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SyFy is running a marathon of TGAH today...I always enjoyed this show but why the hell didn't Ralph just go out and practice flying & landing? Like on a soft sandy beach or grass field? Robert Culp steals the show of course.
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I thought Concetta Sellecchia was "all that".
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Ralph should have worn a Batman/Captain America style mask over his head to protect his identity. He also should have had a "superhero" name.
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Jan 21, 2012 - 3:14 PM
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Metryq
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From the photos I've seen ai always thought the costume looked awful though
William Katt, who played Ralph, hated the costume at first, which was not the only common thing both in and out of character. From interviews on the DVD supplements, we learn that Katt and Robert Culp (Bill Maxwell) did not like each other at first, either. They grew to enjoy working together, just as the characters did.
Joey Scarbury, who sang the title song, also recorded "covers" for many episodes, such as "Rocket Man" in the pilot, "Eve of Destruction" in "Operation Spoilsport", "Bad Moon Rising" in "Hog Wild" and others. I read that there was a problem with licensing, so all those songs were changed in the home video releases. "Classical Gas" was the one episode when original music should have been used, as Ralph's class had formed a band and got the opportunity for exposure in front of a huge audience. Unfortunately, the replacement music was just as bad as all the other episodes.
(Since I audio recorded all the episodes during original broadcast, I stubbornly edited the original music back in. At least I can watch the episodes on my home media center without wincing.)
It is a fun show with many great episodes. Probably the best out of all three seasons was "Lilacs, Mr. Maxwell," when Bill falls for a Russian spy. The episode was written and directed by Robert Culp.
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If you accept the premise, the fact that Ralph didn't wear some kind of mask is ludicrous since he wanted his identity hidden. All the bad guys see his face.
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There's nothing wrong with walking on air...
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Ralph gets his mask (thanks to The Flash)
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SyFy is running a marathon of TGAH today...I always enjoyed this show but why the hell didn't Ralph just go out and practice flying & landing? Like on a soft sandy beach or grass field? Robert Culp steals the show of course.
There's no fun in the premise if Ralph can just fly like he was born to do it. Learning to use a 'supersuit' is a great hook for series television. Besides, there is great humor to made of the fact that it came with an instruction manual (which the characters lost).
I like this show. It was very exciting to me as a 12 yr old, and still holds up watching it today.
I always though 'Chuck' was something of a remake with chuck in the Ralph role. Adam Baldwin would have made a great Bill Maxwell-type with license to chew up and spit out the scenery.
DC was suing out of their ass. Like every superhero comic for 50 yrs wasn't already a take-off on Superman.
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I just think it's fun, good spirited, feel good entertainment. 
