Television series

Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.

Name: Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 2013
Cast: Ben Diskin, Clancy Brown, Fred Tatasciore, Seth Green, Eliza Dushku

A bright, action-packed cartoon where the Hulk and his gamma-powered family fight aliens and mad scientists while being filmed for a reality show. It's fun without pretense—colourful, quick-paced, aimed squarely at kids who like their superhero stories loud and uncomplicated. Expect lots of smashing, jokes about being famous, and no existential dread.

TVMaze rating

3.1

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