"The Outsider" | |
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Air date | November 8th, 1975 |
Writers | David Dworski; Susan Dworski |
Director | Hollingsworth Morse |
Producers | Norm Prescott; Lou Scheimer; Dick Rosenbloom; Arthur H. Nadel |
Starring | JoAnna Cameron; Brian Cutler; Joanna Pang |
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"The Outsider" is the tenth episode of season one of the superhero action series Isis. It was directed by Hollingsworth Morse with a script written by David Dworski and Susan Dworski. It first aired on CBS on Saturday morning on November 8th, 1975. In this episode, a new student named Wayne Moss becomes an activist at school and hijacks a bulldozer in the hopes of preventing a construction company from developing land inhabited by local wildlife. Isis has to take action to stop a runaway bulldozer.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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JoAnna Cameron | Isis, Andrea Thomas |
Brian Cutler | Rick Mason |
Joanna Pang | Cindy Lee |
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Mitch Vogel | Wayne Moss |
Morgan Jones | Mister Tilden |
Harry Hickox | Mr. Winstead |
Wirt Morton | Har Michaels |
Anson Downes | Phil Hobbs |
Notes[]
- Isis was created by Russell Bates and developed by Marc Richards. It was produced by Norm Prescott and Lou Scheimer of Filmation Associates.
- This episode is included on disc one of the Secrets of Isis: The Complete Series DVD collection by BCI.
- Executive producer Richard M. Rosenbloom is credited as Dick Rosenbloom in this episode.
- Although it is the tenth aired episode of the series, it is actually the fourth episode in production. It is listed as episode 4 on the DVD collection.
- There are a total of eight credited cast members in this episode: 6 are male cast members, and 2 are female cast members.
- This is the fifth episode of The Secrets of Isis directed by Hollingsworth Morse. He directs eleven episodes of the series in total.
- This is the second episode of The Secrets of Isis written or co-written by David Dworski. He writes three episodes of the series in total.
- This is the first episode of The Secrets of Isis written or co-written by Susan Dworski. She writes two episodes of the series in total.
- This is the final television acting work for Harry Hickox.
- This is actor Wirt Morton's only known work in television.
- This is the first television acting work for Anson Downes.
- Isis uses the powers of transformation, invocation, flight, superhuman strength, and telekinesis in this episode.
- References is made to Dr. Barnes in this episode, but he does not make an appearance.
Trivia[]
- Film and television actress Tara Reid was born on the same day that this episode first aired.
- Character wink: Sometimes in TV, characters break the fourth wall by both literally and/or metaphorically "winking" at the camera. This episode concludes with a close-up of Andrea Thomas winking to the viewers.
Quotes[]
- Andrea Thomas: If you weren't such a lazy bird, you'd help us.
- Tut: Squawk! Lazy bird!
- Andrea Thomas: You sure are.
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- Isis: Force of gravity from this rock be still. Let me roll it up the hill.
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- Isis: O' zephyr winds, which blow on high, lift me now so I can fly.
Bloopers[]
- Isis's Egyptian-cotton undies do a peek-a-boo to the viewer in the scene where she grabs the dynamite stick.
- During the class demonstration, the teacher refers to tungsten as a mineral. Tungsten is a chemical element, not a mineral.