The Six Million Dollar Man

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)

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Nuclear Alert - S2-E1

Revealing mistake: The two baddies run towards the truck: one jumps into the driver's seat, while the other runs around the vehicle towards the passenger side, where he later appears. However, if you watch the bottom of the truck, his legs and shadow can be seen running away from the vehicle, contradicting his subsequent position. (00:22:01)

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Run, Steve, Run - S1-E13

Revealing mistake: After Steve jumps off his horse and fights a thug, a second attacker comes at him from behind. At that moment, Steve's stunt double becomes obvious, as he has a completely different haircut and a noticeably bigger build. (00:38:40)

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Dr. Wells Is Missing - S1-E9

Revealing mistake: Steve jumps and kicks the wooden gates, which fall down instantly. Note how no hinges break, revealing that the doors were simply placed there with no attachment to allow for the stunt.

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Dr. Wells Is Missing - S1-E9

Revealing mistake: The man at the gas station walks over to a payphone and pretends to insert a coin. However, the coin never goes through the slot; he simply hides it in his hand, revealing that the phone is just a prop.

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Show generally

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.

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Trivia: The narrator who says, "Steve Austin, astronaut, a man barely alive" during the opening sequence is the series producer, Harve Bennett.

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