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The Worst Episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man

Every episode of The Six Million Dollar Man ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man!

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:ABC
Episodes
99
Avg. Rating
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Outrage in Balinderry" is the worst rated episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man". It scored 6/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by Earl Bellamy and written by Paul Schneider, it aired on 4/20/1975. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Ultimate Imposter".

  • Outrage in Balinderry
    6.0/10(150)
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    #1 - Outrage in Balinderry

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 4/20/1975

    Revolutionaries kidnap the wife of the US Ambassador to the nation of Balinderry. In exchange for her release, the revolutionaries want their imprisoned fellow revolutionaries freed. With the help of Julia Flood, his liaison with the kidnappers, Steve attempts to rescue the ambassador's wife.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: Paul Schneider

  • The Ultimate Imposter
    6.2/10(127)
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    #2 - The Ultimate Imposter

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 1/2/1977

    Dr. Wells has a new project that involves the direct (and permanent) transfer of information to the brain of Joe Patton from a computer. However, Joe's girlfriend, Jenny, (another operative) expresses concern for Joe's safety.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: Lionel E. Siegel

  • Run, Steve, Run
    6.3/10(189)
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    #3 - Run, Steve, Run

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 4/26/1974

    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

  • Lost Love
    6.3/10(150)
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    #4 - Lost Love

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 1/17/1975

    Steve consoles a woman, with whom he was once romantically involved, after her husband apparently dies in a plane crash.

    Director: Arnold Laven

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation Firefly
    6.4/10(223)
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    #5 - Operation Firefly

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 2/1/1974

    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

  • The Song and Dance Spy
    6.4/10(132)
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    #6 - The Song and Dance Spy

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/5/1975

    Steve is assigned to keep an eye on his college buddy, the entertainer John Perry. Oscar suspects the singer of being a courier for an espionage ring.

    Director: Dick Moder

    Writer: Jerry Devine

  • The Wolf Boy
    6.4/10(148)
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    #7 - The Wolf Boy

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/12/1975

    When Kuroda is asked to track down a wolf boy roaming the island forests of Hoyoko, Japan, he asks for only one man to help him: his friend Col. Steve Austin.

    Director: Jerry London

    Writer: Judy Burns

  • Love Song for Tanya
    6.4/10(136)
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    #8 - Love Song for Tanya

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 2/15/1976

    Oscar Goldman assigns Steve Austin to escort duty for Russian gymnast Tanya Breski.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: David H. Balkan, Alan Lynn Folsom

  • Double Trouble
    6.4/10(118)
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    #9 - Double Trouble

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/3/1976

    When a nightclub comedian is hit by a car, the x-rays reveal an implant in his head that can control his actions. Oscar sends Steve to find out why and if the Russians are involved.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: Jerry Devine

  • The Ghostly Teletype
    6.4/10(121)
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    #10 - The Ghostly Teletype

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 3/13/1977

    A top secret formula is wiped off it's page and Steve Austin is accused of swiping it. To prove his innocence, Austin seeks out the inventor of the formula and anyone who might benefit from it at such an early stage.

    Director: Tom Connors

    Writer: Wilton Schiller

  • Rollback
    6.4/10(109)
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    #11 - Rollback

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 10/30/1977

    Steve goes undercover, joining a roller derby team whose owner plans to acquire and sell top-secret information. When the owner discovers the ruse, he plants evidence to lead Steve in the wrong direction, and uses the distraction to go get the information.

    Director: Don McDougall

    Writer: Steven E. de Souza

  • Dead Ringer
    6.4/10(119)
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    #12 - Dead Ringer

    Season 5 Episode 18

    Aired 2/13/1978

    Steve's brush with death is followed by visions that may be the work of a spirit.

    Director: Arnold Laven

    Writer: Robert I. Holt

  • The Pioneers
    6.5/10(171)
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    #13 - The Pioneers

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/20/1974

    While scientist David Tate experiments in space with a serum designed to awaken cryogenically frozen patients, he is accidentally injected with too much serum. When the space capsule crashes, he begins terrorizing the countryside and Steve must hunt him down.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: N/A

  • Taneha
    6.5/10(161)
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    #14 - Taneha

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 2/2/1975

    The last known golden cougar is on the verge of being hunted down by local ranchers trying to stop their livestock from being killed. Steve's friend, and a local rancher, asks Steve to help him save the cougar from extinction.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: Margaret Armen

  • Big Brother
    6.5/10(135)
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    #15 - Big Brother

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 3/7/1976

    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

  • A Bionic Christmas Carol
    6.5/10(140)
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    #16 - A Bionic Christmas Carol

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 12/12/1976

    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

  • Pilot Error
    6.6/10(172)
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    #17 - Pilot Error

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/27/1974

    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

  • The Cross-Country Kidnap
    6.6/10(147)
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    #18 - The Cross-Country Kidnap

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 1/10/1975

    Steve is assigned to protect Liza Leitman, an equestrian trying to make the Olympic team; also the creator of the cryptography code that links computers and secret communications world-wide.

    Director: Christian Nyby

    Writer: Ray Brenner

  • The Deadly Test
    6.6/10(133)
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    #19 - The Deadly Test

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/19/1975

    Steve Austin is on reserve duty at Edwards Airforce base when an attempt is made on Prince Sakari of Kutan, who is studying to be a jet pilot there.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: James D. Parriott

  • Divided Loyalty
    6.6/10(132)
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    #20 - Divided Loyalty

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 11/30/1975

    Scientist Leon Jackson defected to the Soviet Union for the love of a woman but now wants to return to the states with his son Alex.

    Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

    Writer: Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell

  • Sharks (1)
    6.6/10(176)
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    #21 - Sharks (1)

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/11/1977

    Steve is captured while investigating the unusual power failure of a nuclear submarine.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: Arthur Weingarten

  • Burning Bright
    6.7/10(238)
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    #22 - Burning Bright

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 4/12/1974

    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

  • The Midas Touch
    6.7/10(158)
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    #23 - The Midas Touch

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 11/15/1974

    When Oscar disappears, Steve investigates a lead involving a government-operated gold mine.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Donald L. Gold, Lester Wm. Berke

  • The E.S.P. Spy
    6.7/10(148)
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    #24 - The E.S.P. Spy

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 3/2/1975

    When Oscar discovers that the construction of a top secret laser is being duplicated, he suspects that Harry Green, the expert overseeing the project, is a traitor. However, Steve disagrees and believes that Green's thoughts are being monitored through ESP. He obtains the help of Audrey Moss, also gifted with ESP, to track down the spy.

    Director: Jerry London

    Writer: Lionel E. Siegel

  • Vulture of the Andes
    6.7/10(112)
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    #25 - Vulture of the Andes

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/21/1976

    Steve poses as a member of the US team in a sailplane meet to stop terrorists.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: Benjamin Masselink