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After an astronaut and test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.After an astronaut and test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.After an astronaut and test pilot is catastrophically mutilated in a test plane crash, he is rebuilt and equipped with nuclear powered bionic limbs and implants.
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Charles Robinson
- Prisoner
- (as Charles Knox Robinson)
George D. Wallace
- General
- (as George Wallace)
Olan Soule
- Saltillo
- (as Olan Soulé)
Claire Brennen
- OSI Committee Member
- (uncredited)
Eddie Garrett
- Security Guard outside Steve's room
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDuring the opening sequence of the show, the crash shown is actual footage of a crash of the M2-F2 experimental lifting body that was part of the research that eventually led to the development of the space shuttle.
- GoofsThe "Factual Error" that Austin's human left arm should have been amputated to prevent incompatible balance produces an enormous character error if such had occurred. The friendship that is demonstrated between Austin and Dr. Wells would never allow the latter to amputate a healthy arm of his friend, whether it would be mechanically efficient or not. Further, Dr. Wells is portrayed as the kind of man not to violate his Hippocratic oath of "Do no harm" which such an amputation would be in contrast to.
- Quotes
Dr. Rudy Wells: I want to show you something, Steve. This is your arm.
Steve Austin: That's it, huh?
Dr. Rudy Wells: Um-hmn. We're rather proud of it. There's a manual that goes with it that has eight hundred and forty pages. I'll give you a copy.
- Alternate versionsRe-edited into two episodes of "The Six Million Dollar Man" for syndication. To pad out the story, scenes were added from The Bionic Woman (1975), The Bionic Boy (1976) and Dark Side of the Moon: Part 1 (1977).
- ConnectionsEdited from Lost Flight (1970)
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I was reading the April 30 issue of This is True (http://www.thisistrue.com/) and found out that this TV series was in fact based on the story of Bruce A. Peterson, a NASA test pilot. The opening credits featured his accident while testing a lifting body concept.
His biography is in (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/ Biographies/Pilots/bd-dfrc-p012.html). Please enter the whole web address as one continuous word (delete the space before Biographies). The comment rules don't allow me to send a very long word.
I remember watching some of the episodes when I was really little. My friends would try to imitate Steve's actions when he ran or jumped, complete with that distinctive 'Bionic' sound.
His biography is in (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/ Biographies/Pilots/bd-dfrc-p012.html). Please enter the whole web address as one continuous word (delete the space before Biographies). The comment rules don't allow me to send a very long word.
I remember watching some of the episodes when I was really little. My friends would try to imitate Steve's actions when he ran or jumped, complete with that distinctive 'Bionic' sound.
- sigurdlasa
- Aug 29, 2006
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- The Six Million Dollar Man: The Moon and the Desert
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