The Return of Bigfoot
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| Production 45124 Original Airdate: 19 September 1976 | |||
 Steve caught in an explosive fight with Bigfoot | |||
| Produced by Lionel E. Siegel | |||
| Written by Kenneth Johnson | |||
| Directed by Barry Crane | |||
| Guest Cast | |||
| Guest Star(s) John Saxon as Nedlick Stephen Young as Dallet Severn Darden as Apploy Ted Cassidy as Sasquatch | |||
| Special Guest Star(s) Sandy Duncan as Gillian Stefanie Powers as Shalon | |||
| Special Guest Appearance Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers | |||
| Co-starring Charles Cyphers as Faler | |||
| With Vince Howard as Nuclear Center Guard Will J. White as Lab Guard Michael J. London as Guard | |||
| Broadcast Order | |||
| Season 4 | |||
| ← Previous | Next → | ||
| "Big Brother" | "Nightmare in the Sky" | ||
| Related episodes | |||
| "The Return of Bigfoot (Part II)" "The Secret of Bigfoot" "The Secret of Bigfoot (Part II)" "Bigfoot V" | |||
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[edit] Summary
A series of burglaries point to the use of bionics, and Steve falls under suspicion. Steve is approached by Gillian, an alien whose fellow explorers were first encountered by Steve in The Secret of Bigfoot. Gillian restores his memory of those experiences in order to gain his assistance. A rebel splinter group of aliens, led by Nedlick, have damaged the alien power generator, and have taken the Sasquatch. Steve agrees to help, but suspicion of him grows as he refuses to reveal the information that could clear him. When he finally tells Oscar, who doesn't believe him, Steve flees. Meanwhile, Jaime Sommers has overheard the truth about the aliens, and her faith in Steve makes her believe it. The alien rebels have set up a new base in Mexico, and are drilling into an extinct volcano for geothermal energy. The Sasquatch is stealing various components which will allow the aliens build a shield for their base which will make them invulnerable. Steve is injured fighting the Sasquatch and receives a lethal dose of radiation- unless he is treated with the alien wonder drug Neotraxin, Dr. Rudy Wells believes he will not last another day. Jaime is the only one who can save Steve and stop the alien rebels in their bid for global dominion. To Be Continued on The Bionic Woman...
[edit] Quotes
Jaime: Whoa... whose foot is that?!
Rudy: The Indians say it's the print of the Sasquatch.
Steve: We found it in the northern California mountains last year.
Jaime: Right... the Sasquatch is the... uh...
Rudy: The legendary creature that the white man named Bigfoot.
Jaime: Right, and I can see why they call it Bigfoot.
Jaime: Did you actually get to see the creature that made that thing?
Oscar: No, we never saw it, Jaime.
(Steve has wisps of memory).
Jaime: What's the matter?
Steve: I don't know. It's... it's like there's something there. I can almost remember, but not quite... it's frustrating.
Jaime: Tell me about it. I'm the one who wrote the book on partial memory, remember?
Steve: Yeah...
Jaime: Hey, why don't we go out and take your mind off things? I mean, we could go for a walk or something.
Rudy: Hey - make it a bionic run, willya? I can check your heart pulse when you get back.
Jaime: Slavedriver.
[edit] Trivia
- Beginning with this season premiere, Lee Majors would sport a mustache as Steve Austin. This change of appearance proved unpopular and would be abandoned towards the end of Season Four, following the episode "The Privacy of the Mind," - but not before it had been incorporated into book covers, comic books, and merchandising.
- The characters in this episode often refers to prior events in "The Secret of Bigfoot" as taking place a year prior, when in fact this episode and its predecessor were first broadcast seven months apart.
- Ted Cassidy takes over the role of Bigfoot from André the Giant in this episode. After this two-parter, Ted would return once more for "Bigfoot V."
- While the nuclear power of Steve's bionics have been established from the beginning, this marks the first incident where damage to his limbs has lead to harmful radioactive leaks.
- Martin E. Brooks is added to the opening credits sequence, while Richard Anderson adopts an "action" pose, picking up a red telephone; a loaded symbol for viewers during the cold war.
[edit] Nitpicks
- Stunt doubles are an easy target, but this episode features a stunt double for Ted Cassidy's Bigfoot that not only lacked a fully developed costume, but upon whom the slow-motion camera lingers, making the double's use here particularly jarring.
[edit] Scenes Deleted In Syndication
[edit] Gallery
 Episode collage |
 Oscar's new look |
 Rudy makes the big time |
 "It's frustrating..." |
 Steve takes on Bigfoot |
 Nedlick increases Bigfoot's strength |
 Steve and Bigfoot tangle for a second time |
 Steve's legs are crushed |
 Rudy fears that Steve only has hours to live |
 "Beware the Sasquatch" |
