best episodes selected by rod rehn

Population: Zero
I liked Steve’s reaction when a woman he’s working with asks about his bionics. “How do you feel?” she says, to which Steve responds (with sarcasm): “Peachy, doc. Just peachy!” And how about when Steve rips a pole out of the ground and throws it at Dr. Bacon’s van? All right, Steve!

Stranger in Broken Fork
This episode pulls at all your emotional strings. When Steve realizes what he is, after forgetting (he has amnesia in this episode), he becomes scared ... of himself.

The Bionic Woman episodes (four)
All of the Bionic Woman episodes are classic. Lee Majors showed that his acting ability isn’t limited to being a smart-ass, wisecracking, know-it-all American hero.

The Secret of Bigfoot (two)
Watching Steve and Bigfoot toss each other around is a blast.

Death Probe (two)
The Death Probe looked great, plus it was nearly indestructible. How the heck was Steve going to pull this one off?

Killer Wind
Steve plays a big hero in this one, saving children trapped in a suspended cable car during a hurricane.

The Deadly Missiles
Jaime infiltrates a secret building and has to overcome its defenses, but in the process one of her bionic legs becomes damaged. So she has to find a way to repair it and put a stop to a jamming device that she discovers. Then, a lá Population: Zero, she flings a pole she tore out of the ground.

Winning is Everything
Jaime manages to change the character of a race car driver who goes from being a pompous, conceited ass to someone who realizes that winning isn’t everything.

The Jailing of Jaime
Jaime’s been framed for stealing a top secret decoder. But the Bionic Woman busts out of her cell in triumphant bionic fashion to track down the real bad guys. Hear the end, she gets trapped in a vault that’s about to blow! Can her bionics save the day?

Kill Oscar (three)
These episodes are possibly the finest of either series. John Houseman’s portrayal of Dr. Franklin was fantastic. Never was there a villain like this. Lastly, of course, these episodes had those crazy, eerie, blasted ... Fembots!

All for One
This episode was ahead of its time: indirectly talking about the Internet, personal computer protocols (then in their infancy) and hacking (the revolution had begun). Pretty amazing.

worst episodes selected by rod rehn

Burning Bright
Guest star William Shatner talks to dolphins. That’s all you need to know.

The Peeping Blonde
This is the second of several episodes that signal the start of the diabolical "Farrah Fawcett [Lee Major’s wife] must be in as many episodes as possible!" plot.

A Bionic Christmas Carol
Not even having Ray Walston, Dick Sargent and Adam Rich (before his Eight is Enough fame) as guest stars could save this turkey.

Date with Danger (two)
These episodes are so dumb. A computer that can understand what you say on the phone and send a surge through the line to blow up a phone booth?! I’m outta here!