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The Six Million Dollar Man: The Most Dangerous Enemy (1976)
Not A Good One
This is one of the duds. There are actually quite a few duds in this series, a series I liked as a kid but now find to be very erratic in terms of quality. Some episodes are quite fun, but this isn't one of them. It's a bad idea, badly written, and badly executed. Not really much to like in this one unless you like people wrestling chimpanzees. If that's your "bag" then you might enjoy it. Good luck.
Girls' School (1938)
Window Into The Past
How harsh some of the reviews are for this little movie! This little movie wasn't trying to hurt anyone nor was it trying to be "art" or "groundbreaking" or any of the other things that critics both amateur and professional are so found of babbling about. It was meant as entertainment. And guess what? It entertains! It's a wonderful window into girl's schools of the 1930's, made with gusto, given some Hollywood drama, given some Hollywood shine, and sent out into the world to entertain. It has committed no crime. It has not asked to be compared to the greatest movies of all time. Then why do so? Should a father compare his daughter to the Queen of England? Of course not! It would be cruel and pointless. And so too with this movie.
The Six Million Dollar Man: Big Brother (1976)
Too Lame For Six Million
This episode is just a recycled story from countless 70's TV shows, the tired story of a troubled youth with a need for a father figure. This episode seems more like the White Shadow (for those who remember that show) than the Six Million Dollar Man. The script is full of weak writing (an average TV writer could write this episode in their sleep), the events are totally predictable, the same ones you've seen a million times in other TV shows from that era.
Think of a public service announcement for the Big Brother program and then think of it lasting about 50 minutes. Zzzzzzz. That's essentially what this episode is, a long, long public service announcement. Now, Big Brothers is a great program and I fully support it, but the Six Million Dollar Man should be engaging in cutting edge exciting adventures, not wiping some kids nose. There are other shows for that. For $6 Million you can and should expect more.