The OSI Files podcast

"Stranger in Broken Fork" Airdate: December 13, 1974 Written by Bill Svanoe (story), Wilton Denmark (teleplay) Directed by Christian Nyby Synopsis: Steve survives a crash of his plane but is left with amnesia.  He struggles to learn who he is while dealing with a town of mistrusting folks. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by writer/editor Glenn Greenberg as they discuss how the epi...

"Act of Piracy" Airdate: November 29, 1974 Written by David Ketchum (story), Peter Allan Fields (teleplay) Directed by Christian I. Nyby II   Synopsis: Steve and an oceanographic expedition are seized by a ruthless dictator to be used as pawns. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by artist Pete Wallbank as they discuss the more lighthearted aspects of this episode, the flirtatious nat...

"The Deadly Replay" Airdate: November 22, 1974 Written by Wilton Denmark Directed by Christian I. Nyby II   Synopsis: Steve gets the chance to "climb back on the horse" by test piloting the very landing craft that caused him to become bionic.  John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, joined by fan Rob Silva as they discuss the retcon of Steve's past flight with the addition of new characters and the...

"The Midas Touch" Airdate: November 15, 1974 Written by Donald L Gold & Lester Wm. Burke (story) and Lester Wm. Burke and Peter Allan Fields (teleplay) Directed by Bruce Bilson   Synopsis: Steve investigates a shady mining operation that Oscar is apparently fronting.   John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, joined by fan Kevin Durkee as they discuss Steve's characterization, the lost potential of t...

"Straight on Til Morning" Airdate: November 8, 1974 Written by D.C. Fonatana Directed by Lawrence Doheny   Synopsis: Steve tries to help an alien family trapped on Earth from being captured by a fearful public and a curious Oscar Goldman. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are on their own for this episode as they discuss character motivations from episode to episode, the actor Cliff Osmond, an...

  "The Seven Million Dollar Man" Airdate: November 1, 1974 Written by Peter Allan Fields Directed by Dick Moder   Synopsis: Steve discovers that Oscar has authorized the creation of another bionic operative.  The problem is, Barney Miller, the second bionic man, is not handling his implants as well as Steve. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by the Fortress of Baileytude host, Micha...

"The Pal-Mir Escort" Airdate: October 4, 1974 Written by Margaret and Paul Schneider Directed by Lawrence Dobkin   Synopsis: When the Prime Minister of a small country has a heart attack while negotiating a peace treaty with neighboring countries, she is selected to receive the first bionic heart. Steve is assigned to protect her while she is transported to the secret hospital where the procedure...

"Pilot Error" Airdate: September 27, 1974 Written by Edward J. Lasko Directed by Jerry Jameson   Synopsis:A plane carrying Steve, a senator, and the senator's aides crashes in the desert. Steve must lead the others to safety despite being blinded in the crash. John and co-host, artist Jerry Lange, are joined by longtime fan Mike Nelli. They discuss the more serious tone to this episode and the lac...

"The Pioneers" Airdate: September 20, 1974 Written by Kathy Barrett (story) * Bill Svanoe (Teleplay) Directed by Christian I Nyby II   Synopsis: Steve and Rudy go in search of a downed satellite containing two astronauts testing a suspended animation formula.  But one of the two has awakened prematurely and in a manic rage, tears through the countryside with unusual strength. John and co-host, art...

"Nuclear Alert" Airdate: September 13, 1974 Written by William Driskill Directed by Jerry London     Synopsis: Steve must stop a group of government conspirators who have assembled an atomic bomb from stolen parts. John and new co-host, artist Jerry Lange are joined by comedian and podcaster Ken Reid to start off the second season look at The Six Million Dollar Man. They discuss the odd choice of...

"The Coward" Airdate: April 19, 1974 Written by Elroy Schwartz Directed by Reza Badiyi     Synopsis: Steve is sent behind enemy lines to retrieve documents from a downed World War II plane.  But the mission has a personal bent for Steve as it's rumored his father was the pilot of the flight who abandoned his crew as the plane went down. John is joined by artist Jerry Lange and OSI Files webmaster...

"Burning Bright" Airdate: April 12, 1974 Written by Del Reisman Directed by Jerry London     Synopsis: A fellow astronaut (William Shatner) demonstrates unusual abilities after passing through an energy field in space.  Everyone, save Steve, appears to dismiss Josh Lange's odd behavior until he proves a threat to himself and others. John is joined by artist Jerry Lange and artist/actor/educator Cl...

"The Last of the Fourth of Julys" Airdate: April 5, 1974 Written by Richard Landau Directed by Reza Badiyi Synopsis: Steve is sent on a mission to a remote island to stop the use of a laser system on a conference of world leaders. John is joined by bionic action figure reconstruction artist David Alexander and fan Kevin Durkee  to discuss this tenth episode of the series.  They discuss how this ep...

"Dr. Wells is Missing" Airdate: March 19, 1974 Written by Elroy Schwartz, Krishna Shah & William Keenan Directed by Virgil Vogel Synopsis: Steve travels to Vienna to check on Rudy Wells, creator of the bionics program, who is receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma mater.  The problem is, Dr. Wells is missing and now Steve must search from him while making sure those who kidnapped Rudy do no...

"The Rescue of Athena One" Airdate: March 15, 1974 Written by D.C. Fontana Directed by Lawrence Doheney Synopsis: Steve trains Kelly Wood, the world's first female astronaut, for her first mission in space.  Their relationship proves to be fractious, but when her craft experiences a malfunction, it's up to Steve to come to the rescue.  There's one other wrinkle in all this - bionics malfunction in...

"Eyewitness to Murder" Airdate: March 8, 2018 Written by William Driskill Directed by Alf Kjellen Synopsis: Steve witnesses the murder of a lead prosecutor's aid, but he cannot testify to it as he saw it at night with his bionic eye.  At first, Oscar wants to let it go until the Secretary calls him and Steve in to protect the lead prosecutor as they prepare their case against a major mobster.  But...

"Little Orphan Airplane" Airdate: February 22, 2018 Written by Elroy Schwartz Directed by Reza Badiyi Synopsis: Steve travels into a war torn African country to retrieve spy film.  But he discovers that he is bringing back more as the pilot who took the pictures is alive and being kept safe by two missionary nuns. John is joined by artist and longtime fan Jerry Lange and Geek Radio Daily's Billy F...

"Operation Firefly" Airdate: February 1, 1974 Written by Sy Salkowitz Directed by Reza Badiyi Synopsis: Steve searches for the developer of a new laser weapon with the aid of the developer's daughter, gifted with ESP. John is joined by artist Jerry Lange and podcaster Jim Arrowood to discuss the third episode of the first season.  This is a little gem of a story that is quickly forgotten for some...

  "Survival of the Fittest" Airdate: January 25, 2018 Written by Mann Rubin Directed by Leslie H. Martinson Synopsis: An assassin has Oscar in his sights, but Steve has other ideas as the two fight for their survival on a deserted island after their plane crashes during a storm. John is joined by artist and longtime fan Ken Holtzhouser and author Bobby Nash to discuss the second episode of the wee...

"Population: Zero" Airdate: January 18, 2018 Written by Elroy Schwartz Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Synopsis : Steve investigates a small town that appears to have had its entire population killed. But when he discovers the real secret and the threat behind it, he must act fast to stop a full scale slaughter. John is joined by artist and longtime fan Jerry Lange and Geek Radio Daily's Billy Flynn to...

The Six Million Dollar Man "Run, Steve, Run" April 26, 1974 (Friday, 8:30pm) Guests: Henry Jones (Chester Dolenz), Melissa Greene (Suzie Lund), George Murdock (Rossi), Mike Henry (Cliff Platt) Writer: Lionel E. Siegal  Director: Jerry Jameson Synopsis: Steve is experiencing a series of odd accidents that require his use of bionics to save him.  The coincidences are too much for him and he flashes...

The Six Million Dollar Man "Day of the Robot" February 8, 1974 (Friday, 8:30pm) Guests: John Saxon (Fred Sloan/Robot, Henry Jones (Chester Dolenz), Lloyd Bochner (Gavern Wilson) Writer: Del Resiman (teleplay), Harold Livingston (story)  Director: Leslie H. Martinson Synopsis: Steve must escort his friend, Fred Sloan to a demonstration of a missile defense system.  Along the way, Fred begins to act...

The Bionic Woman "The Ghosthunter" May 26, 1976 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER   Jaime is sent to act as the governess of the daughter of an OSI scientist.  She must also ensure that the sensor device he is working on his not tampered with by any outside forces.  The wrinkle is the outside force appears to be the dead wife and mother of the two who is jealous of Jaime. John is...

The Six Million Dollar Man "Doomsday, and Counting" March 1, 1974 RIGHT CLICK IMAGE TO SAVE EPISODE TO YOUR COMPUTER   Steve tries to help his Russian cosmonaut friend, Vasily (Gary Collins), when a earthquake disrupts a remote Russian base.   Vasilly's fiance is trapped beneath the surface and only the power of a bionic man can save her. John is joined in the first episode of this new podcast ser...