Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man show debuted in 1973 on the ABC Network, based on a book series titled Cyborg. The show and its star, Lee Majors, would become a smash hit, so it was no surprise when Kenner released their toy line in early 1975. The line consisted of several figures including 3 different versions of Steve Austin. Also released were multiple accessories, playsets and vehicles, along with various non-action figure items such as Play-Doh sets, Movie Viewer, Give-A-Show Projector and more.
For more information about Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man line from 1975- 1978, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.
Six Million Dollar Man: Basic Figures
There were 7 figures released for the Six Million Dollar Man line during its run from 1975-1978, but 3 of them were just different versions of Steve Austin and another (Dr. Kromedome) wasn’t even made by Kenner. Still, these figures were truly iconic and a real highlight of toys produced in the 1970’s.
Steve Austin
Market Value:
Boxed $240 – $310
Loose $75 – $100
Steve Austin
Accessories: 2 piece Jogging Suit, Shoes, Engine Block
Years Released: 1975
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: Any child who grew up in the 1970’s either had this figure or wanted to have it. This was one of the iconic toys from the 70’s era. The Steve Austin figure came with a telescoping eye that would allow you look through it at the back of his head, along with super strength. This feature allowed Steve to lift up to 2 lbs. by pushing a button on his back. It even made bionic sounds!
Steve Austin (Bionic Grip)
Market Value:
Boxed $250 – $325
Loose $75 – $100
Steve Austin (Bionic Grip)
Accessories: 2 piece Jogging Suit, Shoes, Steel Beam
Years Released: 1976
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: The main difference between this figure and the standard Steve Austin figure from the previous year was the Bionic Grip. This allowed Steve to grab an object and hold onto it tightly when you pushed a button on his back. Surprisingly, this really worked well and the grip actually held onto small items as advertised. Everything else was the same as the original 1975 version.
Steve Austin (Biosonic Arm)
Market Value:
Boxed $1,300 – $1,700
Loose $300 – $400
Steve Austin (Biosonic Arm)
Accessories: Shirt, Pants, Shoes, Wooden Planks
Years Released: 1978
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: Steve Austin gets his third different figure with this Biosonic Arm version. In a nutshell, the Biosonic feature allowed Steve to chop his arm down with more force when you activated the button on his back. He came with four breakaway wooden planks that would break in half when Steve chopped them. Steve’s outfit changed up for this version as well. This Biosonic version of Steve Austin is the rarest of the three and can be tough to find.
Bionic Bigfoot
Market Value:
Boxed $700 – $1,000
Loose $250 – $400
Bionic Bigfoot
Accessories: Bionic Circuitry
Years Released: 1975
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: Based on the iconic character used on the Six Million Dollar Man show, the Bionic Bigfoot included a switch that would trigger a hidden compartment on his chest to open up to reveal bionic components. This was a very cool figure to own in the 70’s with the whole Bigfoot craze going on. This figure can be a very hard item to track down in the package and even a loose version will cost plenty.
Dr. Kromedome (Montgomery Ward)
Market Value:
With Packaging: $600 – $900
W/O Packaging: $115 – $165
Dr. Kromedome (Montgomery Ward Exclusive)
Accessories: Kromedome Helmet, Jumpsuit, Cape, Shoes
Years Released: 1975
Scarcity Factor: This item is rare and very hard to find
Notes: I was hesitant to include Dr. Kromedome with the Six Million Dollar line due its strange story but at the end of the day, it still belongs with the line. Kromedome was actually created by Mego and not Kenner. Apparently, this was done at the request of Montgomery Ward, due to wanting an exclusive for their Christmas catalog in 1975. This figure had none of the bionic components the others had, and is made from a softer plastic material than its Kenner counterparts. Still, this is an extremely rare toy and very difficult to find in either packaged or loose condition.
Maskatron
Market Value:
Boxed $225 – $300
Loose $85 – $125
Maskatron
Accessories: Shirt, Pants, Shoes, 3 x Faces, 2 x Arms, 2 x Legs, Head, Bionic Components
Years Released: 1976, 1977
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: Maskatron was an evil robot villain that could imitate any person it wanted to by just changing out its face. It came with 3 different faces, Steve Austin, Oscar Goldman and a face with the likeness of legendary actor John Saxon. The cool thing about Maskatron is that all his limbs had the ability to shoot off his body when a button was pushed, even his head! He also came with bionic components that were removable.
Oscar Goldman
Market Value:
Boxed $160 – $235
Loose $75 – $110
Oscar Goldman
Accessories: Jacket, Shirt, Pants, Shoes, Briefcase, Plans
Years Released: 1976, 1977
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: Where would Steve Austin be if it wasn’t for Oscar Goldman. Steve may have been the hero of the show but Oscar was usually the one who always set him up for success. The briefcase accessory was described as “exploding”, so it would pop apart when activated. A second version of Oscar was released in 1977 with a slightly different package.
Six Million Dollar Man: Accessories
Kenner released some really creative accessories to go with our Six Million Dollar Man figures that gave us that extra playability factor.
Back Pack Radio
Market Value:
Boxed $95 – $135
Loose $25 – $40
Back Pack Radio
Accessories: Backpack, Wire, Antenna, Headphone, Helmet
Years Released: 1976, 1977
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: The Backpack Radio was billed as a working radio for Steve to listen in on. A side antenna would be used to get a signal to send to the backpack. The headphone piece came with a metal clip that needed to attach to metal.
Command Console
Market Value:
Boxed $190 – $250
Loose $60 – $80
Command Console
Accessories: Console, Chair, Wires, Connectors, radar Dish
Years Released: 1976
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The Command Console was basically the same or similar command console that was packaged with the Mission Control Center playset. I guess this was for kids that didn’t have the playset or just wanted more accessories for their Steve Austin figure.
Critical Assignment Arms
Market Value:
Boxed $100 – $150
Loose $35 – $50
Critical Assignment Arms
Accessories: Laser Arm, Flashlight, Karate Arm, Pistol, Oxygen Tank Arm, Mask, Hose
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: This was basically a set containing three different arms that you could switch out on the Steve Austin figure. All the arms contained the roll-back skin to reveal removable bionic components.
Critical Assignment Legs
Market Value:
Boxed $100 – $150
Loose $35 – $50
Critical Assignment Legs
Accessories: Legs x 2, Plastic Plates, Bionic Components
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: This was basically a set containing two different legs that you could switch out on the Steve Austin figure. Both legs contained multiple plastic plates that could be added or taken off to reveal removable bionic components.
Porta Communicator
Market Value:
Boxed $125 – $150
Loose $25 – $40
Porta Communicator
Accessories: Backpack, Wire, Microphone
Years Released: 1976
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: The Porta Communicator included a backpack, which would attach to Steve, and a wire to connect to a microphone. When the child spoke into the microphone, the voice would play out on the backpack in an amplified tone.
Six Million Dollar Man: Bionic Adventure Sets
The Bionic Adventure Sets were as close as we got to a Steve Austin fashion line and each of the sets had their own storyline to go with them.
Mission To Mars
Market Value:
Carded $130 – $190
Loose $50 – $70
Mission To Mars Bionic Adventure Set
Accessories: Space Suit, Gloves, , Boots, Life Support Pack, Helmet
Years Released: 1976
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on secondary market
Notes: This Bionic Adventure Set included the space suit, gloves, boots, helmet and life support pack. The helmet actually changed colors to make it looks like Steve was in space.
O.S.I Undercover Assignment
Market Value:
Carded $130 – $190
Loose $50 – $70
O.S.I Undercover Assignment Bionic Adventure Set
Accessories: Denim Leisure Suit, Watch, Shoes, Portable Bionic System
Years Released: 1976
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on secondary market
Notes: This Bionic Adventure Set included a denim leisure suit, watch, shoes and portable bionic system. This was Steve’s lounging around outfit.
Test Flight at 75,000 Feet
Market Value:
Carded $130 – $190
Loose $50 – $70
Test Flight at 75,000 Feet Bionic Adventure Set
Accessories: Jumpsuit, Helmet, Boots, Goggles, Altimeter, Parachute Pack
Years Released: 1976
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on secondary market
Note: This Bionic Adventure Set included a jumpsuit, helmet, boots, goggles, altimeter and parachute. Hopefully this test flight will end better than his first one did.
Six Million Dollar Man: Playsets
Kenner gave us three fun playsets for our Six Million Dollar Man figures with lots of accessories and creativity.
Bionic Transport and Repair Station
Market Value:
Boxed $120 – $170
Loose $50 – $70
Bionic Transport and Repair Station
Accessories: Rocket, Cone, Booster, Tubes, Repair Board, Connectors, X-Ray Machine
Years Released: 1975
Scarcity Factor: Moderately easy to find on the secondary market
Notes: The Bionic Transport and Repair Station was essentially two playsets in one. There was a cool rocket for Steve to fly around in and the other part of it was a bionic repair station to fix Steve up. This was definitely the most popular and well known vehicle or playset produced for the Six Million Dollar Man line, which also makes it the most commonly found accessory playset or vehicle on the market.
Mission Control Center
Market Value:
Boxed $185 – $235
Loose $80 – $110
Mission Control Center
Accessories: Inflatable Dome, Floor Mat, Communication Console, Cables, Chair, TV Screen
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found, but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: The Mission Control Center was an inflatable dome that you had to blow up and hope it didn’t pop. It came with several accessories to go inside of it, including a TV screen with interchangeable pictures of Oscar, Jamie Sommers, Maskatron and others. It was later re-purposed into the Jamie Sommers Dome House playset for the Bionic Woman line.
O.S.I Headquarters
Market Value:
Boxed $375 – $475
Loose $110 – $160
O.S.I Headquarters
Accessories: Base Set, Desk, Chair, Floor
Years Released: 1976
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The O.S.I Headquarters was the workplace for Oscar Goldman, and where he and Steve could have meetings to set up their plans to save the world. The O.S.I Headquarters was later re-purposed into the Jamie Sommers Classroom playset for the Bionic Woman line. This is the hardest to find playset for this line.
Six Million Dollar Man: Vehicles
We got four vehicles from Kenner for the Six Million Dollar Man line during its run, but in all fairness, the Bionic Cycle, Mission Vehicle and Tower Cycle Set are all pretty closely related.
Bionic Cycle
Market Value:
Boxed $350 – $500
Loose $65 – $80
Bionic Cycle
Accessories: Bionic Cycle, Steve Austin Figure
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The Bionic Cycle was basically a smaller version of the Mission Vehicle and the same one that came packaged in the Tower and Cycle Set. I guess Kenner wanted to give kids another choice of vehicle just in case they didn’t buy the Tower and Cycle set.
Bionic Mission Vehicle
Market Value:
Boxed $275 – $350
Loose $45 – $65
Bionic Mission Vehicle
Accessories: Removable Uranium, Wrench, Rockets, Canopy, Rope
Years Released: 1975
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found, but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: The Bionic Mission Vehicle was essentially a land rocket sled that could shoot Steve Austin to wherever he needed to go and battle bad guys. It included a working winch, rockets, and even a piece of removable (Fake) uranium.
Tower and Cycle Set
Market Value:
Boxed $450 – $550
Loose $70 – $95
Tower and Cycle Set
Accessories: Launcher, Pump, Bionic Cycle, Tubing, Steve Austin Figure
Years Released: 1975
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The Tower and Cycle Set was similar to the Dual Launch Drag Set, where it featured the Bionic Cycle vehicle, a launcher and a pump. The figure is placed inside the cycle and onto the actual launcher. Connect the pump and start pushing it to give it pressure, then hit the launch button to watch the Bionic Cycle shoot off the launcher. The set came with its own Steve Austin figure dressed in his Test Flight suit.
Venus Space Probe
Market Value:
Boxed $2,400 – $3,000
Loose $600 – $850
Venus Space Probe
Accessories: Missile Launcher, Rotating Turret, Sampling Arm, Exploding Panels, Pincers
Years Released: 1978
Scarcity Factor: This item is rare and considered a “Holy Grail” item for the line
Notes: The Venus Space Probe was made to resemble the one seen on the show but the scale was way off. On the show, it was much bigger, so now Steve could just easily kick it around. It did come with wheels that would allow it to roll on the floor and a spring loaded missile launcher. This was among the last items produced for the Six Million Dollar Man toy line, and a very hard to find accessory.
Six Million Dollar Man: Misc. Kenner Items
Kenner Released some truly amazing items for their Six Million Dollar Man line but not all of them were related to the action figures.
Bionic Video Center
Market Value:
Boxed $700 – $850
Loose $60 – $85
Bionic Video Center
Accessories: Chair, TV Screen, Cassette
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The Bionic Video Center was probably the most boring item made for the Six Million Dollar Man line. It had a chair for Steve to sit and watch a Super 8 Cassette tape on the attached TV screen.
CB Headset
Radio Receiver
Market Value:
Boxed $225 – $300
Loose $50 – $80
CB Headset Radio Receiver
Accessories: CB Headset, Microphone, Antenna
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The CB Headset Radio Receiver was an actual CB that had the ability to pick up 40 different channels at the time, as well as a designed unit for the child to hear their own voice in the headset.
Dual Launch Drag Set
Market Value:
Boxed $325 – $400
Loose $100 – $125
Dual Launch Drag Set
Accessories: Launchers, Drag Racers, Pumps, Steve Austin and Bigfoot Figures
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The Dual Drag Set was basically two launchers that would shoot out drag racers by pushing on pumps. The racers featured Steve in one and Bigfoot in the other.
Give-A-Show Projector
Market Value:
Boxed $125 – $175
Loose $50 – $75
Give-A-Show Projector
Accessories: Projector, Slides
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: The Give-A-Show Projector allowed kids to put on their very own slide show by running the included slides through the projector when turned on.
Movie Viewer
Market Value:
Boxed $110 – $150
Loose $50 – $75
Movie Viewer
Accessories: Movie Viewer, Cassette
Years Released: 1975
Scarcity Factor: Can still be found, but it’s getting tougher each year
Notes: The concept for the Movie Viewer was simple, insert the cassette tape and then turn the handle to watch all your favorite Six Million Dollar Man scenes come to life. Replacement cassettes were also sold separately.
Play-Doh Action Playset
Market Value:
Boxed $100 – $150
Loose $30 – $45
Play-Doh Action Playset
Accessories: Play-Doh, Molds, Vehicle, Tools
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: Just like all other popular properties in pop culture at the time, the Six Million Dollar Man gets made into his very own Play-Doh playset with molds to make super cool Play-Doh characters.
See-A-Show Viewer
Market Value:
Boxed $150 – $200
Loose $30 – $50
See-A-Show Viewer
Accessories: Viewer, Photo Discs
Years Released: 1977
Scarcity Factor: Tough to find on the secondary market
Notes: What child did not have a View Master back in the 70’s? It required no batteries and all you needed to watch Six Million Dollar Man scenes was a little bit of light.
In 1973, the television network, ABC, decided to take a chance on a new TV series based upon a book series called Cyborg, written by Martin Caidin. They decided to title the series, The Six Million Dollar Man and it debuted on March 7, 1973 with a 90 minute pilot episode. The rest, as they say, is history. The show and its star, Lee Majors, would go on to become a smash hit and gained international success until it ultimately ended in March of 1978. It was kind of a no brainer that a toy line would come from this hit series, and the Kenner Toy Company were the lucky ones who successfully picked up the toy rights. Kenner released their Six Million Dollar Man toy line in early 1975, and to say it was a huge success would be an understatement. Since the show was already an international hit, and so were the toys. They sold out on toy shelves across the globe and became an instant classic. Hasbro’s GI Joe toy line had upped their game in the 70’s and began producing new types of inventive figures with never before seen features, so Kenner decided to do the same thing by adding their own special features to its Bionic figures. Steve Austin had bionic telescoping sight, along with a new Bionic strength feature. Maskatron has all kinds of cool gadgets and even Bigfoot himself was Bionic. Kenner truly ushered in a new wave of creativity and brought lots of fun to their Six Million Dollar Man line.
During its run, Kenner gave us seven total figures for the Six Million Dollar Man line, which included three different versions of the lead character, Steve Austin, Oscar Goldman, Bigfoot, Maskatron and even a non-Kenner figure in Dr. Kromedome, who had a super crazy creation story himself. We got the original Steve Austin character with his two piece red jogging outfit. The second version had the same Steve character and jogging suit, except he now had a Bionic Grip. The last version featured Steve in a different outfit with a Supersonic feature now. Kenner also released several different accessories, playsets and vehicles to go along with its star toy line, along with a load of various non-action figure items such as Play-Doh sets, Movie Viewer, Give-A-Show Projector and much more. Among the rarer items released for this line was the Venus Space Probe vehicle, released in 1978.
The packaging for the Six Million Dollar Man line laid the groundwork for the spin-off line, the Bionic Woman also, as they are virtually identical. The packaging featured a pink and white color scheme with pink being the main color (go figure), along with a beautiful portrait of the character on the left side of the card. The figures themselves can be clearly seen front and center through a clear cellophane cover. The only difference in figure’s packaging is the actual logo, with each character getting their own picture and name placed at the bottom of the card instead of the same Steve Austin Six Million Dollar Man logo.
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