Wonder Woman
The Boy Who Knew Her Secret (1)
TV Flash files “The Boy Who Knew Her Secret (1)” as hour 56 of 60 in the TV Flash guide — Wonder Woman (1975–1979) on ABC/CBS, season 3, episode 20, aired 1979-05-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E20: listed hour 56 of 60 in the Wonder Woman guide, hour 20 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1979-05-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Girl with a Gift for Disaster” (S03E19). Next is “The Boy Who Knew Her Secret (2)” (S03E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
While investigating a strange alien force in a small suburban community, Diana Prince is seen whirling into Wonder Woman by a young boy.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Boy Who Knew Her Secret (1) sit in the Wonder Woman guide?
S03E20 is listed hour 56 of 60 — hour 20 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 20.
When did Wonder Woman S03E20 air?
The Boy Who Knew Her Secret (1) aired 1979-05-28 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.…
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- 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.…