They're played by Lee Majors and Heather Thomas, who played Colt Seavers and Jody Banks in the '80s TV show that the movie is based on. In the show, which ran for five seasons between 1981 and ...

While an undergrad at Purdue he worked in Dr. Chapple’s Lab in Biochem along with Dr. Jody Banks in the Ag Department. After graduation his abilities within the lab were tested at multiple locations.

which is a nod to the show's character Jody Banks, played by Heather Thomas. However, while Blunt's character is a ...