Much like sharks (which also feature in this ep) dolphins very popular in this period and this story owes an obvious debt to the film 'The Day of the Dolphin'. Environmental concerns also a major issue of the day. We see Wonder Woman demonstrate another new power which we haven't seen before, the ability to fire some sort of energy ray from her tiara. Lot's of stock footage once more although surprisingly given the subject matter no submarines, the stuff with the shark (a Tiger shark I think?) is scary stuff and you see it a lot in other shows of the period (even in one ep of Lassie I think?). Wonder Woman's ability to talk with the animals once again featured. 7/10
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Wonder Woman goes to the high seas to rescue a dolphin!
blanbrn2 December 2021
"The Deadly Dolphin" a cheesy like episode from season 3 of the "Wonder Woman" series first aired on Dec. 1, 1978. And it is one of the season's best and better entertaining episodes with drama and it's memorable. The story involves the abduction of a dolphin from a local sea park and it's purpose involves a greedy land owner an oil tank, and the need and want to lower beach property values. Look for Britt Leach(from "Tales from the Crypt", "Only Sin Deep" 89 ep with Lea Thompson) as a bad guy villain, plus the beautiful Lynda Carter has a damsel in distress scene moment on a boat as she's kidnapped and held hostage and tied up with a black gag in her mouth. Well done super like hero feel episode of the series. In which the high seas and a dolphin are both saved!
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