Lindsay Wagner Celebrates ‘Bionic Woman’ 50th Anniversary With Heartfelt Message
What To Know
- Lindsay Wagner celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Bionic Woman by sharing a heartfelt message and gratitude to fans on Instagram.
- Fans expressed their appreciation for Wagner and the show’s lasting impact.
- The Bionic Woman, originally a spinoff of The Six Million Dollar Man, was revived due to fan demand after the studio initially planned to end the character’s storyline.
Lindsay Wagner recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Bionic Woman with a heartfelt message on social media.
On Wednesday, January 14, the actress, 76, took to Instagram with a video for fans. “Today is the day — happy 50th Anniversary to The Bionic Woman!” she captioned the update. “Here is a heartfelt message from Lindsay (and a surprise guest!) to celebrate the moment.”
In the clip, Wagner spoke directly to those who have loved and supported the show for so many years.
“Happy anniversary — and I’m saying that to you. People say it to me, I say it to the show, but I want to say it to you, too. Because this is also your anniversary,” Wagner pointed out. “Without you, without your support for all these years, we wouldn’t be here. And I am just so grateful.
Bionic Woman fans joined Wagner in celebrating the beloved TV series, with one Instagram user writing, “Happy 50th anniversary! Thank you for bringing life to that role and setting such a wonderful example of love, compassion and strength to represent your character. 😍.”
Another shared, “Happy 50th Anniversary! Growing up, The Bionic Woman was my favourite show ever! ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏 Thanks for the memories!”
Meanwhile, someone else echoed, “Congratulations on the longevity of 50 years of The Bionic Woman, you showed us all that we could do and be whatever we wanted .. Your integrity, sensitivity and humbleness was unmatched… ❤️.”
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Additionally, Wagner introduced “someone special” in the video to help mark Bionic Woman‘s 50th anniversary: the show’s creator, Kenneth Jonathan.
In The Bionic Woman — a spinoff of The Six Million Dollar Man starring Lee Majors as Steve Austin — Sommers, a tennis player turned government special agent, who was rebuilt with technology after a sky-diving accident. The show aired for three seasons from 1976 to 1978.
The studio initially wasn’t interested in continuing Sommers’ storyline in a spinoff, Jonathan explained, opting to kill her character off because of her body rejecting her bionic implants.
“They said, ‘We don’t want a lot of bionic people running around.’ And I said, ‘This is not a good idea.'”
After fan outcry and a closer look at ratings, however, Sommers was resurrected and featured in The Bionic Woman.
The Bionic Woman, streaming on Peacock and The Roku Channel