The Bionic Woman 

After fully recovering from her nearly 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 & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lindsay Wagner	...	Jaime Sommers / ... 58 episodes, 1976-1978
Richard Anderson	...	Oscar Goldman 58 episodes, 1976-1978
Martin E. Brooks	...	Dr. Rudy Wells 46 episodes, 1976-1978

Storyline

In this TV spinoff of "The Six Million Dollar Man", tennis pro Jamie Sommers was almost killed in a skydiving accident, but was saved by the U.S. Government, which used bionic parts to save her. Both legs, one arm, and one ear are artificial, which give her a number of super powers. She works as an agent for the Office of Scientific Investigations battling spies, fembots, mad scientists and aliens.

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Plot Keywords:

bionics | cyborg | superhero | superheroine | close up of ear | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mrs. Steve Austin

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harve Bennett Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (58 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Bionic Woman's name is Jaime Sommers. In the X-Men comic books Cyclops (Real Name Scott Sommers) and Jean Grey have a son called Nathan Sommers. But, Nathan Sommers was infected with a diseases. In order to save their son, Cyclops and Jean Grey sent Nathan forward across time to the future which his body had been replaced with robotic parts and he became a cyborg called Cable. Like Cable, Jaime Sommers has parts of her body replaced with robotic parts following an accident.

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Connections

Referenced in The Six Million Dollar Man: Big Brother (1976)

User Reviews

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!