Popular Culture Review Volume 29, Number 2, Summer 2018 | Page 178

An Analysis of the Cultural Dismissal of Wonder Woman
when he becomes aware of their intentions to blow up an oil tanker that would kill the dolphin , people on the tanker , and wildlife , and his probation advocated for by both Wonder Woman and the court is to care for and help “ un-train ” the dolphin at a water park . In “ The Boy Who Knew Her Secret ,” alien invaders who at first glance appear to be taking over human bodies turn out to be doing so only temporarily to catch the real alien villain .
In “ Stolen Faces ,” a woman with a criminal record is hired by thieves to impersonate Wonder Woman , reasoning that “ they figured anybody desperate enough to break the law once wouldn ’ t mind doing it again .” Diana tells her that “ Those people who hired you , they want you to think that just because you made some bad decisions once , that you don ’ t know how to make good ones .” At the end of the episode , what the villains don ’ t count on is that , in the words of one of the woman ’ s friends , “ A police record doesn ’ t make a person all bad .” In “ Time Bomb ,” a villain references that Wonder Woman ’ s lasso “ isn ’ t worth a dime in court ;” in “ Skateboard Wiz ,” Diana acknowledges that “ Testimony by magic lasso isn ’ t exactly admissible in court .” All the while , Wonder Woman still gets to bend guns , lasso helicopters back to the ground , and lead with love . Wonder Woman worked with young people throughout the series , but Season 3 more than any other featured Wonder Woman empowering kids and teens . Season 3 ’ s identity comes together in the Scooby Doo-sounding two-parter finale , “ The Phantom of the Roller Coaster ,” an episode about a missing in action Vietnam veteran and a teenage roller coaster enthusiast who get caught up in a domestic surveillance plot by “ the biggest espionage ring in the country ” to sell wiretapped information ; as Steve says , “ foreign countries are gonna know more about our government than we do .” A sign reading “ Watergate Mall ” also ap-
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