With World War II coming to an end, what will Amazonian Diana Prince
(Lynda Carter) do for Wonder Woman's second season? Sporting
the biggest continuity jump in TV history, Wonder Woman's new
network (now on CBS from ABC) decided to catapult the show 35 years
into the future into "modern day" Los Angeles, 1977. Not
surprisingly, the 35 years haven't aged the immortal one bit. In
fact, she seems to have gotten stronger, her super powers have
increased, and her mind is sharper and focused on fighting the evils
of the modern world: nuclear weapons, terrorists, aliens, and the
mind controlling influences of rock music. Season 2 kicks off with
the awesome hour-and-a-half season premiere, "The Return of Wonder
Woman." Returning once again from Paradise Island, Diana Prince
(a.k.a. Wonder Woman) teams up this time with former colleague Major
Steve Trevor's son (still played by Lyle Waggoner) to protect
humankind and to keep Paradise Island hidden from the free world. In
the 21 episodes that follow, Wonder Woman will take on a nuclear
facility planning to build near Paradise Island, a mad scientist
plotting against the super heroine with telekinesis, mind-stealing
aliens from outer space, an evil toymaker's demented androids, and a
rock star(Martin Mull?!) who is using hypnosis to control the minds
of his fans. In this new millennium, Wonder Woman may seem a bit
cheesy to some, but to others this show and Lynda Carter represent
the pinnacle of '70s television culture. Wonder Woman: The
Complete Second Season is a completely satisfying guilty
pleasure for those who want to indulge. --Rob Bracco
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# |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 14 201 |
"The Return of Wonder Woman" |
Written by: Stephen Kandel |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
September 16,
1977 |
|
|
Princess Diana resumes the mantle of Wonder
Woman when a plane carrying Steve Trevor (son of her former
associate) is landed on Paradise Island. Wonder Woman and
Trevor must prevent a terrorist from stealing a nuclear
power plant and destabilizing all of Latin America.
Notes: 90 minute episode. The series moves from ABC to
CBS and is updated to the present day. Academy Award winner
Beatrice Straight guest stars as the Queen. |
| 15 202 |
"Anschluss '77" |
Written by: Dallas L. Barnes |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
September 23,
1977 |
|
|
Wonder Woman must stop Nazi war criminals
from establishing the Fourth Reich led by a clone of Adolf
Hitler. |
| 16 203 |
"The Man Who Could Move the World" |
Written by: Judy Burns |
Directed by: Bob Kelljan |
September 30,
1977 |
|
|
A Japanese American man who had been in an
internment camp during World War II blames Wonder Woman for
the death there of his brother. He has developed telekinetic
powers and uses them to try to exact revenge on Wonder
Woman. Notes:
Lew Ayres guest stars. |
| 17 204 |
"The Bermuda Triangle Crisis" |
Written by: Calvin Clements, Jr. |
Directed by: Seymour Robbie |
October 7,
1977 |
|
|
Wonder Woman must decide between conflicting
loyalties. If she does her duty as Diana Prince, she will
put Paradise Island in danger of becoming a nuclear testing
site. Notes: Wonder Woman displays a previously
unrevealed power, communicating with Paradise Island via
mirror (similar to the
mental radio of the comics). She also spins up an
alternate costume, a blue wetsuit including a hood with a
tiara design. |
| 18 205 |
"Knockout" |
Written by: Mark Rodgers |
Directed by: Seymour Robbie |
October 14,
1977 |
|
|
After Steve Trevor gets kidnapped on a trip
to Los Angeles, Diana goes to find him only to uncover a
vast terrorist plot against World leaders. |
| 19 206 |
"The Pied Piper" |
Teleplay by: David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco
and Brian McKay; Story by: David Ketchum and Tony DiMarco |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
October 21,
1977 |
|
|
Rock star Hamlin Rule (Martin
Mull) hypnotizes his groupies into robbing the box
offices of his concerts. When he hypnotizes the daughter (Eve
Plumb) of IADC agent Joe Atkinson, Wonder Woman
intervenes to free her. |
| 20 207 |
"The Queen & the Thief" |
Written by: Bruce Shelly |
Directed by:
Jack Arnold |
October 28,
1977 |
|
|
Diana goes undercover at the Malakan embassy
to protect the crown jewels from a notorious international
jewel thief. The loss of the jewels would spell the end of
the reign of the Queen of Malakan. |
| 21 208 |
"I Do, I Do" |
Written by:
Richard Carr |
Directed by: Bob Kelljan |
November 11,
1977 |
|
|
Diana goes undercover with another agent as a
married couple at a spa to investigate leaks of classified
information. Diana discovers that an evil masseur is
manipulating more than just spines, using his skills to
entrance the wives of government officials into revealing
secrets. Academy Award winner
Celeste Holm guest stars. |
| 22 209 |
"The Man Who Made Volcanoes" |
Teleplay by: Brian McKay and Dan Ullman
Story by: Wilton Denmark |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
November 18,
1977 |
|
|
Diana races against teams of Soviet and
Chinese agents to stop Arthur Chapman (Roddy
McDowall), an evil scientist who has the ability to
cause volcanoes to erupt. |
| 23 210 |
"Mind Stealers from Outer Space Part I" |
Written by: Stephen Kandel |
Directed by: Michael Caffey |
December 2,
1977 |
|
|
An alien race called the Skrill come to Earth
to steal the minds of humans to be sold into slavery. Andros
(Dack
Rambo), son of the alien visitor from the 1940s, arrives
with orders to capture the Skrill. If he fails, his people
will use insanity-inducement procedures upon the Earth to
prevent their escape.The krill find out Diana Price is also
Wonder Woman. They attack Diana and weaken her until Diana
faints. Andros then saves her. Guest starring
Vince Van Patten, whose father Dick had appeared in a
season one episode.
Anne Ramsey has a cameo role. |
| 24 211 |
"Mind Stealers from Outer Space Part II" |
Written by: Stephen Kandel |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
December 9,
1977 |
|
|
Wonder Woman and Andros continue to battle
the Skrill, who are even more dangerous now that they have
deduced Wonder Woman's secret identity. |
| 25 212 |
"The Deadly Toys" |
Teleplay by:
Anne Collins
Story by: Carey Wilber |
Directed by: Dick Moder |
December 30,
1977 |
|
|
A robot double of Wonder Woman is built by a
toymaker. When she investigates, Diana Prince is injected by
a toy butterfly and faints. Later she recovers and
transforms into Wonder Woman, however she is confronted by
the robot and Wonder Woman is knocked unconscious. |
| 26 213 |
"Light-Fingered Lady" |
Written by: Bruce Shelly |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
January 6,
1978 |
|
|
Diana Prince goes undercover as a burglar to
infiltrate a burglary ring.Note: Wonder Woman appears
to display another new power, telepathic communication with
animals, when she convinces the guard dogs to trip the
alarms. |
| 27 214 |
"Screaming Javelin" |
Written by: Brian McKay |
Directed by: Michael Caffey |
|
|
|
The ruler (Henry
Gibson) of a
micronation kidnaps top athletes to force them to
compete for his country in the
Olympics. |
| 28 215 |
"Diana's Disappearing Act" |
Written by: |
Directed by: |
February 3,
1978 |
|
|
Wonder Woman goes up against a magician who
has discovered a way to turn lead into gold. Guest-starring
Ed Begley, Jr. |
| 29 216 |
"Death in Disguise" |
Written by: S.S. Schweitzer |
Directed by: Michael Caffey |
February 10,
1978 |
|
|
Notes:
Charles Pierce guest stars. Wonder Woman displays
superhuman hearing. |
| 30 217 |
"IRAC is Missing" |
Written by:
Anne Collins |
Directed by:
Alexander Singer |
February 17,
1978 |
|
|
Notes: First appearance of Rover. |
| 31 218 |
"Flight to Oblivion" |
Written by: Patrick Mathews |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
March 3,
1978 |
|
|
|
| 32 219 |
"Seance of Terror" |
Written by: Bruce Shelly |
Directed by: Dick Moder |
March 10,
1978 |
|
|
A boy with astonishing psychic ability is
being exploited by his aunt and uncle who have been paid to
extort world leaders into continuing a bloody war. |
| 33 220 |
"The Man Who Wouldn't Tell" |
Written by:
Anne Collins |
Directed by:
Alan Crosland |
March 31,
1978 |
|
|
A janitor (Gary
Burghoff) accidentally mixes cleaning supplies and
creates a powerful explosive. Wonder Woman must protect him
from evil-doers after the secret formula. |
| 34 221 |
"The Girl from Ilandia" |
Written by:
Anne Collins |
Directed by: Dick Moder |
April 7,
1978 |
|
|
A mysterious girl arrives from a mysterious
place. She shares many of the same super powers as Wonder
Woman. |
| 35 222 |
"The Murderous Missile" |
Written by: Dick Nelson |
Directed by: Dick Moder |
April 21,
1978 |
|
|
Bad guys impersonate the entire populace of a
small town as part of a plot to steal a missile that can be
guided by thought. When Wonder Woman finds the gang, she is
gassed and faints, being taken prisoner. Notes:
Wonder Woman spins up another alternate costume, a motocross
outfit. It is largely the same as her wetsuit, with the
addition of a gold star-spangled crash helmet and large
black goggles. She displays advanced gymnastics skills by
jumping into the rafters to swing as if on uneven bars to
distract and defeat her opponents. |
