6.8/10231 votes#1 - The Return of the Beast (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1996
Bruce Banner's latest attempt to rid himself of the Hulk is shut down by General Ross and Major Talbot. Now being held in the Gamma Base, Bruce recalls how he became the Incredible Hulk.
Director: Richard Trueblood
Writer: Bob Forward
6.7/10212 votes#2 - The Return of the Beast (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1996
On the run from General Ross, Hulk encounters the Gamma Mutant Warriors. But Abomination reappears and captures Bruce. He is taken to The Leader, who wants the power of the Hulk for himself.
Director: Leo D. Sullivan
Writer: Bob Forward
6.4/10160 votes#3 - Raw Power
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1996
Bruce befriends Mitch McCougthen, a man looking for a better life for himself. Their efforts to cure Bruce of the Hulk go horribly wrong when McCoughten is suddenly turned into Zzzazk. Can the Hulk defeat a being of pure energy?
Director: Dan Thompson
Writer: Jess Winfield
6.4/10153 votes#4 - Helping Hand, Iron Fist
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1996
Bruce Banner and Rick Jones are in L.A., seeking the help of wealthy industrialist Tony Stark. Iron Man, War Machine and H.O.M.E.R. will have to find a way to cure Bruce of the Hulk before S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Gabriel Jones arrives.
Director: Ernesto Lopez
Writer: Stewart St. John
7.1/10155 votes#5 - Innocent Blood
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1996
Ghost Rider is after the Hulk and so it Talbot, who has a deadly new weapon at his disposal.
Director: Richard Trueblood
Writer: Bob Forward
6.8/10144 votes#6 - Man to Man, Beast to Beast
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1996
Bruce is in Canada looking for the help of his old friend, Dr. Walter Lankowski. When he does find him, Bruce learns his deadly secret.
Director: Tom Tataranowicz
Writer: Len Wein
6.9/10157 votes#7 - Doomed
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1996
Bruce is visiting his cousin, Jennifer Walters, in Washington D.C. But Doctor Doom attacks and captures them, leaving Jennifer needing a blood transfusion. Only Bruce can donate and Jennifer becomes She-Hulk.
Director: Dan Thompson
Writer: Bob Forward
6.8/10151 votes#8 - Fantastic Fortitude
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1996
Bruce and She-Hulk seek the help of Reed Richards, but instead find the Thing alone at Four Freedoms Plaza. With the other members of the Fantastic Four on vacation, it's up to the Thing, Hulk and She-Hulk to defeat the Ogress and The Leader's Gamma Warriors.
Director: Tom Tataranowicz, Ernesto Lopez
Writer: Bob Forward
7.0/10145 votes#9 - Mortal Bounds
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1996
When a gamma virus outbreak occurs in Chicago, Dr. Donald Blake transforms into the mighty Thor to force the Hulk to Chicago. Bruce has to work with Gargoyle, who released the virus, to find a cure.
Director: Ernesto Lopez
Writer: N/A
6.8/10138 votes#10 - And the Wind Cries... Wendigo!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1996
Betty encounters the legendary monster, Wendigo. Bruce is unable to save her because Agent Jones and General Ross capture him. Even though he escapes, he is handcuffed to the General, and as much as they hate to admit it, they'll have to work together to save Betty.
Director: Tom Tataranowicz, Richard Trueblood
Writer: Meg McLaughlin
7.0/10138 votes#11 - Darkness and Light (1)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1997
Betty and Doc Samson have found a way to seperate Bruce from the Hulk. All they need now is to smuggle the Hulk into the Gamma Base lab where the Nutrient Bath is waiting.
Director: Tom Tataranowicz, Ernesto Lopez
Writer: Bob Forward
7.0/10132 votes#12 - Darkness and Light (2)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1997
Bruce and the Hulk are now two separate beings, but the Hulk escapes and goes on a destructive rampage. The Leader captures him and has his intellect placed into the Hulk's body, acquiring the power he's craved.
Director: Richard Trueblood, Ernesto Lopez
Writer: Steve Granat
7.1/10138 votes#13 - Darkness and Light (3)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1997
Equipped with exo-armor, Bruce battles the Incredible Hulk in a massive battle in the desert. When it's over, it's discovered they can't exist without each other and are dying. Their only hope is rejoin via the Nutrient Bath, but General Ross' interference will cause it to go horribly wrong.
Director: Dick Sebast, Ernesto Lopez
Writer: Greg Johnson
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Return of the Beast (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Incredible Hulk" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 231 votes. Directed by Richard Trueblood and written by Bob Forward, it aired on 9/8/1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Return of the Beast (2)".