"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

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:

Warner Bros. attempted several spin-offs from characters in the Wonder Woman series. Actress Debra Winger was offered her own "Wonder Girl" series, but opted out as she wanted to perform in more serious roles. A similar series was proposed for actress Julie Anne Haddock for her role as the also super powered girl from the episode "The Girl From Islandia", actress Sheryl Lee Ralph who appeared in the episode "The Starships Are Coming" was approached to play another super hero, as was Bob Seagren for his role in the episode "The Man Who Could Not Die". Alas, the last three proposals never made it past the approval stage.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In "Last of the Two-Dollar Bills" set in 1942, Steve Trevor states that $2 bills are being removed from circulation. In fact, $2 bills remained in circulation until 1966 (and were re-issued starting in 1976).

Quotes:

Steve Trevor: We'll always be safe as long as Wonder Woman is around.
Jim Ames: And don't forget Wonder Girl!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Aurora Borealis (2005)

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"