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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 18:12:47 GMT -5
The ugly cars from the 70's. They were ugly ... that's one of the most recurring things about this show and that's burns an image that I just can't erase at all. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 18, 2017 21:27:43 GMT -5
The ugly cars from the 70's. They were ugly ... that's one of the most recurring things about this show and that's burns an image that I just can't erase at all. Some cars, yes, though not all. Personally, I get a bit tickled when I see an old 70s battleship maneuvering down the street, in an episode. They may be ridiculous; but, unlike modern SUVs, you caould generally see pass them, on the road. You just couldn't parallel park the dang things. Besides, I took my driver's license road test in a Buick Elantra, after doing a lot of my practice driving in a Ford Supercab. I do wish Steve had been decked out with a nice Corvette, in keeping with the astronaut image. Alternatively, a nicely tricked out El Camino would have been a cool bionic car. I mean, even Steve Rogers got a van and a motorcycle. Sure, Steve could hoof it; but, you know, even a bionic man needs some wheels. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 22:09:01 GMT -5
Steve did occasionally drive a Corvette. I too learned to drive in one of what I called a land yacht. After the cars of the 60s I felt the cars of the 70s were ugly. There were some decent cars like the Trans AM & the Corvette. But I am a big fan of late 60's muscle cars...
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 11:37:15 GMT -5
 Nuclear AlertGuest Stars: Carol Lawrence (Valley of the Dolls, Pearl Pureheart in Mighty Mouse cartoons) as Dr Clea Broder, Sid Haig (Big Bird Cage, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl) as 3rd Passenger, Fred Beir (Twilight Zone-"Death Ship", ton of tv) as Ted Swenson Episode Synopsis We open with an auction, aboard a private jet, with the host unseen. There are 4 bidders, who get one bid and get to place it, after drawing their number from a vase. Naturally, the 4th guy gets the winning bid. Sid Haig jumps up and offers more money; but, the host is a moron and takes less for a nuclear weapon. Somebody want to explain to this guy how an auction works? Sid is POd and runs to tattle to Oscar.  A committee meeting (because time is of the essence) concludes that the baddies don't have a complete bomb, but some of the components (based on absolutely no intel). They need one more component, which is leaving the factory. Steve and Oscar go look at the component, which is encased in glass, on a nice coffee table, like you normally store components for nuclear devices. Steve is substituted for the driver of the vehicle and is hijacked at a rest stop. They pump drugs into the bionic arm, so he's faking and sneaks back aboard the truck, where he removes a key piece to the big hunk of metal and wires.  The thugs know something is up when they stop at a weigh station (that dates this, as a lot of states can't fund the operation of those anymore) and figure out they are carrying about 200 lbs extra. Pretty good for hired goons ("Hired goons?"). They pull into a hangar and expect to surprise Steve; but, he hopped out before. He tries to move in; but, the bad guys have kidnapped Dr Clea Broder (one of the committee members) who is the only one who can assemble the device. Steve is captured and the plane takes off. They figure out they are missing a piece and find it way too easily in Steve's breast pocket. They assemble the thing, so Steve has to open a can of bionic whoop-ass and kicks out the boss, OSI man Ted Swenson, right out of the plane! A little explosive decompression and a bit of flying by Steve and everyone is back, safe and sound.  "Thanks for flying Bionic Aiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................." Bionic Stunts:" Steve runs after and catches the truck, peels back the roof and hides inside. he snaps a few chains and then kicks out the door of the plane, then uses his bionic arm to hang on. Trashin' Fashion: Dr Broder is wearing a polyester suit, though it doesn't look bad, relatively speaking. Steve's in blue jeans for most of it (bell bottomed, of course). The head crook has a nice leather jacket and Sid's in a suit and keffiyah, looking suitably Arabic. Really, the fashion tragedy is the decor of the plane. Look at those curtains and the upholstery of that chair (behind Jabba)...  General Thoughts: Not a bad season opener. We get reacquainted with Steve's abilities, get a turncoat surprise and remind the audience that rogue nukes are bad. The villain's kind of weak and the auction doesn't make a lick of sense. It should have been set up that they submitted a sealed bid, with no one knowing what the other has bid, to get the highest price. Then have Sid go tel on them, because he lost out. Also, you don't hire Sid Haig (who is huge!!!) and then have him play a big crybaby. Seriously, this guy sticks women in Filipino prisons, puts Electra Woman and Dyna Girl in deathtraps, tries to take over the galaxy, and fights Shaft (on tv)!!! Seriously, if you grew up with action tv in the 70s, you knew who Sid Haig was, especially if you watched Jason of Star Command, on Saturday mornings, where he played the villain, Dragos.  I love the show's idea of a nuclear factory...  "So, this is a model?" "Oh, no; we store all our components n glass cases and display them on coffee tables, in darkened rooms!" |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 12:02:48 GMT -5
 The PioneersGuest Stars: Mike Farrell (MASH) as Dr David Tate, Joan Darling (director of an episode of MASH and a lot of other tv shows) as Dr Nicole Simmons, Robert F Simon (Operation Petticoat, Amazing Spider-Man-J Jonah Jameson) as the Sheriff. Episode Synopsis: Some thing has come down from space and landed in Minnesota (Oh, yah?  ) We see a C-130 rollin down the strip, Steve & Rudy gonna take a little trip! Stand up, buckle up, shuffle to the door; jump right out and shout Bionic Corps!  Meanwhile, we see an Apollo command module on legs, with steam pouring out. Then, the door is kicked open and the Hulk comes out, growling and snorting. He goes crashing through the are and then stumbles on a campsite, where he grabs some food and tells the puny humans to leave him alone!  Steve and Rudy find the capsule and the open chamber, and a woman in the other. Rudy wakes her up and administers a serum, with Steve providing power from his bionic arm nuclear battery. Rudy finally confesses. This was an experiment to test a serum that regenerates cells, to aid in potential suspended animation procedures, for long range space voyages. The serum was developed by the crew, Dr David Tate and Dr Nicole Simmons. David is the one doing the Hulk impression. Oscar is trying to set up a perimeter; but, the local sheriff comes through, after the campers went crying to him. He don't care 'bout no gub-mint orders and crashes off through the woods, looking for the Hulk. David shows up, looking much like BJ Hunnicut, and swats Rudy. Steve's still hooked up, so he can't help, until Nicole is fully revived. Once she gets her act in gear, he goes after David and they fight.   Water helps calm BJ down and it looks like he can be saved, when the sheriff and his posse show up, with the NRA in tow, and shoot BJ. Steve nabs a gun and throws it away; but, it is too late. He packs up Rudy and Nicole and heads home. Bionic Stunts: Some bionic eye work, a bit of smashing and running, bionic jumping. Trashin' Fashion: The space suits have some pretty funky high collars...  and some clunky white boots. Steve's in his action khakis and everyone else is either in OD green or camping gear. General Thoughts: Good episode, with an excellent fight between the hopped up BJ (he got too heavy a dose of the serum) and Steve's bionics. Oscar is shown to be withholding secrets from Steve (like sending people up in space, secretly) and even Rudy is withholding information from Steve. There is a nice moment at the end, where Oscar is pretty harsh on himself, feeling responsible for BJ's death. Steve reassures him, cementing their friendship. These human moments really help make the show more than just a sci-fi adventure program. Majors is pretty good at these moments, when they are written well. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 12:33:02 GMT -5
 Pilot ErrorGuest stars: Pat Hingle (Sudden Impact, Batman) as Sen. Hill, Alfred Ryder (Mission: Impossible, Escape to Witch Mountain) as Joe Landen, Stephen Nathan (Busting Loose, tv producer) as greg Hill, Susanne Zenor (MASH-"For Want of a Boot," Petrocelli) as Airman Jill Denby. Episode Synopsis: Steve and Sen Hill are in a crippled plane going down, which ends up crashing. Psych! It's a flight simulator, recreating a crash where Hill was the pilot. He is an Air Force reserve general and Steve was the test pilot for the aircraft he flew. Steve is to testify before a flight board about the performance of the aircraft and the senator needs his backing to maintain flight status, which is important to his political career (especially if he is responsible for the crash). Steve isn't taking kindly to the pressure and responds he will testify about the plane and nothing to do with the pilot. he ends up riding back with the Senator, his son ad political advisor, in a small plane. During the long flight, the senator passes out (while everyone else is asleep) and ends up 100 miles off course, in a storm. There is a bit of an explosion and Steve is blinded by oil. The senator sets down in the desert, but the prop is damaged. Their radio doesn't work, the oil line is broken, and they only have pimento loaf sandwiches! Greg fixes up Steve's eyes, the best he can, and bandages them. Steve takes charge, as the general is useless and his advisor just schemes. He fixes the prop, revealing he is the recipient of the $6 million that the senator approved for Oscar's pet project. The senator fixes the oil line, while Greg, the advisor and Steve clear rocks and brush. The advisor finds a rattlesnake and steers Steve to it, hoping that he won't be able to testify. Steve, fends it off with his bionic arm and throws it away, right into the advisor, for some poetic justice. They get in the plane and are able to take off. The senator has a heart attack in flight and Steve has to take over; but, is still blind. They are able to signal an air force base tower vie their IFF and morse code and a pretty sharp blond airman is able to communicate with them (the radio will receive) and talks them down. The senator resigns, accepting responsibility for the original crash and this one, impressing Steve. At the end, Stev bumps into the airman, recognizes the voice and then proceeds to sexually harass her! Yep, that's the military! Bionic Stunts: Steve bends another prop back into shape (exact same bends, too), whips away a rattlesnake, and rips out some brush. Trashin' Fashion Check out Steve's jacket...  I saw a chair with that pattern, in a doctor's office, once. Other than that, Steve and the senator are in Air Force uniforms, which are fine, though they aren't overly flattering for the ladies, as seen on Airman Denby. Then again, servicewomen are supposed to be professionals, not eye candy. General Thoughts: Excellent survival episode, with very accurate flying scenes (which the FAA gave a stamp of approval to) and some nice character interplay. Pat Hingle is a great character actor and this episode feeds right into that. Ditto for Alfred Ryder. Susanne Zenor was generally the pretty blond on 70s tv, with a kind of nasally voice; but, she really gets to portray a confident professional in her, in a very positive role for women. Good for her and good for the show. this show was rather progressive in trying to depict, confident, capable women and not just damsels in distress. At the end, when Steve figures out who the airman is, he hugs her, in complete violation of military regulations...  See what I mean about the women's uniforms? The beret rarely looked good on any female, though she is wearing it too high. These days, the women in the service get to wear the same beret as the men (Army, anyway). Susanne Zenor was actually in the original pilot for Three's Company, as Samantha, the prototype for Chrissy. The pilot was rewritten and the female roles recast (John Ritter was there at the start), so she lost out to Suzanne Somers. She left acting behind in 1978, after that horrible film, Rabbit Test (Billy Crystal as a pregnant man). |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 13:07:12 GMT -5
 The Pal-Mir EscortGuest Stars: Anne revere (A Place in the Sun, National Velvet) as Madame Salka Pal-Mir, Leo Fuchs (Avalon, The Frisco Kid) as Dr Avni, Nate Esformes (All the President's Men, Battle Beyond the Stars) as Shavid, Denny Miller (Tarzan, Gilligan's Island) as Stellen Episode Synopsis: Oscar Steve and Rudy are meeting with Prime Minister Madame Pal-Mir, leader of some unnamed country (though very much modeled after Golda Meir and Israel), is dying; but, Rudy believes she has a 30% chance of living, with a bionic heart. She's tough, but wonders if it will do any good; but, is swayed by the fact that she has only a week to live without it and she is trying to negotiate a peace with rebel factions in her country. She agrees, after being shown footage of Steve in action. She will travel to a facility in Tennessee; but, she refuse to go by plane. So, they set her up in a Bionic winnebago,  with Steve at the wheel and a helicopter escort. meanwhile, it turns out her security chief, Shavid, is plotting to have her killed to prevent peace with the rebels. he hires the blondest group of mercenaries (led by Denny Miller) to stop the trio (Dr Avni, her physician) is going too. Shavid gives her a rose, for luck, which has a homing transmitter hidden in it. Madame Pal-Mir interrogates Steve and pushes his buttons about his views of women in positions of authority. She tells him she wants his approval, as a modern man. She forces them to stop to help out a couple of hippies with a stuck van (while the dude is off meditating), then to buy some apples from a farmer's widow. Madame Pal-Mir seems especially emotional, when she talks to the woman about the farm, which she runs with her two sons. Avni tells Steve that Madame Pal-Mir ran a farm with her two sons, before they were killed in a guerilla attack. Denny Miller and his Aryans (great name for a band) follow in some 1970s station wagons, then figure out that the escort helicopter will need to refuel soon and figure out the two likely spots for them to land. Miller is there to meet them and pistolwhip the pilots, taking over.  The goons start a rockslide and trap the RV, after sending them down a fake detour.  A firefight ensues and Avni is hit. For just about the only time in the series, steve grabs the M-1 carbine and starts shooting at the thugs. Unfortunately, he doesn't use his bionic eye to target them better, lest he actually hit someone, during the first hour of prime time broadcasting. They get back in the RV (leaving the dead Avni behind) and try not to get hit by rifle grenades, fired from the helicopter. The station wagon gains on them and Madame Pal-Mir demonstrates that Rambo is a p@#$% compared to her, as she shoot better than Steve, out the window, forcing them to veer off. Steve finds a grove of trees that shelters them from the air and the chopper is forced to land. Steve takes out the grenadier and bionic tosses his M-1 Garand rifle into a nearby lake. Denny Miller tries to fly away; but, Steve leaps aboard and chokes him into landing. Madame Pal-Mir has collapsed and is medivac-ed to the hospital, via footage from the Vietnam War (seriously, they show some National Guard Hueys flying and then we see footage of a dust off, in Vietnam, which I have seen in news footage). Madame Pal-Mir is hooked up to a blood machine, to keep her alive; but, they need an atomic power pack for the heart. Steve offers his, against Oscar's objections and he donates it, saving her life. She later confesses to Steve that she hoped to die on the trip, which is why she kept demanding they stop. She wanted to die in the country. Steve tells her she is a survivor and he has the deepest admiration for her. They flirt and he gives her the bionic wink. Bionic Stunts: Steve lifts the back end of a 70s van, knocks aside some boulders, does some bionic running and leaping, tosses a rifle away, and donates his power pack. General Thoughts: Another great character piece with a tremendous actor in the role. Anne revere presents Madame Pal-Mir as a tough leader; but one who still connects to a simpler life. She impresses all around her, with her prgmatism, compassion, and no-nonsense approach. She charms Steve, as she learned to drive a tractor at a young age, ran a farm with only her sons, lost them to guerrillas, became the leader of her country, then sought to make peace with the very forces who took her sons. I don't care what your gender is, that's tough! Once again, we see how the show tries to present women as positive role models, in leadership and professional situations. Steve expresses a bit of chauvinism, as he says you can't argue with a woman and a woman boss would be even worth. Madame Pal-Mir challenges him on this and pushes him to see beyond his experiences. The character is obviously influenced by israeli Prime minister Golda Meir (with a bit of Indira Gandhi thrown in), who had only recently resigned as the prime minister. The country is never called Israel (it's named Eretz) and is never explicitly stated to be in the Middle East; but, the parallels are obvious (though it could be an Eastern European nation). I do have to share this image, from the Bionic Blog...  That pretty much sums up this episode! |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 14:13:43 GMT -5
 The Seven Million Dollar ManGuest Stars: Monte Markham (Airport 77, various History Channel documentaries)as Barney Miller, Maggie Sullivan (General Hospital, Quark) as Carla Peterson Episode Synopsis: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for tonight's main event. In the red corner, the challenger, weighing in at 220 lbs and costing $7 million dollars, Barney "Not Hal Linden" Miller!!!!! Miller, And, in the blue corner, the champion, weighing in at 227 lbs and costing $6 million dollars, the Bionic Bad-ass, the Colonel of Crash, the Lord of the Leisure Suit, Stone Cold Steve Austin!!!!!!!! Austin." DING-DING-DING Steve is undergoing evaluations, while nurse Carla Peterson looks on. He says something about the girl he was involved with having moved on and we see Peterson smiling. No subtlety there. Carla takes the audio recording to the vault, while Steve looks out the window. He sees Carla hand the tape to some dude, who takes off in a Mercedes convertible. Steve runs down there, hops the fence, but the car is long gone, roaring on a winding mountain road. Steve drags Carla back, questions a guard who denies anyone there, questions Oscar and Rudy who claim the tape made it to the vault and Steve demands to see the ID files, which do not show the man. Steve ain't buying it and storms off, to find Carla packing, as she has been fired. he seems pretty concerned, despite pretty much calling her a traitor. he sees a photo in her effects and recognizes it as the mystery man and further identifies him as the famous Barney Miller....  international racecar driver and captain of the 12th Precinct. Steve follows Carla to a bar, where Barney is boozing it up. He introduces himself to Steve, gets a little menacing, and challenges Steve to arm wrestle. Everyone in the room wrinkles their nose at the smell of testosterone and the preliminary match is on. Steve's clued in about Barney and is tasked to help him with his first mission. They are sent to retrieve 800 lbs of plutonium, which Oscar pronounces as Plu-tohn-ee-um. He probably also says urr-ann-ee-um. Steve and Barney as disguised as linemen, for the county, and wait for the van with the stuff. Barney is fidgety and also shows that he is illatease with his bionics. Steve tries to joke with him about inflation (Barney's cost) and then they are alerted to the van. It stops to go through a gate and the Bionic Duo leap off the telephone pole and go into a tag-team match. Barney starts hogging all of the action, refusing to tag out and goes overboard..  Steve stops him before the ref disqualifies them...  Back in the locker room, Steve tells Oscar that Barney is unstable and shouldn't be in the field until he can deal with being bionic. Oscar McMahon talks about cost and Steve says its about Barney. Eventually, Oscar sees his point and okays depowering Barney. Steve goes to the bar and breaks the news to barney. Barney storms off, then pearl harbors Steve.  Barney goes off and confronts Oscar, demanding he set up the match for the title, and turn over all of the bionic files. He threatens Rudy and heads to the vault where the material is kept. Oscar signs the match and Steve heads for the ring. What follows was described in the Bionic Observer as a 6-star match... After the match, Steve grabs the mic and says "Austin 3:16 says I just bionic-ed your ass!" Barney is stretchered out and undergoes the surgery to depower. Steve visits him in the hospital and tells him he will come out the other side. I smell a rematch.  Bionic Stunts: Are you kidding? Fences high jumped, bionic arm wrestling, telephone pole leaps, bionic buttkicking (with excessive force), bionic gut punches, bending steel bars, dropkicking doors off hingers, a bionic slobberknocker. The only thing they didn't do was rip off a bionic limb and smack each other with it! Trashin' Fashion Carla's wearing a 1970s polyester nurse's uniform, complete with impractical white shoes (pumps, not cushioned soles), Steve has a variety of bad leisure suits, including a brown one with elbow patches, Barney doesn't look to bad, aside from needing to tuck in his shirt. (Seriously due, you look like a slob!) General Thoughts: Now that's what I'm talkin' about! One of the best bionic fights of the series. This episode is booked like a classic angle: seasoned veteran helps a rookie, rookie turns on mentor and attacks him, veteran shows the rookie why he is the champion, door left open for a rematch. if only modern wrestling were booked this well and had matches of the same caliber! Monte Markham is great at Barney. He has so much bitterness and fear that you really aren't that sympathetic towards him. Markham goes a bit over the top after his first mission, though that is supposed to show Barney drunk with power (instead of vodka). Markham was actually Martin caidin's pick for the original role; but, even he thought Lee Majors was better suited to the character. markham rarely played sympathetic guys, as he had a smirking quality that tended to make you dislike him. it also doesn't help that he is tall, good looking and supremely confident. What an a-hole! No, he was definitely better as Steve's rival, much as Val Kilmer was suited to be Tom cruise's, in Top Gun (though I don't think anyone threatened to beat the living s#!% out of Monte Markham, on set). Carla Peterson is obviously intended to be Nurse Manners, from the pilot movie, though why they used a different name, I don't know. I do think Maggie Sullivan was the better actress of the two. The big question here is why didn't Barney Miller (or Hiller) get a doll? ps. I looked; but no one seems to have done a Six Million Dollar man/Austin 3:16 meme! |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 14:22:49 GMT -5
Right after I said something here, i watch an episode with Steve driving a Corvette!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 14:34:28 GMT -5
codystarbuck The Seven Million Dollar Man was one of my favorite episodes for all the reasons you mentioned. I know they brought him back one more time but I really thought he would have been awesome for at least one episode each season. The episode also had one of the best quotes from Barney "it was wild Steve. Wild!" And there was a doll: 
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 15:00:08 GMT -5
 Straight On 'Til MorningWhat is it with Star Trek writers and Peter Pan? Guest Stars: Meg Foster (They Live, Masters of the Universe) as Minonee, Cliff Osmond (The Fortune Cookie, irma La Douce)as Sheriff Kemp, Christopher Mears (Emergency! and, um, this) as Eymon. Episode Synopsis: Steve witnesses lights moving in the sky, forgets any scientific traininging he had as an engineer or an astronaut and immediately asks mission control radar if they saw the UFO, refuses to believe any other explanation, and heads into town where there were further sightings. Okay, Steve is right; but, it was hardly the cool space program veteran there. Turns out a family of aliens did land, like a plot out of a 1970s Disney live-action movie (kind of an Escape to Witch Mountain kind of thing) and, of, they cause radiation burns if you touch them. One of them zaps some due and steals his wash off the ine and some apples, then gets back to the kinfolk. Turns out, hus arm hurts where he was touched. Everyone has weird hair and skin bronzer. Hey, I wonder.......  =  ? Steve runs into the sheriff, who is looking for whoever threw acid on the town guy and Steve identifies the wounds as radiation burns. Steve goes off with the local doc and the sheriff and his deputies spread out. The aliens are hiding under an overpass and a deputy spots them. he tells them to get against the wall, touches the mother and screams.  Before you can say "cooties", the deputy collapses and the aliens run off. Steve and the other deputies follow. Pops Spacer creates an illusion of running towards the beach, while they head into the hills. The dumb deputies follow; but, Steve can see the truth with his bionic eye. Eymon, the younger male, is sent to stop Steve; But, Steve finds their cave. Minonee, the hot chick with the weird eyes, explains where they are from and that they each have special abilities, as a mission specialty. Steve trades astronaut stories and Moms Spacer dies. Spritle, I mean Eymon is sent out to delay the sheriff and his men, while Steve sneaks Minonee on base to help her stow away on a space capsule, headed to the moon. Oscar interrupts, turns all governmenty on Steve and wants to keep Minonee for stduy. Steve reasons with Oscar's humanity (had to fight to get past the bureaucrat) and convinces him of the necessity of his plan.  Steve hollows out a spot on the unmanned capsule for Minonee ('cause none of that equipment is vital to its mission) and gives her a little oxygen tank, ('cause you can get to the moon in a couple of hours) and shuts her up. The launch goes off and Steve hangs around, until Mission Control reports that the capsule has disappeared, after they should have gotten signal reacquisition from the moon and then someone says they heard a signal that sounded like "I Belive in fairies!"....er, "Straight on 'til morning!" Steve smirks and looks up at the sky. Bionic Stunts: routine stuff, Steve uses the Bionic eye to find the radioactive traces of the aliens and see through the illusion. 'Bout time it was used for something other than a telescopic lens. Trashin' Fashion Steve's leisure suits are getting out of hand...  ...not to mention the gold chain. He looks like he is headed to a bionic discoteque for some boogying and cocaine! Nobody has a decent tie, and the aliens sure like silver! General Thoughts: The premise is standard 1970s tv sci-fi and not particularly exciting; but, Meg Foster raises the tone of the episode. He pale blue eyes are a special effect on their own, which is usually how she gets cast in these thing. She's a little hammy; but, it works for her character. Point of trivia: Meg Foster starred, alongside Tyne Daily, as Christine Cagney, in the first season of Cagney and Lacey. Loretta Swit had played the role in the pilot movie, but her MASH contract prevented her from being in the series. Foster was replaced by Sharon Gless in the second season, because they felt Foster was playing Cagney too butch (though, publicly, they said it was to differentiate the leads). So, instead of continuing in a popular series, she got to act with Rowdy Roddy Piper and Dolph Lundgren. I'm sure playing Hera on Hercules and Xena was great comfort (though that means she was married to Anthony Quinn). With the bronzer budget on this show, there must have been a bodybuilding competition, somewhere, that was in a state of panic. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 15:25:22 GMT -5
codystarbuck The Seven Million Dollar Man was one of my favorite episodes for all the reasons you mentioned. I know they brought him back one more time but I really thought he would have been awesome for at least one episode each season. The episode also had one of the best quotes from Barney "it was wild Steve. Wild!" And there was a doll: 8 in. retro-figures do not count. The original dolls were 12 inch monsters and you could beat off a rabid dog with them! I did like the Bionic Drag racing set, though, with Steve Austin vs Bigfoot...   That's almost as good as the Christmas I got the Evel Knieval Stunt Van and my mom brought along (we were on a vacation, in Florida)my stunt cycle, but grabbed my Planet of the Apes figure by mistake. Nothing beats Motorcycle Daredevil Dr Zaius!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 19, 2017 15:27:50 GMT -5
ps I had the original TTP Tower of Power racing toy. It had a racing bike that fit onto a nozzle and you used the pump to rev up the motorcycle, then hit a lever to launch the cycle! That thing was awesome, until the pump broke!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 18:02:51 GMT -5
codystarbuck The Seven Million Dollar Man was one of my favorite episodes for all the reasons you mentioned. I know they brought him back one more time but I really thought he would have been awesome for at least one episode each season. The episode also had one of the best quotes from Barney "it was wild Steve. Wild!" And there was a doll: 8 in. retro-figures do not count. The original dolls were 12 inch monsters and you could beat off a rabid dog with them! I did like the Bionic Drag racing set, though, with Steve Austin vs Bigfoot... That's almost as good as the Christmas I got the Evel Knieval Stunt Van and my mom brought along (we were on a vacation, in Florida)my stunt cycle, but grabbed my Planet of the Apes figure by mistake. Nothing beats Motorcycle Daredevil Dr Zaius!!!!!!!!! Well then. I had a ton of action figures. I have to admit the Evel Knieval Stunt Van was one of my favorites. The only SMDM one I had was Steve Austin. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 21, 2017 22:36:24 GMT -5
 The Midas TouchGuest Stars: Noam Pitlik (Bob Newhart Show, Barney Miller director) as MacGregor, Farley Granger (Rope, Edge of Night) as Bert Carrington, Rick Hurst (Dukes of Hazzard, On the Rocks) as Connors, Woody Chambliss (Yancy Derringer, Gunsmoke) as Pops, Kate McKeown (One Life to Live) as Julie Farrell Episode Synopsis Oscar is out near the desert, getting directions to an old, played out mine, owned by the government. After giving his opinion of the government, Pop, the old timer who runs the station, gives Oscar directions. Then, he calls someone and alerts them someone is headed their way. Oscar arrives, finds McGregor, the man in charge, who says they are looking at about $25 million in gold. So Oscar is looking like a real Gold-Man. Steve's working on his dune buggy, lifting out an engine, when the phone rings. It's Julie Farrell, Oscar's secretary wondering where he is. Steve finds it strange that he hasn't checked in and goes to oscar's office, where he proceeds to violate security protocols and dig around in Oscar's classified desk. He finds an empty Top Secret file folder and goes off to talk to Bert carrington, the man in charge of the project that should have been detailed, in the empty folder. he says Oscar was checking corruption and had him sign all kinds of requisitions and vouchers; but is afraid his neck is on the the line. he sends Steve to Oscar's "other office." Steve finds the address (which looks like it is near a title loan outfit and a discount nail salon) and breaks in. He finds a safe, hidden under a plant and rips it out of the concrete.  Steve follows the incriminating documents inside to the desert area, talks to Pop and heads out to the mine. he gets a tire shot out (there goes his rental deposit) and is told he is trespassing. He smooth things out and then goes down to check out the mine, while waiting for Oscar to return. he does some work, while a man name Connors keeps calling him pretty boy and, when Steve asks about Oscar, replies he just works for him, he doesn't date him. There's a real gay them going in the dialogue at the mine, not to mention images of sweaty men with their shirts open. Steve saves Connors from a runaway mine cart and then goes looking for Oscar, in the middle of the night. he finds him drugged and carries him out.  They get caught, put under gunpoint, and wait for the big cheese, who is, surprise, surprise, Bert Carrington. He says he was always better than Oscar, except in money, but offers Oscar 25%, in exchange for a plane to Marseille. Oscar says no, until they threaten to shoot Steve. Steve is taken out to the desert to be dumped, to walk back (allegedly), while Oscar goes along with Carrington and McGregor. Steve demonstrates to Connors that they plan to kill him, causing an argument with the guy tasked to do it, until Steve steps in and peels apart a double-barrel shotgun, like pulling licorice off the block. He chases down the crooks at an Air Force base, where they have loaded onto a C-130 Hercules. Steve jumps through the ramp doors, as they close, and takes eeryone out. Bionic Stunts: one-armed engine lifting, ripping safes out of concrete beds, stopping heavy runaway mining carts, ripping open steel screens, running, splitting shotgun barrels, bionic leaps into planes. Trashin' Fashion Steve's got a white leisure suit and ugly shirt; Mcgregor later dons an ugly sportcoat. Farrell is dressed rather better than many ladies of the 70s. General Thoughts Not bad, not especially memorable. I recalled the safe stunt; but, not much else from this one. Apart from the bionics, this could have been a plot sold to any one of a dozen tv shows. Fareell is suitably attractive; but, is no Callahan (Oscar's later secretary). |
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) We see a C-130 rollin down the strip, Steve & Rudy gonna take a little trip! Stand up, buckle up, shuffle to the door; jump right out and shout Bionic Corps!