Episode
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Thunderbird Connection
Overview
Steve's mission is to rescue an Arab prince who's going to be killed by someone who wants to be King. So Steve joins a fighter jet group called the Thunderbirds that perform aerial maneuvers. But when Steve suffers dizziness when he reaches certain altitudes, Rudy says they can treat it but it'll take time. And they need to rescue the prince so Steve tries to stay at low altitudes. **This two-hour episode was broken into two parts for syndication.**
Details
- Series
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1976-11-28
- Runtime
- 100 min
Episode context
The Thunderbird Connection is Episode 9 in Season 4 of The Six Million Dollar Man. It aired on 1976-11-28. The runtime is 100 min.
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In special two-hour show of "The Six Million Dollar Man", Andy Shefield has been injured in a landslide that also killed his controversial father. OSI chooses the youth to receive atomic/bionic implants that will restore his paralyzed legs. The result is superhuman strength in those legs. Andy immediately uses this new power to do what he can to restore the good name of his father. Once he gets in over his head, Colonel Steve Austin comes to his aid. **This two-hour episode was broken into two parts for syndication, but the "second part" was not labeled Part II or as an independent episode, creating some ambiguity as to which version was being aired.**
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