Deliberate mistake: When the show premiered on March 18th, 1981 Ralph's last name started out as Hinkley, but after a couple of episodes had aired on TV, on March 30th a man named Hinckley shot then U.S. President Reagan and three other people, so in the remaining episodes of season 1 Ralph's last name was changed to Hanley. His last name was changed back to Hinkley in season 2.
![The Greatest American Hero](/images/titles/7000-7999/7957_sm.jpg)
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
1 deliberate mistake in Season 1 generally
Starring: Michael Pare, Robert Culp, William Katt, Connie Sellecca, Don Cervantes
The Greatest American Hero (1) - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: While Bill and Ralph are in the car, John Mackie appears under the ship carrying the case with the suit. After John places the case in the car's trunk he walks back towards the ship empty handed, but in the last shot of John standing under the ship he's still holding the case.
Bill Maxwell: And so we went to NewFOUNDland to make friends with all the whales and a bunch of little fishies.
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