- Production Number 47418
- Filmed JUNE 20-29, 1977
- Aired SEPTEMBER 10, 1977
- Teleplay by JAMES D. PARRIOTT
- Story by HARVE BENNETT & JAMES D. PARRIOTT
- Directed by BARRY CRANE
- Produced by JAMES D. PARRIOTT
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Starring
- Jaime Sommers LINDSAY WAGNER Also Starring
- Oscar Goldman RICHARD ANDERSON And
- Dr. Rudy Wells MARTIN E. BROOKS Guest Stars
- Jim Elgin FORD RAINEY
- Crosby TAYLOR LACHER With
- Judy McHugh CARLENE WATKINS
- Trucker AL HANSEN
- Doughnut Man JAY FENICHEL
- Animal Handler DAVID HIMES Uncredited
- Jaime Stunt Double RITA EGLESTON
- Motorcyclist TONY BRUBAKER
- Max BRACKEN
Jaime discovers that Oscar and Rudy have been hiding the existence of Maximillian, the world's first Bionic dog, and she takes drastic measures to save him when it is believed that he is experiencing Bionic rejection.
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Song
- "FRIENDS" Written by
- JAMES D. PARRIOTT & ROBERT PRINCE
- Executive Producer HARVE BENNETT
- Supervising Producer KENNETH JOHNSON
- Created for Television by KENNETH JOHNSON
- Associate Producer CRAIG SCHILLER
- Music Score ROBERT PRICE
- Theme JERRY FIELDING
- Director of Photography J.J. JONES
- Art Director HOWARD E. JOHNSON
- Set Decorations CHARLES TYCER
- Assistant Director ROBERT STEINHAUER
- Unit Manager RALPH SARIEGO
- Film Editor GEORGE OHANIAN, A.C.E.
- Sound JAMES F. ROGERS
- Filmed in TECHNICOLOR®
- Special Effects Editor KYLE WRIGHT
- Music Editor MAURICE R. KLINE
- Women's Costumes by CHARLES WALDO
- Titles & Optical Effects UNIVERSAL TITLE
- Based on the Novel "CYBORG" by MARTIN CAIDIN
- Produced in Association with
- HARVE BENNETT PRODUCTIONS and UNIVERSAL
- Copyright ©1977 by UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS INC.
SCRIPT
The Cover page and Cast/Sets page of "The Bionic Dog" Part I.
♦ The exterior scenes and some interior shots of the OSI West Coast Research Lab were filmed at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Santa Clarita, California. View Google Map
♦ The scene setting up the runaway Volkswagen was shot at Magee's Donunts in Los Angeles, California. View Google Map
♦ This episode was rebroadcast by NBC on June 3, 1978.
♦ A stunt of Jaime and Max jumping over a fence is shown in the episode teaser and in Part II, but it is not included within this episode.
♦ Producer and episode writer James D. Parriott recorded an audio commentary for this episode which was included as a bonus feature on the 2011 DVD release of THE BIONIC WOMAN Season 3.