Wanda Lamour is one of Lady Penelope's disguises, which she employs on occasion when going undercover.
While investigating the sabotage of the RTL 2 flights in The Cham-Cham, Penelope creates Wanda and puts her to good use by posing as a lounge singer, and performing Dangerous Game with the Cass Carnaby Five at Paradise Peaks. Her changing of the notes diverts the enemy fighter jets away from the RTL 2 and its precious cargo.
Penelope becomes Wanda again in Sing to Survive! when undercover on the Monte Casino hyperliner, after being tipped off that a robbery against its rich passengers was being planned. With the help of International Rescue they succeed in thwarting the robbery, and keeping everyone safe, but after attracting press attention Penelope decides to 'retire' the Wanda disguise.
Biography[]
Off to Paradise[]
Alan Tracy has a hunch that the Cass Carnaby Five have something to do with the crashing of the RTL-2 flights. The group are currently appearing at Paradise Peaks, a super-deluxe hotel high up in the Swiss Alps, so Jeff sends Lady Penelope to investigate.
Show Business[]
Lady Penelope hatches a plan to appear at the hotel undercover as a torch singer, Parker is sent to visit an old friend to arrange it and on his return is fooled by the disguise.
First Night at Paradise Peaks[]
After booking in at the hotel, Penelope and Tin-Tin watch The Cass Carnaby Five perform live. Afterwards, she gets up close to Cass Carnaby to start her inquires.
A Sight for Sore Eyes[]
Unbeknown to Lady Penelope, Parker gets a job as part-time bouncer at the hotel, and is watching every move from behind the bar.
Lady Penelope tell Parker that she is having very little success, and right now would enjoy one of his splendid cups of tea. Parker takes the tea to Lady Penelope's room were he tells her he overheard Olsen telling Banino something about expecting a message tomorrow morning.
A Musical Discovery[]
Lady Penelope and Tin-Tin ski to Olsen's chalet and secretly film him working at a complex computer board. They see a message decoding from musical sounds: "Next rocket transporter departing today local time 14.00 hours. Destruction imperative". The pair are spotted by Olsen. who calls his associate, Banino, at the hotel. Banino attempts to shoot Lady Penelope and Tin-Tin as they ski back to Paradise Peaks but he is foiled by Parker who has overheard his phone conversation with Olsen
A Fast Getaway[]
Virgil and Alan Tracy have set out for Paradise Peaks Hotel in Thunderbird 2, just in case Lady Penelope and Tin-Tin need help. This is fortuitous, as Olsen cuts the lines on their cable car as they leave the hotel. The car hurtles down the mountainside with Thunderbird 2 in hot pursuit.
Parker climbs out on to the top of the car to attach guide lines from Thunderbird 2, using an umbrella to take hold of the lines. Thunderbird 2's retros halt the car's descent.
Trivia[]
- Episode writer Alan Pattillo named Wanda Lamour after puppeteer Wanda Webb.[1]