| "Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman" | |
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| Air date | April 28th, 1976 |
| Writers | Bruce Shelly; David Ketchum |
| Director | Barry Crane |
| Producers | Wilford Lloyd Baumes; Douglas S. Cramer; Rod Holcomb |
| Starring | Lynda Carter; Lyle Waggoner |
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"Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman" is the title to the third episode from season one of the superhero fantasy series Wonder Woman, which is based upon a character created by William Moulton Marston, who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The episode was directed by Barry Crane and written by Bruce Shelly and David Ketchum. It first aired on ABC on April 28th, 1974. In this episode, a Nazi athlete and spy named Fausta Grables undertakes a mission to the United States to uncover the secret behind Wonder Woman's magic lasso. She baits Wonder Woman into a trap, but masquerading as her at a war bonds rally.
Synopsis[]
At Nazi Intelligence Headquarters Fausta Grables, Olympic Gold Medalist and Spy, shows Col. Kellerman and S.S. Officer Horst film of Wonder Woman. Kellerman dismisses the images as propaganda and Hollywood magic, but Fausta believes their are real. She explains Operation Frauline, a plan to capture Wonder Woman and bring her to Germany in order to learn her secrets.
Sometimes later Maj. Steve Trevor is working at his office in the War Department at night, when Fausta disguised as a Cleaning Woman enters. She gasses Steve unconscious and Fausta's men led by Mueller take him away.
The next morning Yeoman Diana Prince gets a phone call from Fausta giving her an anonymous tip that Steve is in a deserted warehouse. Spin changing into Wonder Woman, she goes to the warehouse, and it confronted by Mueller and his men. She defeats his men, looking them in a large crate, and then uses her magic lasso to find Steve's location. Wonder Woman frees Steve from the crate he was tied and gagged in, and they leave. Fausta has witnessed the of the magic lasso, and comes up with a plan to use it against Wonder Woman.
At a War Bond Rally Mueller dressed as a Special Services Colonel, introduces Fausta dressed as a masked Wonder Woman. She shows off her strength, and the real Wonder Woman shows up and displays even greater strength. Fausta lifts a heavy bar bell using both hands, and Wonder Woman moves to lift it with one. Before she can do so she falls through a trap door. Mueller explains it's all part of the show, and thanks Fausta as the real Wonder Woman for participating in the War Bond Drive.
Below the stage one of Mueller's man has grabbed and incapacitated Wonder Woman with a chloroform soaked cloth. Helpless, Wonder Woman is bound with the magic lasso and interrogated about the source of her strength. Revealing it's her magic belt, Wonder Woman is put to sleep with the chloroform, and loaded into a car where Fausta still dressed as Wonder Woman is waiting. When Steve shows up to thank Wonder Woman Fausta acts so out of character that Steve realized immediately it's not her, and commandeers a Taxi to pursue Fausta's car.
Steve arrives too late to prevent Wonder Woman from being loaded onto a plane and flown out of the country. A radio intercept, however, gives him a clue to where she was taken and he makes his way to England, and hitches a ride with a friend in Intelligence to be parachuted into Germany. On the ground he makes contact with underground agent Rojak, unaware that Rojak is secretly working for the Gestapo.
Meanwhile Wonder Woman has been delivered to Nazi Intelligence Headquarter and Col. Kellerman. Fausta uses the Magic Lasso on Wonder Woman and learns about Paradise Island, but Kellerman doesn't believe her, and intends to interrogate her using harsher means. When Fausta challenges his authority he flies into a rage, grabs the magic belt out of her hands, and throws it at Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman catches the magic belt, and with her strength restored breaks free and defeats Kellermen, his guards, and Fausta. Breaking out of Nazi Intelligence Headquarters she finds Fausta's plane, and flies back to the United States in it.
Steve confronts Rojak about leading them in circles, and Rojak reveals his connection to the Gestapo. A female Underground Agent who suspected Rojak, comes up from behind and knocks him out. She then leads Steve to Nazi Intelligence Headquarters, but when he arrives he finds Wonder Woman has already escaped. Rojak arrives and captures Steve.
Back in the War Department Yeoman Diana Prince looks for Steve when General Blankenship informs her that a radio intercept reveals Steve's capture. Corp. Etta Candy, Blankenship's secretary, informs them of Steve's going to rescue Wonder Woman. Diana once again turns into Wonder Woman and flies her Invisible Plane to Germany to rescue Steve.
Fausta and Kellerman are waiting for Wonder Woman, and have locked Steve into a room which walls begin to close once Wonder Woman enters. Wonder Woman's Amazon Strength, however, prevents them from being crushed, and Fausta uses a trap door to drop them into a water pit which can be electrified if they try to escape. Kellerman decides to take credit for Fausta's capturing Wonder Woman, and orders Horst and Rojak to throw her into the water pit. Fausta, however, holds them off and managed to throw a rope allowing Wonder Woman and Steve to climb out. The three of them escape Nazi Intelligence Headquarters, and introduce Fausta to the Female Underground Agent so she can fight the Nazis in Germany. Steve reveals before he was captured he managed to break into Kellerman's safe and has a code book with the names of all the Nazi Agents in the Underground.
The next day Steve tells Yeoman Diana Prince that Fausta has sent intelligence in, and how much he admires Wonder Woman.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lynda Carter | Wonder Woman/Diana Prince |
| Lyle Waggoner | Major Steve Trevor |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Eastham | General Phil Blankenship |
| Beatrice Colen | Etta Candy |
Co-Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bo Brundin | Colonel Kesselman |
| Colby Chester | S.S. officer Horst |
| Jeff Cooper | Major Charlie Scott |
| Keene Curtis | Mueller |
| Bill Fletcher | Nazi |
| Lynda Day George | Fausta Grables |
| Christopher George | Rojak |
| Mary Rings | Peasant girl |
| Gene Biegouloff | Soldier #1 |
| Kenneth Smedberg | Soldier #2 |
| Angelo Gnazzo | Cabbie |
| Larry Ellis | M.C. |
| Ron Lombard | Radioman |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc one, side B of the Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season DVD collection.
- This episode is production code number 166531.
- This episode adapts "Wanted by Hitler, Dead or Alive", which is the first story featured in Comic Cavalcade #2 (Spring, 1943). That story includes the first and only comic book appearance to date of Fausta Grables.
- This episode features two actresses playing a character named Wonder Woman whose first name is Lynda, with that particular spelling; Lynda Carter and Lynda Day George.
- Lynda Day George, who plays Fausta Grables, was the wife of actor Christopher George, who plays Rojak in this episode. Christopher George is best known for playing the role of Ben Richards on the TV series The Immortal. His wife appeared in two episodes of the show.
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Quotes[]
- Fausta's henchman: Quick, tell me how do I make you helpless and take you prisoner?
- Wonder Woman: Remove my magic belt.
- Fausta's henchman: Is that the key to your strength?
- Wonder Woman: Yes, away from my home on Paradise Island.
- Fausta's henchman: Could this chloroform keep you unconscious?
- Wonder Woman: Yes.
- Fausta's henchman: Sleep peacefully Wonder Woman, you will wake in The Fatherland.
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- Wonder Woman: Maybe all women can do wonders if put to the test.
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"The New Original Wonder Woman" • "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther" • "Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman" • "Beauty on Parade" • "The Feminum Mystique (Part 1)" • "The Feminum Mystique (Part 2)" • "Wonder Woman vs. Gargantua!" • "The Pluto File" • "Last of the Two-Dollar Bills" • "Judgment from Outer Space (Part 1)" • "Judgment from Outer Space (Part 2)" • "Formula 407" • "The Bushwhackers" • "Wonder Woman in Hollywood" Main characters
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