Factual error: There is no physical way that Steve Austin could perform most of his superhuman feats of strength in the ABC television series, due to the fact that they simply replaced his arm and legs, but didn't rebuild or reinforce the rest of his skeleton and muscles to handle the physical loads. Interestingly, author Martin Caidin (creator of Steve Austin in his novel, "Cyborg") actually did describe an incredibly complex whole-body rebuild that included vertebral reinforcement and ribcage and pelvis replacement, which was far more scientifically-accurate than the subsequent ABC television interpretation. ABC only accepted the series on the condition that it was less technical for their audience.
Continuity mistake: Steve Austin uses his foot to stop the speeding, out-of-control taxi. The scene shows his foot in soft sand and gravel trying to stop it, but when he stops the taxi, it is on a paved, asphalt road.
Revealing mistake: When Steve distracts Joe Taylor and leaps onto him, the stuntman subbing for the actor playing Taylor is obvious.
Revealing mistake: Actress Pamela Franklin's British accent slips in and out throughout the entire episode.
Revealing mistake: When the taxi goes over the cliff and explodes, it is an entirely different make, model, and year than the vehicle Steve and Susan escaped from.
Revealing mistake: The crocodile that Steve wrestles with is obviously fake.
Visible crew/equipment: When Steve uses his strength to upright a car on its side, the film crew and equipment are reflected in the chrome bumper of the car.
Visible crew/equipment: Throughout this episode, Steve Austin's astronaut helmet visor is reflecting the camera crew, camera equipment, and lighting equipment.
Revealing mistake: When Major Popov aims the rocket launcher at the Venus probe, there is no rocket in the launcher- it is just an empty tube.
Steve Austin, Fugitive - S2-E22
Continuity mistake: The background behind Hopper while he is in the man lift changes from shot to shot. In the close ups of him in the man lift's basket, there is a striped wooden wall, but the long shot of the man lift in the raised position shows an open wooden railing behind it.
Straight on 'til Morning - S2-E6
Factual error: Steve touches the electrified fence with his bare left human hand, which would have resulted in electrocution.
Straight on 'til Morning - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When the alien hurls the boulder at Steve, it initially has rugged, irregular sides. Upon impact, however, it appears noticeably rounded.
Straight on 'til Morning - S2-E6
Visible crew/equipment: When the sheriff walks toward his car, the moving boom microphone is reflected in the windshield.
Pilot Error - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: As the plane is plummeting, the cockpit alternates between an open, oil-splattered state in the close-ups and a closed, clean configuration in the wide shots.
The Seven Million Dollar Man - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When Barney opens the jail bars, there is a sudden cut accompanied by a change in camera angle. The deformation of the bars is inconsistent between the two immediate shots, with their bent shape differing noticeably across the cut.
The Seven Million Dollar Man - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: The nurse is shown holding the photograph with both hands, but in the subsequent close-up, it is held with only one.
Continuity mistake: Just before the helicopter lifts off, Steve is approaching to within roughly two metres of it; after a cut, he is suddenly positioned much further behind.
Other mistake: Oscar plays several clips of Steve using his bionic arm, but these shots are taken from earlier episodes in which no CCTV - or any form of surveillance - was present during those moments, making their inclusion here completely implausible.
The Pioneers - S2-E2
Continuity mistake: David throws a beam into the water where Steve is, but in the following shot, the beam has completely vanished.
The Pioneers - S2-E2
Revealing mistake: When Steve punches David in the back, both characters are abruptly replaced by obvious stunt doubles. David's double has noticeably shorter and darker hair, while Steve's is bulkier and bears little resemblance to Lee Majors. This occurs repeatedly throughout the fight. (00:41:44)
