"Wonder Woman" (1976) TV series 1976-1979

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creator:

William M. Marston

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

31 March 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The adventures of the greatest of the female superheroes.

Plot Keywords:

Amazon | Magic | Major | Nazi | Paradise Island

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Lynda Carter	...	Wonder Woman / ... (57 episodes, 1975-1979)
Lyle Waggoner	...	Major Steven Leonard "Steve" Trevor / ... (54 episodes, 1975-1979)
Tom Kratochvil	...	Voice of I.R.A.C. (24 episodes, 1977-1979)

Also Known As:

"The New Adventures of Wonder Woman" (USA) (new title)
"The New Original Wonder Woman" (USA) (first episodes title)

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min | USA:60 min (58 episodes) | USA:90 min (2 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:G (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bruce Lansbury Productions

Trivia:

The character of Wonder Girl, played by Debra Winger during the first season, first appeared in comic books in 1965, though the nature of the character is quite different in the TV series version. Today, the superhero is known by the name Troia. A new Wonder Girl was introduced in the mid-1990s.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the episode "The Girl From Islandia" Tina/Emma-Donna is off of her mark when the net is supposed to come down. She has to move her entire body to be directly under it. If she had stayed where she was, the net would have come down safely beside her. And although the net is supposed to come down upon her, the net can clearly be seen to be cut too short, and thus it would have stopped it's decent even if she wasn't trying to block it.

Quotes:

Ranger Spy: Just used him to flush you out.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Fred Willard/Devo (#4.2)" (1978)

Only Watch SEASON 2 on DVD

"Return of Wonder Woman" is the best episode of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN. Diana Prince arrives to present day, working with Steve Trevor Jr (Lyle Waggoner). The first 5 episodes of the season were the strongest. After that, CBS & the writers tried to revamp the show by having Steve Trevor promoted to Joe Atkinson's position and now is the one responsible for assigning Diana to her missions, rather than being her partner in them. This reduces the Steve Trevor character to minimal screen time. But the pluses are here: In "The Bermuda Triangle Crisis" & "Light Fingered Lady" we get to see another version of Wonder Woman's costume, the wet suit. "Knockout" was my favorite episode where Wonder Woman must use all her power to stop a terrorist group from kidnapping Steve. "Anschluss'77" & "The Man Who Could Move The World" are also two very strong episodes.

There is a reason why the show was canceled on CBS after Season 3. It was bad. Wonder Woman & Steve appear in maybe one scene together in about 4 episodes the entire Third Season. The only bearable episode is "Skateboard Wiz" with some great action. "The Boy Who Knew Her Secret" is not all that good like most Fans say. Steve Trevor should have found out her secret...not some boy. The show went too Sci-Fi. A preview of what could have been a bad Season 4 was "The Man Who Could Not Die" where Diana Prince moves to Los Angeles, with new cast members and no more Lyle Waggoner. Lynda Carter is excellent as Wonder Woman in this season as always, just as Christopher Reeve was excellent in the bad sequels Superman III & IV. If anybody loves WONDER WOMAN and wants to remember her at her best, enjoy the The Complete Second Season DVD Set.