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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 the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Episode 21 - Outrage in Balinderry
    6.0/10(185 votes)

    #1 - Outrage in Balinderry

    S2:E21

    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

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  2. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 22 - The Ghostly Teletype
    6.1/10(151 votes)

    #2 - The Ghostly Teletype

    S4:E22

    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

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  3. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 3 - Double Trouble
    6.2/10(143 votes)

    #3 - Double Trouble

    S4:E3

    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

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  4. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 12 - The Ultimate Imposter
    6.2/10(156 votes)

    #4 - The Ultimate Imposter

    S4:E12

    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

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  5. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 13 - Run, Steve, Run
    6.3/10(236 votes)

    #5 - Run, Steve, Run

    S1:E13

    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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  6. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 5 Episode 18 - Dead Ringer
    6.3/10(144 votes)

    #6 - Dead Ringer

    S5:E18

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

    Director:Arnold Laven
    Writer:Robert I. Holt

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  7. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Episode 13 - Lost Love
    6.4/10(183 votes)

    #7 - Lost Love

    S2:E13

    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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  8. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 3 Episode 5 - The Wolf Boy
    6.4/10(175 votes)

    #8 - The Wolf Boy

    S3:E5

    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

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  9. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 3 - Operation Firefly
    6.5/10(273 votes)

    #9 - Operation Firefly

    S1:E3

    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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  10. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Episode 2 - The Pioneers
    6.5/10(210 votes)

    #10 - The Pioneers

    S2:E2

    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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  11. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 3 Episode 4 - The Song and Dance Spy
    6.5/10(155 votes)

    #11 - The Song and Dance Spy

    S3:E4

    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

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  12. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 5 Episode 7 - Rollback
    6.5/10(135 votes)

    #12 - Rollback

    S5:E7

    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

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  13. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Episode 12 - The Cross-Country Kidnap
    6.6/10(185 votes)

    #13 - The Cross-Country Kidnap

    S2:E12

    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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  14. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 3 Episode 12 - Divided Loyalty
    6.6/10(157 votes)

    #14 - Divided Loyalty

    S3:E12

    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.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writers:Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson

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  15. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 3 Episode 19 - Love Song for Tanya
    6.6/10(167 votes)

    #15 - Love Song for Tanya

    S3:E19

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

    Director:Phil Bondelli
    Writers:David H. Balkan, Alan Lynn Folsom

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  16. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 10 - A Bionic Christmas Carol
    6.6/10(170 votes)

    #16 - A Bionic Christmas Carol

    S4:E10

    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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  17. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 5 Episode 1 - Sharks (1)
    6.6/10(204 votes)

    #17 - Sharks (1)

    S5:E1

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

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Arthur Weingarten

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  18. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 5 Episode 16 - The Lost Island
    6.6/10(151 votes)

    #18 - The Lost Island

    S5:E16

    While searching for a fallen satellite in the Pacific, Steve rescues a drowning victim who turns out to be an alien. She offers to help him acquire the satellite, which has landed on her race's invisible island. However, many of the island's populace in fear of a revolution, yet are unable to leave due to a lack of an immune system to Earth illnesses. Steve must get an experimental serum for her before she will help him.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writers:Mel Goldberg, Lou Shaw

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  19. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Episode 3 - Pilot Error
    6.7/10(208 votes)

    #19 - Pilot Error

    S2:E3

    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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  20. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Episode 7 - The Midas Touch
    6.7/10(197 votes)

    #20 - The Midas Touch

    S2:E7

    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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  21. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Episode 16 - Taneha
    6.7/10(199 votes)

    #21 - Taneha

    S2:E16

    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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  22. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 3 Episode 6 - The Deadly Test
    6.7/10(159 votes)

    #22 - The Deadly Test

    S3:E6

    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

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  23. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 3 Episode 21 - Big Brother
    6.7/10(163 votes)

    #23 - Big Brother

    S3:E21

    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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  24. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 18 - Carnival of Spies
    6.7/10(144 votes)

    #24 - Carnival of Spies

    S4:E18

    A scientist covers up his sabotage of a B-1 Bomber experiment.

    Director:Dick Moder
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  25. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 5 Episode 2 - Sharks (2)
    6.7/10(145 votes)

    #25 - Sharks (2)

    S5:E2

    A nuclear submarine is commandeered for the purpose of piracy and extortion. Steve investigates and is captured. To escape he must eluded trained sharks.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Unknown

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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 185 votes. Directed by Earl Bellamy and written by Paul Schneider, it aired on 4/20/1975. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Ghostly Teletype".