Wonder Woman
The Girl from Ilandia
TV Flash files “The Girl from Ilandia” as hour 35 of 60 in the TV Flash guide — Wonder Woman (1975–1979) on ABC/CBS, season 2, episode 21, aired 1978-04-07, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E21: listed hour 35 of 60 in the Wonder Woman guide, hour 21 of 22 in season 2. It aired 1978-04-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Man Who Wouldn't Tell” (S02E20). Next is “The Murderous Missile” (S02E22).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Diana comes to the aid of a kidnapped girl whose jewelry gives her superhuman powers.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Girl from Ilandia sit in the Wonder Woman guide?
S02E21 is listed hour 35 of 60 — hour 21 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 21.
When did Wonder Woman S02E21 air?
The Girl from Ilandia aired 1978-04-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
WWII season or the modern CBS years?
Start with Carter's ABC WWII-period hour for the origin sparkle, then the CBS modernization if you want the later franchise run. The spin is the constant.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Lynda Carter spins into the live-action Wonder Woman a generation kept: patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years. Female superhero as viable disco-decade franchise. Sincerity, style, and a twirl that became Halloween permanent.
ABC, then CBS, put a female superhero in a patriotic swimsuit and proved the character could hold a network hour in the disco decade. Wonder Woman (1975–1979 as a franchise run) gave Lynda Carter three seasons, 60 episodes — a short window, not a cinematic universe. Stanley Ralph Ross filtered William Moulton Marston's DC icon through 1970s sparkle. Lyle Waggoner played Steve Trevor across eras; Debra Winger appeared as Drusilla/Wonder Girl. The transformation twirl became a national image before gifs existed.…
Filed against
- Lynda Carter as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Lynda Carter spun into a generation’s Halloween as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman — patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years, female superhero as a viable disco-decade franchise. Sincerity, style, a twirl…
- Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor
Lyle Waggoner stood tall through The Carol Burnett Show’s sketch detonations — movie parodies, the charwoman, Conway’s corpse-making ad-libs — then put on Steve Trevor’s uniform for Wonder Woman’s patriotic swimsuit glory. CBS variety as…
- Debra Winger as Drusilla / Wonder Girl
Debra Winger’s Drusilla spun Wonder Woman as Wonder Girl — Lynda Carter’s live-action Amazon a generation kept, patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years. Kid-sister voltage in a disco-decade franchise.…