The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 4

1976 · 22 episodes · ★ 8.2

What Season 4 of The Six Million Dollar Man

Season 4 of The Six Million Dollar Man Has 22 episodes and premiered on September 19, 1976. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

22episodes

Sep 19, 1976premiered

Mar 13, 1977Latest episode

17.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 The Return of Bigfoot (I)
Sep 19, 1976 · 91 min
Steve Austin becomes a suspect after series of burglaries that can only be accomplished with bionic strength are committed. As Austin begins to have vague memories of his encounter with Bigfoot, he is approached by Gillian, one of the alien travelers. She explains that one of her own, Nedlick, has formed a splinter group intend on world domination and is now using Sasquash to commit robberies in order to gain wealth.The crossover continues on The Bionic Woman S02E01 The Return of Bigfoot (II).
Directed by: Barry Crane · Writer: Kenneth Johnson · Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Severn Darden, Charles Cyphers
4x02 Nightmare in the Sky
Sep 26, 1976 · 46 min
When an Aircraft mysteriously disappears in a test flight, Steve's friend Kelly Wood becomes the prime suspect, since she was the one driving the plane at the time. But for some reason, she has no memory, except remembering seeing a Japanese Zero plane from World War 2. Since no one believes her, Steve knows he must clear his friend's name, before it's too late.
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr. · Written by Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson · Starring Farrah Fawcett, Donald Moffat, Dana Elcar, Hank Stohl
4x03 Double Trouble
Oct 3, 1976 · 45 min
When a nightclub comedian is hit by a car, the x-rays reveal an implant in his head that can control his actions. Oscar sends Steve to find out why and if the Russians are involved.
Directed by Phil Bondelli · Written by Jerry Devine · Starring Simon Scott, Flip Wilson, Mira Waters, Rick Podell
4x04 The Most Dangerous Enemy
Oct 17, 1976 · 46 min
Steve and Rudy go to check up on scientist, Cheryl Osborne, who was performing research on chimpanzees but who has ceased communications. When they arrive they find something has destroyed the lab, and Rudy is bitten by a rampaging chimpanzee. Rudy begins to turn psychotic and Steve must both stop him and find Osborne before it's too late.
Directed by Dick Moder · Written by Judy Burns · Starring Ina Balin
4x05 H+2+O = Death
Oct 24, 1976 · 46 min
A remarkable new underwater breathing device with bigger implications and powered by nuclear fusion attracts the attention of a dangerous spy network. With an invented identity as a doctor on the project, Steve attempts to outwit the spies by faking the device's capabilities with a little help from his bionic arm.
Directed by: John Meredyth Lucas · Writer: John Meredyth Lucas · Starring: Elke Sommer, John van Dreelen, Linden Chiles, Robert Hogan
4x06 Kill Oscar (II)
Oct 31, 1976 · 44 min
With Jaime Sommers critically injured, Steve Austin races to Dr. Franklin's secret hideout to find the kidnapped Oscar Goldman. Austin plans to rescue his friend and boss despite Oscar's own orders to kill him lest he spill state secrets.The crossover starts on The Bionic Woman S02E05 Kill Oscar (I). It continues on The Bionic Woman S02E06 Kill Oscar (III).
Directed by: Barry Crane · Writer: W.T. Zacha · Starring: Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Corinne Camacho, Jennifer Darling
4x07 The Bionic Boy
Nov 7, 1976 · 45 min
In special two-hour show of "The Six Million Dollar Man", Andy Shefield has been injured in a landslide that also killed his controversial father. OSI chooses the youth to receive atomic/bionic implants that will restore his paralyzed legs. The result is superhuman strength in those legs. Andy immediately uses this new power to do what he can to restore the good name of his father. Once he gets in over his head, Colonel Steve Austin comes to his aid. **This two-hour episode was broken into two parts for syndication, but the "second part" was not labeled Part II or as an independent episode, creating some ambiguity as to which version was being aired.**
Directed by Phil Bondelli · Written by Tom Greene · Starring Vincent Van Patten, Richard Erdman, Dick Van Patten, Joan Van Ark
4x08 Vulture of the Andes
Nov 21, 1976 · 46 min
Steve poses as a member of the US team in a sailplane meet to stop terrorists.
Directed by Cliff Bole · Written by Benjamin Masselink · Starring Henry Darrow, BarBara Luna, Bernie Kopell, Zitto Kazann
4x09 The Thunderbird Connection
Nov 28, 1976 · 46 min
Steve's mission is to rescue an Arab prince who's going to be killed by someone who wants to be King. So Steve joins a fighter jet group called the Thunderbirds that perform aerial maneuvers. But when Steve suffers dizziness when he reaches certain altitudes, Rudy says they can treat it but it'll take time. And they need to rescue the prince so Steve tries to stay at low altitudes.**This two-hour episode was broken into two parts for syndication.**
Directed by Christian I. Nyby II · Written by Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson · Starring René Assa, Dominic Barto, Charles Bateman, Martine Beswick
4x10 A Bionic Christmas Carol
Dec 12, 1976 · 46 min
After an accident at a NASA contractor, Steve uses his bionic abilities to convince the gruff, penny-pinching head of the company to change his callous ways.
Directed by Gerald Mayer · Written by Wilton Schiller · Starring Ann Dusenberry, Sheldon Allman, Antoinette Bower, Barry Cahill
4x11 Task Force
Dec 19, 1976 · 46 min
Steve goes undercover to thwart a plot by disgruntled ex-military men to steal a new missile.
Directed by Barry Crane · Written by Robert C. Dennis · Starring Jennifer Darling, Alex Cord, Ed Gilbert, Taylor Lacher
4x12 The Ultimate Imposter
Jan 2, 1977 · 45 min
Dr. Wells has a new project that involves the direct (and permanent) transfer of information to the brain of Joe Patton from a computer. However, Joe's girlfriend, Jenny, (another operative) expresses concern for Joe's safety.
Directed by: Paul Stanley · Writer: Lionel E. Siegel · Starring: Mark Thomas, Stephen Macht, Pamela Hensley, David Sheiner
4x13 Death Probe (1)
Jan 9, 1977 · 40 min
When an object tracks across the sky and lands in a remote area in Wyoming, Oscar and Steve arrive on the scene and find that a Russian space probe built to withstand the extreme Venus environment has crash landed on earth and is out of Soviet control. It's up to Steve to try to stop the probe from destroying a nearby town.
Directed by: Dick Moder · Writer: Steven E. de Souza · Starring: Jane Merrow, Nehemiah Persoff, Beverly Garland, Ryan MacDonald
4x14 Death Probe (2)
Jan 16, 1977 · 46 min
With time running out, Steve must do anything he can to disable the Russian space probe in spite of the fact that it is virtually indestructible and has numerous inventive capabilities that it uses as weapons.
Directed by: Dick Moder · Writer: Steven E. de Souza · Starring: Jane Merrow, Nehemiah Persoff, Austin Stoker, John de Lancie
4x15 Danny's Inferno
Jan 23, 1977 · 46 min
A boy experimenting with chemicals accidentally stumbles onto a thermonuclear reaction, creating a dangerous and powerful power source. A corrupt fire chief and some unscrupulous investors are out to discover the formula and it's up to Steve Austin and the boy to stop them.
Directed by Cliff Bole · Written by Tom Greene · Starring Frank Marth, Mills Watson, E.J. Peaker, John Hoyt
4x16 Fires of Hell
Jan 30, 1977 · 46 min
An experimental process to bring played out oilfields to life is jeopardized by mysterious fires. Steve Austin must discover who is sabotaging the project and why.
Directed by Edward M. Abroms · Written by Orville H. Hampton · Starring Charles Aidman, Ken Swofford, Bruce Glover, Heather Menzies
4x17 The Infiltrators
Feb 6, 1977 · 46 min
Oscar has Steve pose as a boxer to try and figure out what a ring of expatriate athletes intends to steal in Washington.
Directed by Phil Bondelli · Written by Sam Ross · Starring Michael Conrad, Joe Kapp, Harold Sylvester, Yvonne Craig
4x18 Carnival of Spies
Feb 13, 1977 · 46 min
A scientist covers up his sabotage of a B-1 Bomber experiment.
Directed by: Dick Moder · Writer: Robert C. Dennis · Starring: Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong, Gloria Manon, Wes Parker
4x19 U-509
Feb 20, 1977 · 46 min
When a sub is seen off the coast. It appears to be an old German U-Boat from World War II. A message is sent saying that unless their demands are met, they will kill thousands of people. They agree to a meeting and Steve is sent to meet with the person. The person claims that the sub has a cache of nerve gas which when released and depending on the wind will reach a populated area. Oscar decides to send Steve to get into the sub and to try and neutralize the threat. But Steve is captured and is shown the nerve gas. But the Admiral receives information that there is no...
Directed by Phil Bondelli · Written by Michael I. Wagner · Starring Guy Doleman, Steve Sandor, William Sylvester, Ted Hamilton
4x20 The Privacy of the Mind
Feb 27, 1977 · 46 min
A top neuroscientist is asked to do a bit of moonlighting work by one of his assistants. Eyebrows are raised when the unknown client is willing to pay one million dollars up front. The neuroscientist smells a rat and contacts Oscar Goldman. Oscar devises a plan to send Steve Austin in his place and to ensure the assistant doesn't sound the alarm bells he is drugged and a fake car crash is set up. Steve trains as a neuroscientist - using his bionic powers he learns everything within a day. Reporting for duty Steve is kidnapped and later awakes at a secret location ...
Directed by: Jimmy Lydon · Writer: Vanessa Boos · Starring: Paul Mantee, Suzanne Charny, Roger Perry, Curt Lowens
4x21 To Catch the Eagle
Mar 6, 1977 · 45 min
An Indian Chief who is also a trained scientist discovers an ore on the reservation that can be a great source of power. So Oscar sends two men to check it out but they vanish. So he sends Steve to find them. But the tribe's medicine man who is very traditional refuses to grant Steve permission to go there because it's sacred ground. But there's a test which is very grueling, if he passes he can enter. But the medicine man has other plans.
Directed by: Phil Bondelli · Writers: Judy Burns, Peter R. Brooke · Starring: Peter Breck, George Loros, Kathleen Beller, Dehl Berti
4x22 The Ghostly Teletype Season Finale
Mar 13, 1977 · 50 min
A top secret formula is wiped off it's page and Steve Austin is accused of swiping it. To prove his innocence, Austin seeks out the inventor of the formula and anyone who might benefit from it at such an early stage.
Directed by Tom Connors · Written by Wilton Schiller · Starring Larry Anderson, Christina Hart, Les Lannom, Robert H. Harris