| The 1970's TV show, the Six Million Dollar Man, is now | | | | destroyed in the accident and replaced with the |
| available on DVD. This show started as a series of | | | | cyborg components by a government agency called |
| three made-for-TV movies in 1973 which had excellent | | | | OSI. His bionic legs allow him to run as fast as cars |
| ratings and led to a regular series. The show ran from | | | | and jump incredible distances, his arm lets him perform |
| 1974 through 1978 and became an iconic part of 1970's | | | | feats of inhuman strength equivalent to a bulldozer, |
| culture and also marketing, as demonstrated by the | | | | and his bionic eye has a plethora of visual abilities from |
| action figures and lunchboxes that are still available on | | | | magnification to night and infrared vision. The catch for |
| eBay. | | | | Steve is one that most people can associate with: |
| Steve Austin, is an astronaut and pilot who was | | | | debt. He has to work off the six million dollars that they |
| severely injured when the experimental plane he was | | | | invested into him to keep him alive. |
| flying crashed. He was 'rebuilt' by the government | | | | The first season of the six million dollar man is now |
| using secret advanced bionic technology, which cost | | | | available on dvd and have all 13 episodes of the first |
| six million dollars and gave him capabilities far greater | | | | season as well as the three television pilot movies that |
| than what humans can naturally do. Both legs as well | | | | preceded them. |
| as an arm (the right) and one eye (the left) were | | | | |