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The Best Episodes of The Incredible Hulk

Every episode of The Incredible Hulk ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Incredible Hulk!

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During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Incredible Hulk Season 4 Episode 1 - Prometheus (1)
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Prometheus (1)

    S4:E1

    After being exposed to the radiation of a meteor that had just crashed to the Earth, David's transformation back from the Hulk stops midway, leaving him half-Hulk/half human.

    Director:Kenneth Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Incredible Hulk Season 1 Episode 11 - Earthquakes Happen
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Earthquakes Happen

    S1:E11

    Banner uses forged documents to take the place of safety inspector Robert Patterson in order to get access to Gamma ray inversion equipment at a power plant when an earthquake hits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 8 - Homecoming
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Homecoming

    S3:E8

    While visiting his sister and father for Thanksgiving, David must help salvage the family farm from a plague and a crooked developer; in addition, he tries to resolve the bitterness between himself and his father, whom he blamed for his mother's death many years before.

    Director:John McPherson
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  4. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 18 - The Psychic
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - The Psychic

    S3:E18

    A woman with psychic powers identifies David as the Hulk's alter-ego. While the Hulk is a suspect in the slaying of a teenager, the woman predicts that Jack McGee will be murdered by the real killer unless our hero intervenes.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Karen Harris

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  5. The Incredible Hulk Season 4 Episode 2 - Prometheus (2)
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Prometheus (2)

    S4:E2

    David's half-Hulk/half-human condition leads a military group called Prometheus to believe that he is an alien, so they capture him, and then send him to a lab for study.

    Director:Kenneth Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Incredible Hulk Season 4 Episode 13 - The First (2)
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The First (2)

    S4:E13

    David's attempt at a cure is hindered by the other man's exposure to radiation, which revives the murderous Hulk persona the man was cured of many years before. Now, David must produce enough antidote to cure both himself and the other man before more carnage occurs.

    Director:Frank Orsatti
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Incredible Hulk Season 4 Episode 15 - Interview with the Hulk
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Interview with the Hulk

    S4:E15

    A hapless reporter steals Jack McGee's latest tip on the Hulk, and ends up getting an interview with David Banner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Incredible Hulk Season 1 Episode 1 - The Incredible Hulk
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - The Incredible Hulk

    S1:E1

    A troubled scientist's accidental overexposure to gamma radiation curses him with the tendency to change into a bestial green brute under extreme emotional stress.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Kenneth Johnson

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  9. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 9 - The Snare
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - The Snare

    S3:E9

    After being invited to a remote island, David becomes the quarry of a psychotic hunter.

    Director:Frank Orsatti
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Incredible Hulk Season 4 Episode 3 - Free Fall
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Free Fall

    S4:E3

    David finds himself caught in a feud between a skydiver and the son of a crooked politician.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Incredible Hulk Season 4 Episode 6 - Bring Me the Head of the Hulk
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Bring Me the Head of the Hulk

    S4:E6

    A rival publisher of McGee's newspaper hires a mercenary to kill the Hulk.

    Director:Bill Bixby
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Incredible Hulk Season 1 Episode 7 - 747
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - 747

    S1:E7

    David 'Brown' is flying from San Francisco to Chicago only to find out some of the crew are plotting to steal the Egyptian artifacts on board.

    Director:Kenneth Gilbert
    Writer:Kenneth Johnson

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  13. The Incredible Hulk Season 2 Episode 5 - A Child in Need
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - A Child in Need

    S2:E5

    Working as a groundskeeper at an elementary school, David 'Baxter' suspects one schoolboy of being a victim of child abuse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Incredible Hulk Season 4 Episode 12 - The First (1)
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The First (1)

    S4:E12

    David discovers the legend of another Hulk, and investigates in the hope of creating a cure for himself.

    Director:Frank Orsatti
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Incredible Hulk Season 2 Episode 16 - Mystery Man (2)
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Mystery Man (2)

    S2:E16

    'John Doe' and McGee bond while keeping ahead of the forest fire and a pack of wolves. After transforming into the Hulk, Banner regains his memory and when McGee witnesses a second transformation, he finally realizes the Hulk is not a green creature full time.

    Director:Frank Orsatti
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Incredible Hulk Season 2 Episode 21 - The Quiet Room
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Quiet Room

    S2:E21

    David 'Balin' is working as an orderly at Valley View Sanatorium. After discovering that a surgeon is using experimental mind control, he unwillingly becomes a patient himself.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 1 - Metamorphosis
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Metamorphosis

    S3:E1

    A rock star who sings for a Kiss-like group becomes suicidal after one of her fans is injured during a concert performance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 3 - Brain Child
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Brain Child

    S3:E3

    A gifted teenager runs away from a scientific institute, and approaches David for help in locating her mother.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 4 - The Slam
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Slam

    S3:E4

    David is arrested for vagrancy, and is sent to a prison camp run by a cruel warden. But when the appearance of Jack McGee prevents David from exposing the conditions of the camp to the press, his fellow inmates turn against him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 5 - My Favorite Magician
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - My Favorite Magician

    S3:E5

    David works as the assistant of a magician, only to get mixed up in a situation involving the magician's estranged daughter and an ex-girlfriend with a questionable fiance.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 7 - Behind the Wheel
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Behind the Wheel

    S3:E7

    David becomes a taxi driver for a cab company whose owner is on the verge of losing the business to a greedy loan shark.

    Director:Frank Orsatti
    Writers:Rick Rosenthal, Todd Susman

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  22. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 11 - Captive Night
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Captive Night

    S3:E11

    While working the night shift at a department store, David and his co-workers end up being held hostage by two brothers who want to rob the place.

    Director:Frank Orsatti
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 12 - Broken Image
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Broken Image

    S3:E12

    Thanks to look-alike criminal, David becomes a victim of mistaken identity, and is pursued by the police and a vindictive gang. An attempt to leave town is hindered by Jack McGee, who is shocked to discover that David Banner might still be alive!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 13 - Proof Positive
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Proof Positive

    S3:E13

    A new publisher takes over the National Register, and decides to rid the newspaper of any questionable stories. This new policy affects Jack McGee's search for the Hulk, so McGee is put under pressure to prove that the Hulk is real.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Incredible Hulk Season 3 Episode 15 - Long Run Home
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Long Run Home

    S3:E15

    David is befriended by a motorcyclist, who inadvertently gets him mixed up in a gang-related conflict.

    Director:Frank Orsatti
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Prometheus (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Incredible Hulk". It scored 7.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Kenneth Johnson and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/7/1980. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Earthquakes Happen".