It’s nice to watch a show that is light hearted and positive. Most of today’s shows are too negative and dark which leaves you feeling depressed. I miss the old shows which left you feeling uplifted. Let’s bring back shows like this.
Great show growing up in the 80s. It is sad that we have everything at our fingertips now and we can watch stuff anytime we want. At the same time it is great to be able to watch these shows again, I thought back in the day I’ll never see these shows ever again once they were over.Always looking at the TV guide was part of everyday life back then. Having shows on a schedule made getting thru the week more enjoyable and you didn’t take family time for granted. Good times with the best shows back then.
At the same time, now you don't have to get so angry about missing a show because you're sitting in traffic, or stuck in a jam due to an accident down the road. You can watch the show on your cellphone while you wait for the roads to clear, or just watch it when you get home. Less stress, and life doesn't have to revolve around the TV Channel's schedule, but you can destress on your own schedule.
@user-dt3rj8qm3k It is a traffic ticket in most states to be on the phone while driving. That doesn't mean you couldn't pull over and wait for the roads to clear and watch a show while you wait.
Ok, I guess I was around 9 or 10 when this came out. Had my mom make me a costume for Halloween and everything. Mother owned a beauty shop and would play 60’s music at the shop, it drove me crazy. Now I’m almost 50 watching this, doing the very thing she did. Going back to my youth!!
Hurray you have this show on you tube. That memorable music and song. It made you feel good about yourself and life. A man when given the chance tries to make a difference in the world around him. It was inspiring and when presented as a low key comedy with all its mishaps it was believable on television. For us it gave reminders to our subconscious about the values we were raised with. Many said to themselves ‘I could have done that.’ It looks like fun inspite of the bumps and bruises of flying. ‘. It made you think how hard it was for an ordinary person to use super powers compared to Superman who was from out of town and reacted to our sun.
This silly show was fun to watch after a day of raising my children. Robert Culp was a favorite as was William Kat. Thanks for posting this little escape from reality.
*Maxwell:* Here's a voice-activated walkie talkie. *Hinkley:* Where am I supposed to carry it? The suit doesn't have pockets. *Maxwell:* Be creative. *Hinkley:* Prison wallet it is!
The shows covers gave this show a personality that stands out.... The replacement tunes on some of the show took away that magic that some of us loved... Bob Hastings (Pam's Dad) also did voice over work on cartoons like Clue Club and Jeanie... Loved June Lockhart's reaction to Ralph at dinner.." He looked pretty cute to me.."
i can't stand how they make everyone freak out when they see him in the suit. it's so lame how people react to him like he's got the plague or something!
@@cjjenson8212 I think it would depend on what city he was in. I doubt anyone woulda even bothered to give him a second look in San Francisco, even back then 😄
Where does this take place again? I couldn't understand what the big idea was either. All he had to say was he just came from some kid's birthday party 😅
Loving to old footage of the F86 sabre... which was totally anachronistic and horribly outdated by '81. Still cool to see some old stock footage of that beautiful bird though.
I loved this show from way back. What happened to William Matt and the tough guy student they both dropped out of the 80s and now trying to make it again in Hollywood? I'm glad they are back. Great job!!!!
Michael Paré was the "tough guy" student. He had a pretty good 80's career...Eddie and the Cruisers, Streets of Fire, The Philadelphia Experiment, Starhunter and some TV appearances.
Gil Gerard and John Tesh are lucky guys. 11:55 was a stunt double really necessary for this shot? 31:00 he's concerned about going through people but there's an exit right nearby
In this sitcom people were to react with a guy in a mock uniform: Now in reality everyone can “dress up” stupid and still be accepted, maybe not as “normal”.
If someone is seen walking around with that red suit on today, no one would blink an eye. After all, they worship men dressed like weird looking women so this is tame in comparison.
The ultra modern gun sight is installed in a vintage 1950's F-86 Sabre. To properly test it the platform should have been a current aircraft type such as the F-14/15/16/18.
I love this show Ralph is my favourite character his superhero you can't fly that strange. William Katt is funny and cute. This episode was funny he was invisible. Bill can be annoying he want Ralph always to help him to catch criminals and doesn't let him spend time with his girlfriend Pam 🦸🎥😂♥️.
I was 10 in 1980 so my entire teen years were the 80s. I can remember having to buy a friday paper for next week tv guide. So many shows A-Team, Knight Rider, Fall guy, Macgyver, Miami Vice, etc. I can fill a page of great shows.
Believe it or not, George isn't at home Please leave a message at the beep I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home.
Wished we can bring back all the wonderful memories which when our world is so peace and away from todays horrible life especially talking about talking inflation and crowd. Thanks
As a kid I thought he looked like he was wearing pajamas, even then I thought his costume looked cheap and lame. Still enjoy the show but that suit is the worst.
8:35 Bill carefully checks his mirrors and signals a safe left turn when he sees it is clear. Protocol followed successfully. Scenario proceeding as anticipated.
@@michiganborn8303 F-4? Hell, its 1981... the F15 and F14 were the new hotness and state of the art. F4 was like a 20 year old design by then. Likely they just couldn't get any stock footage for free/cheap of a newer plane with a backdrop that fit with the terrain over california's high desert.
Um Actually, You mean the other way around since they were in Black Sheep Squadron from 1976 to 1977 and they weren't in The Greatest American Hero until 1981 to 1983 www.imdb.com/name/nm0926215/
Episode 1 she said her parents were 'coming in from Michigan'. Here they are coming from Minnesota. Geesh, only 2 eposides in and they've already moved!
LOL, an alien spacecraft appears out of the desert sky and gives a school teacher and an FBI agent a superman suit via another dead FBI agent and your line of believability is what B Footage they used for the test plane? On the budget they had for the show I was more suprised the plane wasn't made of paper.
Hey, in the 80's you buy whatever reel of film you can get of a real aircraft, and you put that shit in your show! Honestly, I have seen worse in the digital age.
@@TIB1973 The funny thing is, that even though I'm already using Suspension of Disbelief because of the entire premise of the show, I do agree with the OP -- a detail like that can momentarily cause a few seconds of dissonance. It shouldn't, but somehow it can. 🤔😅
10:00 Yup. It's because of the John Hinkley shooting. Do a web search, easy to find. Also at 45:43 they still mention his last name. Such erratic censorship back in those days.
I saw one a few years ago at an old car show, I think they're kinda cool -- almost like the designers were trying to make them look a little like a spacecraft, like "rescue pods" from sci fi or something. Also they'd be easy to find in a parking lot!
I was thinking the same exact thing. The Exit sign was right behind him. And with that head of hair there is no way her parents wouldn't recognize him again 🤣
I know I watched every episode back when I was young, but I only remember a little bit of two episodes. The one where he was a baseball pitcher and the one when the students found some gold.
Faye Grant's sure looks different in this episode, and Tony the Fixer, Extortion, And Enforcer with his keen senses don't notice nothing, and why can't these Aliens help with the Resistance in V the Miniseries
Anybody Else Think It's a Plot Mistake, That The "Aliens" When They Came Back The 2nd Time, and Stated They've Been Watching, Did NOT Know Ralph Lost The Instructions and Give Him Another Copy?
This was a very innovate show. The writing was phenomenol...I mean, (Student 1): "Over my dead body!" (Student 2): "That could be arranged." ...come on, folks, the writer's of Seinfeld should have taken notes from this classic!!
Seinfeld did. George uses the theme's melody to for his answering machine's outgoing message. "Believe it not, George isn't at home. Please leave a message, at the beep. I must be out, or is pick up the phone. Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home" Something like that.
It’s nice to watch a show that is light hearted and positive. Most of today’s shows are too negative and dark which leaves you feeling depressed. I miss the old shows which left you feeling uplifted. Let’s bring back shows like this.
And "coincidentally " Anti-depressant pharmaceutical companies buy advertising during these shows.
Great show growing up in the 80s. It is sad that we have everything at our fingertips now and we can watch stuff anytime we want. At the same time it is great to be able to watch these shows again, I thought back in the day I’ll never see these shows ever again once they were over.Always looking at the TV guide was part of everyday life back then. Having shows on a schedule made getting thru the week more enjoyable and you didn’t take family time for granted. Good times with the best shows back then.
At the same time, now you don't have to get so angry about missing a show because you're sitting in traffic, or stuck in a jam due to an accident down the road. You can watch the show on your cellphone while you wait for the roads to clear, or just watch it when you get home. Less stress, and life doesn't have to revolve around the TV Channel's schedule, but you can destress on your own schedule.
I've seen Nick Nolte eat dog biscuits in different movie's he's done, and he reminds me so much of Nolte.
@@DakarnWhere I'm from it's illegal to be on your phone when in traffic. Even if the traffic isn't flowing you can't be looking at your phone.
@user-dt3rj8qm3k It is a traffic ticket in most states to be on the phone while driving. That doesn't mean you couldn't pull over and wait for the roads to clear and watch a show while you wait.
@@DakarnHere in Australia it's $1100 yes $1100 for being on your phone and a lot of demerit points ...
Aired March 25th 1981. The time period was wonderful.
I was really glad to see June Lockhart in this episode! When I was young I always enjoyed anything she was in, such as Lassie and Lost In Space. 😍
I was wondering who she was - thanks for remembering.
I loved watching those programs too..Lassie episodes are also on YT but ive not seen any Lost in Space yet. We are telling our age arent we?lol.
June is still alive aged 98. She also appeared in some great films back in the Golden Age, like "Meet Me In St Louis" and "Sergeant York".
Ok, I guess I was around 9 or 10 when this came out. Had my mom make me a costume for Halloween and everything. Mother owned a beauty shop and would play 60’s music at the shop, it drove me crazy. Now I’m almost 50 watching this, doing the very thing she did. Going back to my youth!!
I love this show as a kid and I still do
Hurray you have this show on you tube. That memorable music and song. It made you feel good about yourself and life. A man when given the chance tries to make a difference in the world around him. It was inspiring and when presented as a low key comedy with all its mishaps it was believable on television. For us it gave reminders to our subconscious about the values we were raised with. Many said to themselves ‘I could have done that.’ It looks like fun inspite of the bumps and bruises of flying. ‘. It made you think how hard it was for an ordinary person to use super powers compared to Superman who was from out of town and reacted to our sun.
Corny but wholesome. Used to record shows like this on VHS and watch as a kid. Chips, The A Team, Knight Rider, Miami Vice to name a few.
One of my favorites TV show...80s were so sweet
I always enjoyed this show 100 attempts and still can't fly
Oh he can fly, just can't land for crap LOL
I believe i can fly i believe i can touch the sky the have 43 episodes just getting to season 2 ep 1
I agree with Mr Davidson. I am in auto repair class and that's what dad is always saying when I have homework. Preventative maintenance.
This silly show was fun to watch after a day of raising my children. Robert Culp was a favorite as was William Kat. Thanks for posting this little escape from reality.
omg this reminded me how much reality is far better experience. good luck !
UFOS Exist, Actually, Desert, Scenes, I don't touch
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Watched this growing up and fell in love with Pam, I was 4. Hope you are doing well!
*Katt
They should make a movie of this but again Hollywood would F it up .
Starring a black transexual.
@@stevenkay5441 And it would be about saving the environment.
And instead of a conservative hard boiled korean war veteran FBI agent... you'll get a hispanic single mom with daddy issues
*Maxwell:* Here's a voice-activated walkie talkie.
*Hinkley:* Where am I supposed to carry it? The suit doesn't have pockets.
*Maxwell:* Be creative.
*Hinkley:* Prison wallet it is!
🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Years later I still love just a little funnier now😂👍thanks for sharing
The shows covers gave this show a personality that stands out.... The replacement tunes on some of the show took away that magic that some of us loved... Bob Hastings (Pam's Dad) also did voice over work on cartoons like Clue Club and Jeanie... Loved June Lockhart's reaction to Ralph at dinner.." He looked pretty cute to me.."
Car phone reception... Aaaahhhh
"Voice activated walkie talkie..." Ahhhhh
I'm dying!
great show
... a careful scenario gets results, J. Edger Hoover.... the mindless quest for results is the curse of J. edger Hoover
Thank You.
I loved this show as a 9 year old kid.
I didn’t realise how much the script relied on complaining banter all the time.
Probably one of the best theme song of the 80’s
i can't stand how they make everyone freak out when they see him in the suit. it's so lame how people react to him like he's got the plague or something!
Oh no.
Back then people still freaked over purple hair and interracial relations!
To compare now to then is useless😃
@@cjjenson8212 I think it would depend on what city he was in. I doubt anyone woulda even bothered to give him a second look in San Francisco, even back then 😄
@@zxyatiywariii8 This is said to have taken place in Los Angeles.
Where does this take place again? I couldn't understand what the big idea was either. All he had to say was he just came from some kid's birthday party 😅
Loving to old footage of the F86 sabre... which was totally anachronistic and horribly outdated by '81.
Still cool to see some old stock footage of that beautiful bird though.
June Lockhart; The Greatest American Mom!
Good show series
❤❤❤ this man will always be the greatest I could never fault the man 💗💗💗
This episode .. there is no saddle , or reigns! Speeding bullet?
Flying turd?
did he ever find the instruction book 📙
That’s not the point, it’s a running gag. If he finds the book, it’s just Superman.
Beatiful Connie Sellecca😍
Loved it
Obvious stunt double when Ralph takes off flying in the desert.
I loved this show from way back. What happened to William Matt and the tough guy student they both dropped out of the 80s and now trying to make it again in Hollywood? I'm glad they are back. Great job!!!!
William Katt, he was the son of the actress that played Della Street and Katt that played the PI on Perry Mason.
Michael Paré was the "tough guy" student.
He had a pretty good 80's career...Eddie and the Cruisers, Streets of Fire, The Philadelphia Experiment, Starhunter and some TV appearances.
@@jeffallan3140he had his own TV show called Houston nights
@@RedGarnett-n2p I did not know that. Will have to look it up. Thanks.
*Katt
He’s no Superman without the costume.
Tom Cody was here.
Haha it's the leftover extras from Grease 2
Gil Gerard and John Tesh are lucky guys.
11:55 was a stunt double really necessary for this shot?
31:00 he's concerned about going through people but there's an exit right nearby
Or to get out of being invisible just go home and change his clothes and get out of that damn suit.
The alarm will sound if the door is opened.
In this sitcom people were to react with a guy in a mock uniform:
Now in reality everyone can “dress up” stupid and still be accepted, maybe not as “normal”.
4：47 若いジョン・トラボルタが生徒の中にいるのが時代を感じさせます。
The guy in the black jacket was also in the episode where he played as BB Gun the tax man.
If someone is seen walking around with that red suit on today, no one would blink an eye. After all, they worship men dressed like weird looking women so this is tame in comparison.
The ending made me laugh because of how clunky and awkward it was all edited and stitched together from static shots!
Set in modern day 1981 and the Military uses an F-86 Sabre when the F-16 is available? 😂
available for tv shows?
When Ralph flies around the desert looking for the plane, he crashes by the same pile of sand over and over again.
This is set in L.A. but why does the class sound like they're from the Bronx?
O mano apareceu esta nave anoite e bem grande, foi daí que vc ganhou esta roupa fala para eles que eu Leonel do brasyl quero uma também blz 15 10 23
The ultra modern gun sight is installed in a vintage 1950's F-86 Sabre. To properly test it the platform should have been a current aircraft type such as the F-14/15/16/18.
👍😎👍
I love this show Ralph is my favourite character his superhero you can't fly that strange. William Katt is funny and cute. This episode was funny he was invisible. Bill can be annoying he want Ralph always to help him to catch criminals and doesn't let him spend time with his girlfriend Pam 🦸🎥😂♥️.
They do not make clean funny like this anymore.
I thought the girlfriend's parents were from Michigan?
So they said.
June Lockhart 🌐♀️🎥🍿🛡️🚭🌞 Timmy's Mom, Lassie
Who was Tony?
The troublemaking student.
& Bill Maxwell's LEAST favorite person in the world okay.
The GAYEST looking super hero outfit EVER!
well the nostalgia has worn off and reality says this show sucks.
When I was 4 years old I realized this show sucked. It still does.
It's the principal of this movie
Maybe you're gay. I know a lot of gays don't like this show because of the Vaseline jokes.
You're crazy this show is great!
When was that, last year?
No accounting for appreciation of more complex personalities.
I was 10 in 1980 so my entire teen years were the 80s. I can remember having to buy a friday paper for next week tv guide. So many shows A-Team, Knight Rider, Fall guy, Macgyver, Miami Vice, etc. I can fill a page of great shows.
I was 10 in 80, I think you forgot mash
and Fantasy Island, Three's Company, Simon&Simon, Riptide, Magnum PI, WizKids, Quantum Leap, ...
@@Patrick-ih9cpI think he meant shows that began in the 80s. MASH began in '72 and ended in '83.
Believe it or not, George isn't at home
Please leave a message at the beep
I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone
Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home.
Cant-stands-ya. Lmao
When I was a kid I started eating dog biscuits because Robert Culp would eat dog biscuits. I got in big trouble with my parents for that.
I would have laughed at you for that....
Wished we can bring back all the wonderful memories which when our world is so peace and away from todays horrible life especially talking about talking inflation and crowd. Thanks
As a kid I thought he looked like he was wearing pajamas, even then I thought his costume looked cheap and lame. Still enjoy the show but that suit is the worst.
That was the point. Cannell wanted the suit to be extremely embarrassing.
@@mjaynes288 OK, well it was a success then.
I use to break my neck to watch this show as a kid. Glad you posted.
Looks like California, sounds like New Jersey
New CaliJerseya!
I was just going to leave a comment about the kids sounding like they’re from ny. 😂 I’m glad I’m not the only one that caught that
"Welcome Back Kotter" wrapped up in 1979, this show started in 1981. Vinnie Barbarino lives....
Lmao I noticed the same thing. It’s supposed to be Los Angeles, but all his students sound like they’re from New York.
8:35 Bill carefully checks his mirrors and signals a safe left turn when he sees it is clear. Protocol followed successfully. Scenario proceeding as anticipated.
That horrible wig used by Katt's stunt double always looked so phony that I can't understand why they kept using it.
I always enjoyed watching this show. And I have had a huge crush on Connie Sellecca ever since this show appeared. And I guess I always will.
She is beautiful.
❤
The early F-86 is an early one... Its hard to believe they would put a 50 million dollar system in a Korean War era fighter....
I was thinking the same thing.
The bird is already 30 years old at the time they shot this footage.
I guess the F-4 was unable.
@@michiganborn8303
F-4? Hell, its 1981... the F15 and F14 were the new hotness and state of the art.
F4 was like a 20 year old design by then.
Likely they just couldn't get any stock footage for free/cheap of a newer plane with a backdrop that fit with the terrain over california's high desert.
John Tesh really loves this show.
Cheers to the stuntman at 11:55 who, despite looking nothing like William Katt, does his job, perm wig and all.
Dammit youtube... its a friggin' TV show - it has baked in commercial break cut aways... do you hafta throw in an ad in the MIDDLE OF A SCENE?!
Two of the bad guys went on to play as regulars on Blacksheep squadron.
Um Actually, You mean the other way around since they were in Black Sheep Squadron from 1976 to 1977 and they weren't in The Greatest American Hero until 1981 to 1983 www.imdb.com/name/nm0926215/
@@ArgonTheAware Um yeah. I guess that you are right.
Episode 1 she said her parents were 'coming in from Michigan'. Here they are coming from Minnesota. Geesh, only 2 eposides in and they've already moved!
Got an eye for detail 😂
Did the show go back in time to the 1950s? That Sabre jet is, for one thing, not a bomber and was outdated by the time of the Vietnam war.
LOL, an alien spacecraft appears out of the desert sky and gives a school teacher and an FBI agent a superman suit via another dead FBI agent and your line of believability is what B Footage they used for the test plane? On the budget they had for the show I was more suprised the plane wasn't made of paper.
Hey, in the 80's you buy whatever reel of film you can get of a real aircraft, and you put that shit in your show!
Honestly, I have seen worse in the digital age.
@@TIB1973 The funny thing is, that even though I'm already using Suspension of Disbelief because of the entire premise of the show, I do agree with the OP -- a detail like that can momentarily cause a few seconds of dissonance.
It shouldn't, but somehow it can. 🤔😅
@@zxyatiywariii8 I've had almost the same discussion about a tank they used on Hogan's Heroes 😁. I had to look up the word "Dissonance". Touche sir!
It's funny how everytime Pam's mother would mention Ralph's last name, they hide it by the sound of a jet engine. 😀
The series was extremely lucky to find a way to censor his name. This episode aired 2 days after John Hinckley shot the President.
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“age”/ect??
Mjayne,,,???
10:00 Yup. It's because of the John Hinkley shooting. Do a web search, easy to find. Also at 45:43 they still mention his last name. Such erratic censorship back in those days.
As a kid i hated that Ralph was not spending more time with his hot girlfriend Pamela.
Hey, an AMC Pacer (27:35) THAT brings back memories of the time.
I saw one a few years ago at an old car show, I think they're kinda cool -- almost like the designers were trying to make them look a little like a spacecraft, like "rescue pods" from sci fi or something. Also they'd be easy to find in a parking lot!
Party time! Excellent! Rewrewrewrewr!
There was an exit door he could have taken instead of going through the whole room of people
I was thinking the same exact thing. The Exit sign was right behind him. And with that head of hair there is no way her parents wouldn't recognize him again 🤣
It is silly, but I like it...😉
One of my all-time favorite shows.
Don't you remember a RED cape???? 🤔
@@abztrakt7071, his cape was black.
East Dog Breath, Nebraska XD I love Bill.
What happened to the RED cape???? 🤔
First thing you got to do is stay frosty
18:56
And 19:22
.... why wouldn't you "pull" to reappear????
Duh, Bill
@@productwholeslave2122 Ralph Hinkly had a RED cape NOT black, this is one those mandela effects I've shifted again 😡
I know I watched every episode back when I was young, but I only remember a little bit of two episodes. The one where he was a baseball pitcher and the one when the students found some gold.
Faye Grant's sure looks different in this episode, and Tony the Fixer, Extortion, And Enforcer with his keen senses don't notice nothing, and why can't these Aliens help with the Resistance in V the Miniseries
That chick was not Faye Grant... Just some other chuck that was a Rhonda wannabe...
Igot to SEE This Pilot (in Hollywood,CA.) of Ths “Series”.
Very enjoyable....!!! ... A brilliant slant on the 'superhero' theme. -
Here to watch my childhood fantasy Connie Sellecca at her prime 😘
I love the overreaction to a guy in a Super Suit. This is just normal behavior now days. No one would even bat an eye now.
@FilmRise - THANK YOU! if I could find this in HQ on DVD I'd buy it!!! "Like most of the 80's" 😎🤪
11:50 I like the cleaver use of a body double. That wig is just a little too big, which is why the double is easy to spot. :)
This show is such a mess I'm surprised they didn't use a Japanese Sumo wrestler as his double.
Anybody Else Think It's a Plot Mistake, That The "Aliens" When They Came Back The 2nd Time, and Stated They've Been Watching, Did NOT Know Ralph Lost The Instructions and Give Him Another Copy?
15:34 *Telekinesis* Yeah, I'd say that William Katt/Tommy Ross does have some experience with that.
Oh no! I got invisible... You can only read my post...
I bet you cannot see me. 😂
This is the most paranoid city in America.
Watching on August 28th 2023
The cops in this town will arrest you for literally anything.
4:03 wait a minute. That same 'pilot' was on an episode of Airwolf where he played another pilot trying to steal something. Talk about typecasting.
Markie post as Terri in the fall guy ended up taking same wardrobe n character to night court as Christine sullivan another typecast
She says they are from Michigan in the pilot...
Yes I noticed that too!
Connie ❤
Kid was taught how to fly by a kid.
This was a very innovate show. The writing was phenomenol...I mean, (Student 1): "Over my dead body!" (Student 2): "That could be arranged." ...come on, folks, the writer's of Seinfeld should have taken notes from this classic!!
Actually it was written and produced by Juanita Bartlett who produced Rockford Files
Seinfeld did. George uses the theme's melody to for his answering machine's outgoing message.
"Believe it not, George isn't at home.
Please leave a message, at the beep.
I must be out, or is pick up the phone.
Where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home"
Something like that.
The students are supposed to be in a special ed class, early 80s version, so attitude problem wouldn’t be surprising
Hmm . . . they edited the Hinckley's out at the airport but one is still there at the end when the father-in-law speaks before the class.