Incredible Hulk: Metamorphosis

"Metamorphosis" is the first episode of season three of the superhero action series The Incredible Hulk, and the thirty-sixth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Alan J. Levi with a teleplay written by Craig Buck based on a story treatment by Frank Dandridge. It first aired on CBS on Friday, September 21st, 1979 at 8:00 pm. In this episode, David Banner has to help out the lead singer of a KISS wannabe rock band. Acid rock takes on a whole new definition as David goes on a psychedelic journey, and the Hulk starts tripping balls!

Notes & Trivia

 * The Incredible Hulk was developed for television by Kenneth Johnson.


 * This episode is included on disc one of the Incredible Hulk: The Complete Third Season DVD collection, and disc ten of the Incredible Hulk: The Complete Series collection.


 * Associate producer Stephen Caldwell is credited as Stephen P. Caldwell in this episode.


 * Actress Mackenzie Phillips is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.


 * This is the third and final episode of The Incredible Hulk directed by Alan J. Levi. He previously directed "Terror in Times Square".


 * This episode marks the writing debut of Craig Buck. He writes two episodes of the series in total, both of which are in season three. His next episode is "Babalao".


 * This is the second episode of The Incredible Hulk wtih Frank Dandridge as a story developer. He works on two episodes of the series as a writer and three episodes as a story editor. He previously wrote "A Child in Need".

Hulk-Outs

 * There are a total of two Hulk-out transformations in this episode.
 * Transformation: David Banner begins having a bad trip and hallucinates both himself and the Hulk as two separate people.
 * Transformation: The Hulk goes on-stage at the rock and begins throwing equipment around, but the audience just thinks its all part of the act.

Quotes

 * Jack McGee: Call the cops! That's not an act, it's the Hulk!

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 * Greg: Hey, not bad, man. Not bad at all. This calls for a little reward... orange sunshine.
 * David Banner: Hmm?
 * Greg: For later. I know the dude who makes it.
 * David Banner: Orange sunshine?
 * Greg: Acid, man.
 * David Banner: Oh, no thank you. Not my thing to do.
 * Greg: It could show you a side of you you've never seen before.