I watched The Six Million Dollar Man first time around, and was 13 when this episode first aired. I was glued to the show every week, but this episode has stayed with me more than any other. Having just watched it for the first time in nearly fifty years, it's almost exactly as I remembered it (always loved that arm-wrestling scene). Lee Majors was the perfect choice for Steve Austin, conveying a fine balance of physicality and humility - but Monte Markham was apparently an early candidate for the role. He wouldn't have been right as Steve, but he is perfectly cast as Barney Miller, the Seven Million Dollar Man. Markham, always enjoyable to watch, is entirely convincing as a man becoming increasingly unhinged (full marks to him too for clearly doing ALL the action himself). Special mention to the stunning Maggie Sullivan as nurse Carla Peterson (sadly, she died in 2020, at the age of just 71).
Despite featuring a battle between two bionic men, this is one of those earlier episodes that delved into the psychology of someone having to come to terms with being not entirely human and possessing physical abilities beyond those of any other person on Earth. It's an absolute cracker. 9/10.