The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)
The Incredible Hulk is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The series ran for 13 episodes on NBC in 1982, part of a combined hour with "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends" (as The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man). Compared to the live-action "The Incredible Hulk" television series from Universal, this series followed the Hulk comic books much more closely, particularly with regard to the Hulk's origin, the supporting cast (though Rio and his only daughter Rita do not appear in the  comics), the army base setting, the heavy use of fantastical elements, and the Hulk being capable of speech (albeit limited). The series also retained from the comic book "Bruce Banner" as the name of the Hulk's human identity (rather than "David Banner" as in the live-action series). This was the second Hulk animated series: in 1966, the Hulk appeared in 13 seven-minute segments as part of TV's "The Marvel Super Heroes". The "Spidey Goes Hollywood" episode of "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", first broadcast in late 1981, served as something of a backdoor pilot for  The Incredible Hulk as it guest-starred the version of Bruce Banner/the Hulk that would later feature in the 1982 series. The series aired from 1996 to 1998 on CBBC as part of "The Marvel Action Hour" (UK). Plot. The series focuses on Dr. Bruce Banner attempting to cure himself of his transformations into the Hulk, and the Hulk defeating various monsters and villains whilst fending off the army's attempts to subdue and capture him. Production. The 1982 "Incredible Hulk" series featured accompanying narration by Hulk co-creator Stan Lee. Some of the same background music tracks were  used for "Dungeons & Dragons". Boyd Kirkland, who became a writer/director for "" and "", was one of the layout artists for "The Incredible Hulk". The character design for both Bruce Banner and the Hulk were based on the artwork of Sal Buscema, who penciled the Incredible Hulk comic during the 1970s and 1980s. There is also the more frequently remembered quirk that whenever the Hulk transformed back to Bruce Banner, his clothes would miraculously return to normal (instead of being with only what is left of his pants, as happens in the comics and subsequent media). Also, the series would frequently  reuse the same stock sequences when Banner transformed into the Hulk. Cast. Bruce Banner was played by voice actor Michael Bell, while the Hulk himself was voiced by Bob Holt, whose stock library of roars created for this series would be used in various other Marvel Productions series and movies. Marvel Mash-Up. Scenes from "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends" and "The Incredible Hulk" were re-cut, edited, and re-dubbed into comical shorts as part of Disney XD's Marvel Mash-Up shorts for their "Marvel Universe on Disney XD" block of programming that includes "Ultimate Spider-Man  and ". Home media. The series was planned for release on Region 2 DVD in the UK in August 2008 by Liberation Entertainment as part of a release schedule of Marvel animated series. However, due to unforeseen circumstances the release day was pushed back to October, and then again to November 3. Liberation Entertainment then closed its UK division, making 12 staff redundant. This brought many delays to the releases. Lace International bought the rights to distribute the series on DVD. Amazon.co.uk was the first store to receive stocks of the resulting two disc DVD set, which includes a short restoration 	The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)
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