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The Best Episodes of The Incredible Hulk Season 1

Every episode of The Incredible Hulk Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Incredible Hulk Season 1!

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, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.

Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Incredible Hulk" season 1 is "The Incredible Hulk", rated 7.9/10 from 13 user votes. It was directed by Kenneth Gilbert and written by Kenneth Johnson. "The Incredible Hulk" aired on 11/4/1977 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Return of the Incredible Hulk".

  • The Incredible Hulk
    7.9/10 13 votes

    #1 - The Incredible Hulk

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/1977

    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: Kenneth Gilbert

    Writer: Kenneth Johnson

  • The Return of the Incredible Hulk
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #2 - The Return of the Incredible Hulk

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/1977

    David meets a young woman who can't walk. He gets work on her family's ranch and discovers her doctor is slowly poisoning her. After he reports his suspicions to the girl's mother he finds himself the target of a vicious manhunt.

    Director: Kenneth Gilbert

    Writer: Karen Harris, Jill Donner

  • Final Round
    6.8/10 365 votes

    #3 - Final Round

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/1978

    David 'Benson' is saved from a couple of muggers by a boxer nicknamed 'Rocky' and becomes his friend and corner-man. Unfortunately the young man suffers from high blood pressure and is being used to ferry drugs by an unscrupulous manager.

    Director: Larry Stewart

    Writer: James D. Parriott

  • The Beast Within
    7.0/10 320 votes

    #4 - The Beast Within

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/1978

    David 'Bradburn' is researching control methods for animal aggression with a female doctor at a zoo. She gets into trouble when new animals keep dying from a mysterious illness.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: William Schwartz

  • Of Guilt, Models and Murder
    6.8/10 311 votes

    #5 - Of Guilt, Models and Murder

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/1978

    David 'Blaine' takes a job as a valet to investigate the murder of a model that the Hulk is being blamed for. We get to see different accounts of the murder in flashback. But which one really happened?

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: Richard Christian Matheson, Thomas E. Szollosi

  • Terror in Times Square
    7.2/10 303 votes

    #6 - Terror in Times Square

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/1978

    David "Blake" is working at an arcade in Times Square, where everybody pays off "Uncle Jason". David finds out two elderly men are planning to take matters into their own hands.

    Director: Larry Stewart

    Writer: Justin Edgerton

  • 747
    7.7/10 336 votes

    #7 - 747

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/1978

    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

  • The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas
    7.1/10 288 votes

    #8 - The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/1978

    David is working as a card shill in Vegas when he learns his Casino owning boss is crooked. To complicate matters, the people holding the evidence are acquaintances of Jack McGee.

    Director: Larry Stewart

    Writer: Justin Edgerton

  • Never Give a Trucker an Even Break
    6.4/10 316 votes

    #9 - Never Give a Trucker an Even Break

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/1978

    While hitchhiking, Banner is picked up by a young woman desperate to get her rig back from the men who stole it from her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life and Death
    6.8/10 265 votes

    #10 - Life and Death

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/12/1978

    David 'Barnard' subjects himself to an experimental DNA test but finds out his doctor's accomplices are gathering newborn babies for similar research.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: Paul M. Belous, Robert Wolterstorff

  • Earthquakes Happen
    7.0/10 257 votes

    #11 - Earthquakes Happen

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/19/1978

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Waterfront Story
    6.9/10 247 votes

    #12 - The Waterfront Story

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/1978

    David 'Barton' works in the kitchen of a tavern on the waterfront and helps the young widow who owns it to fight pushy union men.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A