Kudos to Lynda Day George for getting her own titular villain during the run of the Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) series, appearing as Fausta Grables, commissioned by Hitler to find and bring back home to the Fatherland America's female babe superhero. Lynda's husband, Christopher, even gets a minor part (like his wife, battling a really unspectacular German accent) as a double agent, tricking Steve (Lyle Waggoner) when he goes behind enemy lines to rescue Wonder Woman. You get Lynda George disguised as a cleaning woman who uses a knock-out gas to subdue Steve so he could be taken to a barn to lure WW to get a closer look at how good she really is (she tosses around Nazi agents with ease, with her "truth lasso" used on one of them to learn of Steve's location; this tips off Fausta that the lasso could actually be used against WW), and later her Fausta draws out WW by pretending to be her during a competition for War Bonds. Knocked unconscious by chloroform thanks to a hidden agent, WW is taken back to the Fatherland by Fausta. Fausta has the idea of using the lasso to learn all of WW's secrets, but she is countermanded and opposed time and again by Colonel Kesselman (Bo Brundin) who wants her out of the way so he can impress the Fuhrer himself. This rivalry aids WW and Steve in their cause to escape from enemy lines intact. WW spends time trying to convince Fausta she should abandon the Nazi philosophy and embrace democratic ideals. The plot is preposterous. WW actually gets back home and must return to the Fatherland to rescue Steve after Steve went to the Fatherland to save her! The ability to do that seems quite easy! Why didn't we do that regularly? If Steve could do so, why not others? And how Fausta can just walk into the War Department and escape with Steve is laughable at best. Still, the show was fun as Lynda speaks in the voice of General Blankenship (Richard Eastham), dodge bullets with her arm bracelets, stop a press from crushing her and Steve, and hurl Nazi agents all over the place with ease. Just try and not take apart the implausibilities of the plot. That someone would give up their deeply entrenched beliefs because of Wonder Woman's speech on how the Nazis could care less about her kind of had me rolling my eyes.
7 Reviews
ROUND TRIP BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND BERLIN
asalerno1013 May 2022
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A very good episode. The German High Command orders the capture of Wonder Woman, for this they send Fausta to Washington, a former Olympic champion who achieves her purpose and moves her to Berlin. Once there, a debate breaks out between Fausta (Lynda Day George) and Colonel Kesslemann (an outstanding Bo Brundin), about how they should treat their prisoner, while Fausta only pursues a benefit for her Nation, the Colonel only thinks of using the torture to get a promotion in his position. This counterpoint is intelligently posed and very well acted. Steve Trevor travels to Germany to rescue Wonder Woman but ends up being captured. Everything ends well and our heroine not only manages to escape and free Steve, but also convinces Fausta to join the Allies by making her understand the tyranny of the Nazi movement. Despite the fact that even here we see an inexperienced Lynda Carter before the cameras and a little hesitant, we are already beginning to realize that she is finding the key to improve her character.
just too farcical
sandcrab27711 December 2021
If security was that lax in america we would have lost the war... the aircraft used to fly to germany would have required several refuels in route ... the writers got more than a little outside the realm of belief for this episode ... ww still prevails... steve trevor can't be a good intelligence officer because he's dumber than dirt ... classified documents are never handled as carelessly to allow a cleaning woman access after duty hours ... hollywood can do anything ... it doesn't make it true.
the birth of chloroform scene in holywood
micaaeclipse17 April 2024
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I can't speak highly enough of this scene. Wonder Woman episode 3 contains what is widely considered one of the greatest chloroform scenes of all time.
Wonder Woman (played by the beautiful Lynda Carter) is tricked into attending a fake War Bonds rally. There, she comes face to face with Fausta Grables, who is dressed up in a Wonder Woman costume.
Wonder Woman falls through a trap door and gets chloroformed by a Nazi agent. The scene is long and drawn out, with great sleepy dialogue and moaning from Lynda Carter. The scene ends with the Nazi asking Wonder Woman:
Will this chloroform, keep you unconscious?
Wonder Woman replies yes, and the cloth slowly covers her mouth. A few more breaths, and Wonder Woman is completely asleep.
"Sleep peacefully Wonder Woman. You will awake in the Fatherland!"
The scene ranks at the top for the following reasons:
Amazing setup. Wonder Woman walks into the trap confidently, thinking she has the upper hand. The kidnapping happens right under the public's nose.
Lynda Carter is sexy and beautiful.
Wonder Woman is a strong classic DC Superheroine. Seeing her get chloroformed unconscious is a pleasant surprise.
Wonder Woman's "Lasso of Truth" is used against her in the most clever of ways.
The scene is long and drawn out, with Wonder Woman passing out slowly.
The way the scene ends is really rare for mainstream chloroformings. Normally the damsel is chloroformed once, and passes out. Fausta is unique, in that Wonder Woman gets chloroformed initially to get her groggy, and then chloroformed again to knock her out completely. The final cloth placement is what seals the deal.
This scene will not be topped for a very long time.
Wonder Woman (played by the beautiful Lynda Carter) is tricked into attending a fake War Bonds rally. There, she comes face to face with Fausta Grables, who is dressed up in a Wonder Woman costume.
Wonder Woman falls through a trap door and gets chloroformed by a Nazi agent. The scene is long and drawn out, with great sleepy dialogue and moaning from Lynda Carter. The scene ends with the Nazi asking Wonder Woman:
Will this chloroform, keep you unconscious?
Wonder Woman replies yes, and the cloth slowly covers her mouth. A few more breaths, and Wonder Woman is completely asleep.
"Sleep peacefully Wonder Woman. You will awake in the Fatherland!"
The scene ranks at the top for the following reasons:
Amazing setup. Wonder Woman walks into the trap confidently, thinking she has the upper hand. The kidnapping happens right under the public's nose.
Lynda Carter is sexy and beautiful.
Wonder Woman is a strong classic DC Superheroine. Seeing her get chloroformed unconscious is a pleasant surprise.
Wonder Woman's "Lasso of Truth" is used against her in the most clever of ways.
The scene is long and drawn out, with Wonder Woman passing out slowly.
The way the scene ends is really rare for mainstream chloroformings. Normally the damsel is chloroformed once, and passes out. Fausta is unique, in that Wonder Woman gets chloroformed initially to get her groggy, and then chloroformed again to knock her out completely. The final cloth placement is what seals the deal.
This scene will not be topped for a very long time.
A little disappointing
Joxerlives8 December 2010
Warning: Spoilers
I pictured WW's Nazi counterpart as an evil Amazon similar to what we've seen in the Crosby film, a blonde version of Lynda Carter (Morgan Fairchild would have been good casting) in a black WW outfit festooned with swastikas and wielding the 'Whip of Tyranny' (of course the swastika is an ancient Greek symbol so it would make sense for Amazons to wear it). But actually she's just a normal woman if a clever one. The first appearance of WW's rather fetching cape and the first of numerous Wonder Woman doubles but what's with the masks, are they off to a venetian ball or something? WW chloroformed and chained again and Steve knocked out. At this rate he's going to outdo Giles on Buffy. Of course this is the episode that get's the WW mind control fetish fans all excited, she's de-powered by the removal of her belt and enslaved using her own lasso.
Fausta's conversion at the end takes some swallowing. We're told that Paradise Island has thrived for 26 centuries without male destructiveness. All the jaunting back and forth to Germany seems a bit farcical. You rather wonder that if she's there anyway she should use the lasso on Hitler and get him to end the war? 5/10
Fausta's conversion at the end takes some swallowing. We're told that Paradise Island has thrived for 26 centuries without male destructiveness. All the jaunting back and forth to Germany seems a bit farcical. You rather wonder that if she's there anyway she should use the lasso on Hitler and get him to end the war? 5/10
laughable episode
trashgang15 January 2013
Wonder woman is stripped down, but hey, not in her nudies I mean, she loses her lasso and her armbelts by a wonder woman double. It all takes place inside a Nazi building.
Again cheesy and it even is a bit laughable when wonder woman takes on a fight with the fake wonder woman. And script wise it was a bit of the same Steve being chained again. No special effects to mention. Still wonder woman was a bit of a success due the sexiness of Diana when she becomes wonder woman. It's after this episode that it really picks up well with the effects although they are still campy.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 1/5 Comedy 0/5
Again cheesy and it even is a bit laughable when wonder woman takes on a fight with the fake wonder woman. And script wise it was a bit of the same Steve being chained again. No special effects to mention. Still wonder woman was a bit of a success due the sexiness of Diana when she becomes wonder woman. It's after this episode that it really picks up well with the effects although they are still campy.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 1/5 Comedy 0/5
Ridiculously implausable
Ralpho27 December 2020
Batman and Robin are realistic superheroes compared to Wonder Woman. This series was obviously made for kids, but so was "Batman," and at least there was something there for adults, too. "Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman" is just straight up crap. If it was in your toilet you'd need a plunger to get it down. The phrase "far fetched" doesn't go far enough to describe the absurdities.
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