The Girl from Ilandia - S2-E21
Revealing mistake: After Wonder Woman escapes from the glass tube, she's suddenly replaced by an obvious stunt double who bears little resemblance to her.
The Girl from Ilandia - S2-E21
Revealing mistake: When Wonder Woman tosses balls at Tina for her to stop them mentally, the edge of the protective glass in front of the girl is visible, plus there is a yellowish reflection that wobbles every time the ball hits the glass.
The Girl from Ilandia - S2-E21
Revealing mistake: When Tina and Wonder Woman rate each other's jumps, in the close-ups the background is an obvious blue backdrop that doesn't match the exterior gardens they are at.
The Girl from Ilandia - S2-E21
Revealing mistake: When Tina jumps out of the window, she is a young girl. When she runs away (and all further jumps and stunts in this episode), she is replaced by an adult, taller stunt.
Answer: The first actress, Cloris Leachman appeared in the TV movie which ended up being the pilot for the series. At the time, Leachman was already starring in her own TV series "Phyllis" (a spin off her role in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"). This was actually the 2nd TV movie meant to be a pilot and the first one wasn't picked up. It's likely she thought the show would be picked up. After season 1, in which Carolyn Jones played the role, ABC was slow to make a decision to pick up the series for season 2 and CBS picked up the series. When CBS picked up the series, they changed the time setting of the show and replaced all the actors, with the exception of Carter and Waggoner (with Waggoner playing a different role technically), resulting in Beatrice Straight being cast.
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