"The Bionic Woman" (1976) TV series 1976-1978

Creator:

Kenneth Johnson
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

14 January 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Bionics | Spy | Cyborg | Super Power | Superheroine

Awards:

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

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Alan J. Levi		(13 episodes, 1976-1977)
Alan Crosland Jr.		(10 episodes, 1976-1977)
Barry Crane		(8 episodes, 1976-1978)
Kenneth Johnson		(3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Larry Stewart		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Preece		(3 episodes, 1977)
Mel Damski		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Phil Bondelli		(2 episodes, 1976)
Don McDougall		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Kenneth Gilbert		(2 episodes, 1977)
Ernest Pintoff		(2 episodes, 1978)
Alan Crosland		(unknown episodes)
William J. Hole Jr.		(unknown episodes)
Leslie H. Martinson		(unknown episodes)
Joe Viola		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Martin Caidin		(57 episodes, 1976-1978)
Kenneth Johnson		(57 episodes, 1976-1978)
James D. Parriott		(15 episodes, 1976-1978)
Arthur Rowe		(14 episodes, 1976-1978)
Lionel E. Siegel		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jim Carlson		(2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Terrence McDonnell		(2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Justin Edgerton		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Robert McCullough		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Oliver Crawford		(2 episodes, 1976)
Wilton Denmark		(2 episodes, 1976)
Harve Bennett		(2 episodes, 1977)
Dan Kibbie		(2 episodes, 1977)
William A. Schwartz		(2 episodes, 1977)
Steven E. de Souza		(2 episodes, 1978)
Alfred Lewis Levitt		(2 episodes, 1978)
Helen Levitt		(2 episodes, 1978)
Judy Burns		(unknown episodes)
Gerry Davis		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Kenneth Johnson	....	producer / supervising producer (40 episodes, 1976-1977)
Harve Bennett	....	executive producer (37 episodes, 1976-1977)
Craig Schiller	....	associate producer / producer (34 episodes, 1976-1978)
Lionel E. Siegel	....	executive producer (18 episodes, 1977-1978)
Arthur Rowe	....	producer (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Arnold Turner	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 1976-1978)
James D. Parriott	....	producer (7 episodes, 1977-1978)
David G. Phinney	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1977-1978)
Ralph Sariego	....	producer (3 episodes, 1978)

Series Original Music by
Joseph Harnell		(30 episodes, 1976-1978)
Jerry Fielding		(10 episodes, 1976)
Charles Albertine		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)
Dana Kaproff		(3 episodes, 1977)
Richard Clements		(2 episodes, 1976-1978)
Luchi De Jesus		(2 episodes, 1976)
Dick Halligan		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Prince		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Cinematography by
Gene A. Talvin		(28 episodes, 1976-1977)
Vincent A. Martinelli		(15 episodes, 1977-1978)
Allen M. Davey		(6 episodes, 1976)
Enzo A. Martinelli		(4 episodes, 1976)
J.J. Jones		(2 episodes, 1977)
Fleet Southcott		(2 episodes, 1977)
Ron McManus		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Robert K. Richard		(21 episodes, 1976-1978)
George Ohanian		(19 episodes, 1976-1978)
Alan C. Marks		(14 episodes, 1976-1978)
Jack W. Schoengarth		(8 episodes, 1976-1977)
Frederic L. Knudtson		(5 episodes, 1976-1977)
John F. Schreyer		(4 episodes, 1976-1977)
Alan L. Shefland		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
John Kaufman		(2 episodes, 1976)
David Howe		(unknown episodes)
Duane Reese		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Patti Hayes		(1 episode, 1978)

Series Art Direction by
Charles R. Davis		(44 episodes, 1976-1978)
Louis Montejano		(8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Howard E. Johnson		(2 episodes, 1977)
Loyd S. Papez		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Gary Moreno		(49 episodes, 1976-1978)
Robert C. Bradfield		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Charles E. Tycer		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Costume Design by
Charles Waldo		(38 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Makeup Department
Virginia G. Hadfield	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Ralph Sariego	....	unit manager (39 episodes, 1976-1978)
Ted Schilz	....	unit manager (7 episodes, 1976)
Charles E. Walker	....	unit manager (7 episodes, 1978)
Jack Stubbs	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 1976)
Patti Hayes	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Blank	....	assistant director / first assistant director (23 episodes, 1976-1978)
Michael Sturges	....	second assistant director (18 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Bennett Steinhauer	....	assistant director (17 episodes, 1976-1978)
William J. Hole Jr.	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1976)
Mark Hurwitz	....	trainee assistant director (6 episodes, 1978)
Tom Connors	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1976)
Wayne A. Farlow	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1976)

Series Art Department
Bruce Wayne Mecchi	....	set dresser (7 episodes, 1977)
Yarek Alfer	....	property maker (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
James F. Rogers	....	sound (53 episodes, 1976-1978)
Kyle Wright	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (47 episodes, 1976-1978)
Martin Greco	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1976)
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Charlie King	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Johnny Borgese	....	special effects coordinator (58 episodes, 1976-1978)
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects coordinator (45 episodes, 1976-1978)
Scott Forbes	....	special effects technician (13 episodes, 1976)
Kevin Pike	....	special effects supervisor / special effects technician (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunt double (57 episodes, 1976-1978)
Jeannie Epper	....	stunt double: Lindsay Wagner (13 episodes, 1976)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Larry Holt	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1976)
May Boss	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Rita Egleston	....	stunt double: Lindsay Wagner (unknown episodes)
Henry Kingi	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
James Winburn	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera / steadicam (13 episodes, 1976)
Joe Kelly	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Reggie Newkirk	....	key first assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Waldo	....	costumes: women (19 episodes, 1976)
Jerry Herrin	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Richard Belding	....	editorial supervisor (3 episodes, 1976)
Ron Meredith	....	assistant film editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Jerry Fielding	....	composer: theme music (47 episodes, 1976-1978)
Herbert D. Woods	....	music editor (45 episodes, 1976-1978)
Joseph Glassman	....	music editor (4 episodes, 1977)
Hal Mooney	....	music supervisor (3 episodes, 1976)
Maurice R. Kline	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1977)
Joseph Harnell	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 1978)
Gene L. Gillette	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver (1 episode, 1976)

Series Other crew
Kenneth Johnson	....	creator for television (57 episodes, 1976-1978)
Inge Lindgreen	....	stand-in: Lindsay Wagner (57 episodes, 1976-1978)
Winnie Rich	....	script supervisor (57 episodes, 1976-1978)
Arthur Rowe	....	executive story consultant / story editor / ... (30 episodes, 1976-1977)
Alfred Lewis Levitt	....	story editor (8 episodes, 1978)
Helen Levitt	....	story editor (8 episodes, 1978)
Jack Cole	....	title designer: main titles (4 episodes, 1976)
Joyce Howard	....	story editor (4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Philip DeGuere	....	executive story consultant / story editor (3 episodes, 1976)
Dominic Jack Pizzo Sr.	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Harve Bennett Productions
• Universal TV

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976-1977) (USA) (TV) (seasons 1 and 2)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1978) (USA) (TV) (season 3)
• Fabulous Films (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Independent Television (ITV) (1976-1978) (UK) (TV)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS) (pilot)
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) (1977) (Japan) (TV)
• Studios USA Television (19??) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) (1976-1977) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Universal TV (19??) (USA) (TV) (syndication)

Other Companies

• Universal City Studios  filmed at
• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Runtime:

60 min (58 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Harve Bennett Productions

Trivia:

Sally Field and Stefanie Powers were also considered for the role of Jaime Sommers.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.20" (2009)

Thanks for wonderful childhood memories!

All I can say is I love Lindsay Wagner! She was my favorite actress as a child and The Bionic Woman was my favorite TV show of all time! I would rush home after school so that I could see her battle it out with Steve Austin against the evil Fembots! When Stephanie Powers starred in "The Return Of Bigfoot" well, all I can say is "did it get any better?" As I watch the show now, it's still fun to see the super-human strength Jamie had as she went undercover for many a mission for the OSI. As cheesy as the "special effects" look now, you have to admit they were pretty cool in their day and made the show a lot of fun, especially the series when Jamie & Steve were surrounded by the evil and powerful FEMBOTS! To all the shows creators, producers and directors I applaud you for a job very well done! Lindsay, if you ever read this, I love your causes and your efforts and the fact that you will always be my heroine! PS: If anyone would like to exchange emails, drop me a line sometime! Martin Gatin, Calgary Alberta, Canada. Email: [e-mail] PSS: If anyone has any screen shots taken from the TV show's introduction I could add to my collection I would very much appreciate it!