Español: "El Hombre Que Podía Hacer Volcanes" ["The Man Who Could Make Volcanos"]. Italiano: "L'Uomo Che Puo' Fare Vulcani" ["The Man Who Could Make Volcanos"]. Français: "L'Homme Qui Faisait Des Volcans" ["The Man Who Made Volcanos"]. Deustch: "Das Ende der Welt" ["The End of the World"]. Danske: "Manden Der Lavede Vulkaner" ["The Man Who Made Volcanos"]. Portuguese: "O Homem Que Fez Vulcões" ["The Man Who Made Volcanos"]. Greek : ["The Man Who Made Volcanos"]. Japanese []: [ Romanji ] "kazan nazo no dai funka " [ "The Enigma of the Volcanoes Eruption" ].
	Episode Number: #9 according to broadcast and production order; #22 according to the whole series run. Production Number: 166709. Original Airdate: Friday, November 18, 1977. Second Run: Friday, March 17, 1978. Writers: Brian McKay and Dan Ullman. Story: Wilton Denmark. Director: Alan Crosland. Guest Stars: • ROGER DAVIS [ Jack Corbin ]. • IRENE TSU [ Mei Ling ]. • RICHARD NARITA [ Lin Wan ]. • MILT KOGAN [ Ralanin ]. • RAY YOUNG [ Tobirov ]. Special Guest Star: • RODDY McDOWALL [ Professor Arthur Chapman ]. Co-Starring: • PHILIP ANN [ Colonel Minh ]. Featuring: • JAMES R. PARKES [ Dave Pruett ]. • GRANT OWENS [ Technician ].

Diana Prince [LYNDA CARTER] has just returned from the Philippines and on her way to Arizona for a fishing trip when Steve Trevor, Jr. [LYLE WAGGONER] greets her at the airport with a newspaper headline: "China, Mysterious Volcano Wreaks Havoc. Scientists Baffled By Eruptions" and a new assignment to find an I.A.D.C. agent who disappeared in Baja, California. When last heard from, agent Dave Pruett [JAMES PARRES] was registered in room seven, Vista Bonita Hotel, Baja. He was on assignment to locate Professor Chapman [RODDY McDOWALL] a former Government physicist who has invented a machine that creates volcanoes around the world. • Diana Prince: "Congratulations. I heard that Atkinson got bumped upstairs... and you've been promoted. All my assignments come from you from now on?". • Steve Trevor Jr.: "That's right. Sorry we don't have time for champagne. I'm here to give you your assignment". • Diana Prince: "Come on, Steve. I just got from the Philippines. I'm going fishing with some friends in Arizona". • Steve Trevor Jr.: "You're still going fishing. But I'm afraid not with friends". • Diana Prince: "Okay. Where do I fish, and what for?". • Steve Trevor Jr.: "See the headlines". • Diana Prince: "Chinese Volcano?". • Steve Trevor Jr.: "The Office of Scientific Research says it shouldn't happen. Any more questions?". • Diana Prince: "Any more answers?". • Steve Trevor Jr.: "In exactly 37 minutes, get yourself some flight insurance at the gift shop. Look, this is not piece of cake. Dave Pruett, the last agent we sent there...". • Diana Prince: "Yes?". • Steve Trevor Jr.: "He hasn't been seen or heard from since he checked into Room 7 at the Vista Bonita Hotel". • Diana Prince: "Thanks". • Steve Trevor Jr.: "Anytime".    At the hotel, the desk clerk, Jack Corbin [ROGER DAVIS] registers Diana in room 7 as she requests. Alone in the room, she starts searching for clues and finds nothing. In the meantime, Corbin phones Chapman who orders him to get rid of Diana. Reluctantly, he agrees. As Diana moves toward the bed, a trap door opens beneath her and falls into the basement. She begins to hear the sound of machinery in action and as her eyes become accustomed to the dimness of the basement, she sees the walls closing in on her. There are no windows or doors -no escape route. She moves to the center of the basement and whirls into Wonder Woman.    With superhuman strength, Wonder Woman positions herself so that her feet press against one wall, her back against the other and she hears the sound of machinery breaking up What was once a basement is now a concrete hallway. While this is happening to Wonder Woman, Chapman creates a volcano which he centers in Russia. As a result, two Russian agents are dispatched immediately to Baja to destroy the laboratory.    Whirling back to Diana, she jumps into a dune buggy and starts up the mountain road to Chapman's laboratory. At the end of the road, two Chinese, Mei Ling [IRENE TSU] and Lin Wan [RICHARD NARITA] approaches the unarmed Diana and take her prisoner. They blame the USA for cau-sing the volcano in China. Diana convinces them that this is not true -that she is looking for the last agent sent to Baja to find Chapman. To her surprise, they believe her but leave her bound as they start up the hill to Chapman's laboratory.    The two Russian agents, also making their way up the mountain side, surprise Mei Ling and Lin Wan and before a fight can start, Diana, who has whirled into Wonder Woman, jumps between them. Using the golden bracelets, she deflects the bullets and as the Russian Kalanin [MILT KOGAN] charges at her, she simply knocks his arms away and pins his arms to his side. The two Russians weaken and realize they can't win. They also blame the Americans for having the terrible weapon of creating volcanos and after convincing them that the United States has nothing to do with it, Wonder Woman suggests they all work together to destroy the weapon and the lab.    Corbin and a group of men, are now circling the group to take them prisoners. But Wonder Woman races back to the spot where the Chinese left her and whirls back to Diana, just as she hears the helicopter in the background.     Corbin leads the two Chinese and Russians to an underground cell and Diana is taken to Chapman. Many years have passed since they last saw each other. He explains to her that he has control of the world by using the most powerful laser beam powered by nuclear energy, he can turn the entire planet into a volcano. That is his idea of establishing peace.    As Corbin is escorting Diana back to the cell, she darts away from him and whirls into Wonder Woman. Soon after she breaks in into Chapman's lab. • Professor Arthur Chapman: "Wonder Woman! I am so glad you've come. As a matter of fact I was hoping to have you here". • Wonder Woman: "So I could witness a third world disaster? And stand by for the next?". • Professor Arthur Chapman: "But no, Wonder Woman. I am doing this in the name of peace." • Wonder Woman: "The idea of peace is beautiful. But this is no way to accomplish it. Why don't you ask the people whose lives depend on what their leaders decide?". • Professor Arthur Chapman: "As a matter of fact, I really don't have to ask anyone. Corbin, tell her how we've suffered. Just tell her" • Jack Corbin: "I can't Arthur. I agree with her. It won't work. Not your way. We have to work for peace, but not by intimidation" • Professor Arthur Chapman: "Fools have said that since the beginning of time". • Jack Corbin: "Everybody is a fool to you. There will be fools who will send bombers to be strong. And there will be fools who will give in to you. And they will be seen as weaklings, or even traitors. But Arthur, the only real fool is you". • Professor Arthur Chapman: "And the Russians, what about them?". • Tobirov: "Our answers will be planes and submarines, missiles and tanks. Whatever it takes to destroy you. we have always fought that way". • Professor Arthur Chapman: "And the People's Republic of China?". • Lin Wan: "There are 800 million of us. If there are 10 percent left we will still, eventually, dominate the world. It is called the 'long view'." • Wonder Woman: "Chapman, you have created the deadliest, the most dangerous weapon the world has ever known... in the name of peace". • Professor Arthur Chapman: "But you believe in peace, Wonder Woman. You always have". • Wonder Woman: "Yes, but it won't work your way. I'm sure the world's leaders would listen to you once there was no more threat".    Chapman is almost convinced and ready to deactivate the laser beam, but suddenly a message is delivered to him: "Telephonic communication has begun between the heads of state in Washington, Moscow and Peking." He now thinks that all the leaders won't listen and activates the laser again in spite of what Wonder Woman and Jack Corbin tell him... Wonder Woman only have ten minutes to get to the middle of the mountain and deactivate the laser beam.    Wonder Woman races to the center of the mountain where the nuclear power plant is located and smashes through a concrete wall. Within minutes she is atop a mountain ridge and runs directly toward the blazing white laser beam, striking her right in the middle of her body where the golden girdle encircles her waist. She has to hold it for 50 seconds and then it won't be able to fire again. Bathed in light, she holds her ground and the beam goes no further. She then completely destroys the apparatus.
Back in the laboratory, she convinces Chapman that making certain parts of the world erupt is not going to bring peace. With the help of Corbin, the Chinese and the Russians, who also plead the same as Wonder Woman, Chapman is defeated. He and Corbin are taken into custody.    Days later, back on safe ground, Diana and the two Chinese, who are now allies, decide to prepare the best homemade Mandarin dinner -in honor of Wonder Woman.

			RUNNING TIME:	47:39 (48 minutes / unedited) / 60 minutes on commercial television.
			VHS:	Available on commercial VHS format on a collector's edition series released by Columbia House Video.
			DVD:	Available on commercial DVD format in the 4-DVD box-set "WONDER WOMAN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON" and the Volume Two of the British DVD edition of "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN".
			INFO:	Eighth regular episode of "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN". First episode to feature the new live-action opening and closing titles.
			AUDIO:	"WONDER WOMAN THEME" from the opening credits.
				"WONDER WOMAN THEME" from the end credits.
			VIDEO:	"DIANA PRINCE TRAPPED".
				"WONDER WOMAN SAVES THE WORLD".
			TRIVIA:	This is the last episode to feature the Joe Atkinson character as played by Normann Burton. The explanation is given by Diana when she meets Steve at the airport: "Congratulations. I heard that Atkinson got bumped upstairs... and you've been promoted. All my assignments come from you from now on?".
				This is the first episode to feature the new opening and closing credits with live action shots which will be used from now on till the end of the series.
				This is the second time that Arizona -Lynda's native state- is mentioned on the series.
				Some of the sets were previously used in episodes like "FAUSTA, THE NAZI WONDER WOMAN" and "THE BERMUDA CRISIS TRIANGLE".
				First episode to feature Bruce Lansbury as supervising producer.
				First and only time Diana Prince drives a dune buggy and its plate number is 260 9JR.
				The newspaper that Steve Trevor reads at the airport is "Los Angeles Tribune" Volume XVII and Number 32.
				First episode to feature Roddy McDowall as a guest-star, the following one would be "THE FINE ART OF CRIME".
				We never see on this episode Diana Prince together with Joe Atkinson.
			SKILLS STATS:	SPINS: 3 times.
				LASSO: 0 time.
				BRACELETS: 1 times.
				JUMPS: 2 times.
				THROWN BADDIES: 2 times.
				MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS: Breaks thru a wall, stops a laser beam with her own body.

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