Episode
The Six Million Dollar Man: Return of Death Probe (1)
Overview
A new, deadlier Venus probe is tested in a desolate area as a demonstration for Steve and Oscar, but a threat to Oscar to either hand over nuclear weaponry or see the probe set loose on the public forces Steve to find a way to stop the probe, even though it outmatches him in many ways.
Details
- Series
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1978-01-22
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Return of Death Probe (1) is Episode 14 in Season 5 of The Six Million Dollar Man. It aired on 1978-01-22. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 13: Just a Matter of Time
Steve enters a time warp while on an orbital mission, hurling him six years into the future. Upon landing, the authorities arrest him for treason, believing he defected to Russia and was brainwashed into thinking the time warp occurred. Steve has to both prove his innocence and figure out how to get back to his own time.
Episode 15: Return of Death Probe (2)
When all physical assaults fail against the new Venus probe, Steve succeeds in tricking it into falling into a pit. However, when it starts drilling towards a city, Steve has a bigger problem than before.
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