The History of The Six Million Dollar Man

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[Ola_na_Tungee]

Essential viewing for 6 year olds back in the 70's. Was lucky enough to get the doll for Christmas one year. Happy Times 😊

[Shahram]

6 million dollar man was aired in Iran just one week after originally it was aired in USA. One week was needed to dub the series to Persian language.

The 6 million dollar man was so popular that the Royal Highness Prince Reza Pahlavi invited Lee Major to Iran for an interview. I was so excited to see him on Iranian TV.

In the fall of 1978, Iran went through a domestic turmoil which later caused the Islamic Revolution in February of 1979. All American series and movies were banned. We never saw or hear anything about Steve Austin or Bionic women or any other American character like Superman, Batman, etc.

I myself, forgot the series and the opening intro. I only had a fade memory of Steve fighting with Sasquash.

Thanks to internet and Youtube, I finally was able to watch some of this series and remembered my childhood memories again.

Sadly I remember that my father also liked this series and he is not with me anymore to watch it. RIP dad. 🥲🥲

[willdwyer]

My mom used to work for a company that sponsored televised Detroit Tigers baseball games. When Richard Anderson appeared in their TV commercials, my mom took me to work with her so I could meet him.

[charlesgraham]

back in the 70s i wanted to be the 6 million dollar man. watched him every week and even had his lunchbox. lol

[ManfromJapan]

I loved this show. At the time it was the show to watch. Along with the Greatest American Hero these 2 shows were my favourite

[tonnywildweasel]

This brings back good memoires from my childhood. Thanks for sharing, appreciate it a lot 👍
Greetings from the Netherlands, T.

[alexisnicole]

"This video is fantastic! It captures the essence of the 70's perfectly, bringing back so many wonderful memories. I can't help but feel nostalgic watching it.". Thank you for your videos Mike Cosmos, keep on working hard with some more. 

[JackGardner-cd]

Brings back great memories. Love it. Still the best show opener ever too. What was unbelievable is that the editor/producer didn’t have the manipulative editing tools we have now and look what he was able to achieve?! Still holds up even now. Practically no show opens can say that. They practically all have outdated themselves. Not the SMDM.

[InFltSvc]

I want to go back and live it all over again. The 70’s and 80’s were the best years of my life. We had the best TV shows and Specials back then and lived in the last of the best decades in America..it was the party of a life time and we lived it well. We had the best TV then. Falcon Crest, Dallas, Knots Landing, Dynasty, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, The Six Million dollar man, BJ and the Bear, Air Wolf, Knight Rider and for the first time ever the motion pictures of, Star Wars, Star Trek, Superman, Spider Man, Close Encounters of the third kind, E.T., Poltergeist, Jaws, Friday the 13th, Aliens, (No not the ones being aloud to just walk into our country right now in 2023), Predator and many more… We also celebrated the bicentennial in the 70’s when the entire country celebrated it from Apr 1, 1975 - Jul 4, 1976. It was like the 4th of July every day. It was fantastic!.…it was such a better time to be alive in this county. We never had the problems that are here today. It was unheard of for kids being shot and men walking around dressed as women. It was the last of America and we were lucky to have experienced it.

[sws]

Thanks for the video, being born in 73 one of my Earliest childhood memories was sitting in front of the Tv with my parents and watching the bigfoot episode that aired in October of 77, will never forget it and this video just took me right back there. Was a far better simpler time back then

[LymanPhillips]

I loved this show and remember jumping around and running in slow motion and squinting to see far. Pkus you got to try and make the electronic sounds with your mouth while doing all of that. Such a fun time!

[vandalorianvandalorian]

This was my favorite TV show as a kid in the 70’s.

[alfredthegreat]

Easily has one of the best openings of any TV show- the images, the voiceover, and the music/audio effects.

[johnpapiewski]

Steve Austin's cyborg implants ran $40K but the hospital charged another $5.9M.

[deborahd]

I was really wrapped up on Lee Majors and still love the Six Million Dollar Man I am 62 years old now. A true Lee Majors fan.

[jimanderson]

I still have my Six Million Dollar Man lunchbox from first grade. For Christmas 1976, I was gifted the Steve Austin action figure / doll, but it's long gone. "Star Wars" was released and took over.

[ARWest-bpyb]

I was one of those kids running around the playground in slow motion!🤣 Never saw it much in reruns over the years, and hadn't seen the first movie since it first aired until the DVD set came out. Thanks Mike!👍👍

[MountainDewComacho]

This was my favorite show at the time. Thanks for this history.

[barryallenflash]

Well, I'm surprised you left this out. The guy they originally chose to play Steve, came back to play the 7 million dollar man. Both arms AND legs were bionic. If I'm not mistaken, he was a race car driver and VERY cocky, which caused a LOT of friction between him and Steve. Had the "dolls" of Steve and Maskatron when I was a kid...wish I still had them today...oh well.
LOVE this video! Thanks for making AND sharing this!! One of my favorite shows as a kid!

[flixsymmetry]

Thanks for the video. Being a kid in the 70s sure was fun. Lots of great shows. I was a big fan of this one. Still have my action figure! Watching them now I do prefer the early seasons before all the silly sounds effects. Also the attention to detail (not sweating on the right side, etc.) was nice. The slow motion heartbeat running sequence at end of Population Zero is still one of my fav scenes.