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The Worst Episodes of The Incredible Hulk

Every episode of The Incredible Hulk ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Incredible Hulk!

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

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "The Incredible Hulk" is "Babalao", rated 6.1/10 from 174 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Babalao" aired on 12/14/1979 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Half Nelson".

  • Babalao
    6.1/10 174 votes

    #1 - Babalao

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1979

    In New Orleans, David works for a young physician who tries to convince everyone that a local witch doctor is a con artist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Half Nelson
    6.1/10 158 votes

    #2 - Half Nelson

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/1981

    David travels to Baltimore where he befriends a midget wrestler who has a habit of telling tall tales. Unfortunately, one of those tales gets David in trouble with mobsters.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

  • The Phenom
    6.1/10 166 votes

    #3 - The Phenom

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1981

    David befriends a rookie baseball player who gets mixed up with a crooked sports agent.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Fast Lane
    6.2/10 155 votes

    #4 - Fast Lane

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/16/1981

    Unbeknownst to David, the car that he is renting happens to be filled with stolen money. To make matters worse, David ends up being pursued by the thugs who are trying to fetch the loot.

    Director: Frank Orsatti

    Writer: N/A

  • Sanctuary
    6.2/10 152 votes

    #5 - Sanctuary

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1981

    While working as a caretaker at a convent, David poses as a minister in order to protect a wounded boy who has been smuggled into the United States from Mexico.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Patterns
    6.3/10 149 votes

    #6 - Patterns

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 5/22/1981

    David becomes business partners with the owner of a struggling clothing factory in New York City. Unfortunately, however, the promotion spells trouble when loan sharks enter the picture.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Slaves
    6.3/10 157 votes

    #7 - Slaves

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/1982

    After being captured by an ex-convict, David is forced to work as a slave in a gold mine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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

    #8 - 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

  • Wax Museum
    6.4/10 166 votes

    #9 - Wax Museum

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/1981

    With David's help, a woman tries to reopen her wax museum, which was nearly destroyed by a fire. But the task isn't easy, in part because the woman has hallucinations that are brought on by a questionable drug that she is taking.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • East Winds
    6.4/10 155 votes

    #10 - East Winds

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/20/1981

    Unbeknownst to David, the apartment he is renting in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood contains the gold that gangsters are seeking.

    Director: Jack Colvin

    Writer: N/A

  • Triangle
    6.4/10 155 votes

    #11 - Triangle

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/1981

    An irate lumber baron becomes a threat to David's relationship with a young woman, and tries to force David out of town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Godmothers
    6.5/10 160 votes

    #12 - Two Godmothers

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1981

    David is kidnapped by a trio of convicts who have escaped from a women's prison. The situation becomes even more complicated when one of the women goes into labor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rainbow's End
    6.6/10 224 votes

    #13 - Rainbow's End

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1978

    David 'Bishop' contacts native American Thomas Logan, who has developed a herbal compound to calm down high strung racing horses, hoping it might cure his condition.

    Director: Frank Orsatti

    Writer: N/A

  • Killer Instinct
    6.6/10 209 votes

    #14 - Killer Instinct

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1978

    David 'Burnett', working as a ankle wrapper at the Colloseum, is interested in Dr. Stewart's hypnotic therapy, but his treatment of a star football player only seems to make the man's aggressive tendencies get worse.

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • No Escape
    6.6/10 192 votes

    #15 - No Escape

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/1979

    David 'Baron' is arrested as a vagrant but manages to escape along side a mental patient who thinks he's Ernest Hemmingway. Feeling guilty, David has to track the man down before he hurts himself or his loved ones.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

  • Danny
    6.6/10 150 votes

    #16 - Danny

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 5/15/1981

    David attempts to help free a woman and her infant son from a gang of thieves. But one of the thieves is not willing to let that happen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Haunted
    6.7/10 199 votes

    #17 - Haunted

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/1979

    David helps a young woman move back into her childhood home and stays to work as her gardener when it turns out she is haunted by her past, namely her deceased twin sister.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

  • The Disciple
    6.7/10 210 votes

    #18 - The Disciple

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/1979

    David returns to master Li Sung, who has become ill and wants a promising student to take over his work. Unfortunately, the young man is torn between the school and his work as a policeman.

    Director: Frank Orsatti

    Writer: N/A

  • Deep Shock
    6.7/10 154 votes

    #19 - Deep Shock

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/12/1980

    While working at a power plant, David survives an electrial accident that gives him the ability to foresee events--including violence by the Hulk. Meanwhile, as the plant faces possible lay-offs, David befriends a co-worker who has a heart condition.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

  • A Minor Problem
    6.7/10 167 votes

    #20 - A Minor Problem

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/1982

    David enters a small deserted town that has been affected by bacteria. Now he must find an antidote for those who have been exposed to the plague--including himself.

    Director: Michael Preece

    Writer: N/A

  • Final Round
    6.8/10 365 votes

    #21 - 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

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

    #22 - 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

  • Life and Death
    6.8/10 265 votes

    #23 - 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

  • Vendetta Road
    6.8/10 178 votes

    #24 - Vendetta Road

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/25/1979

    David 'Brennan' inadvertently joins up with a modern day 'Bonnie & Clyde' who blow up gas stations in a bid to avenge the death of the male's father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jake
    6.8/10 174 votes

    #25 - Jake

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1979

    As a medic for a rodeo, David discovers that an aging cowboy has a serious health condition that could prove fatal; meanwhile, the cowboy's younger brother is mixed up with a gang of cattle thieves.

    Director: Frank Orsatti

    Writer: N/A