Six Million Dollar Man Mystery

[torgospizza]

but it's the Oscar Goldman loafers in black that throw me; I doubt another company would be so brazen as to cut molds for shoes, to make unlicensed outfits for a competitor's toy.

Was Maskaron's shoes Oscar's or Steve's remolded in black? I've never seen one in person in the past 35 years, so my memory's no good on this one.

EDIT: Looking at those pictures more closely, I'm pretty convinced those are all legit Kenner SMDM pieces. Thing is, I'm wondering if they might be prototypes. I believe the Bionic Woman had several alternate clothing sets for purchase and not all were made available, and I wonder if the "karate" suit and yellow jacket are similar pieces. The "Made in China" tag suggests they're more than mere mock ups, though. The blue track suit's the real deal, no question. Nice stuff, man--nice addition to your collection!

[MightyMegs]

Kinda wondering about this too. I may have a line on a MIB one and was curious of the details and value.

Haven't found much information anywhere online - except for this old Museum thread…

Six Million Dollar Man (blue Track Suit)?

Any additional information would be greatly appreciated by me also :-)

A boxed version? Awesome! And did anyone save the pics from that previous thread?

[MightyMegs]

The blue casual outfit has the hole in the back for the arm-lifting button. The yellow windbreaker doesn't have a similar hole... but since it's a jacket, they may have left it off intentionally. Now... I have found some Bionic Woman sized outfits that were exclusive to Montgomery Wards... but they were made by Mego, strangely enough. I was thinking these outfit might have been made by another company to be used by Six Million Dollar Man... but it's the Oscar Goldman loafers in black that throw me; I doubt another company would be so brazen as to cut molds for shoes, to make unlicensed outfits for a competitor's toy. So, I'm thinking theses are really Kenner.

[MIB41]

Nope, he's not the Biosonic Steve. It's the second year of the original style, with the removable left arm (first years figures have a left arm that can't come off. Both years have the removable right arm). Strangely, though... the second years usually have corrected feet that can move side-to-side... this one still has the first year design feet that only move up and down.

Well bummer. But it still sounds like you have a nice rarity there. Regarding the feet, that figure might be part of the production that was still using what was left of first edition supply when they started up the next series. A pretty common variant in the line up. I'll let you know what I find out.

[MightyMegs]

Wow. I have collected Six Mill since the 70's and have NEVER seen this. It looks like Kenner went after his look in season four when he favored a blue running suit. I do have a couple of questions though. Based on that karate outfit, is your figure the third edition where there is no button in the back? In other words when you raise his left arm does that make the right arm perform a chopping or spinning motion? You might have scored even better than you know. The third edition is the hardest to come by. And if all of this is tied to THAT figure, then you have what may be one of the rarest pieces in the entire Kenner lot. I will investigate further and consult with my Six Mill brothers on this. Fascinating find. Thanks for posting!

Nope, he's not the Biosonic Steve. It's the second year of the original style, with the removable left arm (first years figures have a left arm that can't come off. Both years have the removable right arm). Strangely, though... the second years usually have corrected feet that can move side-to-side... this one still has the first year design feet that only move up and down.

[MIB41]

Wow. I have collected Six Mill since the 70's and have NEVER seen this. It looks like Kenner went after his look in season four when he favored a blue running suit. I do have a couple of questions though. Based on that karate outfit, is your figure the third edition where there is no button in the back? In other words when you raise his left arm does that make the right arm perform a chopping or spinning motion? You might have scored even better than you know. The third edition is the hardest to come by. And if all of this is tied to THAT figure, then you have what may be one of the rarest pieces in the entire Kenner lot. I will investigate further and consult with my Six Mill brothers on this. Fascinating find. Thanks for posting!

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I seem to recall ads from back in the day for extra outfits for Steve. Maybe these are them?

Don C.

[Seriousin]

Kinda wondering about this too. I may have a line on a MIB one and was curious of the details and value.

Haven't found much information anywhere online - except for this old Museum thread…

Six Million Dollar Man (blue Track Suit)?

Any additional information would be greatly appreciated by me also :-)

[MightyMegs]

There is also a second yellow shirt... again, scaled for the bigger 13" Steve Austin. This one has a Made In Hong Kong tag.

[MightyMegs]

So, I've heard for years now about Kenner releasing a SMDM department store exclusive, with a blue (instead of the usual red) track suit. And try as I might, I've never found a pic of it. But after buying a SMDM lot... it had a Steve Austin with a powder-blue track suit! The stitching, elastic and pattern are the same as the regular release suit (it's the second year style, with no elastic in the sleeves). I've heard it came with the regular sneakers molded in blue, which I didn't get unfortunately.
BUT...
It came with a second outfit, scaled for the bigger 13" SMDM... sort of a denim casual outfit with a karate-type top and sash... and Oscar Goldman shoes molded in black.

So all you Six Million Dollar Man fans and experts out there... has anyone else come across this? What store was it an exclusive for? And WTH is the second outfit?