The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero is an American television series which aired from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. It premiered as a two hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981. It starred William Katt as Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as Pam Davidson.

Trivia

• The main character's name was originally Ralph Hinkley, but after the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr. the writers changed the character's name to Ralph Hanley or simply just "Mr. H". After fans got in an uproar about the change the name was reverted to Ralph Hinkley.
• On one episode of the popular sitcom Seinfeld, George Costanza memorably sets his answering machine message to the tune of "Believe It or Not". The theme, by Joey Scarbury was also used in Michael Moore's Iraq War documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
• In the episode Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too of the WB show "Gilmore Girls", the character Lane Kim and her band plays a rock/punk version of "Believe It or Not", as they are asked to play at a candidate's political rally for their town's local election.
• In the August 31, 2005 episode of Battle of the Network Reality Stars, William Katt briefly refereed a touch football game between the various teams. An image of present-day Katt appeared onscreen beside an old photo of him in his superhero costume. Several participants began to sing "Believe It or Not"; Katt smiled and took a bow.