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| "Doomsday, and Counting" | |
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| Series The Six Million Dollar Man Season 1, Episode 6 | |
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| Air date | March 1st, 1974 |
| Writers | Larry Brody; Jimmy Sangster |
| Director | Jerry Jameson |
| Producers | Harve Bennett; Sam Strangis; Donald R. Boyle |
| Starring | Lee Majors; Richard Anderson |
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"Doomsday, and Counting" is the sixth episode of season one of the sci-fi/action television series The Six Million Dollar Man and the ninth episode of the series overall (if one includes the three original television movies). It was directed by Jerry Jameson with a script written by Larry Brody based on a story treatment by Brody and Jimmy Sangster. It first aired on ABC on Friday, March 1st, 1974.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Majors | Colonel Steve Austin |
| Richard Anderson | Oscar Goldman |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gary Collins | Colonel Vasily Zuchov |
| Jane Merrow | Irina Leonova |
| William Smithers | General Koslenko |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bruce Glover | Captain Voda |
| William Boyett | Air Force General |
| Walker Edmiston | Russian operator |
| Anne Newman | Female technician |
| Rico Cattani | Male technician |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode is production code number 40005.
- This episode is included on disc 1.3 of the Six Million Dollar Man: Season 1 DVD collection.
- William Smithers receives a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.
- Actress Ann Newman-Mantee is credited as Anne Newman in this episode.
- This is the first episode of The Six Million Dollar Man directed by Jerry Jameson. He directs three episodes of the series in total.
- This is the only episode of The Six Million Dollar Man written by Larry Brody.
- This is the only episode of The Six Million Dollar Man written by Jimmy Sangster.
- Actor Gary Collins will cross the "bionic pond", as it were, to play the role of villain John Mallory in the "Canyon of Death" episode of The Bionic Woman in 1976.
Allusions[]
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Bloopers[]
- Russians can apparently speak with perfect American accents - especially when played by American actors that make little to no effort to even fake a Russian accent.
- In the scene where Steve Austin is clearing away the rubble, an extra rock hits him on the head with no reaction. Although the rest of his body may be bionic, his coconut is still 100% all-natural.
- When Irina crawls through the laser-beam-protected doorways, parts of her body rise higher than the doorways' lowest motion-sensors several times.
Quotes[]
- Oscar Goldman: Do you think you can stop it?
- Steve Austin I don't know, Oscar. Get yourself on a helicopter and watch it on the late news.
- Oscar Goldman: I didn't come all the way out here to talk to you from an airplane, Steve.
- Steve Austin: Look Oscar, there's nothing you can do. I don't know if there's anything I can do. Now you get out of here and get out of here now.
- Oscar Goldman: Pal, I've got more faith than brains.
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- Oscar Goldman: Steve, nobody, nobody is going to aprove the outlay of billions of dollars for construction and equipment on land that's on an earthquake's fault.
- Steve Austin: Tell that to the people in San Francisco, pal.