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Having completed a mission in Europe to retrieve a stolen $20 bill printing plate, [[Steve Austin]] takes some well earned leave and returns to his hometown of [[Ojai]], California to buy a ranch and to visit his mother, [[Helen Elgin|Helen]], and step-father, [[Jim Elgin|Jim]]. Whilst there he is reunited with his high-school sweetheart, tennis-pro [[Jaime Sommers]]. After years of not seeing each other Steve and Jaime discover they have strong feelings for each other and quickly fall in love. Following a tragic sky-diving accident that leaves Jaime near death, Steve pleads with [[Oscar Goldman]] of the [[OSI]] to save her life by replacing her shattered legs, her right arm and inner right ear with Bionic replacements. Oscar reluctantly agrees on the understanding that Jaime will have to do work for the [[OSI]] in the future. Jaime makes an excellent recovery following surgery and Steve asks her to marry him. |
Having completed a mission in Europe to retrieve a stolen $20 bill printing plate, [[Steve Austin]] takes some well earned leave and returns to his hometown of [[Ojai]], California to buy a ranch and to visit his mother, [[Helen Elgin|Helen]], and step-father, [[Jim Elgin|Jim]]. Whilst there he is reunited with his high-school sweetheart, tennis-pro [[Jaime Sommers]]. After years of not seeing each other Steve and Jaime discover they have strong feelings for each other and quickly fall in love. Following a tragic sky-diving accident that leaves Jaime near death, Steve pleads with [[Oscar Goldman]] of the [[OSI]] to save her life by replacing her shattered legs, her right arm and inner right ear with Bionic replacements. Oscar reluctantly agrees on the understanding that Jaime will have to do work for the [[OSI]] in the future. Jaime makes an excellent recovery following surgery and Steve asks her to marry him. |
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'''Joseph Wrona:''' I saw his face...<br> |
'''Joseph Wrona:''' I saw his face...<br> |
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'''Timberlake:''' Who is he? How could he have gotten into the truck?<br> |
'''Timberlake:''' Who is he? How could he have gotten into the truck?<br> |
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'''Steve Austin:''' You thinking about getting married?<br> |
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'''Jaime Sommers:''' No, actually, I was thinking eh, it might be kind of nice being bionic. |
'''Jaime Sommers:''' No, actually, I was thinking eh, it might be kind of nice being bionic. |
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* This story, although not the last one ''broadcast'' in the second season, was the last one ''produced'' in ''The Six Million Dollar Man''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sophomore year. |
* This story, although not the last one ''broadcast'' in the second season, was the last one ''produced'' in ''The Six Million Dollar Man''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sophomore year. |
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* This episode includes a rare, on-screen reference to Austin as ''Steven'' Austin; this can be seen on a sign as Austin drives into Ojai. Rescued scientist [[Dr. Losey]] also addressed Steve as "Steven" in [[The Winning Smile]]. |
* This episode includes a rare, on-screen reference to Austin as ''Steven'' Austin; this can be seen on a sign as Austin drives into Ojai. Rescued scientist [[Dr. Losey]] also addressed Steve as "Steven" in [[The Winning Smile]]. |
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| Production 41244 Original Airdate: 16 March 1975 | |||
 Jaime and Steve get reacquainted
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| Produced by Lionel E. Siegel Joe L. Cramer | |||
| Written by Kenneth Johnson | |||
| Directed by Richard Moder | |||
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| Guest Star(s) Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers Malachi Throne as Joseph Wrona | |||
| Special Guest Star(s) Martha Scott as Helen Elgin Allan Oppenheimer as Rudy Wells | |||
| With Ford Rainey as Jim Elgin Paul Carr as Timberlake Harry Hickox as John Ellerton Scott B. Wells as Doctor Jeremy Robert Brown as Boy Dana Plato as Girl | |||
| Uncredited Unknown actor as David Welsh | |||
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| "The E.S.P. Spy" | "The Bionic Woman (Part II)" | ||
| Related episodes "The Bionic Woman (Part II)" "The Return of the Bionic Woman" "The Return of the Bionic Woman (Part II) "Welcome Home, Jaime" "Welcome Home, Jaime (Part II)" | |||
- for other uses, see [[Bionic Woman (disambiguation)]]
"The Bionic Woman" is a story consisting of two episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man. It marks the debut of the Jaime Sommers character.
Summary
Having completed a mission in Europe to retrieve a stolen $20 bill printing plate, Steve Austin takes some well earned leave and returns to his hometown of Ojai, California to buy a ranch and to visit his mother, Helen, and step-father, Jim. Whilst there he is reunited with his high-school sweetheart, tennis-pro Jaime Sommers. After years of not seeing each other Steve and Jaime discover they have strong feelings for each other and quickly fall in love. Following a tragic sky-diving accident that leaves Jaime near death, Steve pleads with Oscar Goldman of the OSI to save her life by replacing her shattered legs, her right arm and inner right ear with Bionic replacements. Oscar reluctantly agrees on the understanding that Jaime will have to do work for the OSI in the future. Jaime makes an excellent recovery following surgery and Steve asks her to marry him.
Novelization
Although not directly credited, plot elements from this episode were incorporated into the Bionic Woman novelization Welcome Home, Jaime by Eileen Lottman (published in the UK under the title Double Identity and credited to "Maud Willis").
Home video release
"The Bionic Woman" two-parter has the distinction of being, as of 2008, one of the only episodes of either series to be officially released to Home Video in North America. In 1978 MCA DiscoVision released this episode on Laserdisc in the US., under the title, "The Bionic Woman," inviting ambiguity as to the contents.
In the 1980s, Universal put out a VHS tape, again entitled The Bionic Woman which, while apparently intended to tie in with the spin-off series, actually contained the two-part Six Million Dollar Man episode. This tape is long out of print.
Although numerous announcements and rumors have been heard over the years, issues over licensing and other rights continue to prevent any further release of Six Million Dollar Man or Bionic Woman episodes to the home video market in North America, although the first two seasons of both shows have been released on DVD in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. As it does not share the same licensing issues, Universal has announced it will release the complete series of the 2007 remake, Bionic Woman to DVD in March 2008.Insert non-formatted text here
Deconstructed
Quotes
Joseph Wrona: I saw his face...
Timberlake: Who is he? How could he have gotten into the truck?
Joseph Wrona: I don't know. But if it takes me the rest of my life, I'll find him. And when I do, he's a dead man.
Steve Austin: (Steve's mom is stirring something up) Do I still get to lick the bowl?
Helen Elgin: (paying attention to something else) What dear?
Steve Austin: What kind of cake is this? (tastes a bit with his finger)
Helen Elgin: Eh? Oh! (tries to stop him)
Steve Austin: Ooh, gah, it's terrible!
Helen Elgin: (laughs) Of course it is, it's wallpaper paste.
Steve Austin: It's not bad for wallpaper paste. (laughs)
Girl: Boy, Jaime's the most important person that ever came out of our town. Except for that astronaut guy.
Steve Austin: You know, you look great.
Jaime Sommers: Well I always sort of liked the way you looked, too.
Steve Austin: Flattery will get you everywhere.
Jaime Sommers: Oh, I know.
Helen Elgin: Now you boys behave yourself, be back by ten.
Steve Austin: (laughs) I figured we'd do a little honky-tonkin'.
Helen Elgin: Did Jim leave yet?
Steve Austin: Oh, yeah, I think so.
Helen Elgin: Oh poop! I wanted him to get a couple of men to helm him lift the refridgerator out so I can clean behind it.
Steve Austin: Oh, I can slide it out for ya.
Doctor: We'll try to safe her, but there's only so much we can do. Maybe someday we'll be able to repair broken bodies like hers.
Jaime Sommers: What did you let them do to me?
Steve Austin: Look, I know how you feel.
Jaime Sommers: No you don't. Why did you let them do that?
Steve Austin: Jaime, trust me, please trust me.
Jaime Sommers: I don't want to be a freak!
Jaime Sommers: (having taken her first bionic step) That's one small step for Jaime.
Steve Austin: Don't kid yourself, that was a giant leap.
Jaime Sommers: Steve, do you think I'll be able to play the violin when my hand gets better?
Steve Austin: Well sure.
Jaime Sommers: Oh, that's so great, because I have never been able to play it before.
Steve Austin: Well there's no doubt about it, you're getting better.
Steve Austin: How sensitive is her hearing?
Dr. Rudy Wells: Well I'll tell you what, why don't you just turn your back and whisper something? (indicates to Jaime, who is in a glass booth, to turn her back also) Eh, part of a nursery rhyme, or anything.
Steve Austin: Eh... Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Jaime Sommers: And Rudy Wells and those bionic men put Jaime and Steve back together again. (giggles)
Jaime Sommers: You know, it might not be so bad being the bride of Frankenstein.
Steve Austin: You thinking about getting married?
Jaime Sommers: No, actually, I was thinking eh, it might be kind of nice being bionic.
Trivia
Continuity
- This story, although not the last one broadcast in the second season, was the last one produced in The Six Million Dollar Man's sophomore year.
Character
- This episode includes a rare, on-screen reference to Austin as Steven Austin; this can be seen on a sign as Austin drives into Ojai. Rescued scientist Dr. Losey also addressed Steve as "Steven" in The Winning Smile.
Music
- Lee Majors recorded two original songs for the soundtrack of this episode and Part 2: "Got to Get Loose" and "Sweet Jaimie"; the latter incorporates elements of the Six Million Dollar Man Theme into the counter-melody.
Gaffes
Gallery
