History Characters / TheIncredibleHulk1977

* CanonForeigner: She was created only for the series; she can be partially be inspired by Hulk's love interest in the comics, Betty Ross (who eventually married Bruce Banner years after the show ended).

* CanonForeigner: She was created squarely for the series

* CanonImmigrant: The comic version of Banner's father appeared three years ''after'' this version, with a [[AdaptationNameChange different name]] (Brian) and [[AdaptationalVillainy personality]].

* CanonImmigrant: Much like Jackie [=McGee=], Del makes his first comic appearance in ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'', though is [[AgeLift much younger]], has a case of AdaptationalHeroism along with suffering [[BodyHorror a far more terrifying outcome]] then being able to turn into a Hulk-like creature.

--->'''Dock Foreman''': This guy you're trying to find, what's he look like?
--->'''Jack''': (Sheepishly) Medium height, medium build, brown hair, brown eyes.
--->'''Dock Foreman''': You just described half the guys on this dock.

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--> '''Dr. Fields:''' At least we never stopped trying. (''embracing the Hulk with the last of her strength'') Oh, I'll miss you, David...

* HulkSpeak: Mostly averted in this version, where he only growls and roars. The Demi-Hulk that David is stuck as in "[[Recap/TheIncredibleHulk1977S4E1And2Prometheus Prometheus]]" is the closest the series comes, but even then he still uses full sentences and proper pronouns, he just uses shorter and simpler words (like calling a meteor "a rock from the sky").

* IllGirl: She suffered a undescribed illness that caused her to have terrible seizures.

!![[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Dr. David Bruce Banner]]

!![[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner The Incredible Hulk]] (a.k.a "The Creature")

!!Dr. David Bruce Banner

!!The Incredible Hulk (a.k.a "The Creature")

* CanonForeigner: She was created only for the series; she can be partially be inspired by Hulk's love interest in the comics, Betty Ross (who eventually married Bruce Banner in the comics years after the show ended).

* AdaptationalWimp: Compared to his comic incarnation and later media appearances, this version of the Hulk is ''far'' less infinitely powerful. For example, Hulk's strongest feat in the series is easily (if unintentionally) destroying an entire government facility by overloading the hydraulics, whereas in the comics, Hulk regularly fights against the U.S. Military along with various super-powered foes and could lift mountains when (relatively) calm. He also notably lacks his comic counterpart's [[NighInvulnerable indestructible skin]] despite still having a healing factor, meaning that he can be wounded by various weapons (i.e. bullets can pierce through him) [[spoiler:and even die from simply falling a great height and hitting concrete.]]

* AdaptationalWimp: Compared to his comic incarnation and later media appearances, this version of the Hulk is ''far'' less infinitely powerful. For example, Hulk's strongest feat in the series is easily (if unintentionally) destroying an entire government facility by overloading the hydraulics, whereas in the comics, Hulk regularly fights against the U.S. Military along with various super-powered foes and could lift mountains when (relatively) calm. He also lacks his comic counterpart's [[InASingleBound super-leaping]] and [[NighInvulnerable indestructible skin]], meaning that he can be wounded by various weapons [[spoiler:and can be killed simply by falling a great height and hitting concrete.]]

* AdaptationalWimp: Compared to his comic incarnation and later media appearances, this version of the Hulk is ''far'' less infinitely powerful. For example, Hulk's strongest feat in the series is easily (if unintentionally) destroying an entire government facility by overloading the hydraulics. He also lacks his comic counterpart's [[InSingleBound super leaping]] and [[NighInvulnerable indestructible skin]], meaning that he can be wounded by various weapons [[spoiler:and can be killed simply by falling a great height and hitting concrete.]]

* SuperStrength: David wanted to tap into "the hidden strength that all humans have." Needless to say, he succeeded in his goal and then some! The Hulk's feats of strength are [[AdaptationalWimp not quite as epic as his comic book counterpart]] (due to being made on a 1970s TV budget), but on the other hand, he seems to have no upper limits, either. In his most impressive feat, he easily (if unintentionally) destroys an entire government facility by overloading the hydraulics.

---> '''Played by:''' Diana Muldaur

* WalkingTheEarth: Looking for a cure. But when the Hulk makes an appearance, it puts him on McGee's radar, and he has to move on before he's caught.

* HulkSpeak: Mostly averted in this version, where he only growls and roars. The Demi-Hulk that David is stuck as in "Prometheus" is the closest the series comes, but even then he still uses full sentences and proper pronouns, he just uses shorter and simpler words (like calling a meteor "a rock from the sky").

---> '''Played by:''' Mariette Hartley

* SayingTooMuch: When arguing with David who is reluctant about using Clives machine to cure Dell's arthritis, Dell does acknowledge that he killed local bully Frank Townson 30 years ago, which David figured out for himself. But in his anger, he also admits that it was also him who was responsible for the death of the kid who broke into the Clive house a year prior to current events. The problem here is that Dell can't blame the monster for this murder.

* SayingTooMuch: When arguing with David about wanting the power back, Dell does acknowledge that he killed local bully Frank Townson 30 years ago, which David figured out for himself. But in his anger, he also admits that it was also him who was responsible for the death of the kid who broke into the Clive house a year prior to current events. The problem here is that Dell can't blame the monster for this murder.

---> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TedCassidy (voice; pilots, seasons 1-2), Creator/CharlesNapier (voice; seasons 3-5)

* TheLostLenore: Banner's wife Laura, who was the whole reason he went into studying how humans become stronger in times of danger (and, more importantly, why he didn't when he needed to save her), which ultimately led to his "curse." He still has nightmares about her death, even years later (which always triggers a transformation, as seen in the [[Recap/TheIncredibleHulkPilot Pilot]], ''[[Recap/TheIncredibleHulkS2E1Married Married]]'', and ''Homecoming'').

---> '''Played by:''' Creator/LouFerrigno (on-set actor), Creator/TedCassidy (voice; pilots, seasons 1-2), Creator/CharlesNapier (voice; seasons 3-5)

* TheLostLenore: Banner's wife Laura, who was the whole reason he went into studying how humans become stronger in times of danger (and, more importantly, why he didn't when he needed to save her), which ultimately led to his "curse." He still has nightmares about her death, even years later (which always triggers a transformation, as seen in the [[Recap/TheIncredibleHulkPilot Pilot]], ''[[Recap/TheIncredibleHulkMarried Married]]'', and ''Homecoming'').

* TheLostLenore: Banner's wife Laura, who was the whole reason he went into studying how humans become stronger in times of danger (and, more importantly, why he didn't when he needed to save her), which ultimately led to his "curse." He still has nightmares about her death, even years later (which always triggers a transformation, as seen in the Pilot, ''Married'', and ''Homecoming'').

* TheLostLenore: Banner's wife Laura, who was the whole reason he went into studying how humans become stronger in times of danger (and, more importantly, why he didn't when he needed to save her), which ultimately led to his "curse." He still has nightmares about her death, even years later (which always triggers a transformation).

* WalkingTheEarth: Looking for a cure.

* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: You can literally count on one hand (maybe two) the amount of times most people use the name "the Hulk." Almost everyone, including David, calls him some variation of "the creature" (or "that green thing"). Jack is the only one who calls him "the Hulk" regularly (since he created the name for his newspaper), but even he calls him "the creature" as often as not.
* ExtraStrengthMasquerade: The Hulk is treated as an urban myth for far longer that should be considered possible considering he has been seen by large crowds in public quite a few times. He appeared at a rodeo, at a professional football game, in televised boxing and wrestling matches, and even running down the street in broad daylight...through Times Square, no less. His existence was acknowledged by police in many cities, and there were clear pictures of him published in various big-city newspapers (not just the tabloid [=McGee=] worked for). Yet somehow, the next town over, nobody had ever heard of this green creature before.

* InformedAttribute: Hulk is repeatedly described as being a monster over seven feet tall. While Creator/LouFerrigno is pretty tall at 6'4", it's obvious he isn't over seven feet with how he is always standing next to people.

* CanonImmigrant: More than four decades after the TV show premiered, a [[AgeLift younger]], {{Gender Flip}}ped, and {{Race Lift}}ed version of [=McGee=] named "Jackie [=McGee=]", made her comic debut in 2018's ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk''.
* {{Flanderization}}: In ''The Incredible Hulk Returns'', he's stripped of all his CharacterDevelopment and reduced to a comedic buffoon. Even his {{leitmotif}} is played on a tuba.

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