The OSI Files podcast

"Divided Loyalty" Airdate: November 30, 1975 Written by Jim Carlson and Terrence McDonnell Directed by Alan Crossland Jr. Synopsis: Steve must rescue a defecting scientist, but he has a reluctant son to deal with. John and Jerry are joined by pal Second Union's Jeff Andrews.  Together, they discuss the unique opening for the episode, the actor Ned Romero and play a game of This or That.  Note, the...

"The White Lighting War" Airdate: November 23, 1975 Written by Wilton Denmark Directed by Phil Bondelli Synopsis: Steve is sent to Georgia to find the underworld connection to a moonshine ring with ties to the US government. John and Jerry are joined by pal Mike Nelli.  Together, they discuss the unusual cases the OSI takes on, the backgrounds of some of the actors in the episode and play a game o...

"The Blue Flash" Airdate: November 16, 1975 Written by Sheridan Gibney and Sidney Field Directed by Cliff Bole Synopsis: Steve becomes a dockworker in order to find a missing OSI Agent and a shipment of computer micorchips. John and Jerry are joined by pal Todd Wiedemann.  Together, they discuss Rodney Allen Rippey, the technical side of bionic implants and play a game of This or That.  Note, the...

"The Bionic Criminal" Airdate: November 9, 1975 Written by Richard Carr (teleplay) and Peter Allan Fields (story) Directed by Leslie H. Martinson Synopsis: Barney Hiller is reactived as part of an OSI experiment, but Steve is wary of Barney's motives in agreeing to it in the first place. John and Jerry are joined by pal E Adam Thomas.  Together, they discuss the return of Barney Miller/Hiller, the...

"One of Our Running Backs is Missing" Airdate: November 2, 1975 Written by Kenneth Johnson & Elroy Schwartz Directed by Lee Majors Synopsis: Steve finds that his friend, a professional football player, is being hunted by a group of former players who have a lot of money riding on the outcome of a particular game. John and Jerry are joined by pal Todd Wiedemann.  Together, they discuss Lee Majors'...

"Target in the Sky" Airdate: October 26, 1975 Written by Larry Alexander Directed by Jerry London   Synopsis: Steve goes undercover as a lumberjack to find a missing OSI Agent. John and Jerry are joined by writer Dayton Ward .  Together, they discuss the music of the episode, the actor Denny Miller, and play a game of This or That. Join us Sunday nights at 7:00ET as we discuss an episode of THE SI...

"The Deadly Test" Airdate: October 19, 1975 Written by James D. Parriott Directed by Christian I Nyby II Synopsis: Steve takes over as head of a pilot school that features students from all over the world in order to protect a Middle Eastern prince John and Jerry are joined by guest Rob Silva.  Together, they discuss Steve's own career as a pilot, the lack of bionic action in the episode, and play...

"The Wolf Boy" Airdate: October 12, 1975 Written by Jerry London Directed by Judy Burns Synopsis: Steve travels into the wild with his friend Kurota to find a feral child believed to be the son of a dead diplomat. John and Jerry are joined by guest Julie Hoverson 19 Nocturne Boulevard .  Together, they discuss the phenomenon of finding feral children in media including Lucan, the continuing story...

"The Son & Dance Spy" Airdate: October 5, 1975 Written by Jerry Devine Directed by Dick Moder Synopsis: Steve attempts to prove his msucian friend is innocent of espionage. John and Jerry are joined by guest John Champion of the Mission Log Podcast .  Together, they discuss the merits of having Sonny Bono in the episode, the musical choices used, and play a game of This or That. Join us Sunday nig...

"The Price of Liberty" Airdate: September 28, 1975 Written by Kenneth Johnson and Justin Edgerton Directed by Dick Moder Synopsis: Steve must rescue the Liberty Bell after it is stolen and threatened with destruction. After the two-part "Return of the Bionic Woman", this is an interesting and more thoughtful and lowkey episode in terms of bionics. Fan Kevin Durkee joins John and Jerry to discuss t...

"The Return of the Bionic Woman, Part 2" Airdate: September 21, 1975 Written by Kenneth Johnson Directed by Dick Moder Synopsis: Jaime goes on a mission with Steve and it almost ends in disaster. The third season of reviews kicks off with a highly anticipated episode. Fan Elizabeth Goddard joins John and Jerry to break it all down and to play some fun games.  Plus, we talk about the impact having...

"The Return of the Bionic Woman" Airdate: September 14, 1975 Written by Kenneth Johnson Directed by Dick Moder Synopsis: Steve learns that Jaime Sommers is alive and he demands answers. The third season of reviews kicks off with a highly anticipated episode. Fans Rod DeLuca and Marianne Powers Sullivan join John and Jerry to break it all down and to play some fun games.  Plus, we talk about the im...

"Steve Austin, Fugitive" Airdate: April 27, 1975 Written by Mark Frost and Richard Carr (teleplay) and Wilton Denmark (story) Directed by Russ Mayberry Synopsis: Steve is accused of a murder orchestrated by a man out for revenge. We come to the end of the second season of reviews with our look at "Steve Austin, Fugitive". Steve is accused of the murder of an OSI technician and it's up to Callahan...

"Outrage in Balinderry" Airdate: April 20, 1975 Written by Paul and Margaret Schneider Directed by Earl Bellamy Synopsis: Steve comes to the aid of a US ambassador to the country of Balinderry when the ambassador's wife is kidnapped by terrorists. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by artist Pete Wallbank to discuss the political implications of this episode, especially in Pete's cou...

"The Bionic Woman, Part Two" Airdate: March 23, 1975 Written by Kenneth Johnson Directed by Richard Moder Synopsis: After nearly perishing in a skydiving accident, Jaime is rejuvenated by the bionic techniques that saved Steve's life.  But as Jaime wishes to show her appreciation by engaging in a mission with Steve, she is keeping from him the bionic rejection she is experiencing. John and co-host...

"The Bionic Woman, Part One" Airdate: March 16, 1975 Written by Kenneth Johnson Directed by Richard Moder Synopsis: Jaime Sommers returns to Ojai and she picks up her romance with Steve Austin.  But the reunion is short-lived as Jaime finds herself in a crippling accident and Steve is forced to make the decision to turn her into a bionic woman. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by b...

"The ESP Spy" Airdate: March 2, 1975 Written by Lionel E. Siegel Directed by Jerry London Synopsis: Steve recruits a young woman with ESP talent to suss out another ESP person who is stealing secrets from the minds of OSI scientists. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by Chris Cooling of The Forgotten TV Podcast as they obsess about the term kinky in the episode, as well as discuss h...

"Look Alike" Airdate: February 23, 1975 Written by Gustave Field (story), Richard Carr (teleplay) Directed by Jerry London Synopsis: A duplicate of Steve attempts to steal secret information that will be sold to enemy governments. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by the Wonderful Bill Flynn of Geek Radio Daily as they discuss how shady an organization is the OSI that they recruit M...

"Taneha" Airdate: February 2, 1975 Written by Margaret Armen Directed by Earl Bellamy Synopsis: Steve is determined to save a wild cougar before it is killed by a mob and a young woman who wants revenge for it killing her father. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by voice actor/writer Julie Hoverson as they discuss the different style of story that we deal with here, Steve's relatio...

"Return of the Robot Maker" Airdate: January 26, 1975 Written by Del Reisman (story) and Mark Frost (story and teleplay) Directed by Phil Bondelli Synopsis: Dr. Dolenz returns with a plot to steal another top secret device with the aid of a robot duplicate of Oscar. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by The Quick and the Dad writer/artist Ken Holtzhouser as they discuss the conclusio...

"The Last Kamikaze" Airdate: January 19, 1975 Written by Judy Burns Directed by Dick Moder Synopsis: Steve is sent to a remote island to recover an experimental nuclear device and is captured by a lone survivor of a kamikaze plane from World War II. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by OSI Files webmaster Todd Wiedemann as they discuss the phenomenon of Japanese soldiers trapped on...

"Lost Love" Airdate: January 17, 1975 Written by Melvin Levy (story), Richard Carr (teleplay) Directed by Arnold Laven Synopsis: Steve reconnects with an old flame only to find that her husband is still alive and wants her back. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by longtime fan Mike Nelli as they discuss how this episode isn't as bad as John originally made it out to be, The odd pla...

"The Cross-Country Kidnap" Airdate: January 10, 1975 Written by Ray Brenner (story), Stephen Kandel (teleplay) Directed by Christian Nyby Synopsis: Steve is assigned as a bodyguard to an OSI Cryptologist who wants to try out for the Olympic Equestrian Team. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by Second Union's Jeff Andrews as they discuss the sexism in the episode, the unusual dialogu...

It's a special episode of the show that was recorded live in December of 2018.  John and Jerry read contest entries of members of the audiences as they shared their holiday memories of receiving bionic gifts in the 70s.  Winners from there were picked and it was Christmas all over again.   Join us Sunday nights at 8:00EST as we discuss an episode of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN and Wednesday nights...

"The Peeping Blonde" Airdate: December 20, 1974 Written by W.T. Zacha (story), Wilton Denmark (teleplay) Directed by Hershel Daugherty Synopsis: An ambitious television journalist captures footage of Steve in bionic action and threatens to release it to the world unless she gets the exclusive. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by author RJ Sullivan as they discuss John's fascination...