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In the 1974 television movie Wonder Woman starring actress Cathy Lee Crosby, the island of the Amazons is shown briefly but not named. In line with comic book continuity of the time, the 1975-79 Lynda Carter television series Wonder Woman featured Paradise Island as Wonder Woman's home in several episodes. Paradise Island also appeared on the animated television series Challenge of the Super Friends in the 1978 episode "Secret Origins of the Superfriends," and The All-New Super Friends Hour in the 1980 episode "Return of Atlantis."
Post-1987, Themyscira appeared in several episodes of the Warner Brothers animated television series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited between 2001 and 2006 as the homeland of Wonder Woman. Themyscira is one of the playable stages in the 2008 video game Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, with a number of Amazons appearing in several cut scenes. The island was mentioned in the 2004 Smallville episode "Asylum," a newspaper headline reads "Themysciran Queen Addresses the Vatican." In 2008 Themyscira is shown in the animated film Justice League: The New Frontier, showing Wonder Woman sparring with a fellow Amazon on a beach. In 2009 Themyscira is shown in the animated film Wonder Woman. Themyscira and its Amazons were also shown prominently in the 2010 animated film Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. Themyscira appears in the 2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Triumverate of Terror!", where the Joker infiltrates the island disguised as an Amazon and kidnaps Wonder Woman.
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