The Secrets of Isis

The Secrets of Isis was a Saturday morning live-action kid's show that ran for 22 episodes 1975-76. The fantasy show about a teacher/archaeologist who becomes an ancient Egyptian super hero whenever she intones the words, "Oh Mighty Isis" generally has not aged well compared with Wonder Woman. However; that was was a prime-time adult show with a much higher budget. Isis was innovative in that it was driven by a strong 1970's female lead character with special powers who was not shy about using them as the situation warranted. Of course Joanna Cameron was stunningly beautiful in her Isis attire. Was she prettier than Lynda Carter? I will leave that for others to decide. Watching the show now, it is fun nostalgic shtick. The theme song, fashions and vintage 1975 Volkswagen Thing that they drive around in all make for a pleasant visit with old childhood memories of getting up early Saturday morning to eat dry sugar cereal straight out of the box as I sat hypnotized by my favorite kids' shows. That being said, in retrospect, the writing, special effects and the supporting acting are all pretty thin.This DVD will appeal to x-ers looking for some nostalgic reto-escapism served up Ala-mode with a scoop of sci-fi. The DVD is $6 on Amazon including shipping and includes 7 episodes. The drawbacks include absolutely ZERO bonus features. Also, the brief "moral lesson" segments where Joanna Cameron spoke directly to the camera to share some life lesson about being honest, helping your parents or some such message, were excised for syndication back in the 1970's and are not included here. Some of these "moral lesson" segments are included on the complete series box set as a bonus feature. Also none of the Shazam crossover episodes are included. Although you do get seven mostly complete episodes for just $6! Unfortunately the complete series now sells for over $100, and the reigon 2 set from Spain only has Spanish audio, although it does have better picture quality than the region one set. My advice is to purchase this DVD, and only buy the entire if you absolutely have to ($100+ = kind of a lot for 22 half hour episodes that are incomplete).

I remember watching Secrets of Isis on Saturday mornings when I was much younger. It was great for me then. I loved superheroes and mythology as a child. When I saw it was on DVD at a such a low price I jumped at the chance to add to my collection. The show is still great; but for different reasons now. These days I enjoy it with my wife and kid for the pure nostalgia and cheesiness it offers. We love the disco background music. Unlike Superman and Wonder Woman's secret identities whose professions may lend themselves to some danger along the way, Isis' alter ego is a science teacher--and yet she still somehow gets involved in unlikely adventures--much to our amusement. We always laugh when everybody in town seems to treat a heroine able to fly and lift cars like no big deal. Seriously, they treat Isis like "Oh hi, Isis, didn't see you there" and it is just hilarious. Superhero TV was different and simpler then. However, looking at it through a different lens, it is still enjoyable now.As for the DVD itself, it is just a collection of episodes from the series. No special features or even subtitles. This was disappointing but considering the price, it was to be expected.

I loved Isis, Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, Wonder Woman, Charlies Angels......but there was something about Isis that was particularly cool. First of all, she's gorgeous and she has this confident smirk when she's getting the bad guys. I love when she says "Oh Mighty Isis" and lifts her arms...."oh zephyr winds which blow on high, lift me now so I can fly." It's actually not a corny show at all. I was afraid that my childhood memory would not be comparable to watching it as an adult, but I was pleased to see that it's still a pretty good, and fairly well-written kids show. The cover, as others have noted, does say that there are 5 episodes, but there are indeed 7 on the DVD. For me, it was just enough to remind me of how much I loved the show, and why. I wouldn't be interested in owning the whole series, so for me, the 7 episodes on this disc were just enough. Well, WELL worth the cheap purchase price.

I've been on a 70's kick recently and for the price this ISIS DVD collection was something I couldn't pass up. I used to watch ISIS and CAPTAIN MARVEL in the late 70's and upon viewing these shows again they sure don't live up to the memory I had of them. Still if you are looking to relive a bit of your childhood or share it with your kids the stories provide good morality lessons for the young ones once they stop laughing at the crude special effects.I would recommend Wonder Woman over this any day. The production values and acting aren't quite top of the line but this isn't bad at all if you're looking for some retro fun. Also the show features a young Joanna Cameron and there's nothing wrong with that at all.

When a archaeology teacher (JoAnna Cameron)unearthed an ancient Egyptian amulet, she learns that the item was a magic piece of great power. So, whenever there is trouble, she dons the amulet and chants, "Oh Mighty Isis". With that, she transforms into the Egyptian goddess, Isis.The early 70's was the heyday of Saturday Morning TV. From the people that brought you such cheese as "Shazam" and The Real Ghostbusters, comes Iris.Being around 9 when this came out, I distinctly remember Joanna Cameron giving me a funny feeling,' you know... down there!And looking at it now.........wowShe was insanely hot!my first crush. Sigh.Oh Mighty JoAnna.........For anyone else thinking of buying this, expect low budget, cheeseball cornyness at it mecca.

An enjoyable piece of nostalgia.

Great !!