Steve Austin(Lee Majors) is on a fishing trip in the mountains when, unknown to him, a lookalike named Johnny Dine, who has had plastic surgery to impersonate him in order to infiltrate OSI headquarters to steal secrets for profit for his unknown bosses. He succeeds in fooling Oscar Goldman(Richard Anderson) but is discovered and killed, inspiring Steve to turn the tables and impersonate Dine in order to get to the bottom of the matter, and retrieve the damaging rolls of film. Vaguely plotted though reasonably interesting episode has a good supporting cast with Robert Do'Qui(years before co-starring in the "Robocop" trilogy!) boxer George Foreman, and future "The Incredible Hulk"(Jack McGee) co-star Jack Colvin.
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Look alike
coltras3526 September 2023
While Steve Austin is on a one-week fishing vacation, a Steve Austin look-alike shows up at Oscar Goldman's office, claiming that he decided to cut his vacation short. He secretly takes photographs of the Omega Project files, which are turned over to a middleman named Breezy. The real Steve Austin returns just in time to catch his double getting a tour of the Omega Project facility. The impostor is hit by a car and killed in the ensuing pursuit. Steve Austin then poses as the impostor, a former boxer named John Dine who had his face surgically altered to resemble the bionic OSI agent. The search for the photographs eventually lands Austin in the ring of a crooked boxing promoter.
George Foreman guest stars in this action-packed episode that has plenty right and left jabs - the story idea is quite good. Austin's fight in the ring is a standout.
George Foreman guest stars in this action-packed episode that has plenty right and left jabs - the story idea is quite good. Austin's fight in the ring is a standout.
A Six Million Dollar Heavy Hitter
overdrive19754 August 2017
"Look Alike" (February 1975) is one of the truly fun episodes of television history. It's also intelligently written. Yes, there's somebody who looks like bionic hero Steve Austin--but there's a twist in the story. The episode is not as clichéd as the title might indicate.
As the story unfolds, we're taken into the boxing arena--and making a guest-star appearance is George Foreman. George was in his heavyweight hey-day back then, and he still had hair. In "Look Alike," Foreman and The Six Million Dollar Man prove to be quite a duo ! ! !
Lee Majors excels as both Colonel Steve Austin and Steve's look alike--a man named John Dine. Richard Anderson does his usual great job as Steve's boss, Oscar Goldman. Guest starring as the bad guys are Robert DoQui, Robert Salvio, and Jack Colvin. If Colvin looks like somebody, it's because he later became known as Jack McGee, the obnoxious reporter in the TV series, "The Incredible Hulk" (1977- '82).
On the subject of "looking alike," there's a minor character--a tall man in an orange-pink shirt--who hangs out with the bad guys. He looks like famous film director Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction," 1994). I know it's not Tarantino, however, because he was only 12 years old in 1975.
"Look Alike" is not one of the famous Six Million Dollar installments, but I think it's one of the best. It's not quite on a level with "Population Zero" or "Day of the Robot," but it makes the Top 10. "Look Alike" is an example of how the first two and a half seasons of "The Six Million Dollar Man" are classic 1970's television. I loved it as a kid, and I love it as an adult.
In closing, let me add this: George Foreman had recently lost his crown as the heavyweight champion to Muhammad Ali, in the fall of 1974. Ali became champion of the world. Foreman, however, got to guest star on "The Six Million Dollar Man." I think Foreman got the better deal.
As the story unfolds, we're taken into the boxing arena--and making a guest-star appearance is George Foreman. George was in his heavyweight hey-day back then, and he still had hair. In "Look Alike," Foreman and The Six Million Dollar Man prove to be quite a duo ! ! !
Lee Majors excels as both Colonel Steve Austin and Steve's look alike--a man named John Dine. Richard Anderson does his usual great job as Steve's boss, Oscar Goldman. Guest starring as the bad guys are Robert DoQui, Robert Salvio, and Jack Colvin. If Colvin looks like somebody, it's because he later became known as Jack McGee, the obnoxious reporter in the TV series, "The Incredible Hulk" (1977- '82).
On the subject of "looking alike," there's a minor character--a tall man in an orange-pink shirt--who hangs out with the bad guys. He looks like famous film director Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction," 1994). I know it's not Tarantino, however, because he was only 12 years old in 1975.
"Look Alike" is not one of the famous Six Million Dollar installments, but I think it's one of the best. It's not quite on a level with "Population Zero" or "Day of the Robot," but it makes the Top 10. "Look Alike" is an example of how the first two and a half seasons of "The Six Million Dollar Man" are classic 1970's television. I loved it as a kid, and I love it as an adult.
In closing, let me add this: George Foreman had recently lost his crown as the heavyweight champion to Muhammad Ali, in the fall of 1974. Ali became champion of the world. Foreman, however, got to guest star on "The Six Million Dollar Man." I think Foreman got the better deal.
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