Something Streaming This Way Comes: THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO - THE WEB SERIES
Given that this debuted on YouTube 11 years ago, I initially thought, “Am I the last person on earth to discover that there was a web series version of The Greatest American Hero?” But then I looked at the number of views for the various episodes, and I decided, “No, actually, all things being equal, I’m still one of relatively few people who actually knows about this thing.”
The six-episode fan series - seven episodes if you include the installment devoted to the series’ outtakes - stars Allen Ruecker as high school teacher Ralph Hinkley, Don Stark of That ‘70s Show fame as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell, Morgan Snyder as Pam Davidson (a.k.a. Ralph’s long suffering lawyer girlfriend), and Brittany Ross as Ashley Rizzo, a cheerleader who becomes Ralph’s superhero sidekick.
Yes, each episode spends as much time playing the classic Joey Scarbury theme song as it does adding to the story, but if you’re a fan of the original series and you’ve never seen this, it’s worth the short amount of time it’ll take you to blow through it.