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The Beast Within
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Episode
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4 of season 1
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Director
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Kenneth Gilbert
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Writers
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Karen Harris, Jill Sherman Donner
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Original airdate
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March 17, 1978
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Alias
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David Bradburn
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Location
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San Diego (Zoo)
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Preceded by
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Followed by
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The Beast Within is episode four of the live-action TV series The Incredible Hulk. It originally aired on March 17, 1978, on CBS.
Synopsis
David takes a job at a zoo in order to learn more about the research of a controversial scientist studying animal aggression. When David discovers that the insecure young woman is being framed by several corrupt zoo officials involved in a diamond-smuggling operation, it will take the power of the creature within him to resolve the situation.
Cast
- Bill Bixby as David Banner
- Jack Colvin as Jack McGee
- Lou Ferrigno as The Hulk
- Caroline McWilliams as Dr. Claudia Baxter
- Richard Kelton as Carl
- Dabbs Greer as Dr. Malone
- Charles Lampkin as Joe
- Jean Durand as Jagger
- Norman Rice as 1st Zoo Security Guard
- Joe DeNicola as 2nd Zoo Security Guard
- Billie Beach as Rita
Highlights
Ending sequence
- The scene in which the Hulk battles the gorilla.
- Hulk out 1: Being placed in a cage with an angry gorilla.
- Hulk out 2: Almost receiving a lethal injection from the bad guy.
Trivia
This is the first of 12 episodes co-written by Jill Sherman Donner. She is the widow of actor Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 – June 8, 2006 [heart attack]) who appeared in the episodes "The Phenom" and "Sideshow". She also produced 28 episodes.
This is the first of 12 episodes co-written by Karen Harris. She also produced 23 episodes. In the 1990s, she would become an award-winning writer for General Hospital.