David accidentally befriends a depressed Rock star called Lisa Swan who is being dominated by her manager/sister.David accidentally befriends a depressed Rock star called Lisa Swan who is being dominated by her manager/sister.David accidentally befriends a depressed Rock star called Lisa Swan who is being dominated by her manager/sister.
Ted Cassidy
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bob Harks
- Cab Driver
- (uncredited)
Charles Napier
- Hulk
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Michael Santiago
- Voice
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThe punk singer Lisa Swan is played by Mackenzie Phillips, who was the real life daughter of John Phillips, the leader of the group The Mamas and the Papas.
- GoofsThe reporter on the radio calls the singer a "New Wave" singer. She was really a Punk rocker, as New Wave groups were very different from what she does.
- Quotes
Greg: And who's this, Dr Killdare?
Lisa Swan: It's David, he saved my life.
Greg: All right. All right, do we adopt him?
Jackie Swan: Well, we offered him the world, but so far all he wants is breakfast.
- Crazy creditsOn the song credits the word 'music' is spelled 'muisc'
- ConnectionsEdited from The Incredible Hulk: Married (1978)
Featured review
The Price of Rock Music
This kicks the season off with a bang as we witness hard rock band Lisa Swan and Shock rip into a show stopper called "Necktie Nightmare".
As a huge music fan, I really liked this episode. It's bold enough to explore issues like the responsibility musicians bear for their music and the growing emphasis on theatrics over substance in the music industry, and as television goes, its depiction of the music industry is pretty authentic. Moreover, the issues are handled with great poignancy, helped in large part by strong performances from Bill Bixby and Mackenzie Phillips (Lisa).
The plot mostly follows the same Incredible Hulk routine, but Banner's first transformation of the season is an interesting point; it's delayed even longer than usual, and we get to see a confrontation between Banner and the Hulk, courtesy of an LSD pill slipped into his drink. It's a gripping scene, but on the negative end McGee repeatedly pops up without doing anything of significance, and the musical score (aside from the two wonderful songs played by Lisa and Shock) consistently draws way too much attention to itself.
There's also a plot thread - Lisa's controlling older sister/manager Jackie - which is very pointedly introduced and reemphasized, but shrugged away in the end. Given that some scenes imply that Jackie is psychologically abusive to Lisa, this is pretty unacceptable. Overall though, this is a good episode which ticks all the right marks for the series.
As a huge music fan, I really liked this episode. It's bold enough to explore issues like the responsibility musicians bear for their music and the growing emphasis on theatrics over substance in the music industry, and as television goes, its depiction of the music industry is pretty authentic. Moreover, the issues are handled with great poignancy, helped in large part by strong performances from Bill Bixby and Mackenzie Phillips (Lisa).
The plot mostly follows the same Incredible Hulk routine, but Banner's first transformation of the season is an interesting point; it's delayed even longer than usual, and we get to see a confrontation between Banner and the Hulk, courtesy of an LSD pill slipped into his drink. It's a gripping scene, but on the negative end McGee repeatedly pops up without doing anything of significance, and the musical score (aside from the two wonderful songs played by Lisa and Shock) consistently draws way too much attention to itself.
There's also a plot thread - Lisa's controlling older sister/manager Jackie - which is very pointedly introduced and reemphasized, but shrugged away in the end. Given that some scenes imply that Jackie is psychologically abusive to Lisa, this is pretty unacceptable. Overall though, this is a good episode which ticks all the right marks for the series.
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- flarefan-81906
- May 1, 2017
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