The Worst Episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man

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   #1 - 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.

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   #2 - 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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   #3 - 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

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   #4 - 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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   #5 - 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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   #6 - 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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   #7 - 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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   #8 - 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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   #9 - 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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    #10 - 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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    #11 - 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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    #12 - 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
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    #13 - Nuclear Alert

    S2:E19/13/1974

    Steve must stop a group of government conspirators who have assembled an atomic bomb from stolen parts.

    Director:Jerry London

    Writer:William Driskill

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    Director:Jerry London

    Writer:William Driskill
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    #14 - The Pioneers

    S2:E29/20/1974

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

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    #15 - The Pal-Mir Escort

    S2:E410/4/1974

    When the Prime Minister of a small country has a heart attack while negotiating a peace treaty with neighboring countries, she is selected to receive the first bionic heart. Steve is assigned to protect her while she is transported to the secret hospital where the procedure will take place.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin

    Writers:Margaret Schneider, Paul Schneider

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    Director:Lawrence Dobkin

    Writers:Margaret Schneider, Paul Schneider
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    #16 - The Seven Million Dollar Man

    S2:E511/1/1974

    When Steve discovers that there is another bionic man - Barney Hiller, a race car driver - he is assigned to help him adjust to his bionics.

    Director:Dick Moder

    Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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    Director:Dick Moder

    Writer:Peter Allan Fields
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    #17 - Straight On 'til Morning

    S2:E611/8/1974

    A UFO carrying four anthropomorphic aliens seeking a new home on earth crashes into the ocean. The aliens manage to escape their lost vessel and swim ashore. Having witnessed the UFO’s flight, Steve Austin investigates a town close to the point of impact. Things quickly turn confrontational when physical contact between an alien and a human causes the alien to slowly die and the human to suffer radiation burns. Steve Austin befriends the aliens and attempts to assist the sole survivor in returning to her people before she dies. Despite astronomical odds, an impending rocket launch appears to be the only possible solution.

    Director:Lawrence Doheny

    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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    Director:Lawrence Doheny

    Writer:D.C. Fontana
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    #18 - The Midas Touch

    S2:E711/15/1974

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

    Director:Bruce Bilson

    Writers:Donald L. Gold, Lester Wm. Berke

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    Director:Bruce Bilson

    Writers:Donald L. Gold, Lester Wm. Berke
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    #19 - The Deadly Replay

    S2:E811/22/1974

    Steve attempts to re-test the experimental plane that caused his near fatal accident. When suspicious things begin to happen, Oscar reveals to Steve that his first crash might not have been an accident. Steve chooses to proceed with the experiments hoping to lure the saboteurs into the open.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Wilton Denmark

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Wilton Denmark
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    #20 - Act of Piracy

    S2:E911/29/1974

    While Steve is helping a science team place earthquake sensors on the ocean floor, their boat is notified that the nearby country of Santa Ventura has broken off diplomatic relations with the US. Before their boat can leave the area they are captured by a Venturan patrol boat and Steve must help the team to escape.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Christian I. Nyby II

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    #21 - The Peeping Blonde

    S2:E1112/20/1974

    When Steve jumps a 12 foot fence to fix a malfunctioning space capsule, a newswoman happens to get it on film. After her boss sees the footage he attempts to kidnap Steve so he can sell him to a foreign country.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty

    Writer:Unknown

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    #22 - The Cross-Country Kidnap

    S2:E121/10/1975

    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

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    Director:Christian Nyby

    Writer:Ray Brenner
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    #23 - Lost Love

    S2:E131/17/1975

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

    Director:Arnold Laven

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Arnold Laven

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    #24 - Taneha

    S2:E162/2/1975

    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

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    Director:Earl Bellamy

    Writer:Margaret Armen
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    #25 - Look Alike

    S2:E172/23/1975

    While Steve Austin is on a one week fishing vacation, a Steve Austin look-alike shows up at Oscar Goldman’s office claiming that he decided to cut his vacation short. He secretly takes photographs of the Omega Project files, which are turned over to a middleman named Breezy. The real Steve Austin returns just in time to catch his double getting a tour of the Omega Project facility. The impostor is hit by a car and killed in the ensuing pursuit. Steve Austin then poses as the impostor, a former boxer named John Dine who had his face surgically altered to resemble the bionic OSI agent. The search for the photographs eventually lands him in the ring of a crooked boxing promoter.

    Director:Jerry London

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Jerry London

    Writer:Unknown