- Production Number 44412
- Filmed FEBRUARY 17-25, 1976
- Aired MARCH 17, 1976
- Written by JAMES D. PARRIOTT
- Directed by ALAN CROSLAND
- Produced by KENNETH JOHNSON
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Starring
- Jaime Sommers LINDSAY WAGNER Also Starring
- Oscar Goldman RICHARD ANDERSON Guest Stars
- Ray Raymond BERT PARKS
- Brady (Stage Manager) GARY CROSBY Special Guest Star
- Helen Elgin MARTHA SCOTT Co-Starring
- Mrs. Belding HELEN CRAIG
- Sally Bartell (Miss Florida) CASSIE YATES
- Lady Reporter CHARLOTTE MOORE
- The Man HENRY POLIC II With
- Miss Oklahoma KATIE HOPKINS ZERBY
- Miss Tennessee LISA PARKES Uncredited
- Jaime Stunt Double RITA EGLESTON
Jaime reluctantly becomes a contestant in the Miss United States Pageant in order to uncover an espionage operation that is using the contest to smuggle a stolen circuit out of the country.
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Songs
- "FEELINGS" Music & Lyric by MORRIS ALBERT
- Sung by - LINDSAY WAGNER
- "MISS UNITED STATES LADY" Music - JOE HARNELL
- Lyric - JAMES D. PARRIOTT
- Sung by - BERT PARKS
- Executive Producer HARVE BENNETT
- Created for Television by KENNETH JOHNSON
- Story Consultant ARTHUR ROWE
- Music Score JOE HARNELL
- Theme JERRY FIELDING
- Director of PhotographyALAN M. DAVEY
- Art Director CHUCK R. DAVIS
- Set Decorations GARY J. MORENO
- Assistant Director TOM CONNORS III
- Unit Manager TED SCHILZ
- Film Editors GEORGE OHANIAN
- ROBERT K. RICHARD, A.C.E
- Sound JAMES F. ROGERS
- Filmed in TECHNICOLOR®
- Titles & Optical Effects UNIVERSAL TITLE
- Sound Effects Editor MARTY GRECO
- Music Editor HERBERT D. WOODS
- Women's Costumes by CHARLES WALDO
- Based on the Novel "CYBORG" by MARTIN CAIDIN
- Produced in Association with
- HARVE BENNETT PRODUCTIONS and UNIVERSAL
- Copyright ©1976 by UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS INC.
SCRIPT
The Teaser and Tag of the 1/9/76 version of this script features Jaime and her students learning a subtle lesson on beauty.
SET CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE
Page 1 of the Set Estimate sheet shows a proposed breakdown of sets needed, the scenes in which they will be used, the estimated cost for each set, and the set's location.
♦ This episode was rebroadcast by ABC-TV on September 15, 1976 — one week before the 1976-77 season premiere.
♦ Joe Harnell's "Bionic Beauty" soundtrack was released on CD in 2010 as part of The Bionic Woman: Episodic Collection - Volume Four. The CD also contains unused tracks and an alternate version of Lindsay Wagner singing "Feelings".
♦ Jaime's evening gown in this episode seems to have been the inspiration for Kenner's 1977 Bionic Woman Designer Fashion - Peach Dream.