Ep 1. Welcome Home, Jaime, Part 1

The Bionic Woman Classic is a science-fiction television series that aired from 1976-1978 and features the character Jaime Sommers, a former professional tennis player and now a schoolteacher who through a crash, was severely injured. She is rebuilt with bionic implants, giving her superhuman strength, speed, and agility, a human-robot hybrid. The show follows her missions as a secret agent for the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) alongside her boss and friend, Oscar Goldman.

In the first episode of the series entitled, "Welcome Home Jaime, Part 1," Jaime returns to her quaint hometown of Ojai after suffering a terrible parachuting accident while skydiving with Steve Austin (The Six Million Dollar Man.) Jaime is reunited with her childhood sweetheart, Steve, who had been away on a mission since the accident. She's also reunited with her childhood best friend, Callahan (played by the actress who originally played Jamie Summers in the Six Million Dollar Man episodes).

Jaime's mother is extremely excited to have Jaime back, but Jaime is hesitant. She is anxious to start over in her old life before the bionics and the OSI. Jaime wants to return to teaching and reconnect with the people who knew her before her accident. However, the bionic implants inside her body prevent Jaime from living an entirely normal life. Jaime's abilities create some unintended consequences with her reunion with Steve and Callahan, leading her to feel more like a scientific experiment rather than a friend.

Jaime starts to have issues when she meets with her former students, who are all shocked by her new abilities. Additionally, Jaime's bionic hearing picks up a suspicious conversation between her former friend Callahan and a stranger in the park. Jamie arranges to meet with Oscar at his hotel to discuss the matter. Oscar reveals to Jaime that an OSI plane carrying classified information was shot down several weeks ago and their top-secret technology has been compromised.

The episode follows Jaime as she quickly adjusts to her old life in Ojai, reconnects with friends and family, and starts to suspect that the government's adversaries may be involved in her hometown. The first episode sets up Jaime's backstory, establishes the world of the OSI, and shows how bionic technology could impact a person's life. The show also explores Jaime's roots, home life, and personality before she becomes a spy, highlighting her character as a woman with remarkable abilities and a desire for a normal life.

"Welcome Home Jaime, Part 1" is a thrilling start to a classic television series that has paved the way for many other sci-fi shows. The episode introduces Jaime as a character who is not only strong and intelligent, but also complex, with a range of emotions and difficulties that come with her abilities. The story arc sets up the rest of the series, as Jaime comes face to face with OSI challenges that require her unique strengths, and her friendships, both old and new, struggle to reconcile with her new bionic nature. Fans of sci-fi and action-adventure shows will find plenty to enjoy in this first episode of The Bionic Woman Classic.