Welcome Home, Jaime
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| Production 44415 Original Airdate: 11 January 1976 | |||
 Oscar and Jaime discuss her future | |||
| Produced by Kenneth Johnson | |||
| Written by Kenneth Johnson | |||
| Directed by Alan Crosland | |||
| Guest Cast | |||
| Guest Star(s) Martin E. Brooks as Rudy Wells Dennis Patrick as Carlton Harris | |||
| Special Guest Star(s) Martha Scott as Helen Elgin Richard Lenz as Michael Marchetti | |||
| Special Guest Appearance Lindsay Wagner as Jaime/Jamie Sommers[1] | |||
| Also starring Roger Davis as Tom Hollaway | |||
| With Ford Rainey as Jim Elgin Dee Timberlake as Karen Stone Joe Rainer as Attendant Christian Juttner as Teddy | |||
| Uncredited Bob Bralver as Sayers | |||
| Broadcast Order | |||
| Season 3 | |||
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| Related episodes | |||
| "Welcome Home, Jaime (Part II)" "The Return of the Bionic Woman" "The Return of the Bionic Woman (Part II)" "The Bionic Woman" "The Bionic Woman (Part II)" | |||
"Welcome Home, Jaime" is the first episode in a two-part story from the third season of The Six Million Dollar Man. Despite this episode's complete identity change in syndication (even the "supers" after the break are rebranded, unlike "Kill Oscar Part II" and "The Return of Bigfoot Part II")— which made it "retroactively" a part of The Bionic Woman — in fact only the concluding episode of the story was made by The Bionic Woman's production team.
Nevertheless, because of the pervasiveness of this post-1976 rebranding — copies of this episode bearing the SMDM title sequence are rare — it is often falsely believed to have been originally a part of the latter series.
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[edit] Summary
Industrialist Carlton Harris has discovered the bionic powers of Jaime Sommers, and arranges several secret "tests" so that he can film her in action. When Oscar realizes what is happening, he arranges a "falling out" with Jaime so that she can go to work for Carlton, who is suspected of selling government secrets. While stealing secrets for Carlton in an effort to gather evidence against him, Jaime befriends the industrialist's son, Donald, a law student who is bothered by his father's illegal activities.
[edit] Novelization
This episode was adapted as a novel by Eileen Lottman. See Welcome Home, Jaime (novelization). (Note: the UK edition of this novel was published under the title Double Identity and credited to "Maud Willis".)
[edit] Syndication Changes
- Originally airing as an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man, this episode became the first episode of The Bionic Woman in syndication, usurping the role of Welcome Home, Jaime (Part II) as the first-ever episode of the series. This reversed the "Starring/Special Guest Appearance by" credits of Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner
- In addition to the original airing version with SMDM credits, and the reassigned version with BW credits, there are a few variations in circulation. One shows "on The Bionic Woman" after "To Be Continued.." (this is generally removed by agency of an abrupt fadeout.) and others incompletely reassign the episode, resembling the half-measures of The Return of Bigfoot (Part II) and Kill Oscar (Part II), with vestiges of its SMDM origins remaining. Additionally, there is a missing shot at the beginning of most versions, showing an aerial shot of the hospital just before the episode title.
[edit] Deconstructed
[edit] Quotes
Oscar: What about the present? What're you gonna do? Go back on the old, uh, tennis circuit?
Jaime: I don't think so. I don't think it would hardly be fair - I mean, I don't think even Jimmy Connors can return this serve. (hits the ball bionically, serving an ace before it tears through a chain link fence).
Oscar: Okay, I'll tell you what. When you get settled up in Ojai, we'll decide then.
Jaime: Oscar, if I don't get an assignment from you very soon, I'm just going to show up and I'm gonna kick your door down.
Oscar: Ah, you're just the one who can do it.
Jaime: And don't you forget it.
Helen: Why don't you have dinner with us tonight?
Jaime: No, thanks. I'm going to whip up a little tuna salad. I've got a lot of studying to do. (searches through a box) Mmmm-hmmm. I don't think I have a can opener.
Helen: I'll get you one at the house.
Jaime: No, no, no. It's okay. What are fingernails for, you know? (proceeds to open up the tuna can with her thumbnail).
Helen: (laughing) Incredible! You don't happen to have an extra set of those nails, do you?
Jaime: No, but I'll have Rudy check the parts department for you to see what he can come up with.
Jaime: Can I... uh... say something just between you and I, Helen?
Helen: Sure.
Jaime: I care an awful lot about Steve, but I just don't know where my heart is.
Helen: I understand. It's so frustrating to be confused.
Jaime: It really is.
Helen: Well, there's one thing not to be confused about. I almost had you for my daughter-in-law, and nothing could've made me happier. But back when you were growing up, even before you lost your parents, I always thought of you as my daughter. And I always will, Jaime. So, you see, I win either way.
Attendant: You see, I only have one position open, but it's not exactly the easiest. As a matter of fact, they've, eh, managed to chewed up four substitutes in three months.
Jaime: Phew! Sounds like it's going to be a challenge.
Attendant: I hope you've got a couple of good solid legs to stand on.
Jaime: Well, as a matter of fact I do.
Karen: You know they gave you the dirty dozen?
Jaime: I know! Are they really as bad as they said?
Karen: Not really. They're just into preadolescence, so, they're a little more outspoken than some of the other classes.
Jaime: I'll make you a deal. I won't call you a service brat and you don't call me a broad.
Jaime: How did you and I first meet?
Steve: Well, it was my first day in the third grade and you dared me to eat one of everything in the cafeteria.
Jaime: Did I? Did you?
Steve: Yeah, I tried and I got pretty sick. But I got even with you right here on this swing.
Jaime: Yeah, what'd you do, stick a frog down my back?
Steve: (sits down on swing) No, it was a lizard.
Jaime: Ew! That's an awful thing to do.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Continuity
- When Dr. Rudy Wells and Dr. Michael Marchetti are showing Jaime Sommers a slide show of pictures from her past to test her memory, the picture of Jim and Helen Elgin is taken from the next episode Welcome Home, Jaime (Part II). It comes from the scene where the Elgin's are talking to Oscar Goldman about Jaime's disappearance.
[edit] Character
- The license plate number on Jaime's car is: 826 OPP (CA plate).
- This episode marks the final appearance of Steve's parents, Helen and Jim Elgin, on The Six Million Dollar Man. They would become recurring characters on The Bionic Woman.
[edit] Music
- This episode marks the debut of Jerry Fielding's theme for The Bionic Woman, who provided incidental music for this Six Million Dollar Man episode.
[edit] Original Airdate
- This episode has been the source of some controversy regarding the original airdate. Although a vocal subset of fans have asserted that while Welcome Home, Jaime was scheduled to air on 1-11-76, it was in fact replaced by another episode and shown in The Bionic Woman's time slot as an episode of that show, contrary to the commonly accepted airtimes. On October 10, 2005, Bionic Woman creator Kenneth Johnson definitively tabled this issue, confirming that the episode aired as scheduled, as an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man, and only became an episode of The Bionic Woman in syndication. [2]
- Fans would have to wait a full ten days before the conclusion of this episode would air, launching The Bionic Woman in the show's new time slot. Another episode of The Six Million Dollar Man, Hocus-Pocus showed in the meantime, frustrating fans impatient for the conclusion of the story.
[edit] Gaffes
[edit] Audio
- In the teaser, when Oscar is dictating his letter to the Secretary, he first pronounces Dr. Marchetti's last name with a soft C and then later with a hard C. Presumably, this is the result of different ADR (Automatic Dialog Replacement) sessions being edited together. It's not uncommon for ADRs to be recorded out of order. Mr. Anderson may have recorded the initial soft C early in the production, before the proper hard pronunciation was established.
[edit] Continuity
- During the scene in which Jim and Helen explain to Jaime about her relationship with Steve, Helen is shown with the lighting sconces behind her on her right and a trophy on her left. In the next scene that shows Helen, the film appears to be mirrored with the objects on reversed sides. The rest of the scenes are shown with the objects on the correct side.
- In the scene where a car is sideswiped in front of Jaime, it appears that the car already has a damaged fender, wheel, and bumper before it leaves the road. The door to the car also appears to be removed from its hinges before Jaime pulls it away.
Credibility
- It is curious that the tennis ball that Jaime served in front of Oscar did not damage her racquet one bit, yet it was able to go through a chain-link fence (complete with a bullet shot sound effect)!
- After Jaime "rescues" the henchman in the wrecked car, Carlton Harris reviews film footage of her doing so. But the camera hidden in the bushes could not have possibly taken most of those scenes of her and the man.
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[edit] Notes
- ↑ This episode, particularly in its syndicated life as a part of The Bionic Woman series, introduced a level of uncertainty as to the spelling of Jaime's name. Most versions of the title sequence for this episode, when shown as a part of The Bionic Woman, show Jaime's name to be J-A-M-I-E, despite the episode title itself clearly spelling it, J-A-I-M-E.
- ↑ Home Theater Forum post
