Bionic Beauty Beats Six Million Dollar Rocket

After you've saved the world from robotic face-changing spies, there's really only one place to go to relax: The Bionic Beauty Salon. Or the Bionic Repair Station. At least, that's what kids in the mid-70s believed thanks to Kenner's range of Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman toys reinforced both the excitement of "bionic action" and wonders of gender stereotyping.

Boys in the '70s were given all manner of toys to tie in with their favorite televisual cyborg; not only could you get a Steve Austin action figure, there were also additional "critical assignment arms" to collect as well!

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