The Best Episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man

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   #1 - Pilot Error

   S2:E39/27/1974

   A plane carrying Steve, a senator, and the senator's aides crashes in the desert. Steve must lead the others to safety despite being blinded in the crash.

   Director:Jerry Jameson

   Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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   Director:Jerry Jameson

   Writer:Edward J. Lakso
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   #2 - The Last Kamikaze

   S2:E141/19/1975

   When a plane carrying an atomic warhead crashes on a South Pacific island, Steve is sent to retrieve it, but finds that an ex-Japanese Zero pilot, Kuroda, has taken it to his home. Steve must successfully navigate his way through the booby-traps and get the warhead before a rogue guerrilla group does.

   Director:Dick Moder

   Writer:Judy Burns

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   Director:Dick Moder

   Writer:Judy Burns
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   #3 - Steve Austin, Fugitive

   S2:E224/27/1975

   Steve is arrested when an assassin he helped send to prison seeks revenge by framing him for murder. Steve escapes from the police and must find the assassin before the police find Steve. Lee Majors plays a comic bit part as an elderly Electrical Store Clerk credited as L Majors.

   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Russ Mayberry

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   #4 - Target in the Sky

   S3:E710/26/1975

   Steve goes undercover as lumberjack 'Steve Parker' when a government agent goes missing after reporting a missile station near Wixted Lumber Camp.

   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Larry Alexander

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   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Larry Alexander
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   #5 - The Bionic Criminal

   S3:E911/9/1975

   Oscar and Rudy are performing a test on Barney Hiller to see if his bionic power can be turned on and off again when needed.

   Director:Leslie H. Martinson

   Writers:Peter Allan Fields, Richard Carr

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   Director:Leslie H. Martinson

   Writers:Peter Allan Fields, Richard Carr
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   #6 - Stranger in Broken Fork

   S2:E1012/13/1974

   An electrical short in Steve Austin’s bionic wiring causes him to crash land a plane in Colorado. Suffering from complete amnesia, he is taken in by a psychologist who is operating a home for the mentally depressed. Some locals in the town of Broken Fork do not want this home for “crazy” people in their community, and use strong-arm tactics to force it to move. Steven Austin gets embroiled in the controversy, amazing both himself and all witnesses with his seemingly inexplicable superhuman strength. As he searches for his true identity, Oscar Goldman leads a team trying to find his forgetful friend before his faulty wiring becomes fatal.

   Director:Christian Nyby

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Christian Nyby

   Writer:Unknown
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   #7 - Big Brother

   S3:E213/7/1976

   When Steve Austin agrees to some promotional work for a friends' Big Brothers organization, he soon takes a difficult youth named Carlos Delgado under his wing.

   Director:Cliff Bole

   Writer:Kenneth Johnson

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   Director:Cliff Bole

   Writer:Kenneth Johnson
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   #8 - The Thunderbird Connection

   S4:E911/28/1976

   Steve's mission is to rescue an Arab prince who's going to be killed by someone who wants to be King. So Steve joins a fighter jet group called the Thunderbirds that perform aerial maneuvers. But when Steve suffers dizziness when he reaches certain altitudes, Rudy says they can treat it but it'll take time. And they need to rescue the prince so Steve tries to stay at low altitudes. **This two-hour episode was broken into two parts for syndication.**

   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writers:Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson

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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writers:Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson
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   #9 - Death Probe (1)

   S4:E131/9/1977

   When an object tracks across the sky and lands in a remote area in Wyoming, Oscar and Steve arrive on the scene and find that a Russian space probe built to withstand the extreme Venus environment has crash landed on earth and is out of Soviet control. It's up to Steve to try to stop the probe from destroying a nearby town.

   Director:Dick Moder

   Writer:Steven E. de Souza

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   Director:Dick Moder

   Writer:Steven E. de Souza
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Kill Oscar (II)

    S4:E610/31/1976

    With Jaime Sommers critically injured, Steve Austin races to Dr. Franklin's secret hideout to find the kidnapped Oscar Goldman. Austin plans to rescue his friend and boss despite Oscar's own orders to kill him lest he spill state secrets. The crossover starts on The Bionic Woman S02E05 Kill Oscar (I). It continues on The Bionic Woman S02E06 Kill Oscar (III).

    Director:Barry Crane

    Writer:W.T. Zacha

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    Director:Barry Crane

    Writer:W.T. Zacha
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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - A Bionic Christmas Carol

    S4:E1012/12/1976

    After an accident at a NASA contractor, Steve uses his bionic abilities to convince the gruff, penny-pinching head of the company to change his callous ways.

    Director:Gerald Mayer

    Writer:Wilton Schiller

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    Director:Gerald Mayer

    Writer:Wilton Schiller
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    #12 - Population: Zero

    S1:E11/18/1974

    When Steve and Oscar investigate the death of the entire population of a small town, they are contacted by a scientist, once employed by the government, who is set on revenge for past grievances. Demanding $10 million or he will strike again, Steve must find and stop him.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer:Elroy Schwartz

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    Director:Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer:Elroy Schwartz
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    #13 - Return of the Robot Maker

    S2:E151/26/1975

    Doctor Dolenz returns and kidnaps Oscar, replacing him with a lookalike robot in an attempt to steal the formula for a new energy source.

    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writer:Mark Frost

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    Director:Phil Bondelli

    Writer:Mark Frost
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    #14 - Survival of the Fittest

    S1:E21/25/1974

    Due to secret negotiations with the Russians, Oscar Goldman is targeted for assassination by interests that will be hurt by the prospective pact. Oscar and Steve Austin board a flight in Hawaii bound for Dulles. The plane is forced to make an emergency landing on a deserted Pacific Island when part of a wing is lost during a storm. While awaiting rescue, two military officers that had been on the flight severely wound Oscar in an attempt to kill him. Unaware of the breadth of the conspiracy, Steve Austin must carefully decide whom he can trust in his efforts to save his friend.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    #15 - Operation Firefly

    S1:E32/1/1974

    Dr. Samuel Abbott has been kidnapped while developing a wireless laser that utilizes scientific principles observed in light generation by the common firefly. Steve Austin goes to Spain to find Abbott’s daughter Susan whose known powers of ESP will hopefully assist in locating the scientist. She leads them to the Everglades only to discover that Dr. Abbott mistakenly believes his kidnappers are government agents that are protecting him. He continues to complete the laser unaware that it is being used to extort money from the U.S. Government.

    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Sy Salkowitz

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    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Sy Salkowitz
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    #16 - Day of the Robot

    S1:E42/8/1974

    In an attempt to steal a top secret anti-missile device, Steve's associate and friend Major Sloan is kidnapped and replaced with a robot. Steve must discover the impostor, and keep the device from being stolen and sold to the highest bidder.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Little Orphan Airplane

    S1:E52/22/1974

    Steve is assigned to find and rescue downed-pilot Josh Perkins, as well as recover the evidence of U.N. treaty violations that Perkins had on him when he disappeared.

    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Elroy Schwartz

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    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Elroy Schwartz
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    #18 - Doomsday, and Counting

    S1:E63/1/1974

    When an earthquake threatens the stability of an underground Russian nuclear installation, Steve must rescue the fiance of his friend Col. Vasily Zhukov, who is buried beneath debris. Complicating matters further, Steve must also stop the reactor before it explodes.

    Director:Jerry Jameson

    Writer:Larry Brody

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    Director:Jerry Jameson

    Writer:Larry Brody
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    #19 - Eyewitness to Murder

    S1:E73/8/1974

    By sheer chance, Steve Austin witnesses the attempted assassination of Lawrence Sandusky, a prosecutor who is about to file criminal charges against a known racketeer. He is unable to capture the assassin, but does catch a glimpse of his face. OSI is assigned to security detail for the prosecutor pending a 9:00 a.m. court hearing. Steve Austin identifies and apprehends a man named John Hopper, believing him to be the hired hitman. However, Hopper has a seemingly ironclad alibi. Convinced that he is correct, Steve Austin trails the released suspect as the court hearing fast approaches.

    Director:Alf Kjellin

    Writer:William Driskill

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    Director:Alf Kjellin

    Writer:William Driskill
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    #20 - The Rescue of Athena One

    S1:E83/15/1974

    When America's first female astronaut (guest star Farrah Fawcett) runs into trouble, Steve tries to help, but discovers that his powers are limited by space travel.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny

    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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    Director:Lawrence Doheny

    Writer:D.C. Fontana
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    #21 - Dr. Wells Is Missing

    S1:E93/29/1974

    When a group of international criminals kidnap Dr. Rudy Wells in order to force him to build them a bionic man, Steve is sent to find and rescue him.

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel

    Writers:Krishna Shah, Lionel E. Siegel, William J. Keenan, Elroy Schwartz

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    Director:Virgil W. Vogel

    Writers:Krishna Shah, Lionel E. Siegel, William J. Keenan, Elroy Schwartz
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    #22 - The Last of the Fourth of Julys

    S1:E104/5/1974

    When a terrorist uses a laser to try to kill a group of prime ministers attending an international meeting in Paris, Steve is assigned to infiltrate his compound and stop him.

    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Richard H. Landau

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    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Richard H. Landau
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    #23 - Burning Bright

    S1:E114/12/1974

    Steve's astronaut friend Josh Lang (William Shatner) is impaired after being exposed to an electrical field while in space. However, Lang finds himself with strange abilities from the exposure, including the ability to communicate with dolphins, but when his condition deteriorates, Steve must find him and take him to a facility before he harms himself.

    Director:Jerry London

    Writer:Del Reisman

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    Director:Jerry London

    Writer:Del Reisman
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    #24 - The Coward

    S1:E124/19/1974

    When an earthquake in the Himalayas uncovers a DC-3 plane containing secret papers that went down during World War II, Steve is sent to recover the papers. Steve also tries to clear the name of the pilot, his father, who was accused of bailing out and leaving the rest of the crew to die.

    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Elroy Schwartz

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    Director:Reza Badiyi

    Writer:Elroy Schwartz
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    #25 - Run, Steve, Run

    S1:E134/26/1974

    When a crime syndicate and a robot creator conspire to build a team of bionic robot criminals, they kidnap Steve in order to learn how his bionic limbs work.

    Director:Jerry Jameson

    Writer:Lionel E. Siegel

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    Director:Jerry Jameson

    Writer:Lionel E. Siegel