The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)

After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.

Creator:

Kenneth Johnson

Stars:

Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lindsay Wagner	...	Jaime Sommers (57 episodes, 1976-1978)
Richard Anderson	...	Oscar Goldman (57 episodes, 1976-1978)
Martin E. Brooks	...	Dr. Rudy Wells (44 episodes, 1976-1978)

Storyline

Jaime Sommers, a tennis pro, suffers a parachuting accident. She is saved by a special surgery replacing her ear, an arm and both legs with bionic ones. Now she works as a secret agent hidden as a school teacher.

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Plot Keywords:

bionics | spy | cyborg | super power | superheroine | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

La mujer biónica

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harve Bennett Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (58 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the series changed networks from ABC to NBC for its third and final season, Richard Anderson and Martin E. Brooks became the first actors in history to play the same characters on two different TV series on two different networks as they continued to appear in The Six Million Dollar Man which remained on ABC.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Squirm (1999)

User Reviews

Jaime Sommers - a row model for powerful women

Even now, from over 20 years distance from "the bionic woman" - she is still quite an example for women heroines in the entire Television history. She is beautiful, witty, brave and non-compromising - a lot thanks to Lindsay Wagner which performed her roll in such an elegant way. Jaime was one of the first women in television, to be shown as more then just another pretty face - at first, as a sidekick for the six million dollars man but soon enough, in behalf of herself. To bad the series didn't last longer - there was a lot of potential - the series combined both action and drama, and even humor now and then. Jaime always encountered intriguing and complex situations, and always handled them very well. All and all, I think that what made Jaime so special was the fact that bionic or not - she was human, very human and emotional but one of a strong character.