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The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1 Episode 7

Day of the Robot

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AIRED: 2/8/74

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 imposter and keep the device from being stolen then sold to the highest bidder.

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Robot wars...

9.6

By jd1975, Apr 22, 2008

Episode 4, and already a marker has been laid for why the show was never quite the same after Season One. Steve's pal Major Sloan (John Saxon) knows something that can procure muchos dollars for the oddly cheesey Dr.Dolenz, a man so weird that he can't even decide on a christian name... Jibes aside, Day Of The Robot beams with class, John Saxon fits nicely into the dual roles of a relentless machine leading up to one of the ultimate Bionic fight scenes, juxtaposing with his dazed human embodiment wandering wearily around the park with a bad case of amnesia. Dolenz would return twice, as irritating as an itch in an unreachable place, yet Henry Jones brought an endearing quality to the part, the "mad" scientist balanced with a gracious wit. Two thumbs firmly up for this one.moreless
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I Robot, You Bionic?

9.9

By DanFixx, Aug 10, 2007

This is an hilarious episode.

A crew of bad, even mad scientists, (headed by actor Lloyd Bochner), make a robotic double of Steve Austin's Friend/Tennis partner, Major Sloan.

The Synthetic man, radio-commanded by a, then revolutionary, now pre-historic, computer is... stupid. Steve, who still has a well functioning organic brain, quickly uncovers the ploy and makes a swift end to the day of this robot.

The automat wears the skin of actor John Saxon, a perfect choice. He plays the robot in a rigid, even clumsy way. This strangeness combined with the funny interactions between Saxon and Majors makes this episode so good.

The climax is an incredible, more than six minutes long battle, completely in slow motion, with fitting sound effects!

Not to miss.moreless
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Lee Majors	Colonel Steve Austin
Richard Anderson	Oscar Goldman
Alan Oppenheimer	Dr. Rudy Wells (2nd Pilot - Season 2)

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Charles Bateman	Master Sgt. Parnell	Guest Star
Henry Jones	Dr. Dolenz	Guest Star
John Saxon	Major Frederick Sloan	Guest Star

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- This is the first episode in which the iconic "NA-na-na-na-na" sound effect was used, but it wasn't used to accent one of Steve Austin's moves. It was used to accent the attacks of the Major Sloan robot.
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- When Steve kicks the car upside down, on the side of the car we can see the shadow of the chain and metal bar used to flip it.
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- After Steve has dropped the steel girder, it bounces & wiggles as if made out of rubber.
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- In the beginning, the robot's makers are showing the robot a photograph that is different from the closeup photo of Steve Austin that the robot is viewing in the next shot.
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