The Six Million Dollar Man

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"Steve Austin, astronaut, a man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology. We have the capability to make the worlds first Bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster."

This series chronicles the adventures of Steve... more »

"Steve Austin, astronaut, a man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology. We have the capability to make the worlds first Bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster."

This series chronicles 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 the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide vareity of other villains.less «

• where can we watch episodes of the 6 million dollar man

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• Does anybody come to this page anymore?

  Are there any fans still out there?

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• Remember the Steve Austin Action Figure?

  When I was a young un, I had a Steve Austin action figure. It had the bionic arm and a plastic engine block. I used to overload the arm lifting empty tissue boxes. I truely had fun since I had a very vivid and active imagination.

  When I was a young un, I had a Steve Austin action figure. It had the bionic arm and a plastic engine block. I used to overload the arm lifting empty tissue boxes. I truely had fun since I had a very vivid and active imagination. less «

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  10 Perfect

  My childhood hero. hide « show »

  I've been a fan of this show since 1974. I was at some babysitter's house
  with several other kids and I remember seeing " Population: Zero " .
  That's right, my first exposure was the series premier. I remember the
  first scene with the cop giving me chills. Then the intro. Whoa! The
  coolest intro ever! This looks awesome.
  I remember Steve talking to Oscar in the garage talking about
  opening up an auto shop. I remember Steve's discovery of the
  townspeople alive, Steve being captured by the villain. " I will
  reduce you to a six million dollar pile of junk. " Put him in the
  freezer. But what I remember the most is him powering up slowly as he
  ran after falling a couple times. The heartbeat sound affect. I
  thought that was so cool. And running with steel fence pillar, almost
  falling from the sonic waves, but no. With one last burst of strength
  and then ... boom!
  What a great ending. There are better episodes, But for it's
  nostalgic value alone, that's probably my favorite. Later, that same week, they showed the pilot movie again, so I saw that after the premere. " Day Of The Robot
  " was my next favorite episode. I remember the first year was really a
  half season long. Some episodes that I thought were cool then are actually
  pretty hokey now, but a guilty pleasure ( Dr Wells Is Missing, Burning Bright , Run Steve Run etc).
  Some still stand out.. ( Last Of The Fourth Of Julys, Doomsday and Counting , Eyewitness to
  Murder, Etc.. ( Gary Lockwood as John Hopper.. unsung villain).
  What Male kid at least back then didn't pretend to be Steve
  Austin? Didn't do the hokey Bionic sound affects, or try? I myself
  could do a pretty good Bionic eye, still can. And when you ran in slow
  motion, always, always... there was Oliver Nelson's music in your
  head. Most of the time you were doing it out loud! I have looked my
  entire life for a soundtrack album. If anything deserves a soundtrack,
  THAT music does. Great jazz, and the percussion.. bongos and drums.
  That orchestra must have had fun.
  I still remember the birthday in 1975 when I got the action
  figure, the trading cards, actually stickers. The movie viewer,
  anybody remember those?
  Lee Majors brought such a real, sensitive persona to Steve
  Austin. And the character was a great moral hero for boys. He refused
  to carry a gun. I'm not talking about the first three movies, the only
  thing I would count from there is the pilot where he shot some
  soldiers because he was scared to death on his first mission. And the
  two James Bond type follow-up movies. What was that about? Not right for the
  character at all. Majors had more of a hand in development of Austin
  when it became a series.
  And good old reliable Oscar Goldman, played by Richard
  Anderson. People talk about the Picard Maneuver's that Patrick Stewart
  did in Star Trek. How many Goldman Maneuvers did Anderson do? How many
  different ways can you take off your glasses, how slowly can you do
  it, and how many different ways can you say, " We've got a problem,
  Pal. " as only he could. Ever see the second and third movies? Oscar
  is nasty. Almost like McGavin in the pilot. He didn't like Steve at
  all. But over the course, he was like a father figure to Jamie, and
  best friend to Steve.
  And Jamie. What a timeless character , written for, and dependent so
  strongly on the performance of Lindsay Wagner. I'm sorry boys, but
  there is only one Jamie Sommers in this world. I remember her being
  introduced, and being killed. The chase in the rain. And didn't
  Lindsay almost make you feel the sheer agony Jamie was going through. I,
  and all of the fans were outraged over the death of a purely fictional
  character, which this wonderful and charming actress brought to life.
  We wrote, They listened.. ressurection. Her lost memory, ( " Who are you? " , remember that? ) her
  heartbreaking trials with Steve, and him always silently sitting back,
  waiting for her. Hoping against hope that she would come back to him.
  Time went by, the episodes started getting lamer. Puberty
  hit. Star Wars came out. And the Bionic duo fell by the wayside. But
  they never really left my heart. Those shows were the magic of my
  childhood and these were my heroes.
  
  Peace,
  Ted

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  my1sunshine Added Nov 8, 2007 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  Steve Austin (astronaut)is in an almost fatal accident but thanks to miracle of science and robotics he is rebuilt and ready to fight crime. hide « show »

  First off Steve being an astronaut made good backstory for future stories in the series. Steve is critically injured in a fighter plane accident and suffers a crushed right arm,
  lost legs and damaged left eye. After being given a new zoom
  in lense camera eye, a new arm with bulldozer strengh, and strong legs that let him run fast he is ready. Now he has a new job working for Oscar Goldman and the government on secret missions. Steve has to combat aliens, robots,a bionic
  saquatch, another bionic man and we are introduced to the love of Steve's life who evetually becomes The Bionic Woman.

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  bgabbard Added Aug 4, 2007 All my reviews
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  7 Good

  Very good! hide « show »

  The Six Million Dollar Man was a show that was entertaining and it actually taught me about romance. I was about six when I first started watching it. I was enthralled by the action and the feats that this man could perform. He had a bionic right arm, two bionic legs, and a bionic eye that could enable him to see great distances. His strength was more than that of ten men. He could run faster than a car and he was a super intelligence agent. Along the way he meets a variety of interesting characters and ones that I have never forgotten about. There was Barney, the seven million dollar man who lets his bionics take over his mind and he uses them for his own benefits instead of that of his agency. Then there was the probe. The probe was a machine that was designed to go to space but never made it there. On Earth, it wreaks havoc and Steve has his hands full with it. Then of course there was Jamie Summers. She was Steve's girlfriend that has a tragic parachuting accident. Steve, blinded by love demands that she is given bionics. She receives them but she has amnesia. There love is tragically put on hold and it is this plot line that for the first time in my young life, I was taught about the power and tragedy of love.
  
  But the best of all the episodes of Steve Austin was the one's centering around Bigfoot. This also introduced the world to Andre The Giant. The Bigfoot episodes were scary. Here is this huge creature that is also bionic and he is a little stronger, a little faster and a little more vicious than Steve Austin. It is some of the best T.V. I've ever seen and it is one that will have a lasting impression on me for the rest of my life.
  
  I remember that I asked my mom how they did all those things. How a man could jump that high, how he could lift a car and such. It was then that my parents explained to me that this was all make believe. That this is what is known as magic. Well it was from that moment on that the movies and TV captured my imagination. And for that I will be eternally greatful to The Six Million Dollar Man.

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  da_dunker Added May 2, 2007 All my reviews
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  8.7 Great

  Bringing back old memories with the Six Million Dollar Man. hide « show »

  I like most people who are writing reviews, grew up watching the six million dollar man on sunday nights on ABC. I even had the action figure when I was eight years old. My favorite episodes involved Bigfoot or the Probe, (the machine that had the arms stcking out) I would love to see how it could be done with today's technology. Or better yet, since they are re-making every other television series into a movie, it would be great to see what someon like Speilberg or Lucas, or some other director could do with this classic. Bringing this show back today would be better than half the shows that are on TV today.

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  devilpuppy1969 Added Feb 18, 2007 All my reviews
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  8.7 Great

  Great show hide « show »

  Colonel Steve Austin was a top NASA pilot, critically injured when his experimental spaceplane crashed. Oscar Goldman, head of the OSI (a government organization that develops new technologies), used Austin as a test subject for an experimental procedure. His body was rebuilt using incredible cybernetic technlogy, making him the world's first bionic man. Now, Austin works for Goldman and the OSI, protecting the nation from a myriad of threats.

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  Susie-Gibbs Added Sep 24, 2006 All my reviews