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The Secrets of Isis - Now You See It and Now You Don't
episode 2.6, 2.7
USA 1976
produced by Arthur H. Nadel, Norm Prescott (executive), Richard M. Rosenbloom (executive), Lou Scheimer (executive) for Filmation
directed by Arthur H.Nadel
starring JoAnna Cameron, Ronalda Douglas, Brian Cutler, John Davey, Evan C.Kim, Ranji, Craig Wasson, Paul Hampton, Ben Frank, Jerry Douglas
screenplay by Len Janson, Chuck Menville, Arthur H. Nadel, based on characters created by Marc Richards, special effects by Sonex International
TV-series The Secrets of Isis, Captain Marvel
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Apparently, high school teacher Rick Mason (Brian Cutler) has developed
a weather machine at a top security gouvernment lab - but once he has
developed it, he has also stolen it from the lab, and was clumsy enough to
get himself caught. However, his favourite student Rennie (Ronalda
Douglas) and her friends, martial arts-wise C.J. (Evan C.Kim), singing
magician Ranji (Ranji) and petty criminal Feather (Craig Wasson) don't
believe he's guilty, and get themselves into lots of dangerous situations
to prove his innocence - so dangerous that they need saving from a
superheroine every now and again. Good thing then that their science
teacher (and Rick Mason's best friend) is Andrea Thomas (JoAnna Cameron),
who's secretly the superheroine Isis, and who gladly flies by every now
and again, sometimes even helped by her superhero pal Captain Marvel (John
Davey). Eventually, the kids and the superheroes even manage to lure the
real culprit into a trap, who's revealed to be a professor (Paul Hampton)
who was also working on a weather machine. His motive? I don't know, maybe
he just wanted to make weather. Thsi double episode is also the
finale of the Secrets of Isis-TV series, and thanks to a
plot that's a little more than a carrier pigeon for a simplistic message,
it's also one of the better (as in funnier) stories of the series - and an
appearance of ultra-campy Captain Marvel of course doesn't
hurt either, nor does Ranji's cheesy, hippie-wannabe music performance.
Admittedly, Now You See It and Now You Don't is still not great
television, not even great superhero television, but it's fun - in a
slightly ridiculous sort of way.
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