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MAN WHO COULD MOVE THE WORLD" Air Date: September
30, 1977. A Japanese man named Ishida (Yuki Shimoda)
blames Wonder Woman for the death of his parents and
brother during World War II, and is seeking
vengeance. Having recently developed incredible
telekinetic abilities, he is intent on using his
powers to extract his revenge from the Amazon
Princess in 'The Man Who Could Move the World".
"KNOCKOUT" Air Date: October 14, 1977. In
"Knockout", Steve Trevor, Jr. and Wonder Woman go up
against an organization known as "The Movement",
which is determined to change the world by replacing
those in key positions of power with their own
people. *** Over the years, the two versions of
Wonder Woman have certainly gained a mystique about
them, growing in popularity as a previous generation
introduces their children to the exploits of the
woman dressed in red, white and blue. Although she
has had a difficult time over the years shaking the
image that the show had given her, Lynda Carter
nonetheless looks back on it and its popularity
quite warmly. "I'd like to think I had something to
do with it, but it's a phenomenon unto itself," she
related in an amalgamation of previous interviews.
"And it's not too bad to be a sort of pop icon, you
know? It's not too tough to handle. lOnel day I
stopped by the market to pick up a few things, and
there were two little girls waiting outside on
bicycles. One of them nudged the other and
whispered, Look, it's her!' They both stood there
like statues. So I put my fingers to my lips like I
was in disguise, like Diana Prince, and asked them
to keep my real identity a secret. Wonder Woman gave
me my start. She was the big hand up that helped me
to realize all of my dreams, and all of the things
that have happened, subsequently, with my career. I
feel extremely lucky to have had the kind of healthy
career that I have, especially because of the
stereotyping that some actors go through once they
are first known as a particular character. Sometimes
they are not allowed to grow and be known for other
roles. Fortunately, I was allowed to branch off.". |