Greatest American Hero – Believe It Or Not
The theme song (and variants of the theme) are used frequently throughout. “Believe It or Not” was composed by Mike Post (music) and Stephen Geyer (lyrics) and sung by Joey Scarbury. The theme song became a popular hit during the show’s run. “Believe it or Not” debuted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 on June 13, 1981, eventually peaking at #2 during the weeks of August 15 and August 22, and spending a total of 18 weeks in the Top 40. The show’s theme song was featured prominently in the Seinfeld episode “The Susie”, where George Costanza used it as his answering machine message, with his own lyrics sung over the music (“Believe it or not George isn’t at home, please leave a message at the beep. I must be out or I’d pick up the phone; where could I be? Believe it or not, I’m not home!”). Show The Greatest American Hero is an American TV series which aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. It premiered as a two hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981. It starred William Katt as teacher Ralph Hinkley (or Hanley), Robert Culp as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson. The series has a fanbase around the world, making it a cult classic. The series was created by producer Stephen J. Cannell and Joel Colon who helped design the costumes. The show is typical of his style of character-driven quirky drama, where the plot is secondary to the relationships among the characters. Premise The series is a superhero drama-comedy. Ralph Hinkley is a …
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This song is so catchy, I first heard it in The 40 Year Old Virgin
This song will forever remind me of bad horror movies. And I like it.
que saudades ..tempo bom …hoje poderia ser assim …
I love the cinema snob!!!:D
Cinema Snob FTW
it a great love making song
I heard this on everybody hates chris after he was day dreaming about getting his ass kicked and winning an award and its been stuck on my head
lol
The only reason im watching this video is because i heard the song on Seinfeld earlier today. Its been stuck in my head ever since. I couldnt remember where I heard it from – And its at the end of the video!
this song has constantly been on my mind lately…i loved this series….80s rule!!
lol George.
24 people don’t like his out of 322,948 views i guess kids don’t know that this song is awsome! loved it then, love it now!!!!! Yeah.
The series sucked but Culp was great and the theme was amazingly good! Memories.
It sounds like something Andrew Gold would write. Thanks.
Oh lord I lol’d at the answering machine bit. Needless to say, people are now greeted with my tone def screeching in their ear when they call me and I’m not around.
*~t3h C.
This was my 8th grade graduating class song. We sung this at our ceremony. LOL!
Where were you in 1981?
Amazing!
xoxo
The Clarences
John hinckley Jr. should have gotten the Nobel
Peace Prize of 1981 and be hired as UN Secretary General as he is the Greatest American Hero!!!!!
I had almost forgotten about this series. It aired when I was in high school in the 80′s. I love this theme. They even used to play this song on the radio when the show ran on TV. Great video! Thanks a million for uploading it here!
Wow,a trip down memory lane..thank you!!!
i love this song its epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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True story: William Katt auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars.
RIP Robert Culp.