8.3/1031 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
7.9/1014 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
6.9/10371 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
7.0/10325 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
6.9/10315 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.
7.2/10306 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
7.7/10338 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
7.1/10290 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
6.4/10318 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
6.8/10268 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
7.0/10260 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
6.9/10249 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
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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Incredible Hulk" is the best rated episode of "The Incredible Hulk" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Kenneth Gilbert and written by Kenneth Johnson, it aired on 11/4/1977. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Return of the Incredible Hulk".