Isis: Bigfoot

"Bigfoot" is the seventh episode of season one of the superhero action series Isis. It was directed by Arthur H. Nadel with a script written by J. Michael Reaves. It first aired on CBS on Saturday morning on October 18th, 1975. In this episode, one of Andrea Thomas' students, Lee Webster, is convinced that the infamous Bigfoot may be living up in the mountains. While investigating on his own, he learns that "Bigfoot" is actually just a tall mountain man whom he befriends. When Bigfoot slips down a steep embankment however, Isis must come to his rescue.

Notes & Trivia

 * Isis was created by Russell Bates and developed by Marc Richards. It was produced by Norm Prescott and Lou Scheimer of Filmation Associates.


 * This episode is included on disc one of the Secrets of Isis: The Complete Series DVD collection by BCI.


 * Executive producer Richard M. Rosenbloom is credited as Dick Rosenbloom in this episode.


 * Script writer Michael Reaves is credited as J. Michael Reaves in this episode.


 * Actor William Engesser is credited as Bill Engesser in this episode.


 * This episode aired immediately following the "The Odd Couple" episode of Shazam!.


 * This is the first of three episodes of The Secrets of Isis directed by Arthur H. Nadel. It is his only episode from season one of the series as a director. His next episode is "Now You See It...".


 * This is the first television writing work for J. Michael Reaves. This is the only episode of the series that he works on.


 * Powers that Isis employs in this episode include Invocation, Transformation, Flight, Animal empathy, and Telekinesis.


 * This is the fourth appearance of Doctor Joshua Barnes. He appeared last in "The Sound of Silence".


 * This is the fourth appearance of Tut. He appeared last in "The Sound of Silence".


 * Actor William Engesser, who plays Bigfoot, is 7'3" tall. Andrea Thomas is 5'6" tall.


 * Bill Engesser passed away on June 20th, 2002 at the age of 63.

Allusions

 * "Bigfoot" is the informal name attributed to a fictional cryptid known as a Sasquatch. There are no actual sasquatches in this episode.

Keywords
Animals | Animal empathy | Birds | California | Flight | High school | Invocation | Sasquatch | Superhero | Telekinesis | Transformation