The Incredible Hulk live-action television show was a lot of Marvel fans' and casual television watchers' original introduction to the world of Marvel superheroes. This show, starring Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby, was a hit and was one of the pieces that put the Hulk on the map.
While this show is no doubt still fun to look back at and is a very important part of Marvel history, there is a lot of hilarity that comes from it due to that classic '70s cheese. This list will be looking at some of the best memes that spawned from that '70s Marvel television goodness starring the green giant.
10 Tears Were Shed
Over the course of its episodes, The Incredible Hulk pulls a lot of emotional strings, much like other entries in the everlasting line of Incredible Hulk media. One of these episodes that does a lot of this pulling is "The First: Part 2"
For those that may want to take a look at this classic episode, there won't be spoilers for the ending but without giving away too much, it's definitely a heavy one. This, along with other classic tearjerker moments, are pieces of the puzzle that made this classic series so memorable in the first place.
9 That Song (AKA Lonely Man)
The instrumental track known as "Lonely Man" has become a thing of its own, breaking free from simply being "the theme of The Incredible Hulk." Before any of the scenes or actors resurfaced online, "Lonely Man" quickly became a meme and was even made fun of during the show's prime time.
Even people who haven't seen the show know this song just because of how many times it's been played both n and out of context. Anytime something sad happens, it's sure that this song will be entering the ear canals of any viewer.
8 The Avengers, '70s Edition
Does anyone ever wonder just what an Avengers film would look like if it was made in the '70s along with this classic Hulk show? Well, that's exactly what this hilarious meme shows.
Just imagining these weirdly aged versions of Earth's Mightiest Heroes getting together to team up in some odd '70s adaptation of the classic comic crossover series is enough to make one curious. Wonder how well received it would be,if it fans ever received it at all in the first place.
7 No CGI Needed!
One thing that a lot of old fans love to bring up about this '70s gem is the fact that instead of using a costume, CGI created characters, or special effects to make the Hulk, it was just a man painted green.
This man was Lou Ferrigno and to be honest, he was actually a pretty great looking Hulk. While this Hulk may not have aged perfectly and he isn't the most faithful look size-wise, he still delivered and he's definitely one of the most memorable parts of the show.
6 Old & Ew
Not to say that the Hulk and Thor's old '70s looks were downright horrible or without their nostalgic charm, but their new versions are just so much better in comparison.
This meme is summarizes this comparison in a very funny way. Everyone knows this always happens with their profile and tagged photos on social media. This just shows it happens with the Earth's Mightiest Heroes as well.
5 Old & New
This meme is very similar to the one before it but with a different caption. This time, it compares the old and new versions of these Marvel heroes with some relatable school captions.
It fits very well too. As mentioned earlier, the old versions of these heroes don't look horrible but jeez. Those MCU versions just look so perfect.
4 You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry...
One thing that everyone makes fun of when it comes to this series is the fact that it seems like David Banner gets angry at almost everything, including the pettiest of things.
This was mostly due to weird timing of events and how the scripts were structured, but they sure gave people a laugh. The meme pokes fun of that by putting him in the position of a teacher about to hulk out for the smallest thing.
3 Dramatic Zooms Every Time
Another thing that always happened in The Incredible Hulk is the close zoom in on David Banner's changing eyes once he started to get angry enough to Hulk out.
This happened just about every episode and as soon as viewers saw it, they knew things were going to get real.
2 Relatable Much?
This meme straight from Ferrigno himself pokes fun at one of his goofier moments as the green giant.
It's kind of relatable for some, depending on how exactly one would take whatever Lou's doing as the Hulk in the image featured.
1 What A Reaction!
This is one of the best out of context Hulk memes from the classic show. Without watching the episode it was taken from, this is one of the most hilarious Hulk memes there is.
Simply put, the man literally Hulks out because he forgot that he didn't have 25 cents for the telephone booth. How's that going to solve anything? No clue whatsoever, but Hulk angry about loose change!