Watch Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 10 watchedAir order. The pilots set up the premise, the five seasons run straight through, and the NBC films close the story.
Pilot Films
- 1 The Incredible Hulk Two-hour pilot that aired November 4, 1977 and set up Banner's origin.
- 2 The Return of the Incredible Hulk Second pilot, aired November 28, 1977, and retitled Death in the Family in syndication.
CBS Series
- 3 The Incredible Hulk Season 1 10 episodes, March to May 1978.
- 4 The Incredible Hulk Season 2 22 episodes, 1978 to 1979. Includes the Emmy-winning Married two-parter.
- 5 The Incredible Hulk Season 3 23 episodes, 1979 to 1980.
- 6 The Incredible Hulk Season 4 18 episodes, 1980 to 1981.
- 7 The Incredible Hulk Season 5 Final season, 7 episodes, 1981 to 1982. Ended May 12, 1982.
NBC Reunion Films
- 8 The Incredible Hulk Returns Aired May 22, 1988. Banner meets Thor in a backdoor pilot for a Thor series that never happened.
- 9 The Trial of the Incredible Hulk Aired May 7, 1989. Banner meets blind lawyer Matt Murdock, who fights as Daredevil against Wilson Fisk.
- 10 The Death of the Incredible Hulk Aired February 18, 1990. Banner dies stopping a spy plot, reverting to human form at the end.
About The Incredible Hulk TV
The Incredible Hulk began with two TV pilot films on CBS in November 1977, then ran 80 episodes over five seasons from March 1978 to May 1982 with Bill Bixby as David Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. NBC revived the story with three reunion films: The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) with Thor, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) with Daredevil, and The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990).
Good to know
Release order matches story order, so this single list covers both. A fourth film, Revenge of the Incredible Hulk, was planned but canceled after disappointing ratings for Death of, and Bixby died in November 1993.
