THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN SEASON 3
Season 3 of one of the most well known television series out of
the seventies, The Six Million Dollar Man!! Pilot for NASA, bad
accident, rebuilt, better, stronger, faster! Starring Lee Majors
and Richard Anderson(who doesn't appear in the first pilot),
this is about his exploits after the accident!!!
What you may not know, however, is that this show is based
on a true story!!!!! And that the crash scene used in the series
is the actual crash that this is based on!!!
EPISODE # 1: THE RETURN OF THE BIONIC WOMAN PT. 1(Sept. 14, 1975):
Unless you can't read(and I would wonder why you're here) you
already know the basis for this one!! Jaime returns as The Bionic
Woman, but there's a big problem for Steve: she has no memory
of him at all!! Considering she was dead in the last episode that
she was in, this is amazing that she's here at all!! Anyway, Steve is
injured on a mission and while Oscar and co. take him in to have
repairs made, he sees her, also in the hospital! Later he runs
into her again and she just looks at him like he's nuts, cause she
has no idea who he is! While this really doesn't make much sense
in a logical way, the whole episode here is story driven, and the
biggest fear that most of the people concerned have is that if
Jaime recovers her missing memory, that it could harm her
physically!! Really a pretty dumb concept!! A-
EPISODE # 2: THE RETURN OF THE BIONIC WOMAN PT. 2(Sept. 21, 1975):
Obviously a continuation from the last episode, in this
Steve takes Jaime back to their home town where she
gets more and more flashbacks!!
After much haggling, Oscar sends Steve and Jaime on an
assignment, where she continues to get flashbacks that
hinder the job!!
Jaime as a character was so popular that they decided to
bring her back! This is the forerunner of her own series!
I'm not sure, but I believe that the producers wanted her
to have her own series, but to be tied up with Steve Austin
would have been too cumbersome, so they decided to wipe
her memory which made it easier to have her in her own
series without Lee Majors!! Just a theory which I've done
some research on but can't verify!!
All the principals from the last episode are here again!!! A-
EPISODE # 3: THE PRICE OF LIBERTY(Sept. 28, 1975):
Filmed during the time of the Bicentennial parade that
toured the country with the Liberty Bell, Declaration Of
Independence and several other historical pieces!! This
one has thieves stealing the Liberty Bell and Steve getting
into the middle of the whole thing!!
Guest starring Chuck Connors(The Rifleman)!! A
EPISODE # 4: THE SONG AND DANCE SPY(Oct. 5, 1975):
Steve meets up with an old friend of his who's a well known
singer! Oscar informs him that he's also a courier for a spy
ring!! This puts Steve in an awkward position!!
Guest starring half of Sonny and Cher, Sonny Bono!!
Sonny actually sings a couple of songs in this!! A
EPISODE # 5: THE WOLF BOY(Oct. 12, 1975):
In Japan, there's a spotting of a "wolf boy" that a man asks
an old friend of Steve's, Koruda, to see if he can track down and
find out who/what he/she/it is!! Everything is not as it seems though,
for the man who sent out Koruda is actually not wanting this
wolf boy to ever return!!
Guest starring in this is John Fujioka(who was also in the
second season episode "The Last Kamikaze"! Also here is
Teru Shimada(You Only Live Twice, Walk Don't Run, The
War Of The Worlds)!! B
EPISODE # 6: THE DEADLY TEST(Oct. 19, 1975):
A prince is visiting the US to improve his flying skills, and Steve
ends up being the boss, as the Colonel who would normally be
in charge is taking a fishing vacation and Steve is fulfilling his
yearly obligations for his Air Force Reserve status!! The whole
story revolves around those factions who want the Prince to
not return from the US, as the Prince's Uncle, who's the ruler
of their nation, is in bad health and not expected to last much
longer, which will put the Prince on the throne!!
Guest starring Eirk Estrada(CHiPs)! Also guesting in this is
Tim O'Connor(Buck Rogers[TV])!! A
EPISODE # 7: TARGET IN THE SKY(Oct. 26, 1975):
A highly classified scientific device is spotted high in
the forest in California and an agent has gone missing
while researching it! So now it's up to Steve to find out
if the devide is really there and what happened to the
other agent!
Guest starring Denny Miller(Tarzan The Ape Man, Caboblanco,
Battlestar Galactica episodes "Gun On Ice Planet Zero" Pts. 1
& 2, Wagon Train), Rafer Johnson(Track and Field star[decahalon
1960 Olympics Gold Medal], License To Kill) & Ivor Francis(The
World's Greatest Athlete"! A
EPISODE # 8: ONE OF OUR RUNNING BACKS IS MISSING(Nov. 2, 1975):
Steve is visiting with an old football buddy when someone starts
giving his friend all kinds of grief!!
In this we have two huge names in football history, Larry Csonka
(Running back for the Miami Dolphins & New York Giants[from
1968-1979]) & Dick Butkus(Lineman for the Chicago Bears[1965-
1973])!!!! Also guesting here is Carl Weathers(Predator, Rocky,
Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV)!! A
EPISODE # 9: THE BIONIC CRIMINAL(Nov. 9, 1975):
The Seven Million Dollar Man returns!! From the season 2 episode
of the same name, Rudy and Oscar decide to re-activate the
bionics in Barney's body just to see if it can be done safely!
Things don't go as they hoped!!
Guest starring Monte Markham! A
EPISODE # 10: THE BLUE FLASH(Nov. 16, 1975)
Espionage is the name of the game here!! Steve heads out to
the docks to help an agent friend of his track down a shipment
of micro chips that threaten the security of the entire nation!!! A
EPISODE # 11: THE WHITE LIGHTNING WAR(Nov. 23, 1975):
Moonshine's the game here!! A small town in Georgia is run
by a dude who makes moonshine in a dry county!! It appears
to have a lot of government people higher ups involved!! A
EPISODE # 12: DIVIDED LOYALTY(JNov. 30, 1975):
A man who's a specialist in solar energy has defected to
another, undefined country, and now he wants to come
back to the US!! Steve is sent on his way to retrieve said
man! The major obstacle that Steve runs into is the man's
son, who doesn't want to leave!! A
EPISODE # 13: CLARK TEMPLETON O'FLAHERTY(Dec. 14, 1975)
Steve's hand ball partner appears to be stealing secrets
from the OSI!! The man tries to cover up by saying he works
for another government agency(OGI) that's very, very top
secret and he's trying to flush out some enemy agents!!
Guest starring in this is Louis Gosset Jr.(here as just Louis
Gosset), mainly known for Enemy Mine, An Officer And A
Gentleman, Stargate SG1(4 episodes), Iron Eagle I, II & III, as
well as two of the best mini-series ever, Backstairs At The
White House & Roots!! A
EPISODE # 14: THE WINNING SMILE(Dec. 21, 1975):
The secretary for Oscar is back after being gone for a while,
and she has a new boyfriend, who's a dentist and has lavished
her with gifts!! Specifically, a necklace that is a little more than
it appears!!
Guest stars in this include Stewart Moss(Star Trek: TOS
[episodes "By Any Other Name" & "The Naked Time"])! A+
EPISODE # 15: HOCUS-POCUS(Jan. 18, 1976):
Steve gets involved with a dude, Mark Wharton(Roberts)
who's been involved with some espionage that has pulled
in the OSI!! To get Steve into the dude's compound, a plan
has been concocted to have him put on a magic show, and
to pull this off, Steve goes to an old friend, Audrie Moss(Lee)
to help him look like a true magician!!
Guest starring Pernell Roberts(Bonanza) and Robbie Lee
(who was in the Six Million Dollar Man episode "The E.S.P.
Spy")!! Robbie looks like she's twelve or so, but she's actually
22 here!! A
EPISODE # 16: THE SECRET OF BIGFOOT - PART I(Feb. 1, 1976):
Some geologists are busy up in the mountains near the "famous"
San Madrian fault line(ROFLMAO!!! There is no such fault line!!
instead, the San Andreas is the one that is being depicted here)
placing earthquake detectors, when they get interrupted by, wait
for it, - - - - - BIGFOOT!!
Guest starring Stefanie Powers, best known for her role as Jennifer
Hart in Hart To Hart, she also starred on The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.)!!
Also in a short scene here is Lindsey Wagner(The Bionic Woman)!
But stealing the show is Andre The Giant(WWF superstar, also was
in several movies, including one of the greatest comedies ever made,
Princess Bride!!!) playing Bigfoot!! A
EPISODE # 17: THE SECRET OF BIGFOOT - PART II(Feb. 4, 1976):
Continuing from the previous episode, Steve discovers a secret
band of people underneath the earth!! They are what's been
causing all the problems, including Bigfoot!! A
EPISODE # 18: THE GOLDEN PHARAOH(Feb. 8, 1976):
An old flame of Steve's is keeping company with a high
ranking man from an embassy that Steve needs to get
in to, as it appears that someone inside there has made
off with a golden statue belonging to said embassy's country!!!!
Farrah Fawcett Majors(at the time) returns in a different role
than last we saw her in TSMDM!! A-
EPISODE # 19: LOVE SONG FOR TANYA(Feb. 15, 1976):
A young Russian gymnast is in town and Oscar asks Steve to
show her around town!! She's happy to do this, and starts
having feelings for Steve, which of course Steve doesn't
reciprocate!!! This causes many issues!!
Guest starring America's sweetheart gymnast, and silver medal
winner in the World Artistic Gymnastic Championship, Cathy Rigby!!!
Also showing up for a short stint is Lindsey Wagner! A
EPISODE # 20: THE BIONIC BADGE(Feb. 22, 1976)
Robberies keep happening in a warehouse district, and the
same cop seems to be there every time, but never sees anything
and doesn't know anything!! So Steve goes undercover as a cop
to keep an eye on things and find out who's stealing these things,
which they deduce is for making an atom bomb!!
Guest starring the great Noah Beery Jr.(The Rockford Files,
Circus Boy)! A
EPISODE # 21: BIG BROTHER(Mar. 7, 1976):
Steve joins the Big Brothers of America temporarily as he
picks up a wayward youth who's into a lot of trouble and
owes a local hood money from gambling! The boy is
too proud to tell Steve the truth about what's going on
and he ends up in a ton of trouble!! Not one of my favorite
episodes!! B
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Disc 4:
Two episodes that were really the debut of The
Bionic Woman Television series:
THE BIONIC WOMAN: WELCOME HOME, JAIME - PART I
Jaime has an operation to restore her memory, and the
operation is a semi-success: she remembers quite a bit,
but nothing about the parachute accident, and nothing
about Steve!! A-
Cast for Welcome Home, Jaime Pt. 1:
Lindsay Wagner ... Jaime Sommers
Richard Anderson ... Oscar Goldman
Martin E. Brooks ... Dr. Rudy Wells
Dennis Patrick ... Carlton Harris
Martha Scott ... Helen Elgin
Rick Lenz ... Dr. Michael Marchetti (as Richard Lenz)
Roger Davis ... Lt. Col. Tom Hollaway
Lee Majors ... Col. Steve Austin
Ford Rainey ... Jim Elgin
Dee Timberlake ... Karen Stone
Josef Rainer ... Attendant
Christian Juttner ... Teddy
THE BIONIC WOMAN: WELCOME HOME, JAIME - PART II
After putting down roots back in her home town, some
really bad people are out after Jaime for, well, we don't
know what!! Also, Jaime and Steve are trying to see just
where their relationship is headed!!
Just a quick note here, in Jaime's classroom, there is an
interesting shot early in the episode!! A+
Cast for Welcome Home, Jaime Pt. 2:
Lindsay Wagner ... Jaime Sommers
Richard Anderson ... Oscar Goldman
Kip Niven ... Donald Harris
Dennis Patrick ... Carlton Harris
Martha Scott ... Helen Elgin
Ford Rainey ... Jim Elgin
Gordon Jump ... Charles Butler
Christian Juttner ... Teddy
Bob Bralver ... Sayers
Nick Pellegrino ... Bailey
Alycia Gardner ... Gwen
Kraig Metzinger ... Joey
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
One thing that my sister pointed out to me at the time (she
is a few years older than I) is "If Steve Austin only has one
bionic arm, why doesn't he rip his other arm off whenever
he breaks out of handcuffs?" It seems obvious now as an
adult but, they managed to slip that one past this eight year
old kid!
Oh and who didn't want to be Steve Austin/ Lee Majors back
then? Jamie Sommers on screen (I had a major crush) and
Farrah Fawcett at home! What a lucky guy! And whose idea
was it to give Farrah's character on the show a name like
Major Kelly Wood- major wood- I am sure!
My favourite episodes have to be any with Jamie Sommers.
It was even better when she got her own spin-off show.
Also the few show with Andre the Giant. The ones that
freaked me out as a kid was with John Saxon's character
Major Frederick Sloan as a robot and his face falls off!
We never missed an episode! I would love to see these in
re-runs. Is there any talk of getting this show back on the
air? - yoredm