The Hero (1966 TV series)

The Hero
Created by	Leonard Stern
Starring	Richard Mulligan
Theme music composer	Jack Marshall
Composer	Jack Marshall
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Leonard Stern Daniel Melnick
Producer	Jay Sandrich
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Talent Associates
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 8, 1966 (1966-09-08) – January 5, 1967 (1967-01-05)

The Hero is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC on Thursday Night at 9:30pm from September 8, 1966 to January 5, 1967. It was the first TV series for Richard Mulligan.

Premise

The series centered on Sam Garrett, the star of a fictional TV western series called Jed Clayton, U.S. Marshal.

Cast

• Richard Mulligan as Sam Garret
• Mariette Hartley as Ruth Garret
• Bobby Horan as Paul Garret
• Victor French as Fred Gilman
• Marc London as Dewey

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"A Night to Remember to Forget"	Robert Ellis Miller	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	September 8, 1966 (1966-09-08)
2	"The Big Return of Little Eddie"	Unknown	Leonard Stern & Don Hinkley	September 15, 1966 (1966-09-15)
3	"Pardon Me, But Your Party's Showing"	Unknown	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	September 22, 1966 (1966-09-22)
4	"Curiosity Killed a Key"	Unknown	Roswell Rogers	September 29, 1966 (1966-09-29)
5	"Rumble Without a Cause"	Unknown	Ronald Axe & Sydney Zelinka	October 6, 1966 (1966-10-06)
6	"The Kid's Revenge"	Unknown	Roswell Rogers	October 13, 1966 (1966-10-13)
7	"The Matchmaker"	Unknown	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	October 20, 1966 (1966-10-20)
8	"The Day They Shot Sam Garret"	William Wiard	Austin Kalish & Irma Kalish and Leonard Stern	November 3, 1966 (1966-11-03)
9	"If You Loved Me, You'd Hate Me"	Unknown	Budd Grossman	November 10, 1966 (1966-11-10)
10	"Universal Language"	Unknown	Roswell Rogers	November 17, 1966 (1966-11-17)
11	"I Wouldn't Wish It on a Dog"	Unknown	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	November 24, 1966 (1966-11-24)
12	"The Truth Never Hurts...Much"	Unknown	Martin Ragaway	December 1, 1966 (1966-12-01)
13	"Who Needs a Friend in Need?"	Unknown	Bill Idelson & Sam Bobrick	December 8, 1966 (1966-12-08)
14	"I Have a Friend"	William Wiard	Joseph C. Cavella & Carol Cavella	December 15, 1966 (1966-12-15)
15	"My Favorite Father"	Unknown	Roswell Rogers	December 22, 1966 (1966-12-22)
16	"The Terribly Talented Trayton Tyler Taylor"	Unknown	Arne Sultan	January 5, 1967 (1967-01-05)