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Wonder Woman - The Pied Piper
episode 2.6
USA 1977
produced by
Mark Rodgers, Wilfred Ralph Baumes (executive), Douglas S. Cramer (executive) for the Douglas S. Cramer Company, Warner Brothers/CBS
directed by Alan Crosland jr
starring Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner, Norman Burton, Martin Mull, Denny Miller, Eve Plumb, Bob Hastings, George Cooper, Melvin F. Allen
story by David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco, screenplay by David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco, Brian McKay, based on the comic created by William Moulton Marston, published by DC Comics, music by Artie Kane
TV-series
Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter)
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Hamlin Rule (Martin Mull) sure should have become an inventor, having
not only created a disintegrator ray but also a hypnotic flute. Instead
though, he's this year's rock sensation, and he uses both inventions to
... hypnotize a bunch of girls to with the help of the disintegrator ray
steal the box office payroll of his own concerts. Now Elena (Eve Plumb),
the daughter of Diana/Wonder Woman's (Lynda Carter) boss Atkinson (Norman
Burton) is a die-hard Hamlin Rule fan, so much so that her dad starts
worrying about her, and thus he and Diana fly out to LA, where he's
worrying a lot and she tries to find out what's happening behind the
scenes - with at first limited success as Hamlin's muscle Carl (Denny
Miller) blocks her access to Hamlin, and to Elena, who has by that time
become his assistance - under hypnosis mind you. Eventually though, Diana
gives Carl a good beating as Wonder Woman - and then almost captures the
hypnotized girls stealing the payroll of Hamlin's latest concert. At his
own mansion, Wonder Woman corners Hamlin and captures him in her lasso
of truth, which forces him to tell the truth, and he confesses he has
stolen the payrolls of his own concerts only because he felt cheated by
promoters, managers and whatnot. Diana gives him a good talk upon which he
promises to be a better man in the future, and Elena is re-united with her
dad. A rather silly episode, as no matter how you put it, it
doesn't make much sense: Here you've got a scientific genius who uses his
brilliant mind for nothing greater or more sinister than committing what's
basically petty thefts - "petty" when compared to the devices
used that is. What really makes this so ridiculous though is that instead
of a career in science he has chosen to become a performer of shallow pop
songs. And that Martin Mull has virtually no frontman qualities only makes
this all the more ridiculous. Sure, there's at least some camp value in
this one, and seeing Wonder Woman fight former Tarzan
Denny Miller is at least trivia worthy, but there's nothing beyond exactly
that in this episode, ranking it as one of the weaker entries into the
series.
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