The WORST episodes of The Incredible Hulk

Every episode of The Incredible Hulk ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Incredible Hulk!

David Banner is a research scientist trying to find a way to tap into the hidden strength that all humans possess. Then, one night in his labratory, an experiment went wrong, causing him to be overexposed to gamma radiation. Now, whenever angered or distressed, the mild-mannered scientist finds himself transforming into a powerful seven-foot green creature known as The Incredible Hulk. The Hulk is guided by David's personality, dealing with whatever distresses David. But unfortunately, David has no control over the creature's actions. Nor can he remember what he had done during his Hulkish states. He travels around the country in search of a cure, while taking various odd jobs under different aliases.

Last Updated: 9/9/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Goodbye Eddie Cain
star
5.71
7 votes

#1 - Goodbye Eddie Cain

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/23/1981

A 1940s-style detective can't explain why a corpse is found in his office; except that it may be related to an extortion plot, a mysterious gardener, and a green creature.

Directors: Jack Colvin
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Half Nelson
star
6.15
67 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.

Directors: Barry Crane
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Two Godmothers
star
6.21
39 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Mike Vejar
Writer: Reuben Leder
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The Harder They Fall
star
6.41
39 votes

#4 - The Harder They Fall

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/27/1981

David survives an automobile accident, only to be paralyzed from the waist down. Therefore, he is told that he may never walk again.

Directors: Mike Vejar
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Triangle
star
6.70
10 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Mike Vejar
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On the Line
star
6.71
7 votes

#6 - On the Line

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/11/1980

David becomes an arson suspect, and is drafted to help extinguish a forest fire.

Directors: L.Q. Jones
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The Confession
star
6.73
41 votes

#7 - The Confession

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1979

An inexperienced reporter is assigned to help Jack McGee with his pursuit of the Hulk; then, to McGee's dismay, she does a story about a shy man who claims to be the Hulk's alter-ego.

Directors: Barry Crane
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Danny
star
6.78
9 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Mark A. Burley
Writer: Diane Frolov
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Never Give a Trucker an Even Break
star
6.86
59 votes

#9 - Never Give a Trucker an Even Break

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/1978

While working for a female trucker, David is involved in her quest for revenge against the hijacker that stole her fathers rig.

Directors: Kenneth Gilbert
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Long Run Home
star
6.89
37 votes

#10 - Long Run Home

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/1980

David is befriended by a motorcyclist, who inadvertently gets him mixed up in a gang-related conflict.

Directors: Frank Orsatti
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Deathmask
star
6.90
40 votes

#11 - Deathmask

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1980

A serial killer is stalking the college where David is working; then a misunderstanding leads to David's arrest. And while he figures out the real identity of the killer, the townspeople form a lynch mob.

Directors: John McPherson
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Kindred Spirits
star
6.91
70 votes

#12 - Kindred Spirits

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/1979

When artifacts are discovered on an indian reservation which indicate the existence of a Hulk-like being 30,000 years ago, David joins the expedition to find out if there is a link to his problem...or possibly a cure.

Directors: Joseph Pevney
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Fast Lane
star
6.92
36 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Frank Orsatti
Writer: Reuben Leder
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The Antowuk Horror
star
6.92
79 votes

#14 - The Antowuk Horror

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1978

David works at a hardware store in a resort town, where business is receding. But when an argument with the store's depressed, widowed owner, Harlan, brings on the Hulk's appearance, Harlan and his friend quickly see the possibilities of what the publicity could do for the town. So they set about re-creating their own "monster" to draw in the tourists. But the scheme ends up endangering Harlan's own young daughter.

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Like a Brother
star
6.93
41 votes

#15 - Like a Brother

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/1979

While working at a car wash in a black neighborhood, David befriends a co-worker who is being exploited by a drug lord.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
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The Disciple
star
6.93
71 votes

#16 - The Disciple

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/16/1979

In a follow-up to "Another Path," David visits his friend Li Sung to hopefully find a cure to his transformations. But the old philosopher is now dying and looking for a successor in his practices; the candidate for his leadership is a student, a police officer coping with the recent murder of his father.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
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Jake
star
6.93
43 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Frank Orsatti
Writer: Chuck Bowman
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Proof Positive
star
6.94
69 votes

#18 - Proof Positive

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/1980

A new publisher takes over the National Register, and decides to rid the newspaper of any questionable stories. This new policy affects Jack McGee's search for the Hulk, so McGee is put under pressure to prove that the Hulk is real.

Directors: Dick Harwood
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A Solitary Place
star
6.96
68 votes

#19 - A Solitary Place

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/1979

David finds tranquility in the wilderness in Baja, Mexico. However, that is soon hindered by the arrival of a doctor running from a vengeful man whose daughter died under her care.

Directors: Jeffrey Hayden
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The Psychic
star
6.96
70 votes

#20 - The Psychic

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/1980

A woman with psychic powers identifies David as the Hulk's alter-ego. While the Hulk is a suspect in the slaying of a teenager, the woman predicts that Jack McGee will be murdered by the real killer unless our hero intervenes.

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A Child in Need
star
6.96
75 votes

#21 - A Child in Need

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1978

David is working as a gardener in a suburban school, where he befriends a boy whom he notices is covered in bruises. The school nurse informs David that it's not the first time it's happened, and he soon suspects that one of the boy's parents is abusing him. With no-one willing to listen or help, David sets about putting the situation right himself.

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Married (1)
star
6.96
78 votes

#22 - Married (1)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1978

David 'Benton' travels to Hawaii to meet Dr. Carolyn Fields (Mariette Hartley), a psychologist whose technique might help control the Hulk. However, Dr. Fields is in the terminal stages of a disease that the Hulk could help cure. With the pair working in close proximity, love begins to bloom with tragic results

Directors: Kenneth Johnson
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Rainbow's End
star
6.97
74 votes

#23 - Rainbow's End

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1978

When David learns of a vitamin that supposedly calms wild horses, he gets a job at the San Remos horse track hoping it can help him too.

Directors: Kenneth Gilbert
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Ricky
star
6.97
75 votes

#24 - Ricky

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1978

While working at a New Mexico race track, David helps a race car driver's retarded brother.

Directors: Frank Orsatti
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Another Path
star
6.98
45 votes

#25 - Another Path

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1978

David believes a Chinese philosopher's nerve control techniques can help him control the Hulk.

Directors: Joseph Pevney
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