I Did My Housework In Half The Time Listening To This On Loop! I’m Addicted To This Theme. I Can’t Get It Out Of My Head! Gets Me In The Flow State, In The Zone……I’m Bionic!!
@@nathanscott2764 Actually it comes from the first of 3 'pilot films' (so EP -2 :-)) that shows the airplane crash and the rebuilding of Steve Austin. This film was later renamed as "The Moon and the Desert". In this pilot episode, Oscar Goldman is not already part of the show, he was introduced in the second pilot film "Wine Women and War" and is part of the third pilot "Solid God Kidnapping". Consider "Population: Zero" as EP1 :-)
I remember going on my backgarden swing after the show and jumping off it when the seat reached the top of it's arc. I was Steve...I could leap great distances through the air. I'd probably get referred for counselling now if I was a kid doing that....Great being a kid in the 70s.
I had the privilege of being Lee Majors' "stand-in" for the Guy Choice Awards 2007. I even got to wear the same type of red sweats. They did a spoof on The Six Million Dollar Man. About a week later, I ran into Lee again while doing a scene for the short-lived show Cane. This was on the lot in Studio City. Lee is a really nice man.
They somehow avoided the Benny Hill effect of speeding up the film. I think it's only sped up about 2x, but the fence posts whizzing by in the foreground make it look like they are going 60. I would bet they also used some longer shutter speeds to add more motion blur to each frame so it would look more natural sped up.
@@responsiblejerk2328 Actually in the original clip here is running just about that fast. Lee Majors was a very good sprinter and he's running about fifteen mph in this clip with the background going by at about 60 of course. But they could have at LEAST shown him running at twice the normal speed in the show without the Benny Hill effect as you mentioned. I recently watched some episodes of The Greatest American Hero and one of his many powers was super speed and they would always show him running about forty or fifty mph and it never looked fake at all. They only showed it for a second or maybe two but it never looked silly or fake as far as his movement went and they're was no photo realistic CGI then since it was only 1980. They were still using the same camera tricks as in this show. The slow motion got so annoying all the time in this show which is why this clip is so awesome. I just wish they did it even 2x normal speed to show you something instead of the slomo. What really surprises me is that even in the movie Civil War during the highway scene when cap and Bucky and black panther were all running they had them do it exactly the way this scene was done with them running at a normal speed and actually kind of sliding along the ground but in actuality this scene here in six million Dollar Man looked far more realistic. I don't understand why they didn't just use the CGI they have access to now and show their legs moving at like twice the speed of that of Usain bolt and it would have looked perfectly fine and 100% believable with today's technology.
@@JediWitness2 I believe for Civil War they used a rig to capture that at more or less normal speed. They drag a big carpet that the actors run on and it multiplies their speed. Like the moving sidewalks at the airport. I know that rig exists anyway.
@@JediWitness2 I agree with you, it would have been nice to see more of this sort of 2x speed with the camera/shutter effects as we see in this clip. As a child, I remember and will never forget the realism of this clip in the opening intro. This is a key part of what made this show so amazing at the time. Even to this day, this scene looks very real and makes very evident the power of the bionic legs.
Lee Majors was arguably the best runner I can imagine for this role. He was a mixed of power, control and utmost precision as a runner. He had a great physical condition and that macho 70's look added to all that. He was a extremely elegant runner, can't think of an actor who can be compared to him. Maybe in the future robotics will help human beings to be able to run 65 mph.✌
this was never science fiction this was a preview in the 70s of what was yet to come they had the technically back then everything is science fact and science now no such thing as science fiction they have just created the perceptual illusion that this is the case
Lee Majors was perfect for the role. He is so charismatic (he still is in 2022)! He looks elegant, impressive, strong, sexy, agile, and unstoppable when he runs in slow motion!
I have to say I love this! I grew up Idolizing Steve Austin and was always disappointed that he ran in slow motion except for this small clip in the intro. My life's complete!
I truly don’t know what’s wrong with all you people!!! Don’t be so naïve he was really running 60 mph there was no editing no trick photography of any kind he’s just a really fast runner can’t believe you people!!!
One of the best tv series in 70's. In Pakistan whenever tv episode comes. Streets become ghost town. Everyone run home to watch this series episode. Love u lee major and lindsay wagner for this lovely show and beautiful memories. As a kid i never missed a single eisode. Love from Pakistan. ❤❤🎉🎉
There is only one actor today who could ressurrect the Colonel Steve Austin character to perfection and that is Thomas Jane. And maybe Edward Norton as Director Oscar Goldman
Yeah, that was the big letdown of the show. You *needed* to see it this way. But minor footnote: that's not high speed - not much. That's close to real time (20-25, not 60). It's amazing to see it (and feels amazing). I've frequently broken out in runs when I'm walking; and on a few occasions when I got up to that cadence I was completely taken by surprise to hear girls on a balcony of one of the duplex houses screaming and cheering in delight; or another case at night, when I broke out in full speed, there was a group of students hanging outside near the dorms who went into cheering and applause mode with the "go! go! go!". I thought was alone and that nobody could see it at night.
Big subject, but they only had real instruments and orchestras, and each composer had almost nothing to reference, so they simply created whatever came out of their own imagination, and nothing was to be accepted or popular. Oliver Nelson, was cool, jazzy, and funky, and of his time. As a synth nerd myself, I can tell you that those early synths were used to transform the background music, especially of robots beeping and computerised equipment. Oh it's a huge subject, but it's all about using what they had to sound different. go listen to the Persuaders theme, and the mix of traditional instruments, mixed with synths.
SMDM and BW were my 2 favorite shows growing up. I purchased the complete sets on DVD when universal finally released them. Whenever I want to revisit my childhood I pop in a disc and enjoy the great memories!!
I believe there was a scene where an man was sitting by a lake fishing when he heard movement from behind him. When he turned to look, he saw Steve Austin running like this.
I think it's the one where the guy was sitting on his porch and his house was not far from a dish. Road and he saw Steve running like this at full speed. One of the few times they showed him in fast motion and the guy did a double take and couldn't believe his eyes lol
I actually Run 41 aluminum seatrows 11 Times once a week at a huge football stadium while pretending to be the 6 million dollar Man!! I am at No shame to say its one of my motivations while doing this drill!! I jam to this tune while performing it!! 👍👍👍
Así se vería si no quitaran la cámara lenta en sus acciones biónicas. Esta en especial es mi parte favorita, me encanta verlo correr a esa velocidad. Gracias por compartirlo.
Yes it's definitely one of the best. Some of my other all time favorite are also from shows around the time, those being AIRWOLF & Crockets Theme from Miami Vice and Knight Rider
When I first saw this as a kid I thought, He was the first white guy that runs like a brother..I loved this show.. I even had the Steve Austin action figure
Aí marcou minha época, assisti muito e essa parte é abertura e começo desse seriado. É motivo de saudade desses bons tempos que os seriados eram bons e criativos.
I still chuckle at the Family Guy parody of this bit. They said, we can rebuild him, we have the technology, but we don't want to spend a lot of money. And Peter is running in the red jumpsuit with a garbage can for a leg and a plunger for an eye. Still this was my favorite show as a kid I just loved it. I met Oscar Goldman once in a mall, he was in his 90's at the time, but it was way cool. That guy did a bunch of tv, that show was just one gig in hundreds.
it was never a film nothing ever a film but preview of whats yet to come everything is documentary the alien spoon feed you your technology then pass it off as new when in fact its been around for longtime its just not made commercially known to exist
This scene is not continuous.look at the trees.they are the same.but then computer graphics were in their infancy probably back then.but still brilliantly done.what a show
There can be movie adaption but it wouldn’t have the magic that Lee Majors brought to the character. The fact that some of the episodes were horror, made the show that much more awesome.
I loved The Six Million Dollar Man, Lee Majors was the man every kid wanted to be. I wonder if they'll ever remake it? I'd quite like to see what a modern version would be like.
They did remake The Bionic Woman in 2008.. But it was done terribly and with a couple of brief exceptions, the special effects from the original 70s show was even better than the 2008 show. There were rumors in 2010 or so that they were going to do a reboot of the show called "The Six BILLION dollar" Man with Mark Walberg.. But apparently it never went anywhere
Lee majors who played the character Steve Austin was naturally athletic and a good runner in real life,so was Arnold Schwarzenegger,did you see him in the film the running man,i have a hunch Swhwarzenegger would of beaten Majors in a running competition
Not sure about Arnie winning. Lee majors was a former football player and a very good sprinter naturally which made him a natural for the role. Unfortunately he said that all those running scenes really hurt his knee injuries from playing football.
A bionic person probably could run 60+ mph if they bounded along like the astronauts walking / jogging on the moon. Legs wouldn’t have to move nearly as fast, would be bounding perhaps 10-20 feet between each “step”.
He was so cool back then. Great role for him.
I can watch this over and over again!! just love it!!
😃YES
Yes I think that was from EP1
He was really running 60 mph though!!
I Did My Housework In Half The Time Listening To This On Loop!
I’m Addicted To This Theme.
I Can’t Get It Out Of My Head!
Gets Me In The Flow State, In The Zone……I’m Bionic!!
@@nathanscott2764 Actually it comes from the first of 3 'pilot films' (so EP -2 :-)) that shows the airplane crash and the rebuilding of Steve Austin. This film was later renamed as "The Moon and the Desert". In this pilot episode, Oscar Goldman is not already part of the show, he was introduced in the second pilot film "Wine Women and War" and is part of the third pilot "Solid God Kidnapping". Consider "Population: Zero" as EP1 :-)
As kids WE all wanted to be Steve!
Even today…. 🏃♂️
Oh yeah!
I remember going on my backgarden swing after the show and jumping off it when the seat reached the top of it's arc. I was Steve...I could leap great distances through the air. I'd probably get referred for counselling now if I was a kid doing that....Great being a kid in the 70s.
Yes!!!!!!
@@jarodz2846
Yep
Love the bass in this music.......
SO DO I.
There are not bass lines like this anymore
I had the privilege of being Lee Majors' "stand-in" for the Guy Choice Awards 2007. I even got to wear the same type of red sweats. They did a spoof on The Six Million Dollar Man. About a week later, I ran into Lee again while doing a scene for the short-lived show Cane. This was on the lot in Studio City. Lee is a really nice man.
Lee is the coolest.
guy choice huh
sure thats not a typo?
This remix is badass:)
The speed editing looks real, which is amazing for the 70's. This show was light years ahead of its time!
They somehow avoided the Benny Hill effect of speeding up the film. I think it's only sped up about 2x, but the fence posts whizzing by in the foreground make it look like they are going 60. I would bet they also used some longer shutter speeds to add more motion blur to each frame so it would look more natural sped up.
@@responsiblejerk2328 You can still see the loop if you look at the back ground
@@responsiblejerk2328 Actually in the original clip here is running just about that fast. Lee Majors was a very good sprinter and he's running about fifteen mph in this clip with the background going by at about 60 of course.
But they could have at LEAST shown him running at twice the normal speed in the show without the Benny Hill effect as you mentioned.
I recently watched some episodes of The Greatest American Hero and one of his many powers was super speed and they would always show him running about forty or fifty mph and it never looked fake at all. They only showed it for a second or maybe two but it never looked silly or fake as far as his movement went and they're was no photo realistic CGI then since it was only 1980. They were still using the same camera tricks as in this show.
The slow motion got so annoying all the time in this show which is why this clip is so awesome. I just wish they did it even 2x normal speed to show you something instead of the slomo.
What really surprises me is that even in the movie Civil War during the highway scene when cap and Bucky and black panther were all running they had them do it exactly the way this scene was done with them running at a normal speed and actually kind of sliding along the ground but in actuality this scene here in six million Dollar Man looked far more realistic. I don't understand why they didn't just use the CGI they have access to now and show their legs moving at like twice the speed of that of Usain bolt and it would have looked perfectly fine and 100% believable with today's technology.
@@JediWitness2 I believe for Civil War they used a rig to capture that at more or less normal speed. They drag a big carpet that the actors run on and it multiplies their speed. Like the moving sidewalks at the airport. I know that rig exists anyway.
@@JediWitness2 I agree with you, it would have been nice to see more of this sort of 2x speed with the camera/shutter effects as we see in this clip.
As a child, I remember and will never forget the realism of this clip in the opening intro. This is a key part of what made this show so amazing at the time. Even to this day, this scene looks very real and makes very evident the power of the bionic legs.
Lee Majors was arguably the best runner I can imagine for this role. He was a mixed of power, control and utmost precision as a runner. He had a great physical condition and that macho 70's look added to all that. He was a extremely elegant runner, can't think of an actor who can be compared to him. Maybe in the future robotics will help human beings to be able to run 65 mph.✌
this was never science fiction this was a preview in the 70s of what was yet to come they had the technically
back then everything is science fact and science now no such thing as science fiction they have just created the perceptual illusion that this is the case
He was a former athlete I think he was a football player.
Lee Majors was perfect for the role. He is so charismatic (he still is in 2022)! He looks elegant, impressive, strong, sexy, agile, and unstoppable when he runs in slow motion!
and to think Martin Caidin didn’t want him for the role..wanted monte markham 🤔
He looked macho but kind at the same time.
The original series, with the original music by Oliver Nelson, was no less than glorious!
This video can literally put you in a trance….
It truly does!
it should be illegal, or regulated at least
@@jarodz2846 Lee's running ability in this video always amazed me! They actually made it look like he was running 60 MPH !! 😵💫
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I love this clip. Thanks 😮
I still think this effect is a top 10 of all time which shocks me as this was 70's and there was no cgi
God how I love this so. Thank you So Much for making this.
The music, Sound effects and no one else wearing Polyester is as Cool and bad ass as Lee Majors
I have to say I love this! I grew up
Idolizing Steve Austin and was always disappointed that he ran in slow motion except for this small clip in the intro. My life's complete!
I loved this series so much when I was a kid. My dad used to make me do this run in slow motion with sound effects for his friends 😂🤣
I truly don’t know what’s wrong with all you people!!! Don’t be so naïve he was really running 60 mph there was no editing no trick photography of any kind he’s just a really fast runner can’t believe you people!!!
@@stevenlevin4148 That"s what makes him so incredible.
Lol, my much older sister use to make me do the same thing in front of her friends.
sounds pedo creepy
The sound the visual is perfect
Absolutely Awesone!
I grew up watching Six Million Dollar Man!!! This is awesome!!!!
At 60 years old, I still watch it.
Steve Austin (Lee Majors) the most valuable man in the world. Running 60 miles per hour.
This is absolutely bad ass!! When I was a kid I had the Col Steve Austin action doll, wearing the same outfit in this video! Thanks for uploading!
my dad accused me of playing with dolls because santa brought me a g i joe the one with fuzzy beard
It don’t get no more bad ass than this.
My favorite show from my childhood and still up there today The music the sound effects and Lee Majors was the coolest running in polyester
I’m 60 and watch it all the time, never gets old.
Thank you, STIKS69....
I usually last about 20 on the treadmill. Had the 6 million dollar man theme track on headphone (repeat) and did 1 hr on treadmill...
I grew up watching the Six Million Dollar Man
so do i.
At 58, I still watch it all the time!
düh who else but us watch a video like this
One of the best tv series in 70's. In Pakistan whenever tv episode comes. Streets become ghost town. Everyone run home to watch this series episode. Love u lee major and lindsay wagner for this lovely show and beautiful memories. As a kid i never missed a single eisode. Love from Pakistan. ❤❤🎉🎉
I was a sprinter..and racer...so this is magic
There is only one actor today who could ressurrect the Colonel Steve Austin character to perfection and that is Thomas Jane. And maybe Edward Norton as Director Oscar Goldman
Who said it wasn't real??? And is most definitely ahead of its time. Awesome !!!
I love this version of the main theme...
I hum it while I work out...
1 of my favorite child hood shows 😍
Never understood why they didn't use this high speed editing in the actual show.
Yeah, that was the big letdown of the show. You *needed* to see it this way. But minor footnote: that's not high speed - not much. That's close to real time (20-25, not 60). It's amazing to see it (and feels amazing). I've frequently broken out in runs when I'm walking; and on a few occasions when I got up to that cadence I was completely taken by surprise to hear girls on a balcony of one of the duplex houses screaming and cheering in delight; or another case at night, when I broke out in full speed, there was a group of students hanging outside near the dorms who went into cheering and applause mode with the "go! go! go!". I thought was alone and that nobody could see it at night.
They had to make the show last a hour.
I would say it’s pretty safe to assume that this guy has definitely gotten his cardio in for that day!!
hahahaha... good one!
noooo waaay!!!
That’s not just some guy, that’s Colonel Steve Austin.
Why doesn't tv do music like this anymore?
Good question. It's almost like they want it to suck on purpose!
Big subject, but they only had real instruments and orchestras, and each composer had almost nothing to reference, so they simply created whatever came out of their own imagination, and nothing was to be accepted or popular.
Oliver Nelson, was cool, jazzy, and funky, and of his time. As a synth nerd myself, I can tell you that those early synths were used to transform the background music, especially of robots beeping and computerised equipment.
Oh it's a huge subject, but it's all about using what they had to sound different. go listen to the Persuaders theme, and the mix of traditional instruments, mixed with synths.
@@JOECANDELA22 lol yep it does suck
Today's music scores are so unmemorable. It goes through one ear and out through the other
@@hanslesolo Thank you.
...and Richsifu7 made my day...thank you!!!
Iconic series when watching TV was fun
You gotta GIF this.
old and great memories
Listening To This On Loop I Did My House Work In Half The Time!! Try It!!
This Theme’s Made Me Bionic!!
As a kid I always wanted this part of the intro to last longer. 🥳
ICONIC!!!
SMDM and BW were my 2 favorite shows growing up. I purchased the complete sets on DVD when universal finally released them. Whenever I want to revisit my childhood I pop in a disc and enjoy the great memories!!
At 54,still imagine about running that fast,with that music in my head.
Strangely Hypnotic…
Did anyone happen to notice his shoes fly off at the quarter mile mark?
Sweet .....
Omg I can watch this all day
Well done .. !!
Felicitaciones , no canso de verlo ..
Fantastic job on the music 🎶
Masterpiece
A gym teacher before acting.
Helped him in his role.
I believe there was a scene where an man was sitting by a lake fishing when he heard movement from behind him. When he turned to look, he saw Steve Austin running like this.
I think it's the one where the guy was sitting on his porch and his house was not far from a dish. Road and he saw Steve running like this at full speed. One of the few times they showed him in fast motion and the guy did a double take and couldn't believe his eyes lol
Que capitulo es?
@@christianaguilera4859 Esto está en los créditos iniciales, pero a lo que me refería es en la película de apertura de la serie.
It was a great show
I loved Steve Austin. The music was awesome
He loved you back.
Awesome.
Steve Austin's just found out there's a sale on at the only walmart in town
Ha ha get outta here ; )
What a music!!👍
And theres still nothing like it.
I actually Run 41 aluminum seatrows 11 Times once a week at a huge football stadium while pretending to be the 6 million dollar Man!! I am at No shame to say its one of my motivations while doing this drill!! I jam to this tune while performing it!! 👍👍👍
Faster! Better! Stronger!
Excellent video! The updated music is great, not sure if you produced it. Whoever it was did a fantastic job!
Thanks. I put the video itself together with music by user STIKS1969, but I believe that account is no longer active.
@@Richsifu7 awesome, thanks for sharing! Goes to show there are a lot of talented and dedicated fans out there including yourself.
60 miles an hour. Run Steve run!
He could beat forest gump
today they would do 55
Son casi 100 km por hora
Así se vería si no quitaran la cámara lenta en sus acciones biónicas. Esta en especial es mi parte favorita, me encanta verlo correr a esa velocidad. Gracias por compartirlo.
si usted
Best music for a TV series ever!😊👍
Yes it's definitely one of the best. Some of my other all time favorite are also from shows around the time, those being AIRWOLF & Crockets Theme from Miami Vice and Knight Rider
room 222
When I first saw this as a kid I thought, He was the first white guy that runs like a brother..I loved this show..
I even had the Steve Austin action figure
Good thing to do together on a first date go run
Só posso dizer uma coisa: INCRÍVEL. Obrigado por tudo Lee Majors.
Six million likes!!!!
Hell yeah!
I put this on my gym walkman 😛👍
Yes!!
Oh god,i don't believe this, fantastic cccccccccc
I still have the action figure of the Six Million dollar man
Where can I find this music?
Aí marcou minha época, assisti muito e essa parte é abertura e começo desse seriado.
É motivo de saudade desses bons tempos que os seriados eram bons e criativos.
It's wild Steve it's wild!
In the TV series he would run in slow motion to indicate speed. Way to go Steve.........
I still chuckle at the Family Guy parody of this bit. They said, we can rebuild him, we have the technology, but we don't want to spend a lot of money. And Peter is running in the red jumpsuit with a garbage can for a leg and a plunger for an eye. Still this was my favorite show as a kid I just loved it. I met Oscar Goldman once in a mall, he was in his 90's at the time, but it was way cool. That guy did a bunch of tv, that show was just one gig in hundreds.
The three thumbs downs are from Fembots.
They're just jealous. They were so heavy they couldn't accelerate like Steve and Jamie, more like an old Mazda.
@@apollo-so5yj I grew up in this era Steve Austin is the s*** the number one fan of my life
One of the greatest actor in my life
He had perfect stride💯
My father used to watch this film as a child. And so many ways of doing this film ۔This video is very sweet ...👍
it was never a film nothing ever a film but preview of whats yet to come
everything is documentary the alien spoon feed you your technology then pass it off as new
when in fact its been around for longtime its just not made commercially known to exist
I still am
This scene is not continuous.look at the trees.they are the same.but then computer graphics were in their infancy probably back then.but still brilliantly done.what a show
He must be doing circles he keeps passing the same tree
So was he from Ohi? or Ohio? Im hoping he was a Browns fan and this will be the Browns comeback music :)
I prefer to see Lee at 1:25 speed!
This running sequence what episode is it in?
His shoes must have kevlar laced into the soles. Regular shoe leather and rubber would have worn down and melted at 60 mph.
this made my day
I grew up watching this awesome show
And not a single hair out of place! Just Simply Awesome...
There can be movie adaption but it wouldn’t have the magic that Lee Majors brought to the character. The fact that some of the episodes were horror, made the show that much more awesome.
I was 18 when it came on tv in the UK in early 1970's
That's some great hair spray Steve!!
It’s NASA grade hair spray.
That is one big park he’s running in
Wow classic tv show, that's what a class mate called me when I used to run in junior high school
I loved The Six Million Dollar Man, Lee Majors was the man every kid wanted to be. I wonder if they'll ever remake it? I'd quite like to see what a modern version would be like.
They did remake The Bionic Woman in 2008.. But it was done terribly and with a couple of brief exceptions, the special effects from the original 70s show was even better than the 2008 show.
There were rumors in 2010 or so that they were going to do a reboot of the show called "The Six BILLION dollar" Man with Mark Walberg.. But apparently it never went anywhere
@@JediWitness2That’s probably a good thing.
Lee majors who played the character Steve Austin was naturally athletic and a good runner in real life,so was Arnold Schwarzenegger,did you see him in the film the running man,i have a hunch Swhwarzenegger would of beaten Majors in a running competition
Not sure about Arnie winning. Lee majors was a former football player and a very good sprinter naturally which made him a natural for the role. Unfortunately he said that all those running scenes really hurt his knee injuries from playing football.
He won’t be late for supper!!
Go Steve go
When you tried to break your arm as a kid thinking you would end up with a bionic arm from hospital.
Yeah 🤗🤗
I just did 25 min on the elliptical to this video...got me through it.
A bionic person probably could run 60+ mph if they bounded along like the astronauts walking / jogging on the moon. Legs wouldn’t have to move nearly as fast, would be bounding perhaps 10-20 feet between each “step”.
el hacer las acciones bionicas en camara lenta fue icono de la serie...pero esta manera de correr luce excelente!
Creo qui si
Verdad.
The only episode that he runs like this is "one of our running backs is missing.
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EL HOMBRE BIÒNICO SIEMPRE HA SIDO LA INSPIRACIÒN DE MILLONES DE SERES HUMANOS EN ESTE PLANETA FOREVER.