Isis looks seriously aggravated in the above picture because her Pontiac’s been stolen and repainted by car thieves! The criminals were played by Charles Cyphers and Frank Whiteman, each of whom have racked up dozens of small roles in decades-long careers. They were very busy in ’70s TV.
Daniel was a little worried by this episode, because Cindy was dared into the supposedly abandoned junkyard where the villains were operating. He’s never liked it when innocents are in danger. But Isis’s “do anything” powers saved the day. This time she magically hurled about a dozen tires at Cyphers, which he thought was hilarious.
This time she magically hurled about a dozen tires at Cyphers, which he thought was hilarious.
So that’s where I first remember seeing that gag. I know it was done before and since (“Rescue from Gilligan’s Island,” probably my guiltiest guilty pleasure, had that, too), but talk about fuzzy memories…