Isis episode "No Drums No Trumpets" airs 1975

One of my favorite episodes of Isis, No Drums, No Trumpets, first aired November 15, 1975. I like it because the climax isn't Isis saving a dopey teenager from doing something stupid.  That's actually how the episode begins, which is a strange but welcome turn.  The episode ends with Isis actually using her powers to fight crime.  Watch the episode below!

JoAnna Cameron appears as the goddess Isis, with Brian Cutler, and Joanna Pang. Mark Lambert plays the sore loser of the high school's science fair.  Actress Christopher Norris, who had a supporting role in the episode, would appear in another superhero show.  She appeared in the final episode of the first season of Wonder Woman.

Remembering Joanna Cameron (1948-2021)

I just found out one of my all-time favorite super-heroines, Joanna Cameron, who played Isis on Saturday morning TV in the 1970s passed away October 15, 2021.  Born in Greeley, Colorado, she started her show business career in the comedy How to Commit Marriage with Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Tina Louise, Leslie Nielsen and Tim Matheson.  But she is probably best known for her role as the superheroine Egyptian goddess Isis on The Secrets of Isis, which aired for two seasons.  Despite its popularity, it was cancelled during the second season.  

Joanna was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having appeared in the most television commercials.  She was living in Honolulu, Hawaii when she passed away from complications following a stroke. 

The Secrets of Isis episode "Dreams of Flight" debuts 1975

The fifteenth episode of the first season of The Secrets of Isis, Dreams of Flight, aired December 13, 1975.  It features the story of a Hispanic girl, who designs model airplanes.  She wants to enter a contest at the school but the favorite to win and her brother both try to discourage her from trying.

It is a good lesson against arrogance, bigotry and racism.   

Joanna Cameron starred as Andrea Thomas and Isis.  Brian Cutler as Rick Mason and Joanna Pang as Cindy Lee were the rest of the regular cast.  Cynthia Avila appeared as Chela Montoya.

"The Secrets of Isis" debuts 1975

A brand-new superhero debuted in her first episode, Secrets of Isis, September 6, 1975.  Gorgeous Joanna Cameron appeared as a science teacher (Andrea Thomas), who inherits the power of the Egyptian goddess Isis.  She uses those powers to fight evil.

The Lights of Mystery Mountain, the first episode also starring Brian Cutler and Joanna Pang, had Miss Thomas and Isis investigating UFOs in the mountains above Los Angeles.

The Secrets of Isis lasted for just 1 1/2 seasons before being inexplicably cancelled, despite its popularity. 

It was the first television series to feature a female superhero as the main character, airing just a few weeks before Wonder Woman starring Lynda Carter in November 1975.

Also, Isis was not a superhero that had appeared in DC Comics, Marvel Comics or any other publication prior to the show. 

The Secrets of Isis episode "Scuba Duba" airs 1975

Although often campy, The Secrets of Isis, Saturday morning television show, always had a message for us youngsters.  Episode 14 of Season 1, Scuba Duba, aired December 6, 1975.  In this episode, a student of Rick Mason's decides that following safety protocols for scuba diving aren't for him. In the climax, he takes a dive by himself and ends up trapped underwater with his air running out.  Isis comes to the rescue.

Happy birthday, Ronalda Douglas!

Actress Ronalda Douglas, born October 12, 1952 in Northridge, California, starred in Saturday morning TV show the Secrets of Isis as Rennie Carol with the beautiful Joanna Cameron and Brian Cutler.

Shazam! John Davey (Captain Marvel) born today

John Davey, born June 25, 1939(?), is an actor best known for his portrayal of Captain Marvel in Filmation's Saturday morning TV show Shazam! I wasn't able to find any information on his birthday on-line, but I think my source on FB is pretty reliable. He graduated from high school in Nevada in 1957 so I'm guessing his birth year to be 1939.

Shazam! was only on for a few seasons but I really enjoyed watching him and Isis. 

Happy birthday, Isis!

The lovely Joanna Cameron, the actress who wowed Saturday mornings in the mid-70's as the super-heroine Isis, was born September 20, 1951 in Vail, Colorado.  The Secrets of Isis was the first show to feature a female super-hero as the main character.  I watched every episode and now re-watch them.

Unfortunately, the studio did not pick up The Secrets of Isis for a third season, despite it being a popular show.

Happy birthday, Rick Mason!

I had a schoolboy crush on sexy teacher Rick Mason, played by still-sexy Brian Cutler, on the Saturday morning show "Isis".  Born May 18, 1945, Brian also appeared with other super-heroes, such as the Hulk, the Bionic Woman and Mork (Mork & Mindy).

Debralee Scott starred in an episode of "Isis" with Brian and the beautiful Joanna Cameron.

Happy birthday, Isis!

I know, I know.  The plots were hokey, the writing sub-standard and the acting so-so, but remember ‘Isis’ was meant for children.  I watched every episode in grade school!  I thought Joanna Cameron, born today in 1949, was beautiful (how come we didn’t have teachers that looked like that?).  Imagine having powers of a goddess that you could do anything!  How cool is that?  If only she didn’t have to recite an incantation every time.

‘Isis’ aired before ‘The Bionic Woman’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ to be the first live action TV show with a super-powered heroine!

Every story had a moral to it with a lesson to be learned, re-iterated by Isis at the end of each episode.  I always wondered though, how everybody knew who she was at her first appearance. 

During the second season, the producers beefed up her powers but it wasn’t enough.  I still watch ‘Isis’ on Hulu every now and then.