The Bionic Woman (1976)

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In 1975 Lindsay Wagner made a guest appearance on The Six Million Dollar Man as a perfect female companion for Steve Austin - Jaime Sommers. After a tragic skydiving accident, Jaime also received bionic replacements. She and Steve planned to be married, but it came to pass that Jaime's body rejected her... more »

In 1975 Lindsay Wagner made a guest appearance on The Six Million Dollar Man as a perfect female companion for Steve Austin - Jaime Sommers. After a tragic skydiving accident, Jaime also received bionic replacements. She and Steve planned to be married, but it came to pass that Jaime's body rejected her new limbs and she died.

ABC realized how phenomenally successful Lindsay Wagner's portrayal of Jaime Sommers had become. So, they brought her back to life and spun her off into her own series. It debuted in January 1976 and was an immediate hit. The series ran on ABC for two seasons, and was picked up by NBC for its final season.
In Spanish the title is known La mujer biónica, though in in regions speaking the Catalan dialect, it is called La dona bionica.
In Italy it is called La donna bionica.
In Portuguese it is called A Mulher Biônica.
In Germany it is called Die Sieben Millionen Dollar Frau ("The Seven Million Dollar Woman").
In Japan it is called Baionikku Jiemi ("Bionic Jaime").less «

• Online episodes?

  I recently saw the first couple episodes of the new Bionic Woman and was talking about it with some people at work - we all...more »

  I recently saw the first couple episodes of the new Bionic Woman and was talking about it with some people at work - we all agreed that it was missing something. Then someone mentioned that it was a re-make from a show in the 70s. Once I found out it had Lindsay Wagner in it I knew I had to check it out. However, I can't find any eps online, and was wondering if anyone knew where I could find any? I looked on a few of the sites where I watch other episodes, but can't find the old one. Thanks! less «

  ClassicCouples Last online 1 day, 19 hrs ago
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• Was The Bionic Woman Considered A Hit During It's Original Run?

  The show is a classic now but during it's original run? The show didn't last many seasons and switched networks after its second season I believe. What were its ratings like?

  The show is a classic now but during it's original run? The show didn't last many seasons and switched networks after its second season I believe. What were its ratings like?less «

  Canada_Michael Last online May 19, 2009
  13 comments, last one Apr 11, 2009 + Add Comment

• New and Improved Bionic Woman

  NBC has decided to bring back The Bionic Woman who be played by Britsh actress Michelle Ryan.  This according to TV Guide o...more »

  NBC has decided to bring back The Bionic Woman who be played by Britsh actress Michelle Ryan.  This according to TV Guide online: http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800008763 Fall 2007: NBC's Bionic Woman is a Brit Meaning she's what, a £3 million woman? Here's more on that and other cast bits for the new pilot season, courstey of Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. After eyeing some faces better known to the U.S. audience, NBC tapped Michelle Ryan (of the BBC's East Enders) to play Jamie Sommers in its revisting of The Bionic Woman. less «

  robinepowell Last online Nov 3, 2008
  17 comments, last one Mar 6, 2009 + Add Comment

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  9 Superb

  Not just a female version of Steve Austin. hide « show »

  When this premiered, I resisted watching it. I thought it was a lame attempt to generate more money from the Six Million Dollar Man. I was wrong. After I saw a couple of episodes I changed my mind. Lindsay Wagner is a tremendous actress who draws the viewers into her character (Jaime Sommers) and the story at hand.
  
  Many shows with a high profile technology character tend to lean heavily on special effects to drive the show. The Bionic Woman is different. There is warmth and charisma in the main character that keeps the show going from episode to episode with or without the special effects. The technological part of the show is a bonus.
  
  Now 30 years later, my wife and I still have fond memories of the show. That you, Lindsay Wagner, for giving us such a quality series to enjoy.

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  revbucky Added Jul 14, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Lindsay Wagner is an excelente actress. Beautifull, nice, charismatic, and amanzing interpreter of Jamie Sommers. And I like the couple with Lee Majors. I had a great moments in my teenager, and I always remember it. hide « show »

  When I started to see The Bionic Woman, I waited the episode each week. I didn't lose any episode. And I didn't move in front of TV. One of the razons, the actress who's playing the principal roll: Lindsay Wagner. Excellent interpretation!!!! Very good actors and histories. Some episodes were amazing!!! I prefered Doomsday is tomorrow (I & II), Jamies's mother (very emotions), Deadly Ringer (I & II)(I think was the best interpretation of Lindsay how The Bionic Woman), Max, the bionic dog, and the last episode, On the run :( There was chemestry in the trio: Jamie-Oscar-Rudy, and I like Lee Majors how he was guest actor. They were a nice couple. It's nice to remember, when past 30 years and I found fans of the tv.show, around the world (I live in Argentina)

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  Jamie_Sommers Added Jul 28, 2007 All my reviews
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  9.9 Superb

  The only female superhero worth her salt hide « show »

  From saving the world from destruction to saving her friends’ reputations, Jamie Sommers – middle school teacher and sometime agent for Uncle Sam – covers every mission with style, substance and sweetness. Gentle even with the bad guys and sexy without pushing bad taste, she’s also real as can be, since she was never a comic book character. Relive a less complicated time and return to what’s best in all of us with this fantastic program. It’s great fun with life-affirming messages to boot, The Bionic Woman belongs at the top of anybody’s list of superheroes, male or female.

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  BenCam91 Added Jun 19, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This was a great show hide « show »

  I remember watching this show when I was a little girl. It was a great show! It would be wonderful if they brought it back. There just aren't shows on tv like the Bionic Woman and the Six Million Dollar Man. It was one of the few shows that I wanted to watch. My brother and I would pretend to be Steve and Jamie...and go out and run and jump over stuff! It was great. Life was much better when I could sit and watch shows like these! I hate that my own children don't have quality shows like these to watch!

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  babyblenn Added May 6, 2007 All my reviews
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  7.3 Good

  Good choise! hide « show »

  Most spin-off shows must be viewed with caution as they are usually pale imitations of their predecessors. The Bionic Woman was not one of them.
  
  The beautiful Lindsay Wagner played bionic woman Jamie Sommers. She was joined by Richard Anderson as Oscar Goldman and Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Rudy Wells. She worked for the OSI agency (it's amazing how in the 60's and 70's there were so many government agencies fighting evil on the small screen). Jamie had had an airplane accident and she was rebuilt. She was given bionic legs, a bionic arm and a bionic ear (no doubt used for listening to gossip).
  
  Like most shows of that era, The Bionic Woman was fun as Jamie Sommers fought all sorts of threats from Bigfoot to Fembots to aliens and also a few more down to earth threats as well. I really loved the theme tune and the action sequences to this show. The acting was great on the part of the three leads and the show had a mixture of stories from comedy episodes to dark episodes. Popping in from time to time was Steve Austin (not the WWF/WWE star but the Six Million Dollar Man played by Lee Majors).
  
  All in all, a great show which is better than it has ever been given credit for.

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  da_dunker Added May 2, 2007 All my reviews