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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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Maximillion, the bionic dog that featured in the third season, was so called because he cost a million dollars to make.
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The characters Jaime Sommers and Steve Austin (from The Six Million Dollar Man) were ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends" (1 August 2004 issue).
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Jaime's body is reconstructed with parts similar to Steve Austin's, albeit smaller. The actual cost of rebuilding her is not revealed but is said to be less than the $6 million that it cost to rebuild Austin.
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Lindsay Wagner's first appearance in "The Six Million Dollar Man" was supposed to be her last role honoring her contract with Universal. However, public reaction to the role was so strong that she was offered her own series.
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