Hulk Confronts The Abusive Father | Season 1 Episode 7 | The Incredible Hulk
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I had an abusive stepfather and I actually remember seeing this episode as a boy and wishing.... Wishing that Hulk would come and save me.
I had a Step-Father who was nice to me. But one time he tried to hit me because I wasn't listening to my Mother . That was a big mistake on his part as I hit him back and kept Swinging . I mean there was no way I was going down without a fight .
I'm so sorry man, I really hope you are in a better place now. As a young adult with autism who grew up with an abusive father I relate pretty closely to your wish.
You poor thing
Oh man :-(
God, I'm so sorry you had to go through that, *JM Jedi.* Thank goodness now child abuse is no longer hidden.
The Hulk never slugged him, he let the dad beat on him, and used extremelly little force. Just gently pushed him back. Powerfully protrayed. All four actors did so well.
I always thought the hulk was letting him release his pain and anger
It was kind of uncanny. The Hulk, even in his angry, raging transformed state, seemed to instinctively know what to do and how to handle each situation for the best positive outcome.
@@dr.detroit1514 I think because part of David banner is still in the back of the hulks mind
@@dr.detroit1514 it was semi-discussed/implied in an episode, where there was another ‘hulk’ who was an old guy, that the hulk-state behavior is dependant on the personality of the ‘host’, in this case david banner is a gentleman who wouldn’t hurt a fly, thus his hulk would never attempt to kill. In the other episode I mentioned, the old guy hulk actually did kill someone, as the old guy was a sort of megalomaniac, so yeah
Well he couldn't punch him or else he'd be dead LOL. The Hulk doesn't ever kill people because David would never kill people so he holds back his full force of strength on much weaker humans. Though watching this as a kid I wanted Hulk to smash his body into puddy LOL.
That flashback reveals how the abusive father was once an abused child and being overpowered by Hulk reminded him of how helpless he once was and if he didn't stop abusing his son, the son could turn into an abuser like him. Powerful scene! 💯
I think Marks father probably also had repressed memories about it until this point and they manifested into what he did to mark, without him having full memories of his childhood but the hulk attacking him unleashed it. Similar to the hulks orgin In the comics.
my dad abused me and i never laid a hand on my daughter.
@@brianadams9535 youre a good man
I’m actually glad to see that the hulk gave him a taste of what it’s like to be assaulted
@@brianadams9535 how old is your Daughter
I love how the kid, seeing his dad crying, just ignores the fact that there is a giant green thing next to him.
He'd already seen the Hulk earlier in the episode...
He was used to a real true monster, his Dad. He wasnt afraid of the Hulk, as he isnt a monster.
He already knew it was David from earlier in the episode, but out of context... Lol
@@thatoldcomicsmell the abusive dad should've learned his lesson his 1st encounter with hulk
Lol
I love how this episode tackled the cycle of abuse. The Hulk was an "incredible" series.
It sure was.
It’s not “amazing” like Spider-Man
Producers and tv directors in those years had courage and stood up for their stories.
It teaches if you’re ever being abused hulk is gonna beat the crap outta them
Thumbed through a self-help book whose author talked about a troubled kid with a super-violent dad who, after seeing the kid take up dancing like he'd wanted to do for a long time, broke down and said that his own father had been violent as well.
As a young kid I found I wanted more of the action scenes, now as an adult I see how impactful these scenes were.
Wow! That is so true! I HATED the dialog; now Im half choked up looking at this
Same!
Well said. I remember this as a kid and wanting Hulk to throw him.
It's pure cringe
@@stoolpigeon4285 LOL!
That dad crying and hugging his son is honestly the most convincing acting I have ever seen.
I can understand why the father was abusing his son, but still it is a really shitty excuse. Understandable but shitty excuse.
@@patrickhowell6774 it's not an excuse at the end of the episode they say that he had a disorder and that was why he would cause his son 😐
@@orlandomerced4577 That too. Just think about it for a moment.
Ikr
@@orlandomerced4577 I am a survivor of abuse. My mother was very abusive to me, sadly she didn't see the error of her ways and continued to do bad things. I'm now living with my Uncle and having a good life, I've gotten therapy to help me heal and move on. I have forgiven my mother for what she did, that doesn't mean I have forgotten the bad things she did to me... but I'm letting go of my hate and anger and moving forward in life without her. I don't want to be the type of person who has hate in their heart. I want to be the type of person who forgives but doesn't forget. Mark was a really pure kid and despite that his father doesn't deserve it, he forgives because he understands that his dad went through the same thing as a kid. I always feared I would become like my mother (who was also abused as a kid), but fortunately I had help and decided that the cycle was gonna end with me. Some people though, can't get the help that they need because it costs money for therapy or they don't always have somebody to rely on. That doesn't mean I condone their behavior, but I understand why they are the way they are. I'm just saying people need to open their eyes a little and understand that some people aren't evil, they're just very very broken. I've tried to help my mother but sadly she doesn't want help and she is beyond help. However I know there are some people out there who want to become better and I pray that they can get the help they need like I did and become a better person. God-bless you mate and I hope you are doing well.
I love how the hulk could have easily smashed him but he shows restraint. Simply tossing things around and then just tanking the dad’s punches and gently pushes him back until he is forced to confront his own memories of being abused. What people tend to forget is the hulk isn’t a mindless beast, but the product of childhood rage and trauma. He was simply trying to scare the dad straight so he would stop abusing his son. We need more hulks to make bullies and abusers shit themselves straight.
Brilliant point....spot on.
This guy did his hulk homework.
I have to assume you mean this more figuratively & collectively. That's not how Banner's Hulk originated (at least not in this TV version).
@@laustcawz2089 in the comics Bruce Banner isn’t the only person in the body, in fact he’s part of a DID system which I believe is what the OP is referring to…this however was not added to the canon at the time of this shows release
If you watched the pilot episode the hulk won't kill or badly injured anybody because it was still David inside.
"Your father needs to understand that it isn't right to take his anger out on everyone and everything around him." -The Hulk
Have you seen Bruce’s father?
Hulk: the Bruceing
The Credible Hulk
Lmao
RAAAAAAAAAARGH- The actual Hulk
If only all abusive punks had a shred of regret and guilt for what they've done. At least this one shows he has some humanity in him. This scene really made me cry.
I think he probably had repressed memories and at this point they came back to him
@@t_man7259 exactly. I think in that moment as he was no longer feeling powerful against the hulk, it made him feel helpless, which caused him to suffer ptsd by getting those memories when he was helpless against his own dad back when he was a kid.
Me too.
He was fortunate! Able to redeem himself. Most abusers either can't or are so far gone they can't feel anything
because many are narcissists and narcissists lack self reflection, empathy and compassion...until the Hulk comes and beats it into them lol
Pretty heavy stuff for a 'kids' show, but amazing how they showed the abuser to have been abused, which is so often the case. It's about stopping the cycle. Well done to the producers of this show.
that wasn't a kid's show 'many adults including my father my older brother and me watch and followed it.
@@johnlawless2555 but it still had a good following with kids acordding to Kenneth Johnson and Stan Lee
@@t_man7259 I may be wrong, but I did not think that show was a kids' show.
Kids used to be alot more mature, now all they do is watch dream lol
Alot of shows in th 70s and 80s had underlining messages, of learning, hope and generally being good to each other, now it mostly a bunch narsasists on reality shows teaching viewers how to be selfish and getting what you want even if it includes lying cheating and stealing.
Lou actually gave a good performance when the Hulk was just pushing and making the guy feel small. That look was like "Look at you. I'm big green with giant muscles, but you're the one who's being the monster." The show was kinda campy, but it also very sincere. I love it.
it was pathetic. hulk should have least broken one of his limbs
@@jasonvoorhees5640Spoken like a true dick!
@@jasonvoorhees5640 while I agree the guy deserved at least a punch to the gut or something, but it wouldn't have sent the message it was intended to send. Hulk I think was trying to show the father how he was making his son feel and showing the son how his father was feeling on the inside.
@@milicenty are you autistic or something?
Some episodes were funny some weren't
Everyone's a gangster until they meet the hulk
Very true!
Amen brother! And then they are all crying chumps!
Facts
@@mattygunn3852..You're right they dish it out, but they can't take it when someone bigger than them stands up to them
😂🤣😭💀
I was not expecting this turn at the end. Monsters usually aren't born, they're made. Break the cycle.
Very well said. Some of the sickest people out there were once abused as a child.
@@Rob774 And many more tried to brake the cycle but the society pull them to the cycle again. The abuse is not only in childhood, in adult scenarios happen as well. That is why many adults and teenagers join the organized crime, to perform personal vengeances.
Kratos approves
@@Rob774 sdays: *Very well said. Some of the sickest people out there were once abused as a child.* Should abuse be an excuse to cause more abuse? We all know what is right from wrong via our conscience...there are no excuses. We all have the free will to NOT do something just as much as we have the free will to do something even if we have been abused it's NOT an excuse to abuse others. There is no cycle to break there is just the choice to NOT do the abuse to others even if you have been abused because you know that abusing someone is wrong.
@@danielblair4413 you're right about it not being an excuse but it's so easy to fall into that. If the world doesn't show you any kindness then why should you. Alot of these people never got saved but they continue the cycle. Hate only breeds more hate
I had the pleasure of meeting Lou Ferrigno. Absolutely genuine person and gentleman.
I've heard mixed reviews over the years, some say he's genuine and nice, some say rude and arrogant, I don't know what to believe.
I love this clip! No matter how angry the Hulk is, he doesn't destroy the father as he EASILY could. Because he is way stronger he allows the hurting abused father to vent his frustration on him until his eyes are opened to the truth and he is repenting. The 70's and 80's...
Well said friend. Its like a road to Damascus moment.
This episode is perfect considering how in the comics Bruce Banner was viciously abused by his own father.
Yeah, his dad was a jerk. In this, there is an episode with his dad and his sister. They seemed to have a good relationship.
Oh yeah, Brian Banner, the Devil Hulk.
I like how his name is "Fuck everyone in the world" lol
viciously not "viscous" which means a thick liquid
watchgoose Oh sorry if my spelling offended you, mein Fuhrer. All hail the the Reddit mods.
Can we all just take a moment to remember that Lou Ferrigno is the greatest of all the Hulks. An inspiration on and off screen of health-n-fitness, kindness, perseverance, and heroism. Thank You Lou!
Hmmmm agreed!
I believe Lou Ferrigno is a bad example of being healthy! Remember young people, steroids are very unhealthy!
“health & fitness”💀💀😂
@@MartinGarcia-km4qs Lmao that's all natural he ain't on no damn steroids him or Arnold Schwarzenegger they dudes were the best body builders in the world 💯
Well said man, you made me cry, I love this show so much , ...
I remember this episode as a child. The child abuse theme really scared me. I never missed this show. Also, Bill Bixby is the best Banner, hands down.
Outstanding actor!
@@tomsinsky5548 lou has 3 kids irl so this hits home for him
Now you all see why we cherish this series so much. It's what we had growing up as kids and it's still holds to the test of time. Yeah there's no CGI but its storytelling is better than anything Marvel has put out.
show was boring and generic af bro
I was born in the late 90s so I kinda miss the generic shows, especially about comic hero’s. Dc has gone down the toilet with lackluster writing and Marvel is too into the multiverse.
Ahí se ve la mano de Bill Bixby
@@jasonvoorhees5640 So, bro, obviously you weren’t a fan, bro, so why bother watching a clip, bro. This show meant a lot to other people bro, so no need to attempt to be edgy and dump on it bro.
Bill Bixby was so perfect for this role. He’s still my favorite Banner all these years later.
I thought it was lou
It's strange they changed his name to David in the show.
@@novacorps2468 David Baxter? That is weird. But this is a good scene nonetheless!
@@kayleesmith6725 In the show his name is David Banner. In the comics it's Bruce Banner.
To each their own but I cant keep quiet, this man was a terrible actor lmao. No acting skills at all compared to every other banner on the big screen.
i dont think hulk wanted to hurt him, he was just teaching him a lesson
@James Estelle Why are you watching hulk videos if you hate the hulk just go away you complete jerk
@James Estelle Then why did you respond to the guys comment like that... You trying to get a reaction out of the people you roasting... Cause that action ain't going to get you too far in life... Troll some scammers... Those people can be fooled easily with false information...
@James Estelle FOOLISH
Banner's hulk never killed because he was driven by David's personality, as opposed to the creature in the episode "The First", who was driven by Del Frye's personality.
@@lizethmunoz454 foolishness Dante foolishness.
Hulk did the right thing reminding the abusive dad about his abusive father. I mean the father was literally crying while saying don’t hurt me daddy that was heartbreaking 💔
Well, that six minutes contained more actual emotion and acting than both Hulk movies to date. I am amazed by the transition - usually when Hulk appears, it means that someone's going to get a righteous smackdown. So it appears for about 30 seconds, and then you realise what true horror is occurring. He's not afraid of the Hulk. He's not even seeing the Hulk. What a clever, brilliantly-written series that was.
The Incredible Hulk tv series is all about the inner demons we all have.
@Colt Wayne aka The Monster Giving in to your inner demons is never a good idea.
@Colt Wayne aka The Monster True enough. But don’t let the inner demons take hold completely.
@@SethBrundleify woooosh
Anger is an underlying theme in so many of these episodes.
@@jasonmartinez9051 Bill Bixby once said “it’s ok to be angry just as long as you don’t hurt your self or someone else”
Every bully in the world should have to face a guy like the Hulk. They're all so tough until they are confronted by someone who is bigger and stronger than they are.
I wish, someone like him would'd protected me during school
Lou ferrigno
What you said 👍👍
Then they realize what they've become.
Anyone with half a brain would NEVER mess with THE HULK!!!
She Hulk coming out made me look up old Hulk scenes. Million times better.
THIS JUST IN- Fourth wall broken.
The acting of the father is really good here, that breakdown felt genuine.
It absolutely SUCKS being the victim of abuse. But perpetuating it on your own children is worse. I was determined to break that chain. My parents weren't bad people, they just weren't good parents. I made it my point to ensure that my own son wasn't victimized by me.
well done that’s great
If someone has abuse Dad You call the police
@@matthewskudzienski888 only as a last resort, the police are as dangerous or more dangerous sometimes. People have 10 times higher chance of death encountering police! But if it is really bad abuse it has to be done!
@@fabfrenchies1974 You've been watching too much CNN. The police are only dangerous when they need to be. If you don't threaten them, attack them, approach with a weapon and refuse to drop it when told to, or resist arrest, they will not use force. 99.9999% of all police related deaths have been due to either of the above instances. Not saying that the people who lost their lives doing those things deserved to die, but you can't say they didn't have a choice.
@@dmoore0079 Where have u been? So many blacks have been Killed by the 🚔👮🏻 and didn't have a weapon, and wasn't being threating or aggressive!
The dad's breakdown symbolizes something many survivors fear: what if we grow up to be copies of our abusers?
Not a chance. My father was a bastard and that fear NEVER crossed my mind about myself.
My dad proved to me that we can be bigger than our suffering. That will comes from within. Miss you, Pop.
"Be careful of the monsters you fight, lest you become one yourself."
That's exactly why I don't have kids. My abuse left me with a short temper and a violent/vindictive thought process.
I’m so sorry
I was so little when I saw this and found it too intense for my liking. However, I remember my dad's reaction to this episode very clearly. He hated the father and in the final confrontation between the father and the Hulk, he would comment something like, "What a coward! Not so tough when facing someone bigger and stronger!" As you can already guess, I found out years later that my dad was abused by his own father and not once did he hit me or my younger brother. He did his best with us and I love him for it.
That proves that just because a person was abused by their parents, that doesn't mean that they have to do the same to their children. It all comes down to the choices we make. I remember a scene in Criminal Minds where Hotch was confronting a child molester. He told how he was molested as a child and he said "Some people who were molested as children grow up to become child molesters themselves". The man asks "What about the others?" and Hotch says, "We go after them">
I love how when David was fighting him he tried to block his punches but it didn't work. Bill Bixby you will be missed RIP 😞
The part where Mark says "it's ok dad" always makes me cry, especially after the dad says "please forgive me"
Made me cry too,IT's only A movie,but real life 💔💔💔💔💔😢😢😭😭😭😭😭Sadly
He was getting flashbacks about his father and he felt bad for hurting his son
Because this time the dad, full of remorse, was genuinely sorry for abusing his son.
@@3912James yeah and he was getting flashbacks about his father abusing him and he realized he turned into his father and he felt bad for his son
He had nothing on those shots, but he had heart vs hulk
I'm glad to see the dad finally opened his eyes. It was actually touching when he told his son to forgive him
Every time I watch this episode it leaves me in tears. I am a victim of abuse myself and was beaten very severely as a little boy with my mother’s boyfriend’s belt. Every night I would cry myself to sleep and in the day I would fear what would happen if I disobeyed or messed up even in the slightest. It almost led me to ending my life at the age of nine, however I went against that and fast forward years later... I am now living with my aunt and I am living a happier and more better life. And as a survivor of abuse, I am determined to seek proper help so that way I don’t end up projecting it on my future children.
@@daderowley4514 glad to hear your doing fine. In my childhood I used to get bullied and as the years went by I wasn't on anymore.
"He TOLD his son to forgive him?" Why? If i was Mark, it would take a lot more than my piece of trash dad getting beaten by a jolly green giant on steroids to make up for all the abuse. Maybe Hulk doing to him what he did to Loki miggt help.😈
@@criminallyautistic8372 hey I said at least he opened his eyes in that he was doing wrong to his son. And Hulk Hulk doing the same to the dad as he did to Loki? He would kill him and Hulk doesn't kill.
@@MrCjosue24 It was a joke emphasizing i do not sympathize with the dad and if i was Mark i wouldn't so forgiving. Especially since i too was abused.
This episode is very heartwarming and I love how it tackles the issue of child abuse!
I loved this series when I was a kid. David Banner and the Hulk always did the right thing and helped people. The scene is one of many that display the good they did for others.
"Your father's not a criminal." Yes he is. Assault is a crime Bruce. Assaulting children is an even greater crime.
You're absolutely right. In fact, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who thought that.
Bruce was saying the person was sick..the man was abused by his father
@@godscallingtothestreets7617 Yeah, usually criminals come from a bad background. Shitty parents, abuse, neglect. It's sad but it does not excuse them HURTING innocent people. Especially innocent CHILDREN. I agree that the father is sick and needs help. But he needs to get that therapy while he is in jail. AWAY from the wife and child he was abusing. If you think otherwise YOU probably also need help. That is not a joke or insult. I am serious. If you think an adult that is assaulting children just needs help and not jailtime you probably have a warped viewpoint shaped by bad things that happened in your life.
I think the point he was trying to make was that the kid need to keep in mind that his father's behavior had a root cause in mental illness or emotional distress and therefore could be addressed with proper therapy and professional help. As in "don't hate your dad, kid, pity him. And pray for him."
Well said!
True fact: Lou actually threw all that stuff around himself. Lou was actually that strong that he performed all the Hulk feats himself.
True fact Lou is still that strong lol
Umm.You're kidding,right?It's a t.v.show.He probably really throws it but.That horse he throws is NOT a real gymnastics horse.At the end when Bixby is leaning on it it is.It was a corny show.But I loved it anyway when I was 12.
Yeah it's really crazy how far he rolled that trampoline with wheels across the gym. He is either super strong, or trampoline had really good wheel bearings.
No he didn't. Shut up.
That's amazing, well done Lou, what a legend.
we need more of that in modern marvel movies
This scene brought me to tears when I first saw it as a boy and it still does after all these years. The Incredible Hulk was such a powerful TV show.
social worker hulk
@@anonymousdev1l It's understandable why he was abusing his kid, but still it is not a good excuse.
@@patrickhowell6774 understandable how?
@@jasonvoorhees5640 I can see why the father was abusing his son besides the alcoholism. He had constant flashbacks.
That was an intense scene when the abusive father started bawling. He was “flashbacking”to when he himself was abused as a child.
Magical hulk moments!!!
Really? You don't say.
Thanks for explaining. I was SO confused!
The sins of the father.
@@markdaniels7174 lol. hahahhahahahahahah. Keep in mind, the OP may be a kid.
The father was a great actor...he had me hating him within seconds of seeing him and managed to pull this great emotional moment at the end...well done! Great memories!
The crazy thing is I bet off-screen he and his "son" probably bonded a bit off screen, not uncommon for child actors to do that.
@@TheGroundedAviator are you saying he was "molestered" of camera??? 😳💀
@@jasonvoorhees5640 No, I said that when not shooting they were probably buddies.
@@TheGroundedAviator sounds kinda gay tbh
It's great when David Banner transforms into Incredible Hulk and the Hulk helps people
Love Lou's performance here as a confused and primitive creature here bewildered by the father's breaking down of emotion. Lou is the one and only Hulk just as Christopher reeve is the one and only Superman!!!
lou is kind of small though tbh
@@jasonvoorhees5640 No one who ever stood next to Lou Ferrigno could ever have thought of him as "small." But compared to the CGI and cartoon Hulk, I totally get it.
@@InformationIsTheEdge I stood next to him and towered over the lil fella. he is 6 ft at best
@@jasonvoorhees5640 Then Arnold Schwarzenegger is by your reconning, what? 5'7" maybe 5'8"?
@@InformationIsTheEdge Schwarzenegger is 6ft 2in, Lou Ferrigno is 6ft 5ins. If you’ve ever seen the bodybuilding documentary pumping Iron, it mentions their height
I like this scenario of both (Bruce Banner) & the (Incredible Hulk) helping out a kid deal with an abusive father; The reason why I like it is because it shows that both individuals that of BRUCE & (The HULK) genuinely care about the well being of a kid, and both want to help the kid out in their own way.
The hulk always cares for people banner cares about. Even mcgee
Because the Hulk has part of David’s personality. Lou Ferrigno said that in a interview one time .
The TV show Hulk was vastly different to the Comic book Hulk. In the show the Hulk was Banner but with a primitive, animalistic mind. The Hulk in the comics is a completely different personality, several in fact.
David
Bruce and Hulk are the same man Simply different aspects of the reactive mind
True cowardice of strength, when you pick on the weak but run from those bigger than you.
I was going to say the same thing
Yes, that's what cowards do. They go after people they think won't do anything, but back down when faced with people who have REAL strength. It's like males who go after women, but run when a REAL man steps to them.
@@lenadiamond37 I assume you meant *abusively* going after women with that last part?
@@valkyria20chronicles Oh you ASSumed that did you? Smh. If you chose not to understand what I meant, that's on YOU.
@@lenadiamond37 *clogged toilet sounds*
Wow. Powerful scene. I wish there were more hulks in society to teach lessons to break curses handed down generations
This is one of my favorite episodes of the series. To all people who have been hurt in any way don't hide your true feelings. Tell a friend or someone you trust, but never return evil with evil.
“Don’t make me angry, you don’t like me when I’m angry,”
Wouldn't
You wouldn’t like me when I’m Ang Lee
Good ol days
It's, "you WOULDNT like me when I'm angry".... moron.
@@foreverraining1522 👍
Wow, such a heartbreaking moment here. The abusive father is being beaten down by Hulk, then he is having flashbacks of when his father abused him. It finally haunts him to the point where the son has to comfort his father.
😇😊😉🥰😍🤩😘🤗
What makes this more heartbreaking is the fact that Bruce Banner also grew up with an abusive father.
@@theawesomebat1244 that was actually what this episode was inspired by but in this show he had a normal family I believe
:(...
thank you captain obvious
The thing about this scene that really gets to me is that the Hulk didn't actually beat up the dad. He just pushed him down and stood in his way. Despite what many people think, the Hulk is fueled by rage, but the righteous kind.
See...Given Banner's childhood with an abusive dad, this episode explains SO MUCH. The Hulk is something big and strong; intimidating and hard to hurt. Something to scare the kind of monsters (like abusive people) that would hurt a kid. Hulk was NEVER a monster....he was always supposed to defend those who can't defend themselves.
wow Hulk really did helped him out reminding him about how he was abused and showed him that he was wrong to do the same with his son this is so emotional
The person below me is gay
@@Zanoladab he meant the abusive father, not Bruce'
Bill Bixby was really the only guy to play this role, A real gentle guy and great actor, Watch his final interviews while suffering from cancer,truly hard to watch, Bill was a lovely man and didn't deserve what he went through at the end, Rest in peace bill,you will never be forgotten
I know that's right
Bill Bixby actually couldn’t have done this role alone. He needed Lou Ferrigno…otherwise he would have had to have bulked up in a BIG hurry between scenes!
Totally agree, Bill had to switch his emotions at drop of the hat and you felt it I was born in 73 so I grew up watching this. Friday night on CBS was must see tv 8pm Dukes of Hazzard 9pm Incredible Hulk 10p. Dallas
What it's also powerful about this scene is seeing the sun forgive is abusive father but then it pans out to David banner who has since transformed back and the suffering he goes through after his transformation and what he has to deal with alone.
I've always hated that this version of Banner never understood that the Hulk was neither evil nor dangerous. The Hulk could've broken this guy in half, but somehow, maybe primal instinct, he knew this was the right way to handle it. Phenomenal acting by Ferrigno and whoever is playing the dad. This was my show growing up. You don't always need CG.
How is he suppose to know his intentions when he's a big green monster
@@englishboy993The Hulk is a reflection of Banner’s personality, he emulates his own compassion and empathy, therefore never being openly malicious, only defensive.
Bullies always act like victims when they piss you off and see what kind of pain you are capable of inflicting
Yeah, look at Donald Chump crying that we voted him out. 😆
Look at Israel.
@@alanmartino5488 I mean biden is responsible for the high incarnation of black people and was mentored by 2 klansmen. But yeah...donald is a bully.
Right. But the moral to this story is how the abuse was passed down.
I remember as a kid 2 kids in school smashed eggs on my head and ran laughing..i guess it was close to Halloween. I was soooo angry and kinda cried so pist to kill them...that later on when i finally saw them again...i took my pitbull/german shepard dog and chased them into an alleyway and pinned both of them to the wall. I let my dog do the work of climbing their legs to wanna bite them. Holy shit did i make them cry like little bitches...and it was fun to get even! Im sure they never forgot that day! My motto has always been if someone strikes...strike back double!
I met Lou Ferrigno some months back. Very cool guy.
I hear he was a very nice guy, but could you imagine if Andre the giant played the Hulk
Same here Lou was a real teddy bear once you got to know him. He saw me when I lost my Grandfather, and he cried with me when I told him what I was going through. Lou is a wonderful man.
@@DoctorRobertNeville wow you got closer to him than I did. I was in line for pics and signings so I didn't get a chance to truly engage in any conversation, but you can tell he was already tired out from the long weekend. Tapped me on the should and said thank you brother.
@@bigwillietheb That would have been interesting. A true 7 footer.
You bullshitter. But if you did Im green with Envy.
I loved this TV show because as a child it showed me how important it is to have strong morals and love in your heart. Bill Bixby and Lou F. were both the most amazing actors to play this part. The Hulk was never a monster and David Banner feared what he didn’t know and didn’t love himself. 💕❤️❤️♥️
That’s all I want from him. A genuine apologize and acknowledgement of his actions.
At 2:55 you knew what was coming, and what the Hulk was going to teach the abusive Dad a lesson. Hands down one of the best episodes of the series.
Yes
what did he teach him?
The "father" becomes the little boy to the Hulk. Now you know how it feels !!
@@lukebuchwald9252 Me too!!
It's funny because I too was a by product of abuse. I personally experienced it for myself and witnessed my mom being abused by my father. Only to start being like him as I grew older bulling other kids. But then, I got humbled by a stronger guy and learned the valuable lesson of humility. Then I stop bullying. What you don't want others to do to you, don't do it to them. Treat others kindly.
@@EM-ny4dx Hell yeah man!! Thank you for sharing that. Really put it in perspective.
He already knew how it felt seeing as his father abused him the same way he abused his kid the only difference is he didn't have a Hulk to protect him from his father
@@EM-ny4dx my grandad (rip) always said never fight people because there is always someone stronger around the corner
Such powerful emotional scenes for an action series that's why lous hulk will always continue to live on
As long as people don't gatekeep him that is.
I was born in 2007 but I still watched the 1977 incredible hulk, it was my favorite show of all time as a kid. I love seeing that people of ALL AGES watch this timeless television show. RIP Bill Bixby
The ending brings a lot of emotion because it just goes to show that even adults can remember their troubled memories.
@WOLFIE COP bit harsh
I related to the fathers pain, I’ve been beaten daily with a belt and it was hell... I was only nine years old at the time, every night I cried myself to sleep and every day I always feared that my parents would beat me if I did something wrong even in the slightest. I’m not saying the father’s actions were justified, it was definitely not OK for what he did to his son. However unlike a lot of people in these comments sections just straight up wishing that he was killed by the hulk... I hope he gets the help and care he needs to help move on from the trauma of the past. It’s really sad that a lot of the abusers of this world are victims of abuse themselves... I should know because my mom was beaten and abused by her stepfather as a girl. However she didn’t seek proper help or probably couldn’t afford it since my family wasn’t the wealthiest at the time and ended up projecting it onto me. As a survivor of abuse I am trying to seek help from my family members and the therapists I visit so I can make sure that I won’t end up projecting my pain and suffering as a child onto my own children.
I’m nearly 50 and i sure do. 😒
Guy gets hit -"Daddy" Hulk: visible concern and disgust
Hands down one of the best series from the 70’s / 80’s!
Very powerful and emotional scene. For a brief moment, felt bad for the Dad. The actor who played the abusive Dad, should of won a golden globe for this role.
Seeing the fear im your abuser's eyes when you become an adult and make it clear you can break them in two but don't...is priceless. My dad used to do that exact same thing with his belt to psychologically terrorize me.
Yes so so true, as an adult I'm about six foot five and 320 pounds, Bullys are truly weak as piss! I've literally just stood over Bullys like the Hulk.
When the victim stands up to the abuser, they cease being a victim but victor. My mother was as abusive was more abusive than this guy. When I stood up to her, showing nothing she did was going to phase me, SHE became afriad. Then i realised she was only a coward.
Corin Dalton I am truly sorry you had to experience that...❤
@Jody Schmuckatelli Good Work.
It was so touching at the 5:24 mark when the dad finally realized he was hurting his son he was having flashbacks of himself as a child getting beat
Captain Obvious, welcome to the MCU
@@moviefan8533 notice your the only jerk in the comment section
@@OmegaX_2340 Yeah but he's a funny jerk. Oh, and you are wrong. Now that Deadpool is in the MCU, this guy isn't the only jerk. Wait.... did I get a bit mixed up there?
@@freighttrain7143 you don’t even make sense with what you said 🤣
@@OmegaX_2340 I made perfect sense! I Got Nothing Wrong 😂
I love how this is a serious drama that tackles serious subjects like child abuse and yet somehow manages to fit a big 6’5 buff green guy in it.
he's actually only about 6 ft at best bro.
Welcome to the MCU
No one can play the hulk like big Lou.👍🏿
His flashbacks got to him in the end and made him realise
Too late. Needed a literal spine adjustment.
@@smv4usa Yeah once hes in jail hes gonna be saying, "Don't hurt me daddy" alot. 😈
I have tears in my eyes looking at this scene when the FATHER lets it go, after suffering from an abusive father ,it,s a vicious cycle you are bound to repeat as a father YOURSELF .
No. You have it in you to break the cycle. The price to pay in order to do so is to never forget, never grow lax, REMEMBER, always remember what it meant to be afraid, to be hurt at the hands of one who you are supposed to love and trust and vice versa. Remember that agony, and what it means to be on the receiving end and in turn, never allow anyone else to go through what you did. Especially not your own child.
@@oceanberserker I SAW abuse when I was a child, i saw it come from my father, ,MY uncles were abusive to ME and my bros, and then i grow UP and go through ABUSE in my marriage . I,ve ALWAYS been a victim of it, never knew how to handle it. I dont have children but maybe thats a good thing, i wouldnt want them to go through what i been through but i will never know what kind of father i could have been now, I,m too OLD for children now and i,m SAD about that most of the time.
@@harristonrichardson9979 your wife beat you up?? sounds like my kind-o-gal.
@@capacola262743 OH , you find some kind of humor in my comment ? Or am i taking you the wrong way ? Yeah, i took a few hits from my Ex wife, had no choice BUT to. I was not going to jail AGAIN because of a woman,s lie. What about you, You ever been ABUSED ? She sounds like YOUR kinda gal huh?
That’s crazy this hulk showed more type of impact on this episode and other episode than mcu
I loved watching Bill Bixby portray this role. Nobody was a better David Banner than him!
The comic book Hulk's anger stemmed from abuse from his dad.
It's similar to how Harvey Dent got his rage from his father as Two-Face
And all that anger and emotion fuelled into his imaginary friend the hulk
When they produced this series, the idea that Bruce Banner was an abused child and that this aspect of his childhood influenced the formation of the Hulk hadn't been written in the Incredible Hulk comic. That took place roughly 4-5 years later during the run of the comic that was written by Bill Mantlo, one of the best Marvel writers of the 1980s, someone who's still living but is largely forgotten in fan circles because he hasn't written in decades. He can't write anymore -- he was victim of a hit-and-run in 1992 and he's been institutionalized since then because of the brain damage that was done to him. The psychological trauma of the child abuse was introduced during a time when Bruce Banner was in control of his transformation and turned into an intelligent Hulk for roughly 2-3 years. That control didn't last for long and by the end of the original Secret Wars limited series (1985) the Hulk was back to being a child-like, rage-filled, and very out of control being at times. The problem with the Hulk comic is that it's very hard to do anything new with the character so they go back and forth in characterization of the Hulk as smart or child-like. They've mostly phased out the "child-like" aspect so the Hulk is generally smarter and refined OR savage/ruthless and smart. That course changing in personality has been going on since the original run in the 1960s; the original Hulk comic only lasted SIX issues because it was very basic and they hadn't developed the meat of the character. With the exception of General Ross, most of the Hulk's villains weren't developed until the later run of the Hulk character in the Tales to Astonish comic book of the 1960s. This TV series didn't even have any of the Hulk's villains for budgetary reasons and because the executive producer who was also the main writing head/editor on the series wanted to do something different and be less "comic book-ey." For instance, the reason they changed the lead character's name to "David Banner" was because he HATED consonance, the repetition of consonant sounds in character names like "Peter Parker" and "Clark Kent." He thought that practice was annoying, silly, and a distraction from telling deeper stories. He still kept the name "Bruce" by the way but it was Banner's middle name. Ironically, this was also true in the comics since his full name is "Robert BRUCE Banner" but everybody always called him by his middle name! This was a retcon to resolve a writing error where an exhausted Stan Lee accidently scripted the character with the name "BOB Banner" instead of "Bruce Banner" in an issue of the Hulk comic.
I never read the comic book but I know in the TV series he was David Banner and in the comic he was Bruce Banner. Also, how he got this way was he was a brilliant scientist and physician. While doing a scientific experiment on himself, he screwed up and received an overdose of gamma radiation. After that, every time he got angry he became the Hulk.
@@starwarsrebel2006 The comic origin was different. In the animated shows of the 1960s and 1980s, the origin was faithfully adapted. Bruce Banner was physicist and nuclear weapons expert. Forget the BS he was trying to discover anything to help humanity. He was trying to develop a bomb! The byproduct of that bomb was gamma radiation and that's what ruined his life. Where Rick Jones comes into this is that he was screwing around and on a dare from one of his friends he drove ONTO THE WEAPONS TESTING GROUND. He wasn't aware they were testing a bomb that day. Banner saw Jones and tried to stop the test. Details on that "delay" vary. In the original comic, Banner's assistant was told to delay the test but he never carried out the order! That assistant was a Soviet spy who wanted to steal Banner's secrets so he let the test go on in an attempt to kill Bruce Banner. Anyhow, Bruce got Rick out of the car and pushed him into a protective trench where he was safe from the gamma bomb blast but Banner was too late to shield himself and that's when he got exposed to the gamma rays. I always preferred the original Hulk origin to what they've done after the 1980s in most animation and live-action projects. It's generally better to go with what originally worked in the comics. I appreciate what Johnson did for the TV series so I'm not as hung up on that change. I did not care for the changes in the MCU Hulk origin story. THAT'S arrogance. They had the budget to adapt the Hulk FAITHFULLY but changed it because Hollywood wanted to "improve it." I find most of the changes Hollywood makes are dumb and not justified at least 85% of the time. They don't even try to justify themselves anymore. Johnson DID explain his changes so I'm more okay with him than Ang Lee and the other guys....
I’m sorry he had a bad childhood but abusing his family will not undo the hurt that was done unto him. I hate abuse. It’s evil.
I agree
Same, until I saw jack’s backstory, I always wanted him to get rekt
Jack should have taken out what he was feeling on his father when he got bigger. Thats what i said i would do to my father when i got bigger
I know right just because his father hit him doesn't give him the right to abuse his family,he should have confronted his father for what he did to him as a child,he should yell and scream at him for the rough childhood he gave him.
@@zt1053 that's exactly what he should have done,punish the right person not his family.
This just goes to show you that not all bullies are cowards. Some of them have just have gone through really bad childhood and they take their frustrations and anger out on the weaker.
The actor who played the abusive father gave an amazing acting performance (although all the acting in this episode was great). The character's essentially a villain, hurting his wife and young son habitually and slamming Banner around like that, but the actor manages to play him in such a way that you still see him as a tragic victim himself, and feel sorry for him. It takes a special talent to pull a feat like that off. He actually loved his family, and wanted to be a good father and husband, but he had this rage in him that would take control every once in a while, and the resulting physical harm he caused would (according to the wife) leave him tormented with guilt later. In a way, he actually had a Jekyll and Hyde problem similar to Banner's, except that the Hulk would never seriously hurt anyone, while the father's own rampages were more violent because he was mentally ill.
That breakdown really hurts. The poor man was twisted up to be like his father. Now he might get a second chance. Hopefully he used that chance wisely because the abuse should end!
5:00 Hulk left some green paint there... Loved this show.
Well spotted
This must be one of the most wonderful, soft yet powerful scenes in the whole of my TV watching Bill Bixby is a wonderful actor and the young boy playing Mark is fantanstic. It was painful watching the abusive father go through is own pain again. But it does show why this show was so great.
I can't remember ever seeing this episode but is powerful, giving Hulk more character depth and emotions! And it certainly proves that he have some control over himself and don't go around smashing mindlessly! And seeing Bruce crying at the end made me want to cry as well. As for the situation I can't identify because thankfully I never went through that issue. The closest thing was me being bullied.
All the CGI Hulk representations would not have been able to give me goosebumps like when Lou Ferrigno busted through that door. CGI can't do that.
That scene just looks amazing.
Ferrigno was the best back then. Played the real Hulk and as kids in the late 70s, early 80s it was amazing. We believed his power and strength..... CGI has nothing on the childhood Hulk back then.
@@xav1977ful yea I'll take cgi hulk everyday
@@xav1977ful 0
@@BESTMOAD They ruined him. He wears sweaters and takes selfies.
Marvel really needs to bring back this show, even if it's not part of the MCU. It was such a good show.
They can’t until they get rights from universal and I liked the Spider-Man show even with jazz music
@@michaelleslie6992 Classic.
Add the series on disney plus
As limited as the technology was in that era, it was a good show. I was 10-12 I think. But I think Bill Bixby’s portrayal of compassion is what actually made this show iconic.
@@neneshubby LOL can you imagine a transgender female Hulk? WTF! oh this world is *ucked up.
I absolutely love how David handled this situation with care and compassion.. He stood up to Mr. Hollinger saying he is here to help him as he knows he probably doesn't want to be abusive to his son.. I also love that David, after Hollinger starts attacking him , tells Mark to run as he doesn't want him to witness his dad beating on him.. I also love how David refuses to fight back as that would also carry over to when he turns into the hulk as it would show Mr Hollinger how wrong he is being towards his son.... So powerful Throughout the series we wouldn't see David fighting physically back as he never wanted to turn and he didn't believe in physical violence..It was particularly great in this episode...He was my childhood hero growing up as I had a very verbally abusive father and kind of wanted him to be my dad at times..
I had an abusive father, but it just made me be that much better of a dad to my little girl. I don't explode on her when she makes a simple mistake. I treat her like a princess
i bet you are lying and you beat up your daughter all the time
That nurse is gorgeous 😍
Indeed!
Rebecca York
"Your father's not a criminal." My, how things have changed.
@CJ P. Not familiar with current domestic violence laws? Lucky. If the police come out, regardless of the actual circumstances, the guy will get arrested 99 times out of 100. Even when he's clearly the victim.
6 minutes and so much more powerful than 9 episodes of Karen-Hulk.
That's what you need. If you have a relative who's abusive, you need someone like Hulk to confront that person.
hulk did nothing. within a weak that kid would be getting beaten again
this scene gave me more emotion than avengers endgame
Yup
Ikr
3:23 you deserve every ounce of fight that's headed your way big man.
Agreed
@@ForsakenWolf1 What about the grandfather?
@@pulsarlights2825 chain link of abuse has to break somewhere
@@ForsakenWolf1 Do you really think you or anybody else can change human nature? Good luck with that....
The dad learned a very important lesson. You mess with David, you mess with the Hulk!
It’s interesting how watching the hulk now takes on a different view watching than it did years ago it was all about the hulk saving people physically back then but there is such huge story lines and in depth messages when you play them that I think most of us didn’t appreciate back when it was originally on television.
I don't know how anyone could hold back the tears when he asks his son for forgiveness.
I don't know how the Hulk could hold back from wailing on the Dad.
@@marksimmons5839 He probably didn't want to kill him, lol
@@marksimmons5839 This TV version shared a lot more of Banner's thoughts, they were more as "one mind" compared to the comics and the MCU where Hulk treats Banner as a completely different entity.
I couldn't
I'm balling right now
Interesting that, for the most part, the Hulk beat up the abusive dad with purely defensive moves. Let the dad attack, then parry his every blow with superior strength. Don't take the offensive to beat him up. Just let the dad beat himself up.
The real Hulk would have put his head through the gym floor.
@@kevindavis5966 Who is "the real Hulk"?
@@eldredbrown3463 Pretty much any version but this one. This was a good show for what it was, but if you were a Hulk comic fan, it was pretty clear this was not him.
@@kevindavis5966 Interesting you should define the Marvel Comics Hulk as "the real Hulk" and deny that title to the TV version of the Hulk. Both are creations of the human mind and interpretations of that creative vision. You, therefore, can't really identify one as "the real Hulk" and the other as an imposter.
@@eldredbrown3463 That is possibly some of the dumbest shit I've ever read in a KZhead comments section, and that's a VERY low bar. A quote regarding the development of the TV show (emphasis mine): "In early 1977, Frank Price, head of Universal Television (known today as NBCUniversal Television), offered producer and writer Kenneth Johnson a deal to develop a television show based on any of several characters they had licensed from the Marvel Comics library. Johnson turned down the offer at first, but then, while reading the Victor Hugo novel Les Misérables he became inspired and began working to develop the Hulk comic into a TV show. **Johnson made several changes from the comic book; this was partly to translate it into a live-action show that was more believable and acceptable to a wide audience, and also because he disliked comics and thus felt it best that the show was as different from the source material as possible.**" Note the [as different from the source material as possible]? So yeah, not the real Hulk. Would you like to argue that the Hulk of the source material is not the real Hulk?
I CRIED as a kid watching this episode and I'm crying as a 50 year old rewatching this. Where has all the HUMANITY gone!
The ending actually made me cry.
Same.. 🥺
It is heartbreaking.