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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. Background image for Outrage in Balinderry
    6.0/10(153 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. Background image for The Ghostly Teletype
    6.1/10(128 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.

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  3. Background image for The Ultimate Imposter
    6.2/10(129 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for Run, Steve, Run
    6.3/10(199 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Lost Love
    6.3/10(154 votes)

    #5 - 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:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Song and Dance Spy
    6.4/10(137 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for The Wolf Boy
    6.4/10(152 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. Background image for Double Trouble
    6.4/10(121 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Rollback
    6.4/10(113 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. Background image for Dead Ringer
    6.4/10(122 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. Background image for Operation Firefly
    6.5/10(233 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. Background image for The Pioneers
    6.5/10(180 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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  14. Background image for Taneha
    6.5/10(166 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. Background image for Love Song for Tanya
    6.5/10(145 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. Background image for Big Brother
    6.5/10(142 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. Background image for A Bionic Christmas Carol
    6.5/10(142 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. Background image for Pilot Error
    6.6/10(179 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for The Cross-Country Kidnap
    6.6/10(153 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for The Deadly Test
    6.6/10(137 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for Divided Loyalty
    6.6/10(137 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for Sharks (1)
    6.6/10(181 votes)

    #21 - Sharks (1)

    S5:E1

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

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  23. Background image for Burning Bright
    6.7/10(246 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. Background image for The Pal-Mir Escort
    6.7/10(179 votes)

    #23 - The Pal-Mir Escort

    S2:E4

    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.

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  25. Background image for The Midas Touch
    6.7/10(167 votes)

    #24 - The Midas Touch

    S2:E7

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

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  26. Background image for The E.S.P. Spy
    6.7/10(153 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Outrage in Balinderry" is the worst rated episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man". It scored 6/10 based on 153 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".