The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV)

Director:

Richard Irving

Writers:

Terrence McDonnell (written by) and
Martin Caidin (novel)

Release Date:

7 March 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

After an astronaut/test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.

Plot Keywords:

Bionics | Agent | Robot | Science | TV Series Pilot

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Lee Majors	...	Steve Austin
Barbara Anderson	...	Jean Manners
Martin Balsam	...	Dr. Rudy Wells
Darren McGavin	...	Oliver Spencer
Charles Robinson	...	Prisoner (as Charles Knox Robinson)
Ivor Barry	...	Geraldton
Dorothy Green	...	Mrs. McKay
Anne Whitfield	...	Young Woman
George Wallace	...	General
Robert Cornthwaite	...	Dr. Ashburn
Olan Soule	...	Saltillo (as Alan Soulé)
Norma Storch	...	Woman
Maurice Sherbanee	...	Nudaylah
John Mark Robinson	...	Aide

Also Known As:

Cyborg: The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Moon and the Desert (USA) (rerun title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:U | Norway:11 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

In this episode only, Steve Austin is referred to as a civilian astronaut. In the subsequent series, Steve is a Colonel in the Air Force.

Goofs:

Continuity: Applies only to the reedited "Moon and the Desert" syndicated version: The sequence showing Austin's operation is padded out using footage of Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Rudy Wells, taken from a later episode, even though Martin Balsam, also playing Rudy, appears in the same scene, although he is shown supervising the operation from another room.

Quotes:

Oliver Spencer: There is no end to obligations.

Movie Connections:

Edited into "The Six Million Dollar Man: The Pal-Mir Escort (#2.4)" (1974)

I remember this

Although I haven't seen this show in years, I do have very fond memories of it. I recall it came on every Sunday night either before or after the new Hardy Boys show and I was pretty much addicted to it. It's a part of my past ... like it or not! Just like Superfriends, Sid and Marty Kroft, Big Wheels and my old neighborhood friends. I would have to admit it would be a most difficult thing for me to objectively review this show. That's the problem with nostalgia -one tends to idealize the past. I have my own perception of the show and I don't know how it would stack up to reality. I like to think of the show as something that I liked but left behind long ago. Not that I wouldn't be up to watching a few episodes now but it just wouldn't be the same.