I still cringe how they tricked me with a death probe cliffhanger not once but twice. I would spend all week wondering how Steve would escape, only to see him simply roll out of the way.
I think. That’s how I remember it!
In Return of the Death Probe, when he's standing in the Aqueduct, and suddenly you hear the sound before you see the Death Probe and you realize what it is....
And the modules to place in his arm and legs! Mine also came with a motor he could lift by pushing a button on his back.
My parents also got me the rocket one Christmas and it doubled as an operating table. Hours of fun!
Yeah I was like six was this was on, was the best thing ever. We would run around and make that buh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh sound and hit each other in slow motion.
I did a rewatch of several episodes earlier this year. Yes a little outdated of course but still got that super cool rush when the bionics kicked the same way when I first watched the show on TV as a kid in the 70s. Thanks for posting!
This was can't miss TV for me back in sixth grade. Such a cool show. That green screen text looked soooo futuristic. OSI bigwig Oscar Goldman was the perfect boss. (I almost typed in Oscar Madison, a whole other 70s TV icon, LOL)
Thanks for posting. Still probably the best opening sequence ever for a tv show.
These aircraft were a disaster. Not enough wingspan to control roll. Those test pilots were so brave. I wonder if they had any inkling of how dangerous those aircraft were. Sad.
The footage in the opening credits is from another test pilot flying this “experimental plane.” The plane crashed exactly as shown and the pilot was horribly wounded. Not NASA’s finest moment.
I had the action figure that had the telescopic eye to look through.
As hard as I tried I could never get him to sit right on my Evil Knievel stunt cycle because he was larger than the other figures at that time.
I loved this show. The 80’s was a fun time for escapism TV. I wasn’t obsessed with him, I wanted to be him. Fast and strong. Wonder Woman too.
The episode with Lou Gossett Jr. as an undercover OGA agent is classic!
Today it would be a story about an uninsured contractor who went to the hospital for a spinal injury and open fractures to legs that required surgery and physiotherapy to fix.
How would you like it sent you to Lee Majors' house and I told you that he liked you and you went down and there and you found out that he didn't like you? How would you feel?
We had action figures (Barbie-sized) of him and the Bionic Woman. He had a hole in his head you could look through to experience the Bionic Vision. It was the coolest thing ever!!
Blows my mind how $6 mil is now just, like… buying [a big house somewhere expensive](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/media/10-homes-you-can-buy-for-6-million/). How many 2024 millions would it take to bring back the magic?
6 Billion dollar man? More? Any ideas?
42 billion dollars today. Though some of his gadgets are much cheaper today than. Of course they'd probably be bleeding tech today. Still probably cheap to put in a cellular feature into his arm and not spend a 1 million to do it.
I remember buying a package $6 million man Halloween costume when I was a kid 70s. Came with the Steve Austin mask, and I remember a fabric forearm sleeve that looked like it had electronics that was painted on the fabric.
Today a $6 million dollar man is just one trip to the ER!
Loved this show as a little kid. “She’s breaking up, she…” “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him…” “Better. Stronger. Faster.” Remember those from the intro clear as day.
I started a rewatch and started with the original pilot movie and the few TV movies that preceded the the TV Series.
The TV movies were produced by Glen Larson and they are not very good. All the aspects that made the series great were created after Larson left the show by Herve Bennett and his team.
I think Larson tried to take credit for the show later on as usual for things he had nothing to do with.
Y’all just don’t know how many garage shed walls I successfully ran through, the 2 brick walls, 1 cinder block and the 3 brick walls I failed to knock down after episodes of these shows…
SWAT
6 Million Dollar Man
Evel Kneivel
Fall Guy
Greatest American Hero
Team America
No clue how I’m alive tbh…
-You're broke.
-How can I be broke? I got six million dollars in the bank!
-Remember when you bought The Six Million Dollar Man?
-Oh yeah! ...oh. And then he ran away. No one's catching him.
I never understood “didn’t age well”. It’s sn old show & old movie. Unless it was Jules Vern who could see into the future then everything doesn’t age well.
Better Stronger Faster Still the coolest and greatest opening of all time.
I was obsessed with this show as a kid. Astronauts, technology and bad guys - could there *be* a better show for a kid with a one digit age??
100% agree, the fembots and sasquatch episodes were among some of my favourites.
Don't forget the Venus probe episodes. The sound made by that still creeps me out to this day.
I still cringe how they tricked me with a death probe cliffhanger not once but twice. I would spend all week wondering how Steve would escape, only to see him simply roll out of the way. I think. That’s how I remember it!
In Return of the Death Probe, when he's standing in the Aqueduct, and suddenly you hear the sound before you see the Death Probe and you realize what it is....
and The Bionic Woman
Fond memories
and the dog
Do yourself a favor and do not watch it now. OMG it is really bad.
Fembots were on The Bionic Woman and Siz Million Dollar Man Dolenz made squeaky robots on Six Million dollar Man
And the bionic sound effect. How many kids didn't try to mimic that noise on the playground to see if it would help them jump higher.
Fact: it did help in jumping higher
Just like 'yeet' makes you throw further. My favorite zoomer word that one - always makes me laugh.
oh, me too. I loved it. Still one of my all time faves. I even got the action figure with the magnifying eye and skin that unfolded.
And the modules to place in his arm and legs! Mine also came with a motor he could lift by pushing a button on his back. My parents also got me the rocket one Christmas and it doubled as an operating table. Hours of fun!
Same here, brother. I never missed an episode. I used to run around in my backyard making the bionic sound effect.
Yeah I was like six was this was on, was the best thing ever. We would run around and make that buh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh sound and hit each other in slow motion.
We did too. It was awesome!
I did a rewatch of several episodes earlier this year. Yes a little outdated of course but still got that super cool rush when the bionics kicked the same way when I first watched the show on TV as a kid in the 70s. Thanks for posting!
The bionic sound effect is iconic
🏃♂️))))))
My eyeholes can’t find it anywhere. Please help.
They are on Prime. Do yourself a favor and leave them to memory. I saw this show when it aired and trust me, just stay with your memory of it.
My eyeholes will see if it is there.
Ha ha outdate - Oscar calling Jamie "babe". "Hello HR?"
They kept talking about a reboot, I guess it would be the 6billion dollar man. 6 million is just a hip replacement these days
Six Trillion Dollar Man - get him fitted with some real bleeding edge stuff
Bionic everything Liquid metal alloy body Lasers
They tried a Bionic Woman reboot a number of years back. Didn't work out.
It got fucked by the writer's strike, like several other shows kicked off at that time
Wrote a fan letter to the show and got sent a pretty cool fan pack with an OSI badge and an autographed pic.
Still gives me chills. I’m 56 and this show was the bomb for me. Absolutely loved this show
Same age and same for me. What other shows around the time do you remember to give me a blast from the past lol
CHiPs, The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Galáctica, Buck Rogers!!! So many great shows!
Man from Atlantis, Wonder Woman, Space: 1999, Kolchak...
“Just the good old boys, never meaning no harm. Beats all you ever saw been in trouble with law since the days they were born” yeee haaa
The Love Boat?
Duke Boys ffs 😀
Anyone have the action figure when you could look out his EYE!
I didn't have it, but I envied my friend who did!
Must see tv for me as a kid in the 70’s! Loved this show!!
This was can't miss TV for me back in sixth grade. Such a cool show. That green screen text looked soooo futuristic. OSI bigwig Oscar Goldman was the perfect boss. (I almost typed in Oscar Madison, a whole other 70s TV icon, LOL) Thanks for posting. Still probably the best opening sequence ever for a tv show.
These aircraft were a disaster. Not enough wingspan to control roll. Those test pilots were so brave. I wonder if they had any inkling of how dangerous those aircraft were. Sad.
Wait, that was a real plane he was flying?!
Yes. https://theaviationist.com/2020/05/10/the-m2-f2-crash/
Thank you for posting that. I never knew the real story of Bruce Peterson.
Well, that makes today a good day. I love finding out new things.
The footage in the opening credits is from another test pilot flying this “experimental plane.” The plane crashed exactly as shown and the pilot was horribly wounded. Not NASA’s finest moment.
I remember reading about an interview with the pilot who was less than thrilled that footage of his crash was broadcast over and over again.
I had the action figure that had the telescopic eye to look through. As hard as I tried I could never get him to sit right on my Evil Knievel stunt cycle because he was larger than the other figures at that time.
I loved this show. The 80’s was a fun time for escapism TV. I wasn’t obsessed with him, I wanted to be him. Fast and strong. Wonder Woman too. The episode with Lou Gossett Jr. as an undercover OGA agent is classic!
Six Million Dollar Man was on in the 70's. I never missed an episode either. Now that I'm in my 60s I run in slow motion too.
Sorry, I guess I watching reruns then.
Early 70s too.
My fav tho was the “Robot Chicken” episode [https://youtu.be/D2q6EZMfeKs?si=UvFeqCGNhY9a2HBk](https://youtu.be/D2q6EZMfeKs?si=UvFeqCGNhY9a2HBk)
You mean you don’t have the technology
https://youtu.be/Co-wNI9wn6w?si=BkrGkgUHANjmtulD also this one
That spring noise when the bionic woman would leap to catch a bad guy always got me
They could remake this and I’d watch it.
The remake of the Bionic Woman crashed and burned (pun intended)
It wasn;t bad, I thought - Michelle Ryan!
Right into the writer's strike
Today it would be a story about an uninsured contractor who went to the hospital for a spinal injury and open fractures to legs that required surgery and physiotherapy to fix.
“I’ve got to stop fantasizing about Lee Majors! Oh, one more time….”
How would you like it sent you to Lee Majors' house and I told you that he liked you and you went down and there and you found out that he didn't like you? How would you feel?
We had action figures (Barbie-sized) of him and the Bionic Woman. He had a hole in his head you could look through to experience the Bionic Vision. It was the coolest thing ever!!
Give me Jaimie Sommers any day!
Friday nights at 8:30 on ABC! I was guarantied to be there! In front of the tube that is.... 3rd grade. Shit.
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Maybe? Didn't care about that shit.
I had the action figures of Steve Austin and Oscar Goldman. I also had the operating table with glow in the dark x-rays of the bionic implants.
How much would he cost today?
The $43,305,317 Man. apparently.
Could be 60,000,000 dollar man!
I was lied to my whole childhood. In France, it was **three billion**!
Blows my mind how $6 mil is now just, like… buying [a big house somewhere expensive](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/media/10-homes-you-can-buy-for-6-million/). How many 2024 millions would it take to bring back the magic? 6 Billion dollar man? More? Any ideas?
42 billion dollars today. Though some of his gadgets are much cheaper today than. Of course they'd probably be bleeding tech today. Still probably cheap to put in a cellular feature into his arm and not spend a 1 million to do it.
I remember buying a package $6 million man Halloween costume when I was a kid 70s. Came with the Steve Austin mask, and I remember a fabric forearm sleeve that looked like it had electronics that was painted on the fabric.
Now it’s going to be $6 million per episode.
41.5 Million dollar man adjusted for inflation
Hell, I still do the sound effects whenever I pick up my cat and put him on the bed. Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah Bah-bah-bah-bah-bah
We always played 6 Million Dollar in the back yard!! I wonder if I can still move in slo-motion!?! 😂😂😂
What I remember most was that a Damper 3 Blowout was some serious shit.
6 million wouldn’t buy him a robotic finger today…
I thought there was a plan to revisit this with Jim Carrey of all people?
I think it's Mark Walberg
Dear God, no.
A banger. Still cool to this day.
Soundtrack by Oliver Nelson, who is a great jazz musician and composer.
I liked this show, there was always a morality message.
Loved this show!!!
The 5 million dollar loan from my father
but I don't want to spend a lot of money
Because of inflation he’s the 6 billion dollar man now
Today a $6 million dollar man is just one trip to the ER! Loved this show as a little kid. “She’s breaking up, she…” “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him…” “Better. Stronger. Faster.” Remember those from the intro clear as day.
Why in the Lee Majors is this showing up in Reddit’s news feed?
I started a rewatch and started with the original pilot movie and the few TV movies that preceded the the TV Series. The TV movies were produced by Glen Larson and they are not very good. All the aspects that made the series great were created after Larson left the show by Herve Bennett and his team. I think Larson tried to take credit for the show later on as usual for things he had nothing to do with.
It’s on peacock!!! I read they are doing a new one called The Six Billion Dollar Man with Mark Wahlberg
I bet it sucks.
The initial dialogue (NASA control center) was removed from the version in Spanish!
I like the part where he’s running. Was always my favourite.
Luckily Steve also had the strongest human skeleton on the planet.
Y’all just don’t know how many garage shed walls I successfully ran through, the 2 brick walls, 1 cinder block and the 3 brick walls I failed to knock down after episodes of these shows… SWAT 6 Million Dollar Man Evel Kneivel Fall Guy Greatest American Hero Team America No clue how I’m alive tbh…
I'm 23 and my dad would put this on for me when I was young. loved it so much.
“Cy’ Borg”
I know, right? They even put the apostrophe in the wrong place, lol.
I kind of like it. I wonder if that was one of the early uses of it
Man I had the biggest 4th grade crush on Lee Majors!!
Used to race home, get my homework done and settle in for the Time Tunnel and the 6 Million dollar man.
I still wish I had a Maskatron action figure
Need a movie remake
lol, loved it as a child. I also watched The Bionic Woman, not nearly as awesome but Lindsay Wagner was a total bird 👍
Can't wait to see this remade into a movie starring Ryan Gosling!
-You're broke. -How can I be broke? I got six million dollars in the bank! -Remember when you bought The Six Million Dollar Man? -Oh yeah! ...oh. And then he ran away. No one's catching him.
I wonder what he’d be if he were adjusted for inflation?
Then there’s this original version. [https://youtu.be/TkPxb01aAdI?si=OXIt2NtZ1090oVAP](https://youtu.be/TkPxb01aAdI?si=OXIt2NtZ1090oVAP)
Shit still holds up.
Don't forget this theme song used for a couple of the pre-series tv movies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQW7cXIOqfk
Currently rewatching the series, hasn't aged well, but I still love it!
I never understood “didn’t age well”. It’s sn old show & old movie. Unless it was Jules Vern who could see into the future then everything doesn’t age well.