Cyborgs returns with an ALL-NEW episode review! Host, Paul K. Bisson invites longtime Bionic fan, Rod De Luca, Jr. back to the podcast to take a swing at the fourth episode of the Bionic Woman: "A Thing of the Past." Originally broadcast on February 18, 1976, and guest-starring the legendary Donald O'Connor ("Singing in the Rain") as an Ojai school bus driver with a mysterious past. BONUS: James Sherrard of The Bionic Woman Files fan site stops by to "Declassify" some cool "behind-the-scenes" in...
Dec 01, 2019•1 hr 28 min
Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast returns with ALL-NEW episodes — starting with our Case File interview with veteran TV director Alan J. Levi ( The Invisible Man, Battlestar Galactica, The Incredible Hulk, Airwolf, Magnum P.I., Quantum Leap, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, ER, JAG, NCIS, Buffy the Vampire Slayer ). Paul K. Bisson talks with Alan about his life, career, and directing some of most memorable episodes of THE BIONIC WOMAN — including Angel of Mercy...
Nov 30, 2018•1 hr 30 min
The latest Six Million Dollar Man adventure has arrived from Dynamite Comics! Paul talks with writer Van Jensen and artist Ron Salas to get the drop on "Fall of Man." We've also got some cool preview pages on our website: abionicpodcast.com
Jul 14, 2016•28 min
When a Russian acrobatic troup visits the United States on a goodwill tour, Steve Austin is assigned to escort its star gymnast, Tanya Breski around Washington. On the agenda: burgers, shakes, pinball, and puppy love. Oh, and he must keep her from being assasinated, too! Joining John and Paul to discuss the episode is award-winning editor and writer, Glenn Greenberg! We also share some behind-the-scenes tidbits from Herbie J. Pilato's Bionic Book and welcome the Bionic Blonde to share her though...
Jul 10, 2016•1 hr 15 min
The Doctor of the Dead himself, Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg joins us to discuss Farrah Fawcett' s third appearance on The Six Million Dollar Man as the very unlikable Trish Hollander in the season three episode, "The Golden Pharaoh."
May 16, 2016•1 hr 12 min
Round 2 for the Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Bigfoot as California faces a devastating earthquake! John and Paul welcome back guests Dayton Ward, Joe Burns, and Matt Hankinson to discuss, "The Secret of Bigfoot, Part II."
Jan 18, 2016•1 hr 12 min
There's only one thing in the mountains that leaves a track like this. The creature of legend that roams the Timberline. My people named him Sasquatch. You call him... Bigfoot. This big episode requires a big guest list. Joining John and Paul to review part one of, "The Secret of Bigfoot," is science fiction / Star Trek author Dayton Ward; webmaster of TheSix1973.com, Joe Burns; and Chief Creative Consultant for the Time-Life Six Million Dollar Man Complete DVD Collection, Matt Hankinson. With s...
Oct 04, 2015•1 hr 46 min
The Bionic Woman's first OSI mission is to infiltrate a foreign country during a deadly civil war to rescue a missing American ambassador. But first she'll have to resolve her own civil war with Jack Starkey, her mission partner (played by Andy Griffith). Joining John and Paul to discuss the episode is Julie Hoverson. Julie Hoverson has made a specialty of having no specialty. She has dabbled extensively in costuming, role-playing, LARPing, art, beadwork, acting, and writing in such disparate ge...
Aug 10, 2015•1 hr 39 min
Code: Snow White! Richard Anderson shares his story; how he became an actor, the film that redefined his Hollywood status, his favorite movie and TV roles, and the character that would endear him to a generation.
Jul 06, 2015•1 hr 3 min
We open the CYBORGS Case File on BOB McCULLOUGH. Bob has worked as a writer, producer, and director on some of the most popular TV shows throughout the 80s and 90s, including FALCON CREST, BJ AND THE BEAR, STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION, and ZORRO. His first real writing credit was for the episode, “In This Corner Jaime Sommers” on THE BIONIC WOMAN (he also wrote, “Jaime and the King”). But it was his story for the season three SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN episode, “Hocus-Pocus” that earned him entry i...
Jun 27, 2015•1 hr 49 min
"The Six MIllion Dollar Man was my favorite show." -- Tom Schanley during our Case File interview. Here are more highlights with the actor who played Michael Austin - Steve Austin's son in the 1987 reunion movie, The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman. Listen to the full podcast review here: DIRECT MP3 LINK: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cyborgs/Cyborgs_Case_Files_05_-_Tom_Schanley.mp3 READ OUR SHOW NOTES: http://abionicpodcast.wix.com/cyborgs#!case-file-05---tom-schanley/cs0o...
Jun 19, 2015•5 min
"Lee Majors has the most manly running stride in the history of running men." -- Dayton Ward during our podcast review of the five Bionic limb-rated episode, "Population: Zero" from The Six Million Dollar Man. PLAY BIONIC BYTE: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cyborgs/bionicbytes_dayton_runnnig.mp3 Listen to the full podcast review here: FULL SHOW DIRECT MP3 LINK: http://traffic.libsyn.com/cyborgs/004_-_Cyborgs-Population_Zero.mp3 READ SHOW NOTES: http://abionicpodcast.wix.com/cyborgs#!population-zero/...
Jun 08, 2015•2 min
Bionic Bytes are short clips from the regular Cyborgs podcast. In this clip, Robbie Rist talks about his Saturday Morning TV show, "BIg John, Little John," in which he played "Little John, the 12 year-old version of Herb Edelman's "Big John." You can listen to the full Case File interview in which John and Paul discuss Rist's career at length. Website: http://abionicpodcast.wix.com/cyborgs#!case-file-04---robbie-rist/c1wx iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cyborgs-a-bionic-podcast/id695...
Jun 06, 2015•2 min
Robbie Lee (Big Bad Mama, Rainbow Brite, The Get Along Gang) reprises her role asAudrey Moss, last seen in " The E.S.P. Spy " and returns to help Steve Austin go undercover as a magician in order to retrieve a stolen Navy code book. Other guest stars include, Jack Colvin (The Incredible Hulk) and Pernell Roberts(Bonanza, Trapper John MD). John's favorite Bionic actor, William T. Zacha also makes an appearance. "Good eats." Paxton Holley (of the Cavalcade of Awesome and the Nerd Lunch Podcast ) h...
May 25, 2015•1 hr 26 min
"Lady Killer," Carlton Harris is back! But this time Jaime Sommers is ready for him! Devising a plan to expose his evil deeds once and for all, she must pretend to be his loyal ally, even if it means going deep undercover and severing her OSI lifeline. It's the Bionic Woman's first solo mission in "Welcome Home, Jaime Part II." Hosts John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson welcome back Betsy Dodd of BionicBlonde.com and James Sherrard of BionicWomanFiles.com.
Feb 20, 2015•1 hr 42 min
Jaime Sommers is back! And this time she's comig home to rebuild her life. After a sky-diving accident dropped her into a futuristic world of Bionics , and then a brain hemmorage left her dead , she was brought back to life through a revolutionary cryogenic procedure. But her memory was gone and with it her love for Steve Austin , the Six Million Dollar Man . But now, after one final operation, who will she wake up to be? What kind of life will she have? And will Steve be a part of it? Lifelong ...
Feb 05, 2015•2 hr 10 min
The "Darling Effect" is in full effect as Jennifer Darling returns to guest star in a new adventure. Callahan has been accused of given OSI secrets to enemy agents, placing a noted scientist in danger. Is Callahan a spy or a a pawn in a bigger game? What ever else you can say, at least you know she has "The Winning Smile". Joining John and Paul to discuss this winning episode is thesix1973.com 's webmaster, Joe Burns and Six Million Dollar Man Time Life DVD Collection chief consultant Matt Hanki...
Jan 21, 2015•1 hr 35 min
(RIGHT CLICK THE IMAGE TO SAVE THIS EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) John returns with another Critical Assignment as he is joined by Jim Sherrard, Betsy Dodd (The Bionic Blonde), and Rod De Luca to give our listeners a little preview of The Bionic Woman before John and Paul review the series. What should the two consider when it comes to reviewing this show? What episodes, besides the iconic ones, should the two look out for in terms of good or bad? What memories are there when it comes to this series...
Jan 04, 2015•1 hr 10 min
(RIGHT CLICK THE IMAGE TO SAVE THIS EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) Paul is away on a critical mission and John is left behind at the OSI building. Since security is so lax there, John was able to access Oscar's files and he discovered some interesting information. First, he presents another Christmas adventure that Steve was engaged in with Santa Claus. Next, he plays some music that was inspired by The Six Million Dollar Man. Finally, he tells the story of how Jaime and Steve once met Santa Claus in...
Dec 24, 2014•28 min
There's a spy within the O.S.I. stealing top secret material meant for shredding. How is the data getting out? Steve is put on the case to find the culprit and his first suspect is the janitor, Clark Templeton O'Flaherty. If this is true, who's going to play handball with Steve now? Louis Gosset Jr. guests stars in this unusual episode and joining John and Paul to figure out if they like it or not is thesix1973.com 's webmaster, Joe Burns. Purchase the season three Universal DVD release of The S...
Dec 01, 2014•1 hr 21 min
(RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) Steve is sent to bring back an American defector who wants to return to the United States in order to give his son a better life. But his son has lived most of his life behind the Iron Curtain and likes where he is. Steve must have the two see that they need each other, even when the father loses his eyesight in "Divided Loyalty". Joining John and Paul to discuss this episode is Billy Flynn of Geek Radio Daily . Purchase the season three Unive...
Nov 10, 2014•1 hr 12 min
Nov 02, 2014•1 hr 16 min
(RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) Steve goes undercover as a longshoreman to help a fellow O.S.I. agent recover stolen microchips. He's equipped with a new sensor device that will cause a "blue flash" in his bionic eye when he passes his hand over the microchips. The death of his partner only makes Steve more determined to get the stolen goods recovered and the culprits caught. A wrinkle in all this though is the woman who runs the boarding house he stays at and her son, Ernie...
Oct 09, 2014•1 hr 14 min
(RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) Oscar authorizes the reactivation of Barney Hiller (Miller) as an experiment to see if it is possible to deactivate and reactivate bionic units when needed. Steve objects, but it is too late. For Barney, it's an opportunity to get back on the race track as he's lost his edge ever since his accident. When this doesn't work, Barney lashes out in frustration at his potential sponsor nearly killing him. Barney is unaware that the man survived and ...
Sep 22, 2014•1 hr 20 min
(RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL! Steve's good friend, running back Larry Bronco, is kidnapped by a disgruntled teammate on the day of an important game. Can Steve and Larry make their way through a defensive line that is itching to kill them? Joining John and Paul is author Dayton Ward. Purchase the season three Universal DVD release of The Six Million Dollar Man. In doing so, you help support the podcast. Bionic Wiki Entry The Six Million Dol...
Sep 04, 2014•1 hr 30 min
(RIGHT CLICK THE IMAGE TO SAVE THIS EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) John and Paul have been given a new Critical Assignment. With the success of The Six Million Dollar Man Season 6 by Dynamite Comics, it stood to reason that a The Bionic Woman Season 4 comic would follow. But as most bionic fans know, The Bionic Woman does not usually feature the same kind of story telling as her male counterpart. Dynamite's previous attempt at a Bionic Woman comic was less than stellar. Is it possible they can get it...
Jul 21, 2014•57 min
(RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) Steve is sent in to a lumbercamp to investigate the odd report of an OSI agent who has now gone missing. There, he finds a missile launcher targeting an approaching plane carrying VIPs. Joining John and Paul to discuss this episode is The Six Million Dollar Blog author Alex Green. Special thanks to Robin Spanell for supplying us with the audio for the television ad for this episode featured at the start of the podcast. Check out Robin's music,...
Jul 07, 2014•1 hr 15 min
(RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) In this Case File, John and Paul sit down and talk with actor Tom Schanley. To bionic fans, he played Michael Austin in The Return of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, but there is so much more as John and Paul discover in this interview. We talk about his desire to be an actor and his family support, his first roles, and his Six Million Degrees of Star Trek Separation besides his obvious appearance on Enterprise. Comment on the...
Jun 04, 2014•1 hr 19 min
(RIGHT CLICK THE IMAGE TO SAVE THIS EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) This time the Case File opens for actor and musician Robbie Rist. Robbie talks with John and Paul about his career, his love of music, and his voiceover work. He speaks fondly of working with Lindsay Wagner in The Bionic Woman, comments on "The Cousin Oliver" factor, and says why Doc McStuffins is one of the best gigs he's ever worked on. NOTE: This interview took place in early 2013. Robbie speaks of his parents and their influence o...
May 24, 2014•1 hr 24 min
(RIGHT CLICK THE IMAGE TO SAVE THIS EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER) A new Case File focuses on actor, voiceover artist, and professional whistler Guerin Barry. Guerin talks about his role on The Bionic Woman as the voice of the Alex 7000 computer in the episode, "Doomsday is Tomorrow". In addition, he talks about his time with the group Sha Na Na, his appearances in various movies and television shows, his career as a professional whistler, plus a whole lot more. Comment on the episode here or write a...
Apr 14, 2014•1 hr 9 min
