votes)
#9 - Don't Mess Around with Jim
S2:E3Director:Robert C. ThompsonWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Robert C. ThompsonWriter:Stephen J. Cannell - 7.0/10(3 votes)
#10 - The Beast in the Black
S2:E6Director:UnknownWriter:Juanita Bartlett0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:UnknownWriter:Juanita Bartlett - 7.0/10(2 votes)
#12 - A Train of Thought
S2:E9Director:Lawrence DohenyWriter:Frank Lupo0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Lawrence DohenyWriter:Frank Lupo - 7.0/10(2 votes)
#13 - Just Another Three Ring Circus
S2:E12Director:Chuck BowmanWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Chuck BowmanWriter:Stephen J. Cannell - 6.3/10(3 votes)
#14 - The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fastball
S2:E1Director:Georg Stanford BrownWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Georg Stanford BrownWriter:Unknown - 6.3/10(3 votes)
#15 - Hog Wild
S2:E4Director:Ivan DixonWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Ivan DixonWriter:Stephen J. Cannell - 6.3/10(3 votes)
#16 - Classical Gas
S2:E5Director:Bruce KesslerWriter:Frank Lupo0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Bruce KesslerWriter:Frank Lupo - 6.0/10(2 votes)
#18 - Now You See It...
S2:E10Director:Robert C. ThompsonWriter:Unknown0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Robert C. ThompsonWriter:Unknown - 5.0/10(2 votes)
#19 - The Lost Diablo
S2:E7Director:Lawrence DohenyWriter:Juanita Bartlett0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Lawrence DohenyWriter:Juanita Bartlett - NaN/10(0 votes)
#20 - The Handpainted Thai
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Director:Bruce Kessler - NaN/10(0 votes)
#21 - The Shock Will Kill You
S2:E13Director:Rod HolcombWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Rod HolcombWriter:Stephen J. Cannell - NaN/10(0 votes)
#22 - A Chicken in Every Plot
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Director:Rod HolcombWriter:Unknown - NaN/10(0 votes)
#23 - The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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Director:Sidney HayersWriter:Frank Lupo - NaN/10(0 votes)
#24 - It's All Downhill from Here
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Director:Sidney HayersWriter:Unknown - NaN/10(0 votes)
#25 - Dreams
S2:E17Director:Bruce KesslerWriter:Stephen J. Cannell0 CommentsBe first to comment!Be the first to share your thoughts
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Director:Bruce KesslerWriter:Stephen J. Cannell


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

The Best Episodes of The Greatest American Hero
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Every episode of The Greatest American Hero ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Greatest American Hero!
The chronicles of teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who...
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"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" is the best rated episode of "The Greatest American Hero". It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and written by Stephen J. Cannell, it aired on 4/29/1981. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Operation Spoilsport".