"Wonder Woman" (1975) TV series 1975-1979

Creator:

William M. Marston

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

7 November 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The adventures of the greatest of the female superheroes.

Plot Keywords:

Major | Magic | Amazon | Nazi | Bracelets

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 3 of 84)

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)
La mujer maravilla (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Mulher Maravilha (Brazil) [pt]
Vioniki gynaika (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Wonder Woman (West Germany) [de]
Wonder Woman (Italy) [it]
Wonder Woman (France) [fr]

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 Super Loop roller coaster shown in the episode "The Phantom of the Rollercoaster" is actually called The Revolution, which had debuted in 1976 at the California amusement park Magic Mountain. Ironically, the amusement park was later owned by Warner Bros., the studio that produced the Wonder Woman television series. The park was eventually incorporated into the Six Flags company and sold to Premier Parks. Nevertheless, Gotham, the comic book area of the park, remains based on Warners' DC Comics. Rare Wonder Woman merchandise continues to be sold in Magic Mountain stores.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Fausta: The Nazi Wonder Woman", both Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor are completely dry immediately after climbing out of a "water trap".

Quotes:

Queen Hippolyta: Drucilla, why did you put that grass snake down Magda's back? You know she's deathly afraid of snakes!
Drucilla: But mother, you should have seen her face. She turned three different shades of green.
Queen Hippolyta: We are not amused.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau (1993)

Fairly Camp But Fantastic Anyway

As a young male, I found Wonder Woman entertaining for two reasons-Lynda Carter was beautiful and the show was, in my opinion, as camp and as fun as the 60's Batman show.

I think a lot of women loved Wonder Woman because she was totally independent. She didn't need a man to help her save the day. She could beat the bad guys herself.

But, back to the show itself. Throughout the show Wonder Woman faced all kinds from regular bad guys to mad scientists. The show was very tongue-in-cheek and despite the show making me realize just how much us guys need women, I enjoyed it very much. There was the type of action you just don't see anymore on TV and plenty of original humour.

Wonder Woman was indeed wonderful.