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|Row 5 info = David Butler
 
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|Row 6 info = Los Angeles
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'''Like a Brother''' is episode twenty-five of the live-action TV series ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978-82 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''. It originally aired on January 31, 1979 on CBS.
 
'''Like a Brother''' is episode twenty-five of the live-action TV series ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978-82 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''. It originally aired on January 31, 1979 on CBS.
   
==Synopsis==
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==Summary==
 
While working at a car wash in a black neighborhood, David befriends a co-worker who is being exploited by a drug lord.
 
While working at a car wash in a black neighborhood, David befriends a co-worker who is being exploited by a drug lord.
   
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*A touching friendship between David and the two orphans
 
*A touching friendship between David and the two orphans
 
*The first of two episodes which deal with racism (the other one is "[[Slaves]]")
 
*The first of two episodes which deal with racism (the other one is "[[Slaves]]")
*Hulk out 1:  Beaten up and placed on a car going through a car wash, and then being dragged under the car
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*Hulk-out 1:  Beaten up and placed on a car going through a car wash, and then being dragged under the car
*Hulk out 2: Placed in a small room with a ravenous black panther
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*Hulk-out 2: Placed in a small room with a ravenous black panther
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
Some footage from this episode was used in "[[Proof Positive]]."
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*Some footage from this episode was used in "[[Proof Positive]]"
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*Taylor George's pet black panther is named "Huey"; probably named after the Black Panthers' co-founder Huey P. Newton
 
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*Tony Burton and Stuart K. Robinson also appear in the film ''Rocky II''
 
[[Category:The Incredible Hulk (1978) episodes]]
 
[[Category:The Incredible Hulk (1978) episodes]]

Revision as of 04:03, 30 November 2019

Like a Brother

Like a Brother

Episode
13 of season 2
Director
Reza Badiyi
Writers
Richard Christian Matheson, Thomas E. Szollasi
Original airdate
January 31, 1979
Alias
David Butler
Location
Los Angeles
Preceded by
Followed by

Like a Brother is episode twenty-five of the live-action TV series The Incredible Hulk. It originally aired on January 31, 1979 on CBS.

Summary

While working at a car wash in a black neighborhood, David befriends a co-worker who is being exploited by a drug lord.

Cast

  • Bill Bixby as David Banner
  • Lou Ferrigno as The Hulk
  • Tony Burton as Taylor George
  • Ernie Hudson as Lee
  • Michael D. Roberts as D.J.
  • Carl Anderson as Oscar
  • Austin Stoker as Rev. Jack Williams
  • Maidie Norman as Mrs. Dennison
  • Stuart K. Robinson as Mike
  • Rana Ford as Fantine
  • Jesse Dizon as Jimmy
  • Dale Pullum as Bobby
  • Elisabeth Chauvet as Mother

Highlights

2-24 Like A Brother

Ending sequence (same as in "Alice in Disco Land", "Earthquakes Happen", "Captive Night", "The Lottery", "The Disciple", and "Patterns")

  • A touching friendship between David and the two orphans
  • The first of two episodes which deal with racism (the other one is "Slaves")
  • Hulk-out 1:  Beaten up and placed on a car going through a car wash, and then being dragged under the car
  • Hulk-out 2: Placed in a small room with a ravenous black panther

Trivia

  • Some footage from this episode was used in "Proof Positive"
  • Taylor George's pet black panther is named "Huey"; probably named after the Black Panthers' co-founder Huey P. Newton
  • Tony Burton and Stuart K. Robinson also appear in the film Rocky II