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Earthquakes Happen
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Episode
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11 of season 1
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Director
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Harvey S. Laidman
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Writers
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Jim Tisdale, Migdia Chinea-Varela
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Original airdate
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May 19, 1978
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Alias
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Dr. Robert Patterson
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Location
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San Tomas, California
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Preceded by
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Followed by
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Earthquakes Happen is episode eleven of the live-action TV series The Incredible Hulk. It originally aired on May 19, 1978 on CBS.
Synopsis[]
David attempts to gain access to sophisticated gamma radiation equipment at a nuclear power plant by impersonating a plant safety expert. Unfortunately, a massive earthquake occurs, causing a number of disasters which only the power of the Hulk can stop.
Cast[]
- Bill Bixby ... David Banner
- Jack Colvin ... Jack McGee
- Lou Ferrigno ... The Hulk
- Sherry Jackson ... Dr. Diane Joseph
- Peter Brandon ... Ted Hammond
- Gary Wood ... Turner
- Kene Holliday ... Paul
- Lynne Topping ... Nancy
- Brett Hadley ... Ron Harris
- Roberta Sherwood ... Mrs. Waverly
- John Alvin ... Dr. Robert Patterson
- Arthur Rosenberg ... Larry Saenz
- Diane Markoff ... Janet
- Robbyn Stuart ... Reporter
- Pamela Nelson ... Marsha
- Michael Wirick ... Gate Guard
Ending sequence (same as in "Alice in Disco Land", "Like a Brother", "Captive Night", "The Lottery", "The Disciple", and "Patterns")
Highlights[]
- Hulk out 1: Having a row of computers fall on him during the massive earthquake and seeing Diane about to get killed by a laser shorting out as a result of the violent shaking.
- Hulk out 2: Being hit with a blast of steam in the face while trying to turn off the nuclear reactor that is melting down.
Trivia[]
- Stock footage was used from the movie Earthquake (1974)—both the series and the movie were produced by Universal Pictures
- Bill Bixby wears his own prescription eyeglasses (as David assumes the identity of Dr. Patterson)
- Sherry Jackson was a child actor who played Danny Thomas' daughter on "Make Room for Daddy" from 1953 to 1958
- One of the few instances where David doesn't use the first name "David" as part of his alias
- Original scripted title was "Nuclear Cave-In"
- The ending sequence has the theme playing with a trumpet rather than a piano.