The Bionic Woman

(The Bionic Woman)

 Season 1

14 Episodes

Episodes from the first season

1 - WELCOME HOME, JAIME (1/2)

Score
7.0
21 votes

Original title : Welcome Home, Jaime (1/2)
First Aired : 11.01.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : Martin E. Brooks (Dr. Rudy Wells), Dennis Patrick (Carlton Harris), Martha Scott (Helen Elgin), Richard Lenz (Dr. Michael Marchetti), Roger Davis (Lt. Col. Tom Hollaway), Lee Majors (Col. Steve Austin), Ford Rainey (Jim Elgin), Roger Davis (Lt. Col. Tom Hallaway), Dee Timberlake (Karen Stone), Joe Rainer (Attendant), Christian Juttner (Teddy)


The Story : Bionic woman Jaime Sommers has regained part of her memory and decides to move back to her hometown of Ojai, California, where she is going to live in an apartment on the farm of Steve Austin's mother and stepfather, her legal guardians. While looking through the Austin family album she sees several pictures of herself and Steve, and realizes how close they were. Unfortunately, she has no memory of that time. Oscar Goldman gets her a teaching job on a nearby army base, where she quickly controls her "army brats" by subtly using her bionic skills to awe them. In the meantime, she agrees to do certain jobs for Oscar and the OSI...
Note : This episode originally aired as an episode in 'The Six Million Dollar Man' but was shown as part of this series in re-runs.

2 - WELCOME HOME, JAIME (2/2)

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Welcome Home, Jaime (2/2)
First Aired : 21.01.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : Kip Niven (Donald Harris), Dennis Patrick (Carlton Harris), Martha Scott (Helen Elgin), Ford Rainey (Jim Elgin), Gordon Jump (Charles Butler), Christian Juttner (Teddy), Bob Bralver (Sayers), Nick Pellegrino (Bailey), Alycia Gardner (Gwen), Kraig Metzinger (Joey)


The Story : Industrialist Carlton Harris has discovered Jaime's bionic powers and arranges several secret "tests" so that he can film her in action. When Oscar realises what is happening, he arranges a "falling out" with Jaime so that she can go to work for Carlton, who is suspected of selling government secrets. While stealing secrets for Carlton in an effort to gather evidence against him, Jaime befriends the industrialist's son, Donald, a law student who is bothered by his father's illegal activities...

3 - ANGEL OF MERCY

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Angel of Mercy
First Aired : 28.01.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : Andy Griffith (Jack Starkey), Claudio Martinez (Julio), James Karen (George Morehouse), Jean Allison (Judith Morehouse), Bert Santos (Castro Beard), Robbie Rist (Andrew), Paul Berrones (Wounded Soldier), Alycia Gardner (Gwen), Robbie Wolcott (Mark)


The Story : Jaime is sent to Costa Brava with helicopter pilot Jack Starkey to rescue the American ambassador. Starkey resents Jamie's presence because she is a female, but she soon proves herself to the pilot. The rescue becomes complicated ambassador's wife is trapped in a collapsed building, and they are joined by a local boy whose parents were killed...

4 - A THING OF THE PAST

Score
-
No vote

Original title : A Thing of the Past
First Aired : 18.02.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Philip DeGuere, Jr. From a Story by Terrence McDonnell & Jim Carlson
Cast : Donald O'Connor (Harry Anderson), Don Gordon (Glen Morgan), Roger Perry (Mr. Stone), Lee Majors (Col. Steve Austin), Ford Rainey (Jim Elgin), W.T. Zacha (Raines), Robbie Wolcott (Mark), Alycia Gardner (Gwen), Christian Juttner (Teddy), Lori Busk (Caroline), Brian Cutler (Major Don Mills), Mark Atkinson (Guard)


The Story : As Jaime and her students return from a picnic, the bus is involved in an accident. The bus driver rescues a girl from death, which makes him front-page news. Unfortunately for Harry, he has been a fugitive ever since he saw an underworld crime-boss commit a murder, and now, thanks to the publicity, the mobster knows that Harry is hiding in Ojai. Harry decides to flee again and Jaime must find a way to help him so that he can stay in Ojai and live a normal life without fear...

5 - CLAWS

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Claws
First Aired : 25.02.1976 (USA)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : Sue Milburn
Cast : Jack Kelly (Charles Keys), William Schallert (Bill Elgin), Mills Watson (Sheriff), Tippi Hedren (Susan Victor), Alicia Fleer (Katie), George D. Wallace (Rancher), Robbie Rist (Andrew), Robbie Wolcott (Mark), Sam Vlahos (1st Driver), Bob Basso (2nd Driver)


The Story : Thanks to animal trainer Susan Victor and a lion rescued from a circus, Jaime's student Katie has begun to overcome her shyness. Susan brings the gun-shy lion, Neil to Jaime's classroom for a visit, so that the students can see how an animal can be trained with affection instead of punishment. But local ranchers are upset about the big cat, and believe that it has been killing livestock. When Jaime and Katie are left in charge of the ranch one weekend, they are confronted by armed ranchers who plan to destroy the lion, blaming it for the killings which are actually being done by a cougar...

6 - THE DEADLY MISSILES

Score
-
No vote

Original title : The Deadly Missiles
First Aired : 03.03.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : Wilton Denmark
Cast : Forrest Tucker (J.T. Connors), Ben Piazza (Warren Rayker), Lee Majors (Col. Steve Austin), Howard McGillin (Staff Sgt.), Alicia Fleer (Katie), Christian Juttner (Teddy), Gary McLarty (1st Guard)


The Story : Jaime is asked by Oscar to visit her long-time friend, aerospace tycoon J.T. Connors, who owns a large ranch which might have been the launch-site of a missile which crashed near Los Angeles. The American-made armament was able to penetrate near L.A. because the area's missile detection system had been jammed at the time. While Jaime believes that her friend is innocent of wrong-doing, she is not so sure about Warren Riker, J.T.'s right-hand man...

7 - BIONIC BEAUTY

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Bionic Beauty
First Aired : 17.03.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : Bert Parks (Ray Raymond), Gary Crosby (Brady (stage manager)), Martha Scott (Helen Elgin), Helen Craig (Mrs. Belding), Cassie Yates (Sally Bartell (Miss Florida)), Charlotte Moore (Lady Reporter), Henry Polic II (The Man), Katie Hopkins Zerby (Miss Oklahoma), Lisa Parkes (Miss Tennessee)


The Story : When an agent in Paris sends a message to Oscar saying that Miss Florida will be the next Miss U.S.A., Oscar plants Jaime as a contestant to find out if there is any connection to national security. Jaime discovers that the contest is rigged, and that Miss Florida will serve as a courier to deliver to Europe a stolen micro-computer circuit which is a vital part of national security...

8 - JAIME'S MOTHER

Score
6.5
2 votes

Original title : Jaime's Mother
First Aired : 24.03.1976 (USA)
Director : Leo Penn
Writing credits : Arthur Rowe From a Story by Worley Thorne
Cast : Barbara Rush (Ann Sommers/Chris Stuart), Martha Scott (Helen Elgin), Joseph George (Vic Boylin), Norma Connolly (Mrs. Betty Noah), Sam Chew Jr. (Mark Russell), Dan Barton (Henderson), Carlena Gower (Jaime as Little Girl)


The Story : Jaime's parents, who were Department of Defence agents, were murdered, so when a lady appears claiming to be Ann Sommers, both Helen and Oscar are concerned. Jaime meets the lady at the cemetery where her mother was supposedly buried, and she seems to know a lot about her daughter, but Oscar discovers that she could be an actress double named Chris Stuart...

9 - WINNING IS EVERYTHING

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Winning Is Everything
First Aired : 07.04.1976 (USA)
Director : Phil Bondelli
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : John Elerick (Tim Saunders), Alejandro Rey (Carlos Scappini), Nancy Jeris (Russian Woman), Frank Cala (Bartender), Rene Assa (Attendant), Stephen Coit (Man)


The Story : Oscar asks Jaime to navigate in an international auto race so that she can gain access to a town in the Asian country of Taftan, where a cassette tape containing vital information has been hidden. The man she is driving for does not know of her mission, but the double agents who are also in the race know, and plan to get to the tape before Jaime does, at any cost...

10 - CANYON OF DEATH

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Canyon of Death
First Aired : 14.04.1976 (USA)
Director : Jerry London
Writing credits : Stephen Kandel
Cast : Gary Collins (John Mallory), Guillermo San Juan (John "Paco" Little Bear), Don McGovern (Briggs), Paul Cavonis (Henderson), Dee Timberlake (Karen Stone), Annette Cardona (Elora Mitchell), Robbie Rist (Andrew), Jack Stauffer (Captain Phillips), James Ingersoll (Radio Man), Bill Conklin (General Fuller), Todd London (Stan)


The Story : Jaime must contend with Paco, an Indian student who likes to tell tall tales, and her newest assignment from Oscar: she is to help with security at the desert testing of a flying suit. The security chief in charge has stolen the practice suits being used , but no one believes him because of his history of lying...

11 - FLY JAIME

Score
-
No vote

Original title : Fly Jaime
First Aired : 05.05.1976 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Mann Rubin & Arthur Rowe From a Story by Mann Rubin
Cast : Christopher Stone (Marlow), Jerry Douglas (Connors), Spencer Milligan (Reed), Martin E. Brooks (Dr. Rudy Wells), Vito Scotti (Romero), Arline Anderson (Mrs. Griffith (Bobbie)), Dick Valentine (Sam Diamond (Pilot)), Jim Raymond (Co-Pilot), John Zoller (Dr. Frankus), Joe Stefano (Captain), Larry Dunn (Radio Operator)


The Story : Dr. Rudy Wells is returning from Brazil where he committed to memory the important scientific formula of a research scientist. Oscar has sent Jaime along as a stewardess to offer protection to Rudy, but her task is complicated when the plane crashes on a remote beach after lightning strikes the plane. As Jaime tries to identify the hired assassins sent to kill Rudy, she must also contend with an amorous passenger...

12 - THE JAILING OF JAIME

Score
-
No vote

Original title : The Jailing of Jaime
First Aired : 12.05.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Bruce Shelly
Cast : Barry Sullivan (Dr. Ellis Hatch), Philip Abbott (John Naud), Skip Homeier (Chief Investigator Gregory), Anne Schedeen (Milly Wilson), Tom Bower (Ted Ryan), Ron Hayes (Carlson), Sam Chew Jr. (Mark Russell), Ross Elliott (General Partridge), Walt Davis (MP), Jimmy Joyce (Guard), Scott Wells (Sheriff)


The Story : Jaime delivers an important decoder designed by Dr.Ellis Hatch to General Partridge at an underground testing facility. After pilot Ted Ryan delivers her to the site, the real General Partridge claims that he never received the part, and evidence suggests that Jaime sold out to the enemy. The only clue Jaime has is a conversation overheard between Ryan and his girlfriend as they planned a trip...

13 - MIRROR IMAGE

Score
7.0
4 votes

Original title : Mirror Image
First Aired : 19.05.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : Don Porter (Dr. James Courtney), Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Baxley (a.k.a. Beaumant)), Terry Kiser (Matthews), John Fink (Perkins (Lisa's boyfriend)), Ford Rainey (Jim Elgin), Harry Wiere (Tipsy), Sam Chew Jr. (Mark Russell), Fuddle Bagley (Bartender), Christopher Barrett (Intern)


The Story : While Jaime vacations in Nassau, Dr. James Courtney prompts Lisa Galloway, whom he has surgically altered to look like Jaime, so that she can enter Oscar's office and photograph secret documents. And while Lisa is fooling Oscar and Rudy, Jaime is fighting for her life against an assassination plot which would put her out of the picture completely...

14 - THE GHOSTHUNTER

Score
4.0
1 vote

Original title : The Ghosthunter
First Aired : 26.05.1976 (USA)
Director : Kenneth Johnson
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson & Justin Edgerton
Cast : Paul Shenar (Dr. Alan Corey), Kristy McNichol (Amanda Corey), Bo Brundin (Emil Laslo), Merry Loomis (Nurse)


The Story : When mysterious occurrences plague the home of research scientist Dr. Alan Cory, Oscar plants Jaime as a governess for the man's daughter, Amanda, who has driven off all of the previous nannies. Psychic investigator Emil Lazlo is interested in the house, because one of Amanda's ancestors was executed for being a witch, and it seems that her spirit is still haunting the house, but Jaime suspects other causes for the problems, causes which may threaten not only national security, but their lives...