In the last few months there have been a flurry of old TV shows released on DVD. Last week Miami Vice was released for the first time, and received alot of press. But lost in the hoopla was an especially significant release, The Greatest American Hero: Season 1.

Man I LOVED his show when I was a kid. By the time this show came out, I had already spent several years flying around my house with a cape. This show was the pinnacle, and swan song for this here “pretty-good minnesota hero”. I spent 2 differnt halloweens trying to get my mom to make me a suit, a tall order that was never realized, but man, that would have been SWEET!
I also played the theme song as my piano recital that year. Man I was a geek, how did I turn out so cool?
I haven’t decided if I’m even going to rent or own the DVD. I can’t even imagine how bad the show really is. For whatever reason I don’t have that many clear memories of my childhood, but this is one of them and it ‘s a good one. Maybe better to keep it that way. Funny, I just recently claimed my childhood piano from my sister and found the sheet music for this in the bench. Maybe I’ll pull it out as a tribute, that’s probably enough.

Ah who am I kidding.