Written by Karen Harris; Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer, Karen Harris, Jill Sherman
Directed by Barry Crane
Carl Molino is a body builder who works in the back of a diner for next to nothing whilst dreaming of opening his own Italian restaurant. A local con-girl tries to partner up with him and persuade the big man to enter the 'King of the Beach' body-builder competition with hopes of earning them both a packet of cash. The naive girl also gets herself wrapped up with corrupt businessmen whose interest in the competition does not accommodate the presence of Carl.
A kind of fun episode where Lou Ferrigno actually appears in non-Hulk form as Carl. In fact almost the entire episode features Ferrigno in one form or another, making this quite a likable novelty in the series. I quite appreciate the way Ferrigno plays the part of Carl (adopting some of his own characteristics of course, including the fact that Carl's hearing does not function at 100%). It's plenty of opportunity to show off Ferrigno doing what he did best back in his prime - demonstrating a massive physique. I also found Crane's handling of the first Hulk sequence to be reasonably strong, whilst the presence of Bixby and Ferrigno on screen together has an emotional tug to it.
Number of Fists: ***
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