The Bionic Woman

Original title : The Return of Bigfoot (2/2)
First Aired : 22.09.1976 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : John Saxon (Nedlick), Stephen Young (Dallett), Severn Darden (Apploy), Ted Cassidy (Bigfoot), Sandy Duncan (Gillian), Stefanie Powers (Shalon), Lindsay Wagner (Jaime Sommers), Charles Cyphers (Faler), Vince Howard (Nuclear Center Guard), Will J. White (Lab Guard), Michael J. London (Guard)

The Story : Steve is hovering near death and Jaime is called in to obtain a drug that will save his life. The only one who has the drug is Shalon and the other aliens. Dallett and Nedik send the audio-controlled Bigfoot to attack her. Gillian shows up in time and transports Jaime to safety using a Time Line Converter. Luckily Apploy and Shalon have one vial left of the serum...
Note : This episode is a continuation of the Sept. 19, 1976 season opener of The Six Million Dollar Man.

Original title : In This Corner, Jaime Sommers
First Aired : 29.09.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Robert McCullough & Kenneth Johnson From a Story by Robert McCullough
Cast : Norman Fell (Mel Bigelow), Marcia Lewis ("Amazon" April Armitage), Marj Dusay (Dr. Brandes), Marcia Shapiro ("Mad" Mary Maddox), Lew Palter (Announcer (Jimmy Lynon)), Bill Keene (Mr. Epstein), Brett Dunham (Wayne Haley), Bill Conklin (Man), Margaret Shocklee (Esther Chambers (The Spider Lady)), Gina LaBell (Referee), Sandy Parker ("Battling" Betty Madison)

The Story : When agent Wayne Haley disappears after mentioning a sports arena in his report, Oscar sends in Jaime as woman wrestler "Joltin' Jaime Sommers" so that she can locate the agent. She discovers that the arena manager is involved in a plot to deliver satellite components to the enemy, but her cover is blown by a scientist who defected to the U.S., and who has plans of her own...

Original title : Assault on the Princess
First Aired : 06.10.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Wilton Denmark
Cast : Ed Nelson (Lucky Harrison), Vito Scotti (Romero), John Durren (Grover), Steve Kanaly (Tanner), Dick Dinman (Ice Man), Tony Giorgio (Creighton), Ron Wilson (Joe), Abraham Alvarez (Lieutenant), Don Maxwell (Crewman)

The Story : When prototype energy cells which must be kept frozen or become unstable are stolen from the OSI, Oscar plants Jaime as a blackjack dealer on a floating casino. The Golden Lady is owned by Lucky Harrison, who may be the Ice Man, the double agent who stole the cells. Jaime must locate the prototypes before they can be sold, or become unstable and explode, destroying the ship and all aboard...

Original title : Road to Nashville
First Aired : 20.10.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : Hoyt Axton (Buck Buckley), Bert Kramer (Penn Mathers), Doc Severinson (Muffin Calhoon), Fionnula Flanagan (Tammy Dalton), Scott Arthur Allen (Bill), Dick Haynes (Announcer), Stacey O'Brien (Stacy), Bob Beck (Len), Earl Billings (Skycap), Robin Harlan (Pam)

The Story : Oscar knows that top secret information is being passed to the enemy via Nashville, but he is not sure how, so he sends in Jaime, accompanied by his friend Muffin Calhoun, a Nashville musician. Jaime meets Big Buck Buckley, who is suspected of being involved in the plot, and his producer, Tammy Dalton. Big Buck is likeable, but he seems to be implicated when Jaime hears codes being placed into Buck's music at a recording session...

Original title : Kill Oscar (1/3)
First Aired : 27.10.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Arthur Rowe From a Story by Arthur Rowe & Oliver Crawford
Cast : John Houseman (Dr. Franklin), Jack Colvin (Baron Constantine), Jennifer Darling (Peggy Callahan), Corinne Michaels (Lynda Rosand), Jack Ging (Chief Inspector Hanson), Lee Majors (Col. Steve Austin), Janice Whitby (Katy), John Dewey-Carter (Rawlins), James R. Parkes (Guard (Paul)), Don Fenwick (1st Agent), Larry French (2nd Agent)

The Story : Bitter scientist Dr Franklin wants to steal a machine which can control the weather, so he creates Fembots, robot duplicates of OSI secretaries. Both Oscar's secretary Callahan and Rudy's secretary Linda have been replaced, but the copies are not perfect, and when Jaime discovers the truth, she is nearly lolled in a deadly battle, and Oscar is taken prisoner...
Note : Second part of this episode is a Six Million dollar Man one.

Original title : Kill Oscar (3/3)
First Aired : 03.11.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Arthur Rowe From a Story by Arthur Rowe & Oliver Crawford
Cast : John Houseman (Dr. Franklin), Jennifer Darling (Peggy Callahan), Jack Ging (Chief Inspector Hanson), James McMullan (Commander Gordon), Sam Jaffe (Admiral Richter), Lee Majors (Col. Steve Austin), Janice Whitby (Katy), Eugene Peterson (General Williams), Byron Morrow (Admiral Wilkins), John Dewey-Carter (Rawlins), Walt Davis (Crewman)

The Story : Dr. Franklin uses his stolen weather-control device to surround his island with a hurricane which repels all military rescue attempts. Jaime and Steve convince their friend Admiral Ricter to ferry them to the island by submarine, where they swim ashore and confront the stronger Fembots in an attempt to rescue Oscar and save the government...
Note : Second part of this episode is a Six Million dollar Man one.

Original title : Black Magic
First Aired : 10.11.1976 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Arthur Rowe
Cast : Vincent Price (Manfred/Cyrus Carstairs), William Windom (Andrew Warfield), Hermione Baddeley (Aunt Tess), Julie Newmar (Claudette), Abe Vigoda (Barlowe), Alvah Stanley (Barry), Roger Til (Maitre D'), George Margo (Boatman)

The Story : Before he died, Cyrus Carstairs invented a formula for a special alloy in which the government is interested. An unknown member of the Carstairs clan is offering the alloy to the highest bidder, so Jaime is sent to LaFitte Island, the eerie Louisiana estate of the deceased man. As she arrives, she sees a creature in the swamp, and she is equally disturbed by Cyrus's brother Manfred and the manservant Warfield. Strange happenings convince her that one of the family members is indeed planning to sell the alloy to the highest bidder...

Original title : Sister Jaime
First Aired : 24.11.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : Kathleen Nolan (Mother Superior), Catherine Burns (Sister Beverly), Ellen Greer (Sister Barbara), Ron Hayes (Father Thomas), Dran Hamilton (Sister Margo), Al Hansen (Trucker (Charlie)), Luke Andreas (1st Man), Edward Cross (2nd man), Cynthia Whitham (Marlene Stoler)

The Story : When the OSI captures a nun carrying stolen industrial diamonds, Jaime is sent to the convent in her place in an attempt to find the contact person. When the diamonds are stolen, apparently by a priest, Jaime must not only recover the gem but she must save the convent from impending closure by the Bishop, who will soon arrive for an inspection and is looking for any reason to shut down the monastery and disband the sisters...

Original title : The Vega Influence
First Aired : 01.12.1976 (USA)
Director : Mel Damski
Writing credits : Arthur Rowe
Cast : Richard Lenz (Dr. Michael Marchetti), Jamie Smith Jackson (Laurie Boylin), Roy Poole (Dr. Broylin), Philip Carey (Major Andrews), Don Marshall (Captain Colter), John Lawrence (Sergeant Roberts)

The Story : When Jaime and Dr. Michael Marchetti make a refueling stop at the island biological facility of Dr. Boylin, they find the base abandoned. When the crew of their transport plane disappears, Jaime and Michael have to solve the mystery, which seems to be connected to a meteorite which Dr. Boylin extracted from the permafrost, and which seems to have a life of its own...

Original title : Jaime's Shield (1/2)
First Aired : 15.12.1976 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : George Maharis (Sgt. Bob Welton), James McEachin (Captain Godfrey), Diane Civita (Arlene Hart), Rebecca Balding (Parker), William Bryant (Captain Jetton), Archie Johnson (Commissioner Sam Hart), Linden Chiles (Herb Partnow), Michael Santiago (Baxter)

The Story : When Oscar discovers that a foreign agent is part of a police academy class, he plants Jamie as one of the cadets with the help of Police Commissioner Hart. Her first suspect is her roommate, who seems to be too skilled and too knowledgeable to be a mere cadet. What Jaime doesn't know is that Arlene is the commissioner's daughter, and she is attending the academy under an assumed name because her father does riot want her to be a policeman. She feel she must be especially good to prove to her dad that she will make a good officer...

Original title : Jaime's Shield (2/2)
First Aired : 22.12.1976 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : George Maharis (Sgt. Bob Welton), Diane Civita (Arlene Hart), Rebecca Balding (Parker), William Bryant (Captain Jetton), Archie Johnson (Commissioner Sam Hart), Linden Chiles (Herb Partnow), Michael Santiago (Baxter), Amapola Del Vando (Premier Rinja Gabrin), Amy Joyce (Rosignano), Larry Frank Ellis (Dispatcher), Norma Ransom (Old Lady)

The Story : Jaime and Arjene are assigned to the Fifth Precinct where they will soon serve as escort for the motorcade of Premier Gabrin. The leader of the enemy plot, file clerk Parker, targets Jamie and Arlene for death so that her fake policemen can replace the real motorcade security and execute the premier...

Original title : Biofeedback
First Aired : 12.01.1977 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : Daniel Kibbie
Cast : Granville Van Dusen (Darwin Jones), Lloyd Bochner (Ivan Kard), Peter Haskell (Payton Jones), Jan Aaris (Marek), Inge Lindgreen (Terry)

The Story : High profile scientist Darwin Jones has developed a mind control device which wins continued funding, while his brother Payton's funding for his code analyzer is cut, causing him to be bitter and resentful. Payton takes his code analyzer to East Germany where he plans to sell it to Ivan Karp, a dealer in state secrets. Jaime is sent in to recover Payton and the analyzer, but her task is complicated by Darwin, who follows in an attempt to convince his brother to return...

Original title : Doomsday Is Tomorrow (1/2)
First Aired : 19.01.1977 (USA)
Director : Kenneth Johnson
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : Lew Ayres (Dr. Elijah Cooper), Kenneth O'Brien (Dr. Victor Evtuhov (Dimitri)), David Opatoshu (Mr. Satari), Sam Chew Jr. (Russ), James Hong (Kurosawa), Guerin Barry (Alex (voice)), Eric Server (Alex (voice))

The Story : Dr. Elija Cooper announces to the world that he has created a doomsday weapon which will destroy the planet if even more thermonuclear device is triggered. Jaime joins a team of scientists invited to view the computer, along with a Russian and a Pakistani. When Cooper puts the control of the weapon in the hands of his supercomputer, Alex, Jaime must find a way to disable the computer and protect the world...

Original title : Doomsday Is Tomorrow (2/2)
First Aired : 26.01.1977 (USA)
Director : Kenneth Johnson
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : Lew Ayres (Dr. Elijah Cooper (video only)), Kenneth O'Brien (Dr. Victor Evtuhov (Dimitri)), David Opatoshu (Mr. Satari), Sam Chew Jr. (Russ), Stack Pierce (Navigator), Ned Wilson (Pilot (Major Maxwell)), Guerin Barry (Alex (voice)), Eric Server (Alex (voice)), George Whiteman (Co-Pilot), Steve Powers (E.W.O.), Ed Vasgersian (Technician)

The Story : As Jame struggles to reach the computer's memory core, it fights her at every turn, and succeeds in disabling her bionic arm. As she battles against security devices assigned to stop military attacks, she gains the respect of Alex, the computer. Meanwhile, outside the facility, a decision is made to destroy Alex with a thermonuclear device, and a plane is dispatched...

Original title : Deadly Ringer (1/2)
First Aired : 02.02.1977 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : Don Porter (Dr. James Courtney), Warren Kemmerling (Warden Cooper), Katherine Helmond (Dr. Harkens), Ford Rainey (Jim Elgin), Ruth Kobart (Guard), John Zenda (Weber), Lou Fant (Convict), Jack Kutcher (Guard), Angela Hoffman (Jody Warner), Billy Rittenbaugh (Arty), Jeffrey Whipple (Bill), Stacey O'Brien (Terry), Pat St. James (Woman Convict)

The Story : When Dr. James Courtney acquires a sample of a drug that he believes to be the source of Jaime Sommers strength, he has Jaime kidnapped and put in prison in look-alike Lisa Galloway's place. Lisa is sent to Ojai to obtain the adrenalizine so that it can be sold to foreign powers. Back in prison, Jaime is prepped for the previously scheduled plastic surgery which will restore Lisa's original appearance...

Original title : Deadly Ringer (2/2)
First Aired : 09.02.1977 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : Don Porter (Dr. James Courtney), Warren Kemmerling (Warden Cooper), Katherine Helmond (Dr. Harkens), Ford Rainey (Jim Elgin), Martha Scott (Helen Elgin), Don 'Red' Barry (Woody), John Zenda (Weber), Don Fenwick (Ohanian), Walt Davis (Trooper), Angela Hoffman (Jody Warner), Billy Rittenbaugh (Arty), Jeffrey Whipple (Bill), Stacey O'Brien (Terry)

The Story : Lisa Galloway is so happy with the life of Jaime Sommers that she decides to keep the adrenalizine herself, go to Ojai, and remain forever as Jaime, aided by what remains of the strength-inducing drug. Meanwhile, Jaime, has escaped the prison and is pursued by police and dogs. She calls Oscar, who, believing she is Lisa, reveals her location to the warden who is tracking her. When she is surrounded in a railway depot, her only hope is to convince Oscar of her true identity, which she does by asking him, to whisper a question to her. But her problems are not over. Lisa is now in Ojai living with Helen and Jim, and Courtney is still on the loose...

Original title : Jaime and the King
First Aired : 23.02.1977 (USA)
Director : Alan Crosland
Writing credits : Robert McCullough , C. Robert Brooks & Arthur Rowe
Cast : Robert Loggia (Ali Ben Gazim), Lance Kerwin (Prince Ishmail), Joseph Ruskin (Hassan), Rene Assa (Major Domo), Annette Cardona (Emerald), Brioni Farrell (Ezelda), Tanya L. George (Marahna), Nathan Roth (1st Guard)

The Story : When a pro-Westem shah holds an oil pricing conference at his estate in France, Oscar fears that the man will be assassinated so he sends in Jaime as a tutor to the shah's son, a prince who sees women as inferior and repects only strength. Shah Ali Ben Gazim's prime minister is behind the plot to kill the Shah, but Jaime may be taken out of the picture when the prince sees her with a radio transmitter and turns her over as spy...

Original title : Beyond the Call
First Aired : 09.03.1977 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : Daniel Kibbie & Arthur Rowe From a Story by Daniel Kibbie
Cast : Sam Groom (Major John Cross), Ford Rainey (Jim Elgin), Martha Scott (Helen Elgin), Mariel Aragon (Kim), Sandy Ward (Colonel Banning), Madison Arnold (Willet), Billy Rittenbaugh (Arty), June Kim (Kim's Mother), Ron McCabe (Pvt. Luddick)

The Story : Oscar sends Jamie to learn how to survive in the wilderness from expert Major John Cross, a Vietnam veteran whose daughter is left with Helen and Jim. But she resents her father and has not-spoken since the death of her Vietnamese mother. She also proves to be too much for Jim and Helen, and rims away during an impending storm. What Jaime doesn't know is that the major has plans of his own to steal a missile guidance system and sell it...

Original title : The Dejon Caper
First Aired : 16.03.1977 (USA)
Director : Barry Crane
Writing credits : Arthur Rowe
Cast : Rene Auberjonois (Pierre Lambert), Sydney Chaplin (Moreau), Bernard Behrens (Beaumont), Roger Til (Rochette), Erik Holland (Alain), Ben Wright (Fournier)

The Story : Art forger Pierre Lambert is sent with Jaime to Paris where he is to contact Beaumont, a dealer in stolen art. Pierre is to forge a painting for Beaumont so that Jaime can capture the criminal when he switches the original for the forgery. But Pierre endangers Jaime when he has her arrested and Beaumont discovers that she is an OSI agent...

Original title : The Night Demon
First Aired : 23.03.1977 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : Justin Edgerton
Cast : Jeff Corey (Thomas Bearclaw), John Quade (Hawkins), Gary Lockwood (Lyle Cannon), Howard McGillin (Sgt. Don Woods), J. Jay Saunders (Capt. Anders)

The Story : An lndian demon begins to appear after a carving of Masauu, protector of the dead, is unearthed in an excavation. Jaime is visiting her friend Thomas Bearclaw when she, too sees the demon and pursues it. In the darkness she meets rancher Lyle Cannon, who claims that he is being driven by fear to sell his land. But Cannon is actually engaged in another activity, and is creating Masauu to frighten off the locals...
Note : aka Daemon Creature

Original title : Iron Ships and Dead Men
First Aired : 30.03.1977 (USA)
Director : Mel Damski
Writing credits : James D. Parriott
Cast : Ed Walsh (Zanetos), Teddy Wilson (Warner Williams), Ray Young (Bob Richards), Stephen Elliott (Duke), Peter Lempert (Sam Goldman), Mikhail Kulik (Young Duke)

The Story : Oscar's brother disappeared during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with $250,000, which he was to have passed on to a double agent aboard the destroyer Henderson. The Navy had always suggested that Sam stole the money, so when Sam's skeleton is discovered in a bulkhead as the Henderson is being scrapped, Oscar puts Jaime in as one of the salvage crew. When Jamie discovers an old bullet, several of the salvage crew plot to kill her to hide their secret...

Original title : Once A Thief
First Aired : 04.05.1977 (USA)
Director : Alan J. Levi
Writing credits : Kenneth Johnson
Cast : Elisha Cook (Inky), Ed Barth (Saul), Dick Bakalyan (Gino Talvin), Dick Balduzzi (Rogers), Richard Libertini (Rick), William Boyett (Captain Blank), Mickey Morton (Davis), Fuddle Bagley (Reggie), Paula Victor (Winnie), Frank Cala (Steinhauer), Sonny Klein (Marchese), Don Maxwell (The Cop)

The Story : Jaime is asked to pretend to be a bank robber so that she can penetrate and destroy a large theft racket. But when "Inky", a thief she had befriended, blackmails her into participating in a robbery, he places both himself and Jaime in danger. Jaime is asked to pretend to be a bank robber so that she can penetrate and destroy a large theft racket. But when "Inky", a thief she had befriended, blackmails her into participating in a robbery, he places both himself and Jaime in danger. Jaime is asked to pretend to be a bank robber so that she can penetrate and destroy a large theft racket. But when "Inky", a thief she had befriended, blackmails her into participating in a robbery, he places both himself and Jaime in danger...