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The Worst Episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man

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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...

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  1. 6.0/10(151 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.

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  2. 6.2/10(129 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. 6.3/10(194 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. 6.3/10(151 votes)

    #4 - Lost Love

    S2:E13

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

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    Director:Arnold Laven
    Writer:N/A
  5. 6.4/10(134 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Dick Moder
  6. 6.4/10(149 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Judy Burns
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  8. 6.4/10(120 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. 6.4/10(124 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. 6.4/10(112 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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  11. 6.4/10(120 votes)

    #10 - Dead Ringer

    S5:E18

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

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  12. 6.5/10(226 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
  13. 6.5/10(175 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.5/10(163 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. 6.5/10(141 votes)

    #14 - Love Song for Tanya

    S3:E19

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

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  16. 6.5/10(137 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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  17. 6.5/10(141 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.

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  18. 6.5/10(179 votes)

    #17 - Sharks (1)

    S5:E1

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

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  19. 6.6/10(174 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. 6.6/10(149 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. 6.6/10(134 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. 6.6/10(135 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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  23. 6.7/10(242 votes)

    #22 - Burning Bright

    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Jerry London
  24. 6.7/10(161 votes)

    #23 - The Midas Touch

    S2:E7

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

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  25. 6.7/10(151 votes)

    #24 - The E.S.P. Spy

    S2:E18

    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.

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  26. 6.7/10(112 votes)

    #25 - Vulture of the Andes

    S4:E8

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

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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 151 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".