Episode
The Six Million Dollar Man: Date with Danger (2)
Overview
Steve teams with the owner of the computer dating service to put a stop to her now-sentient computer. After escaping a computer-arranged assassination, Steve finds himself in a mental facility after his medical records are altered. While the computer attempts to have everyone who knows about it killed, Steve must find a way to escape and stop the computer before it's too late.
Details
- Series
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1978-02-27
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Date with Danger (2) is Episode 20 in Season 5 of The Six Million Dollar Man. It aired on 1978-02-27. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 19: Date with Danger (1)
When OSI's communications chief is accused of spying, Steve attempts to prove his innocence and discovers tampered computer memory. He is led to suspect a computer dating service is behind the ilegal activity, but doesn't realize a computer itself has gained sentience and plans to stop Steve any way it can.
Episode 21: The Moving Mountain
A terrorist steals a Russian rocket launcher and American missilse and plans to hold both countries hostage. Steve is sent along with a beautiful Russian agent to stop the terrorist, but his opposite number has orders to dispose of him and bring back the missiles to her superiors.
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Episode 16: The Lost Island
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Episode 15: Return of Death Probe (2)
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Episode 14: Return of Death Probe (1)
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Episode 13: Just a Matter of Time
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Episode 12: Walk a Deadly Wing
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Episode 9: Dark Side of the Moon (2)
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