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Half Nelson
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Episode
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16 of season 4
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Director
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Barry Crane
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Writer
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Andrew Schneider
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Original airdate
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April 17, 1981
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Alias
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David Benley
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Preceded by
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Followed by
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Location
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Half Nelson is episode sixteen in season four of the live-action TV series The Incredible Hulk. It originally aired on April 17, 1981 on CBS.
Summary
David befriends a midget wrestler and becomes involved with the community of the vertically challenged.
Cast
- Bill Bixby as David Banner
- Jack Colvin as Jack McGee
- Lou Ferrigno as The Hulk
- Tommy Madden as Buster 'Half Nelson' Caldwell
- H.B. Haggerty as Gregor Potemkin
- Paul Henry Itkin as Channing
- David Himes as Kelly
- Joey Forman as Promoter
- Elaine Joyce as Mitzi
- Sandy Dryfoos as Marsha
- Wesley Thompson as Bill
- Charles Sweigart as Jimmy
- Frederic Downs as The Porter
- Luis Cortes as Pete
- Jimmy Briscoe as Jack
- Cecelia Holman as Tina
- Sweet Dick Whittington as Announcer
- Gene LeBell as Referee
Highlights
One hilarious scene in which David takes in "the reality" of wrestling.
Trivia
- This is the fifth and last episode directed by Barry Crane
- The episode has a similar plot to the season one episode "Final Round"
- Paul Henry Itkin also appeared in "Final Round", as Mr. Sariego's assistant, which was similar in that the character was in connection with boxing and involved in drug dealing