SERIES WONDER WOMAN

005 KNOCKOUT OCTOBER 14, 1977

"Knockout" "Knockout" - LYNDA CARTER "Knockout" - LYLE WAGGONER

Espaρa [Spain]

Espaρol: "Golpe Mortal" ["Knockout"].

Italia [Italy]

Italiano: "Fuori Combattimento" ["Knockout"].

France [France]

Franηais: "Le Taupe" ["The Mole"].

Deustchland [Germany]

Deustch: "Kidnapping" ["Kidnapping"].

Danmark [Denmark]

Danske: "Knockout" ["Knockout"].

Brasil [Brazil]

Portuguese: "Golpe Mortal" ["Knockout"].

Greece

Greek Greek: Japanese ["Knockout"].

Japan

Japanese [Japanese]: Japanese [ Romanji ] "Terorisuto o tsubuse" [ "Knockout The Terrorist" ].

"Knockout" - NORMANN BURTON
"Knockout" - CHARLES CIOFFI as Ray Manta.
"Knockout" - BEATRICE STRAIGHT as The Queen.

Episode Number: #5 according to broadcast and production order; #18 according to the whole series run.

Production Number: 166705.

Original Airdate: Friday, October 14, 1977. Second Run: Friday, June 30, 1978.

Writer: Mark Rodgers.
Director: Seymour Robbie.
Guest Stars:
• JAYNE KENNEDY [ Carolyn Hamilton ].
• BURR DeBENNING [ Tom Baker ].
• ARCH JOHNSON [ John Kelly ].
• FRANK MARTH [ Tall Man ].
• TED SHACKELFORD [ Pete Johnson ].
Co-Starring:
• ABRAHAM ALVAREZ [ Radio Car Officer Fernandez ].
• ALEX COLON [ Angel Velasquez ].
Featuring:
• FRANK PARKER [ Lane Curran ].
• K.C. MARTEL [ Ted ].

SYNOPSIS

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Midnight - Wednesday - Washington, D.C. Diana Prince [LYNDA CARTER] is arriving to her apartment, but as she's going up the stairs, she reacts to two men attempting to gain entry. She quickly whirls into Wonder Woman and as they enter the foyer, she overpowers them. They make a fast exit into the corridor and as Wonder Woman starts to follow them, the red Hot Line phone starts to ring.

   Joe Atkinson [NORMANN BURTON] starts-to apologize for disturbing her late, but Diana explains what happened just moments before the call. Joe's uneasiness is well-founded because Steve [LYLE WAGGONER] did not keep a dinner date in Los Angeles; now a kidnap attempt on Diana.

   Joe is curious... Is this a "Knockout" on the top level of the IADC? Determined to find Steve, Diana will be on the next flight to Los Angeles.

• Diana Prince: "What's up Joe?".

• Joe Atkinson: "I'm sorry to disturb you this late".

• Diana Prince: "I've already been disturbed".

• Joe Atkinson: "What's wrong?".

• Diana Prince: "Two men just tried to break into my apartment, but didn't make it".

• Joe Atkinson: "Then it's worse than I thought".

• Diana Prince: "What are you talking about?".

• Joe Atkinson: "Somebody's apparently gotten Steve. And now they made a try for you".

• Diana Prince: "What? Kidnapped? What?".

• Joe Atkinson: "We don't know".

• Diana Prince: "Now Joe, you know that he left for his vacation".

• Joe Atkinson: "I know, Diana. Steve left for a vacation in L.A. this morning".

• Diana Prince: "But then how?".

• Joe Atkinson: "He was supposed to have dinner with our Regional Bureau Chief in L.A. this evening. He didn't show. Kelly called the hotel and learned that he hadn't gotten there at all".

• Diana Prince: "Oh no".
• Joe Atkinson: "Exactly. First Steve, now you".
• Diana Prince: "What about yourself?".

• Joe Atkinson: "I'm alright so far. But I haven't got any answers either. Who? What? Why? Is it a knockout on the top level of the I.A.D.C. or does it goes even further? Diana, can you have a bag packed in twenty minutes?".

• Diana Prince: "Fifteen. Now listen, Joe. What could it be? Why? We know there's no case that's hot now".

• Joe Atkinson: "I don't know. But I do know that you're apparently a prime target for whoever's doing this job. I thought  the I.A.D.C. safe house in Arlington until we get a line".

• Diana Prince: "Joe, I'm going to pack a bag and make a reservation on the redeye flight into LAX".

• Joe Atkinson: "Diana I cannot stop you from going after Steve but there's a man in the White House who can".

• Diana Prince: "There's a man in the White House that you're not gonna call. Isn't that right?".

• Joe Atkinson: "Call me back when you got a flight number. I'll call Kelly in LA".

Diana Prince: "No. Don't call anyone yet. Somebody knew what flight Steve was on. I won't fly into LAX. I'll take a detour to South Coast.".

Joe Atkinson: "You have my blessing. I hope you don't need it".

   6.30 A.M. - The following morning - approaching Los Angeles. Diana arrives to LA and their waiting for her. On the way to her hotel, Diana befriends her cab driver, Peter [TED SHACKELFORD]. They spot a car that has been pursuing the cab since the airport. After several attempts to drive the taxi off the road, the cab blows a tire. Diana makes a run for it while Pete and two men have a free-for-all. Diana runs to the closest hillside spot and whirls into Wonder Woman. She immediately joins the fight and, after tossing the two men into a heap, she spins the golden lasso around one's waist. Upon questioning, she learns the address they were to deliver Diana.

   Somewhere else in Los Angeles we find a beautiful black girl, Carolyn [JAYNE KENNEDY], an ex-cop who's been keeping Steve.

   9.00 A.M. -Thursday - The Camden Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. A Tall Man [FRANK MARTH] has been following Diana. She contacts agent John Kelly [ARCH JOHNSON] and he tells her to call back in three hours and cautions her about returning to her hotel. Soon after she calls Pete and asks him to pick her at the Hotel.

   Noon - Thursday - The East Los Angeles Apartment of Terrorist Angel Velasquez. Visiting the address, with Peter waiting in the cab, she whirls into Wonder Woman and leaps up to the balcony. She confronts a Angel Velasquez [ALEX COLON] and secures his arms to his sides with the golden lasso. She learns he is a member of the Movement, an organization that is out to change the world by removing the people at the top from power. He was recruited by Carolyn. Wonder Woman is genuinely puzzled.

   As Diana leaves with Pete, she accepts Pete's invitation to stay at the same rooming house where he and his young son, Ted [K.C. MARTEL] are living. Diana is sad to learn that Ted is mute. However, the doctors think it could be a-psychological block. But what Diana doesn't know is that they've been followed by the Tall Man.

   In the meantime, Steve is unconscious, bound and gagged and tied in Carolyn's apartment. As he starts to regain consciousness he overhears a conversation between Carolyn and the Tall Man. The Tall Man is told he cannot fail this time - he must kill Diana.

   7.30 A.M. Friday - I.A.D.C. Headquarters - Washington, D.C. Joe Atkinson and the President are getting up-to-date and Intersect informs them about the past of Carolyn Hamilton and her connection with Steve Trevor.

   9.30. A.M. - Friday - Los Angeles. Carolyn takes cautions Steve not to yell for help. Steve is baffled by this. He and Carolyn once worked together in an undercover capacity and during a gun battle he saved her life. Her next assignment was to infiltrate a radical group and she fell in love with the leader. That charged her life. Her purpose today is to attend the World Trade Conference and kill a number of the dignitaries unless their demands are met. Steve cannot change her mind.

   11.15 A.M. - Friday - Downtown Los Angeles - A Rendezvous. Diana has a meeting with John Kelly, head of the I.A.D.C. Los Angeles offices, and his associate Tom Baker [BURR DeBUNNING]. They put her up-to-date and what they got to know about Carolyn Hamilton.

   Soon after Diana Prince visits the terrorist apartment which now is evacuated. She's soon interrupted by Pete who's desperate since he received  a called by Ms. Garcia telling himself than someone's got his son Ted and asked for Diana Prince.

   For Ted's safe return, Diana must follow the Tall Man's directions -she is to get into his car as Ted gets out. She agrees. As Ted runs to his father, he suddenly opens his mouth and yells for his dad. This is the first time he has spoken since he was born.

   Once in the car, Diana grabs the wheel and pins the Tall Man's arm against his shoulder holster. As the car rolls out of control, she leaps through the door to the nearest clump of bushes and whirls into Wonder Woman. His is now her prisoner.

   10.45 A.M. - Saturday - Countdown in Los Angeles. Diana meets Joe Atkinson and John Kelly and let them know that Steve may have met with Carolyn at the airport just by chance. And she thinks that they couldn't let him go and get the chance to fool their operations. Meanwhile in a warehouse they're keeping Steve while Carolyn -and Tom Baker are getting ready to get to the Conference.

   12.30 - Saturday - The Trade Conference begins. Diana attends the reception. Officials are starting to take their places. It is a mixture of state and federal people and the governor's aide. As the aide is delivering the opening remarks, a terrorist jumps onto the lectern and holds a gun to his back. More members of the Movement start disarming the policemen.

   Diana runs through the crowd and up an emergency staircase area where she whirls into Wonder Woman.

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Carolyn opens fire but Wonder Woman deflects every bullet. She pleads with Carolyn to give herself up and to try to remember she once wore a badge. Carolyn throws down her high powered rifle.

   Twenty-four hours later, at Washington, D.C. Diana, Steve and Atkinson are jubilant: State and federal agencies broke up all known cells of the Movement. Steve Trevor now leaves on a well-deserved vacation.

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STATS MEDIA TRIVIA

RUNNING TIME:
48:08 (48 minutes / unedited) / 60 minutes on commercial television.
VHS:
Available on commercial VHS format on a collector's edition series released by Columbia House Video.
DVD:
Available on commercial DVD format in the 4-DVD box-set "WONDER WOMAN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON" and the Volume Two of the British DVD edition of "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN".
INFO:
Fourth regular episode of "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN".
AUDIO:
"WONDER WOMAN THEME" from the opening credits.
"WONDER WOMAN THEME" from the end credits.
VIDEO:
"DIANA IN BATHING SUIT".
"WONDER WOMAN Vs THE TALL MAN".
TRIVIA:
Diana Prince's apartment is 4C.
Diana dials 2-3-3-1-5 to witch the call to the monitor when Joe Atkinson calls her to her apartment.
Diana travels to LA in a regular commercial airline instead of making it easy and using Wonder Woman's invisible plane.
This is the first time Ted Shackelford appears on the series, the next time would be in season 3 with a totally new character in the episode "TIME BOMB".
Pete's cab plate number is X381275, and the cab number is 628-3097.
The plate number of the car following Diana is 548 BAK.
When Diana changes places with Pete's son she's wearing a blue flowered dress, when she gets off the car, y runs into a spot to whirl into Wonder Woman, she's wearing pants!!!!!
SKILLS STATS:
SPINS: 5 times.
LASSO: 2 time.
BRACELETS: 1 times.
JUMPS: 3 times.
THROWN BADDIES: 3 times.
MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS: Uses her tiara as a boomerang.
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