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The Worst Episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man

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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 1 Episode 2 - Survival of the Fittest
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    #1 - Survival of the Fittest

    S1:E2

    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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  2. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 3 - Operation Firefly
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    #2 - 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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  3. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 4 - Day of the Robot
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    #3 - Day of the Robot

    S1:E4

    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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  4. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 5 - Little Orphan Airplane
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    #4 - Little Orphan Airplane

    S1:E5

    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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  5. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 6 - Doomsday, and Counting
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    #5 - Doomsday, and Counting

    S1:E6

    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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  6. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 7 - Eyewitness to Murder
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    #6 - Eyewitness to Murder

    S1:E7

    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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  7. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 8 - The Rescue of Athena One
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    #7 - The Rescue of Athena One

    S1:E8

    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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  8. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 9 - Dr. Wells Is Missing
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    #8 - Dr. Wells Is Missing

    S1:E9

    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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  9. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 10 - The Last of the Fourth of Julys
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    #9 - The Last of the Fourth of Julys

    S1:E10

    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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  10. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 11 - Burning Bright
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    #10 - 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.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Del Reisman

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  11. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 12 - The Coward
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    #11 - The Coward

    S1:E12

    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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  12. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 13 - Run, Steve, Run
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    #12 - 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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  13. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 1 - The Return of Bigfoot (I)
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    #13 - The Return of Bigfoot (I)

    S4:E1

    Steve Austin becomes a suspect after series of burglaries that can only be accomplished with bionic strength are committed. As Austin begins to have vague memories of his encounter with Bigfoot, he is approached by Gillian, one of the alien travelers. She explains that one of her own, Nedlick, has formed a splinter group intend on world domination and is now using Sasquash to commit robberies in order to gain wealth. The crossover continues on The Bionic Woman S02E01 The Return of Bigfoot (II).

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Kenneth Johnson

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  14. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 2 - Nightmare in the Sky
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    #14 - Nightmare in the Sky

    S4:E2

    When an Aircraft mysteriously disappears in a test flight, Steve's friend Kelly Wood becomes the prime suspect, since she was the one driving the plane at the time. But for some reason, she has no memory, except remembering seeing a Japanese Zero plane from World War 2. Since no one believes her, Steve knows he must clear his friend's name, before it's too late.

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

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  15. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 3 - Double Trouble
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    #15 - 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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  16. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 4 - The Most Dangerous Enemy
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    #16 - The Most Dangerous Enemy

    S4:E4

    Steve and Rudy go to check up on scientist, Cheryl Osborne, who was performing research on chimpanzees but who has ceased communications. When they arrive they find something has destroyed the lab, and Rudy is bitten by a rampaging chimpanzee. Rudy begins to turn psychotic and Steve must both stop him and find Osborne before it's too late.

    Director:Dick Moder
    Writer:Judy Burns

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  17. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 5 - H+2+O = Death
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    #17 - H+2+O = Death

    S4:E5

    A remarkable new underwater breathing device with bigger implications and powered by nuclear fusion attracts the attention of a dangerous spy network. With an invented identity as a doctor on the project, Steve attempts to outwit the spies by faking the device's capabilities with a little help from his bionic arm.

    Director:John Meredyth Lucas
    Writer:John Meredyth Lucas

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  18. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 7 - The Bionic Boy
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    #18 - The Bionic Boy

    S4:E7

    In special two-hour show of "The Six Million Dollar Man", Andy Shefield has been injured in a landslide that also killed his controversial father. OSI chooses the youth to receive atomic/bionic implants that will restore his paralyzed legs. The result is superhuman strength in those legs. Andy immediately uses this new power to do what he can to restore the good name of his father. Once he gets in over his head, Colonel Steve Austin comes to his aid. **This two-hour episode was broken into two parts for syndication, but the "second part" was not labeled Part II or as an independent episode, creating some ambiguity as to which version was being aired.**

    Director:Phil Bondelli
    Writer:Tom Greene

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  19. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 8 - Vulture of the Andes
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    #19 - Vulture of the Andes

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Benjamin Masselink

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  20. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 11 - Task Force
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    #20 - Task Force

    S4:E11

    Steve goes undercover to thwart a plot by disgruntled ex-military men to steal a new missile.

    Director:Barry Crane
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  21. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 12 - The Ultimate Imposter
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    #21 - 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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  22. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 14 - Death Probe (2)
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    #22 - Death Probe (2)

    S4:E14

    With time running out, Steve must do anything he can to disable the Russian space probe in spite of the fact that it is virtually indestructible and has numerous inventive capabilities that it uses as weapons.

    Director:Dick Moder
    Writer:Steven E. de Souza

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  23. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 15 - Danny's Inferno
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    #23 - Danny's Inferno

    S4:E15

    A boy experimenting with chemicals accidentally stumbles onto a thermonuclear reaction, creating a dangerous and powerful power source. A corrupt fire chief and some unscrupulous investors are out to discover the formula and it's up to Steve Austin and the boy to stop them.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Tom Greene

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  24. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 16 - Fires of Hell
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    #24 - Fires of Hell

    S4:E16

    An experimental process to bring played out oilfields to life is jeopardized by mysterious fires. Steve Austin must discover who is sabotaging the project and why.

    Director:Edward M. Abroms
    Writer:Orville H. Hampton

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  25. The Six Million Dollar Man Season 4 Episode 17 - The Infiltrators
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    #25 - The Infiltrators

    S4:E17

    Oscar has Steve pose as a boxer to try and figure out what a ring of expatriate athletes intends to steal in Washington.

    Director:Phil Bondelli
    Writer:Sam Ross

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Survival of the Fittest" is the worst rated episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/25/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Operation Firefly".