Trivia / The Incredible Hulk (1996)

• Executive Meddling: According to Dick Sebast, the show's creative team spent the first season constantly fighting against this. Then in the second season, there are certain changes behind-the-scenes—leading to the show losing serialization, becoming Lighter and Softer, and seeing attempts to make the characters look trendy. As Sebast said, "What happened to season 2? The network got its way."
• The Other Darrin:
  • Neal McDonough as Bruce Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the green Hulk are this, as both sides of Banner were voiced by Ron Perlman in his guest appearances on Fantastic Four: The Animated Series and Iron Man: The Animated Series. Regarding the guest appearance on the former, Luke Perry also replaced Benny Grant as Rick Jones.
  • Maurice LaMarche plays Doctor Strange in this series while John Vernon plays him on Spider-Man: The Animated Series (though this is likely because Vernon was the voice of Thunderbolt Ross in this series).
  • Likewise, Lisa Zane plays She-Hulk in season 1 while Cree Summer plays her in Season 2.
  • Lou Ferrigno briefly plays as the transforming Grey Hulk in season 1's finale, while Michael Donovan takes over when Grey Hulk makes his later appearances.
  • And finally, Genie Francis plays Betty Ross for most of Season 1 while Philece Sampler plays her later in Season 1 and in Season 2.
• Role Reprise:
  • Of course, the most notable example of this is Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk from The Incredible Hulk (1977), actually getting to speak as the character this time (as one: the Hulk never spoke in the '77 series and the Hulk's roars were dubbed over by Ted Cassidy and Charles Napier).
  • Matt Frewer (The Leader), Robert Hays (Iron Man), Dorian Harewood (War Machine), Tom Kane (H.O.M.E.R.), Beau Weaver (Mister Fantastic), Chuck McCann (Thing), Simon Templeman (Doctor Doom), John Rhys-Davies (Thor) and Richard Grieco (Ghost Rider). Word of God admitted to bringing them back for guest spots to help create a continuity with the preceding Marvel shows.
• You Sound Familiar: Neal McDonough had previously voiced Firebrand in a season 2 episode of Iron Man before replacing Ron Perlman as Bruce Banner.

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