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

User Rating:

6.8/10   

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

When the son of Wonder Woman stunt double Jeannie Epper told his classmates that his mother performed on the Wonder Woman television series they did not believe him, even after showing them a photo of his mother in costume. When series star Lynda Carter was told of the situation, she took it upon herself to invite his entire class to visit the Wonder Woman set to see Jeannie perform.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Last of the Two Dollar Bills" Wonder Woman is running behind a fence. In the close-up she's in front of the fence.

Quotes:

Carlo Indrezzano: YOU saved me?
Wonder Woman: Yes.
Carlo Indrezzano: Impossible. You're a woman!
Wonder Woman: I have heard that once or twice before.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredible Melting Man (#8.4)" (1996)

Lynda Carter rules!!!!!

Anyone old enough to have grown up with a host of classic 70's series such as Happy Days, the Incredible Hulk, The Six Million Dollar Man, Little House on the Prarie and Charlies Angel's to name but a few will surely have fond memories of Lynda Carter spinning into action as Wonder Woman. Lynda, who had very little previous acting experience managed to play Wonder Woman with such incredible warmth, innocence and a real sense of fun that it is hard to see how they can cast anyone for the upcoming movie, her build, personality and most of all her amazing warm smile have made her in so many people's eyes (mine included) the definitive Wonder Woman. Watching the series again on DVD (whether ABC's 1940s set season or CBS's 1970's ones) brings back so many happy childhood memories and yes I did, and still do have a big crush on Lynda! OK, it's not Shakespeare but then it does what television should, it entertains and it makes you feel good about life something todays TV producers should think long and hard about about in a society where reality and realism seems to be forced on us at every turn. A quote by legendary Hollywood actress Doris Day sums it up, when asked what she thought of the trend towards realism in movies she said "I go to see a movie to get away from real life, if I really wanted to see real life then I'd become a social worker"