"Look Alike" (February 1975) is one of the truly fun episodes of television history. It's also intelligently written. Yes, there's somebody who looks like bionic hero Steve Austin--but there's a twist in the story. The episode is not as clichéd as the title might indicate.
As the story unfolds, we're taken into the boxing arena--and making a guest-star appearance is George Foreman. George was in his heavyweight hey-day back then, and he still had hair. In "Look Alike," Foreman and The Six Million Dollar Man prove to be quite a duo ! ! !
Lee Majors excels as both Colonel Steve Austin and Steve's look alike--a man named John Dine. Richard Anderson does his usual great job as Steve's boss, Oscar Goldman. Guest starring as the bad guys are Robert DoQui, Robert Salvio, and Jack Colvin. If Colvin looks like somebody, it's because he later became known as Jack McGee, the obnoxious reporter in the TV series, "The Incredible Hulk" (1977- '82).
On the subject of "looking alike," there's a minor character--a tall man in an orange-pink shirt--who hangs out with the bad guys. He looks like famous film director Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction," 1994). I know it's not Tarantino, however, because he was only 12 years old in 1975.
"Look Alike" is not one of the famous Six Million Dollar installments, but I think it's one of the best. It's not quite on a level with "Population Zero" or "Day of the Robot," but it makes the Top 10. "Look Alike" is an example of how the first two and a half seasons of "The Six Million Dollar Man" are classic 1970's television. I loved it as a kid, and I love it as an adult.
In closing, let me add this: George Foreman had recently lost his crown as the heavyweight champion to Muhammad Ali, in the fall of 1974. Ali became champion of the world. Foreman, however, got to guest star on "The Six Million Dollar Man." I think Foreman got the better deal.