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The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)
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The Incredible Hulk is an American animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The series ran for 13 episodes on NBC in 1982, part of a combined hour with Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (as The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man).[1]
Compared to the live-action The Incredible Hulk television series from Universal, this series followed the Hulk comic books much more closely, particularly with regard to the Hulk's origin, the supporting cast (though Rio and his only daughter Rita do not appear in the comics), the army base setting, the heavy use of fantastical elements, and the Hulk being capable of speech (albeit limited). The series also retained from the comic book "Bruce Banner" as the name of the Hulk's human identity (rather than "David Banner" as in the live-action series).
This was the second Hulk animated series: in 1966, the Hulk appeared in 13 seven-minute segments as part of TV's The Marvel Super Heroes.[2] The "Spidey Goes Hollywood" episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, first broadcast in late 1981, served as something of a backdoor pilot for The Incredible Hulk as it guest-starred the version of Bruce Banner/the Hulk that would later feature in the 1982 series.
Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Marvel Productions.[3][4][5]
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Plot
The series focuses on Bruce Banner attempting to cure himself of his transformations into the Hulk, and the Hulk defeating various monsters and villains whilst fending off the army's attempts to subdue and capture him.
Production
The 1982 Incredible Hulk series featured accompanying narration by Hulk co-creator Stan Lee. Some of the same background music tracks were used for Dungeons & Dragons. Boyd Kirkland, who became a writer/director for Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men: Evolution, was one of the layout artists for The Incredible Hulk.
The character design for both Bruce Banner and the Hulk were based on the artwork of Sal Buscema, who penciled the Incredible Hulk comic during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Characters
- Bruce Banner (voiced by Michael Bell): As in the original comic book, Dr Bruce Banner is an extremely intelligent physicist working in Gamma Base; during periods of stress or anger he transforms into the Hulk (voiced by Bob Holt), a large, green-skinned, and muscular humanoid possessing a vast degree of physical strength but limited intelligence. Banner incurred this condition after being caught in the test explosion of a gamma bomb. Banner is depicted as seeking a cure for his condition.
- Rick Jones (voiced by Michael Horton): Here, Rick is blond, wears a cowboy hat, and has a girlfriend named Rita. As in the early years of the comic books, Rick is the sole confidant of Banner's secret that he is actually the Hulk. The series retains from the comic book the plot-point that Rick feels partially responsible for Bruce Banner's condition, as Bruce was caught in an explosion whilst saving Rick, who was trespassing on the gamma bomb test site.
- Betty Ross (voiced by B. J. Ward): In this incarnation, Betty is a research scientist working alongside Bruce Banner at Gamma Base. Like the 1966 series, Betty is unaware that Banner transforms into the Hulk.
- Thunderbolt Ross (voiced by Robert Ridgely): An Army general who antagonizes Hulk due to believing him to be a threat.
- Ned Talbot (voiced by Pat Fraley): An Army major who assists Ross in hunting the Hulk. Unlike his comics counterpart, he is depicted as incompetent and cowardly, for which his troops secretly nickname him "Noodle-head Ned".
- Rio (voiced by Roberto Cruz): Rita's father, a character exclusive to this series; he owns and operates the diner Rio's Ranchero, situated close to Gamma Base. It is clear that Rick had revealed the secret of Bruce to him, whom also tries to help him as he can.
- Rita (voiced by Susan Blu): Rio's daughter and Rick Jones's girlfriend, a character exclusive to this series. It is clear that Rick had revealed the secret of Bruce to her, whom also tries to help him as she can.
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Episodes
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Marvel Mash-Up
Scenes from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and The Incredible Hulk were re-cut, edited, and re-dubbed into comical shorts as part of Disney XD's Marvel Mash-Up shorts for their "Marvel Universe on Disney XD" block of programming that includes Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.[7]
Home media
In April 2008, Liberation Entertainment secured the home media rights to select Marvel shows from Jetix Europe in select European territories, including The Incredible Hulk.[8][9] A two-disc boxset of the series was due out for August but was delayed until October due to unforeseen circumstances before being fully released on November 3 through Lace International, after Liberation shuttered their UK division at the end of October.[10] The DVD contains all the episodes produced, as well as a short restoration featurette.[11]
Clear Vision later took over rights and re-released the complete series on DVD in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2010[12] and in Germany on June 14, 2010.[13]
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