Brilliant but haunted geneticist Dr. David Banner (Bill Bixby) is a man driven by guilt. After the traumatic death of his wife in a car accident—a death he believes he could have prevented with greater scientific understanding of human strength under stress—he becomes obsessed with unlocking hidden reserves of human power. Using himself as a test subject, he bombards his own cells with gamma radiation.
: The show is remembered for Joe Harnell’s hauntingly sad piano theme, "The Lonely Man," the incredible hulk -1978 tv series-
A brilliant but tormented scientist, fleeing his past, arrives in a small Washington logging town where a ruthless foreman’s greed threatens to crush the workers—but the monster inside David Banner may be the only thing that can stop him. Brilliant but haunted geneticist Dr
"Another town. Another name. I’ve stopped counting. The anger is the same—it sleeps inside me like a caged animal. I tell myself I’m looking for a cure. But some nights, I wonder if I’m just looking for a place where no one gets hurt because of me." Using himself as a test subject, he bombards
But the true heart of the show was the closing scene. After the Hulk saved the day and fled, Banner would be back on the highway, thumb out, alone. The camera would pan to a dusty sunset as Joe Harnell’s piano composition, The Lonely Man , played over the credits. That sad, simple melody—a slow, bluesy piano lament—is the most famous piece of music in superhero history. It told you: there is no happy ending. He will never be cured. He will walk forever.