Six Million Dollar Man
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"We can rebuild him." And so could thousands of young boys thanks to Kenner’s excellent line of toys for the Six Million Dollar Man TV series.
Kenner produced a truly stunning number of accessories for Steve, as well as nearly half a dozen versions of our hero.
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Jaime came decked out with a Bionic Mission purse full of goodies, bionic hearing (whoopie) and hair that was guaranteed to get gross and mangled within a week of being opened. Kenner was aiming this bionic toy at the girls, with accessories like fasion dresses and a carriage house to play dolls in. Not that Steve and Jaime are anything like Ken and Barbi… |
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Villains abounded for our intreped bionic pals to go up against. Steve had Maskatron, a fellow bionic man who the OSI spent an extra million on, bringing the total to 7 million. Masky came with three different faces, his own, Steve’s and Oscar Goldman’s, as well as some very cool attachment arms. Jamie had the evil, but sexy, bionic Fembots who, like Maskatron, could remove their faces. Then there was Bionic Bigfoot, who was sort of an enemy, sort of a pal, depending on how you felt like playing that day. |
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There was, of course, Steve himself, as well as Jaime Sommers, his erstwhile girlfriend, Oscar Goldman, the sharp dressed boss man, Maskatron, Steve’s more expensive arch enemy, and the character no one could forget, Bionic Bigfoot.
As a toy, Steve had it all. A bionic eye you could look through. A bionic arm with pop out bionic modules and roll back elastic skin. A bionic grip that could grab on to items like a steel girder or a motor. With a twist of his head and a push on the lever in his back, Steve could lift damn near anything.
Jaime Sommers started off life as Steve Austin’s girlfriend. But after a nasty accident, Steve had her turned into the Bionic Woman. Unfortunately for Steve, she had amnesia and couldn’t remember him. Fortunately for Jaime, she got her own TV show and a line of toys.
Of course, you can’t forget Oscar Goldman. Oscar was the OSI toadie that was always sending Steve and Jaime into harm’s way. He was also the stylin dude with the hot disco threads. Kenner’s rendition of good ol’ Oscar was pretty much true to the character, with a posh plaid jacket and turtle neck. He did also come with an exploding briefcase, if you didn’t open it the right way, all the documents looked destroyed
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I am wondering if you have a picture of a bionic mans enemy.It was a robot that had wheels and missle launchers.It was in one of the toy catalogs of the 70s.
August 26th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I had Steve, Oscar, and the Mission table/rocket when I was in Kindergarten. Strangely enough, I remember having one of the Maskatron masks, but never had the figure. Weird. But I used to take Oscar’s clothes and the mask and put them over my Captain America figure. Then Cap could do the Clark Kent reveal! LOL
October 11th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Maskatron didn’t have wheels but face masks and interchangable arms. Oft ignored is the third issue of the Steve Austin figure with “Biosonic arm.” This is the rarest of the figures. This was the set of boy’s toys to have until Star Wars took over. Gotta love the ’70s.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Hi …just wondering if you can help me locate a Steve Austin doll?
ta, sophie b
October 14th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Sophie, you can find them on eBay. I did a search yesterday and even found a BioSonic Arm Steve Austin.
December 1st, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Hey Rick, I’m a big fan of the site and have a question regarding ToyFare magazine, can you drop me a line?
Thanks
TJ Dietsch
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December 15th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
jkape- You may be referring to the Venus Space Probe (Death Probe). It will come up with a Google image search. Post again and let me know if that is the toy you were thinking of.
February 12th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I had the 6 million dollar man back when I was little.
He was very fun to play with. I have no idea what happend to the toy.
I also had the Bigfoot guy up until a couple years ago when I sold him for $120.
( I needed the cash ) and besides Bigfoot was kind of boring
February 16th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
hello, are pulsar and hypnos related whith whith the 6 millions dollars man ?, if yes what is the link ? tv ? comic book? add? or ? does they appear togethet or it’s only for a merchandising cause ?
thank you for your time and the very web site
March 1st, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Glad you like the site!
No, Pulsar and Hypnos are not related to SMDM. Totally different line of toys, but still very cool! I don’t have it on the site, but there is a medical bay for Pulsar that is also super cool.
July 1st, 2009 at 1:35 am
I don’t see it mentioned here, but I also had Oscar Goldman’s office. IIRC it was a cardboard floor and 2 walls with a desk and chair. The desk contained some buzzer switches and using a wire you could connect a trip switch to his wall safe so that if you didn’t turn it off at the desk then the alarm would sound if the safe was opened.
July 21st, 2009 at 10:25 pm
The roll-back skin on this guy’s arms fascinated me when I was a kid. I spent hours staring at the (incredibly exciting) Oxygen Supply Arm in the Penny’s Christmas catalog.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I still have my Steve Austin “action figure” and I also have the Bionic Transport and Repair Station. I’m glad my mom threw those and my G.I. Joe’s into a box for me.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I still have my smdm. And a lot of accessoires.
Does anyone know a site where I could download copies of the instructions who came with these toys? Or does somebody have any, who would mail me those? I’d like to print them and frame them to show them with the “action figures”
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