The Bionic Woman was a science fiction/adventure television series that aired from January 11th, 1976 to May 13th, 1978. The series consisted of three seasons, totaling fifty-seven episodes in all. Seasons one and two were originally aired on ABC, but ABC did not renew The Bionic Woman after season two because they believed they were failing to capture their desired demographic. The show was then sold to NBC who aired the final twenty-two episodes from 1977 to 1978. The program was produced by Harve Bennett Productions and Universal TV (season three). The Bionic Woman was a spin-off of the 1975 television series The Six Million Dollar Man. The pilot episode "Welcome Home, Jaime" was actually the second half of two-part episode that began with the season three premiere of The Six Million Dollar Man. The plot of the series centered around the character of Jaime Sommers, a professional tennis player who is nearly killed in a traumatic skydiving accident. Doctor Rudy Wells, the scientist responsible for turning astronaut Steve Austin into the Six Million Dollar Man, used his cybernetic expertise to give Sommers bionic implants, which provided her with enhanced physical strength, enhanced running speed and amplified hearing.
Episodes
| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 1x0 |
Welcome Home, Jaime (Part 1) |
January 14th, 1976
|
| 1x1 |
Welcome Home, Jaime (Part 2) |
January 21st, 1976
|
| 1x2 |
Angel of Mercy |
January 28th, 1976
|
| 1x3 |
A Thing of the Past |
February 18th, 1976
|
| 1x4 |
Claws |
February 25th, 1976
|
| 1x5 |
The Deadly Missiles |
March 3rd, 1976
|
| 1x6 |
Bionic Beauty |
March 17th, 1976
|
| 1x7 |
Jaime's Mother |
March 24th, 1976
|
| 1x8 |
Winning is Everything |
April 7th, 1976
|
| 1x9 |
Canyon of Death |
April 14th, 1976
|
| 1x10 |
Fly Jaime |
May 5th, 1976
|
| 1x11 |
The Jailing of Jaime |
May 12th, 1976
|
| 1x12 |
Mirror Image |
May 19th, 1976
|
| 1x13 |
The Ghost Hunter |
May 26th, 1976
|
Season Two
| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 2x1 |
The Return of Bigfoot (Part 2) |
September 22nd, 1976
|
| 2x2 |
In This Corner, Jaime Sommers |
September 29th, 1976
|
| 2x3 |
Assault on the Princess |
October 6th, 1976
|
| 2x4 |
Road to Nashville |
October 20th, 1976
|
| 2x5 |
Kill Oscar (Part 1) |
October 27th, 1976
|
| 2x6 |
Killer Oscar (Part 3) |
November 3rd, 1976
|
| 2x7 |
Black Magic |
November 10th, 1976
|
| 2x8 |
Sister Jaime |
November 24th, 1976
|
| 2x9 |
The Vega Influence |
December 1st, 1976
|
| 2x10 |
Jaime's Shield (Part 1) |
December 15th, 1976
|
| 2x11 |
Jaime's Shield (Part 2) |
December 22nd, 1976
|
| 2x12 |
Biofeedback |
January 12th, 1977
|
| 2x13 |
Doomsday Is Tomorrow (Part 1) |
January 19th, 1977
|
| 2x14 |
Doomsday Is Tomorrow (Part 2) |
January 26th, 1977
|
| 2x15 |
Deadly Ringer (Part 1) |
February 2nd, 1977
|
| 2x16 |
Deadly Ringer (Part 2) |
February 9th, 1977
|
| 2x17 |
Jaime and the King |
February 23rd, 1977
|
| 2x18 |
Beyond the Call |
March 9th, 1977
|
| 2x19 |
The DeJon Caper |
March 16th, 1977
|
| 2x20 |
The Night Demon |
March 23rd, 1977
|
| 2x21 |
Iron Ships and Dead Men |
March 30th, 1977
|
| 2x22 |
Once a Thief |
May 4th, 1977
|
Season Three
| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 3x1 |
The Bionic Dog (Part 1) |
September 10th, 1977
|
| 3x2 |
The Bionic Dog (Part 2) |
September 17th, 1977
|
| 3x3 |
Fembots in Las Vegas (Part 1) |
September 24th, 1977
|
| 3x4 |
Fembots in Las Vegas (Part 2) |
October 1st, 1977
|
| 3x5 |
Rodeo |
October 15th, 1977
|
| 3x6 |
African Connection |
October 29th, 1977
|
| 3x7 |
Motorcycle Boogie |
November 5th, 1977
|
| 3x8 |
Brain Wash |
November 12th, 1977
|
| 3x9 |
Escape to Love |
November 26th, 1977
|
| 3x10 |
Max |
December 3rd, 1977
|
| 3x11 |
Over the Hill Spy |
December 17th, 1977
|
| 3x12 |
All for One |
January 7th, 1978
|
| 3x13 |
The Pyramid |
January 14th, 1978
|
| 3x14 |
The Antidote |
January 21st, 1978
|
| 3x15 |
The Martians are Coming, the Martians are Coming |
January 28th, 1978
|
| 3x16 |
Sanctuary Earth |
February 11th, 1978
|
| 3x17 |
Deadly Music |
February 18th, 1978
|
| 3x18 |
Which One is Jaime? |
February 25th, 1978
|
| 3x19 |
Out of Body |
March 4th, 1978
|
| 3x20 |
Long Live the King |
March 25th, 1978
|
| 3x21 |
Rancho Outcast |
May 6th, 1978
|
| 3x22 |
On the Run |
May 13th, 1978
|
Notes & Trivia
- A remake television series called Bionic Woman was produced in 2007. The show only lasted eight episodes, due in no small part to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America Strike.
Crossovers
- "Welcome Home, Jaime"
- "The Return of Bigfoot"
- "Kill Oscar"
- "The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman"
- "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman"
Home Video
- Bionic Woman: Season 1
- Bionic Woman: Season 2
- Bionic Woman: Season 3
- Bionic Woman: The Complete Series
See also
The Bionic Woman
The Six Million Dollar Man
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