Wonder Woman
Phantom of the Roller Coaster (1)
TV Flash files “Phantom of the Roller Coaster (1)” as hour 59 of 60 in the TV Flash guide — Wonder Woman (1975–1979) on ABC/CBS, season 3, episode 23, aired 1979-09-04, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E23: listed hour 59 of 60 in the Wonder Woman guide, hour 23 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1979-09-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Man Who Could Not Die” (S03E22). Next is “Phantom of the Roller Coaster (2)” (S03E24).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The leader of a spy ring must deal with a phantom like man and Wonder Woman before he can locate his headquarters in an old amusement park.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Phantom of the Roller Coaster (1) sit in the Wonder Woman guide?
S03E23 is listed hour 59 of 60 — hour 23 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 23.
When did Wonder Woman S03E23 air?
Phantom of the Roller Coaster (1) aired 1979-09-04 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.…