DVD release of the first season. Pictured: Lynda Carter.

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Early attempts

The Lynda Carter series was actually the third attempt at mounting a live-action series based upon the superhero.

Who's Afraid of Diana Prince?

The first attempt to translate Wonder Woman to the small screen occurred in 1967, when the success of the Batman television show led to a flurry of copycat series. Greenway Productions, the company behind the Batman show, produced a four-and-a-half-minute Wonder Woman test film subtitled Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? starring Ellie Wood Walker as Diana Prince, Linda Harrison as Diana's Wonder Woman alter ego, and Hope Summers as Diana's mother. Burt Ward as Robin and Adam West as Batman Batman was the title of an exceptionally popular TV series based on the comic-book character Batman that aired on ABC TV for 2 1/2 seasons from 12 January 1966 to 14 March 1968. ... Linda Harrison as Nova in Planet of the Apes. ...

As with Batman, the reel took a comic slant on the character, although while the Batman character himself was played straight, in the proposed series Diana Prince (not Wonder Woman) would have been the focus of the comedy. Diana, an awkward and rather plain young woman, lives with her mother close to a US Air Force base. She is madly in love with pilot Steve Trevor, and believes Steve is also madly in love with her Wonder Woman alter ego (a fact consistent with the early comic books). Much of the film consists of her mother berating Diana about not having a boyfriend. When her mother leaves the room, she changes into her Wonder Woman costume and admires her reflection in a mirror. What she sees is not Diana Prince, but rather a sexy super-heroic figure (played by Linda Harrison) who proceeds to preen and pose, in the process becoming somewhat grotesque and exaggerated, ultimately becoming little more attractive than her Diana alter-ego. The DC Comics hero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as The Batman) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ...

This, presumably, was to be the basic gimmick of the show. Diana believes that as Wonder Woman she is irresistible to men, but the reality is far different. Steve Trevor is never seen in the pilot, but the assumption is that, had the show gone into production, he would have spent much of his time avoiding the romantic advances of the title character. The pilot ends with Diana climbing out a window, giving a goofy giggle, and flying away.

Writer Stanley Ralph Ross said, years later, that he felt the people at the head of the production lacked the enthusiasm for a female-centric show to make the pilot a success. This pilot episode was never broadcast, and the project was taken no further. The pilot has been circulated on the Internet and is of interest to Planet of the Apes fans for the early appearance of Linda Harrison who would later go on to play Nova in the first two films of that series. Stanley Ralph Ross (July 22, 1937, New York City – March 16, 2000) started his career in advertising, however soon went to work as a writer and actor on various television shows, most notably cult-classics such as the 1960s Batman series starring Adam West and also The Monkees. ... Planet of the Apes is a novel by Pierre Boulle, originally published in 1963 in French as La Planète des Singes. ...

Animation

Wonder Woman's first actual broadcast appearance was as a guest in a Brady Kids cartoon in 1972, entitled "Beware of Gifts Bearing Greeks". (Her sister, Wonder Girl, had already appeared on television in a series of Teen Titans cartoon shorts, part of the Batman/Superman Hour cartoon show.) The Brady kids meet up with Diana Prince, and together they find themselves transported back in time to the Trojan War, where Wonder Woman must come to their rescue. Teen Titans redirects here. ... The DC Comics hero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as The Batman) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Superman, aka The Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and has for several decades been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons. ... The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. ...

At roughly the same time, other DC heroes were trialed in cartoons which saw them teamed up with the likes of Scooby Doo, in what is assumed to have been a move to test to waters for a full blown superhero cartoon show. Shortly thereafter Wonder Woman was included in the Superfriends cartoon series, which eventually enjoyed a long and successful run. Scooby-Doo is a popular and long-running animated series produced for Saturday morning television by Hanna-Barbera Productions (now Cartoon Network Studios) from 1969 to 1986, 1988 to 1991, and from 2002 to the present day. ... Super Friends is an animated series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985. ...

False start: the Cathy Lee Crosby film

Wonder Woman's first appearance on TV screens in live-action form was via a television movie made in 1974 for the ABC Network, starring athlete-turned-actress Cathy Lee Crosby as a blonde non-superpowered Amazon, pitted against a debonair villain played by Ricardo Montalban. This version owed little to the classic Wonder Woman comic book character, and leaned more towards the "I Ching period" abandoned by the comic book some years before in which Diana abandoned her superhero life and became a secret agent a la Emma Peel. In the closing action sequences, Wonder Woman wears a patriotic track suit, but this is far from a superhero costume. The pilot instead sets the character up as more of a Bionic Woman style secret agent. Even the name 'Wonder Woman' is barely mentioned, and it is never established for certain that this is supposed to be the lead character's name. A television movie (also known as a TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Look up ABC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Abbreviation ABC is an abbreviation with many meanings: The Latin alphabet, of which A, B, and C are the first three letters. ... Cathy Lee Crosby (born 2 December 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ... Ricardo Montalban (born November 25, 1920 in Mexico City) is a television and film actor. ... Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine. ... The Avengers, John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), appear on the cover of a 1994 reprint of an Avengers novel co-written by Macnee. ... Spider-Man, one of the best-known superheroes. ... The Bionic Woman was a television series which spun off from The Six Million Dollar Man. ...

This pilot was screened, but reportedly generated little interest from the public. It has been sold around the world as a stand-alone TV movie, and occasionally crops up in TV schedules.

Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman

The New Original Wonder Woman

The cover of the second season DVD release showcases Lynda Carter's revised costume, although she rarely wore the cape.

Though not successful at the first attempt, ABC still felt a Wonder Woman series had potential, and within a year another pilot was in production. Keen to make a distinction from the last pilot, the pilot was given the rather paradoxical title The New Original Wonder Woman. ImageMetadata File history File links WonderWomanDVD2. ... ImageMetadata File history File links WonderWomanDVD2. ... A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ...

After an intensive talent search, a former beauty pageant winner from Arizona named Lynda Carter was chosen to play the lead role. For the key role of Steve Trevor, the producers chose Lyle Waggoner, who at the time was better known as a comedic actor after several years co-starring in The Carol Burnett Show. State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Official languages English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Senators John McCain (R) Jon Kyl (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 0. ... Lyle Waggoner (born April 13, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American actor best known for his television work in the 1970s. ... The Carol Burnett Show was a sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner. ...

Scripting duties were given to Stanley Ralph Ross, who had worked on Greenway's unbroadcast Wonder Woman pilot reel, but this time he was instructed to be more faithful to the comic book and to create a subtle "high comedy". Ross set the pilot in World War II, the era in which the original comic book began. Thanks to a generous budget and more relaxed shooting schedule, the feature length pilot was able to attain a level of polish and special effects beyond that of regular episodic television at the time. Stanley Ralph Ross (July 22, 1937, New York City – March 16, 2000) started his career in advertising, however soon went to work as a writer and actor on various television shows, most notably cult-classics such as the 1960s Batman series starring Adam West and also The Monkees. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...

Although the pilot followed the original comic book closely, in particular the aspect of Wonder Woman joining the military under the assumed name, Diana Prince, a number of elements were dropped, presumably for practical reasons. The character of Etta Candy was no longer an obese member of Holliday College (the Holliday Girls never featured in the show), but a mature work colleague of Diana Prince. The ancient myths and legends which informed many of the early Wonder Woman comic book stories were lost too, in favour of more conventional stories involving Nazis. And, on a minor note, Steve Trevor was no longer blonde, but dark haired. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Obesity is an excess storage of fat and can affect any mammal, such as the mouse on the left. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ...

One change which was later to become synonymous with the show was the twirling transformation which disolved Diana Prince into Wonder Woman. Lynda Carter claims to have suggested the move herself, having studied dance as a child. Coincidentally, this slow motion disolve is similar to the illustrated "running" change sequences in the comic books of the era, in which Diana would peel off her uniform and add her tiara and boots. In both versions she is left with her outer uniform to stow somewhere. Lynda Carter in a scene from Wonder Woman Lynda Carter (born Linda Jean Córdoba Carter on July 24, 1951, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress. ...

Pilot plot summary

During World War II, a pilot, Major Steve Trevor, ejects during an air battle over the Bermuda Triangle, home of Paradise Island. The island houses Amazons, beautiful, ageless women with great strength, agility, and intelligence. Amazon princess Diana rescues Trevor, and wins a contest to return him to America, where she will remain to help the Allied forces. Her costume is designed to feature American emblems in the hope that she will be accepted in her new home, and her golden belt will be her source of strength and power. She retains her bracelets, which deflect bullets, and also receives a golden lasso, which is indestructible, and forces people to obey and tell the truth when bound. Diana is now known as "Wonder Woman," and flies to Washington, D.C. in an invisible plane. After dropping Trevor off at Walter Reed Hospital, the heroine stumbles upon a bank robbery, which she stops. A promoter who sees her in action invites her to take her Bullets and Bracelets act on the road as a theatrical attraction. Diana is hesitant, but she needs money in this society, so she agrees. The Bermuda Triangle (sometimes known as Devils Triangle) is a 1. ... Themyscira is a fictional island nation in the DC Comics universe. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... Walter Reed Army Medical Center is a hospital run by the United States Army. ...

Meanwhile, Trevor's civilian secretary, Marsha (guest star Stella Stevens), is revealed as a double agent for the Nazis. She seeks to aid top spies in killing Trevor and opposing the new threat, Wonder Woman, although her first attempt -- arranging for an audience member to fire a machine gun at Wonder Woman during her stage show act -- backfires when the Amazon easily deflects the multiple bullets. Later, at the hospital, Diana disguises herself as a nurse in order to keep an eye on Steve. As spy activities increase, Trevor leaves the hospital and is captured, prompting his "nurse" to do an amazing slow spin in the hall where she slowly peels off uniform parts and replaces them with her Wonder Woman costume, before heading off to rescue him. Stella Stevens ( born October 1, 1936 ) is an actress. ...

Wonder Woman defeats the villainess and the spies, breaking up the spy ring. A memorable cat fight sequence features hand-to-hand combat, slapping, kicking, and even a little slapstick, between Carter and Stevens. The fight was considered a milestone in TV action, and would later be used as a reference when planning similar fights on the soap opera Dynasty years later. Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ...

The series begins

The pilot film, aired on November 7, 1975, was a ratings success, and ABC quickly authorized the production of two one-hour specials which aired the following April. Technically speaking, these three productions were the show's first season. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

These episodes scored strong enough ratings that ABC commissioned a further 11 episodes for the 1976-77 season, several of which were used to fill in for the Bionic Woman television show, after production had to be suspended while its star, Lindsay Wagner, recovered from a car accident. Notably, two stories (one of them a two parter) introduced Debra Winger as Wonder Girl, in one of her first on-screen roles. The Bionic Woman was a television series which spun off from The Six Million Dollar Man. ... Lindsay Wagner (christened Lindsay Jean Ball on June 22, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ... Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. ... Wonder Girl is a superheroine from DC Comics. ...

Few changes were made between the pilot episode and specials and the series itself. The most memorable change, indeed what became the 'signature moment' of the show, was the introduction of an explosion effect to the twirling transformation, to change Diana Prince into her super-heroic counterpart. When trouble raised its ugly head, dowdy Diana Prince would slip away to a quiet spot, look around nervously as she removed her glasses and hat, then spin with arms outstretched, to be engulfed in a ball of light and transformed into Wonder Woman. This magical sequence, which appeared at least once in most episodes, clearly left an impression on its audience, as it has been referenced and parodied repeatedly ever since.

In the original pilot and specials this sequence was performed by fading between two synchronized shots, both filmed with an over-cranked camera to create a slow-motion effect. A twirling Diana would gradually disolve into Wonder Woman. But this sequence was too expensive, in time and money, to maintain. A camera would need to be 'locked off' (secured in place), and Carter's costume, make up and hair altered between shooting the two segments which made up the sequence. (The costume was so form fitting that merely getting Ms. Carter into it took some effort - she had to be sewn into the upper part each time.) The "thunderclap" was added in order to mask the join between the two segments, allowing the sequence to be shot without a locked off camera at separate points in the shooting schedule.

The new transformation also made the sequence move faster, and allowed for a fast-action cliffhanger change. Also, from a scripting viewpoint, as accessories vanished as part of the sequence, Wonder Woman gained the ability to spin in a variety of locations, with or without a closet or locker to stow her clothes.

Another change involved the relationship between Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman. Although Carter and Waggoner had, initially, good chemistry, it was decided to play down the romantic aspects and, ultimately, the characters remained simply good friends. A change from the comic, is that Diana is not a Lieutenant Nurse in the Army, and is not operating under her own investigative authority. The television version has her (more accurately in step with the Navy's mobilization of women in the war) as a Yeoman First Class (Petty Officer).

The series also began at a time when violence on television was under intense scrutiny. As a result, Wonder Woman was no longer shown punching or kicking people the way she did in the early episodes (see, for example, the catfight described above). The character would usually be shown pushing and throwing enemies, or using creativity to get them to somehow knock themselves out. Despite the wartime circumstances, the character never resorted to deadly force (the only exception occurs in the pilot film when she sinks a Nazi submarine). A play cat fight between two house cats. ...

Wonder Woman herself was occasionally defeated by the Nazis, but she always came back in the second half of the show to save the day. Among the things the Nazis used on her were chloroform and poison gas.

Season one episode summaries

1. Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther - Steve is being framed for a series of sabotage incidents by a Nazi spy ring, whose leader, Baroness Von Gunther, is being held in a maximum-security prison. The Baroness insists she's not in charge of the ring and is reforming herself, but it's all a lie. Wonder Woman is determined to expose the Baroness's plot. Helping her out is Tommy, the prison warden's son. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Sleep gas
2. Fausta The Nazi Wonder Woman - Fausta Grables, a German olympic champion turned Nazi agent, plots to capture Wonder Woman and study her. Wonder Woman does get captured, but she manages to escape Germany. Unfortunately, Steve has come to rescue her and gets captured himself. Wonder Woman must then go back to Germany, rescue Steve and convince Fausta to turn away from the Nazi's path. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Chloroform
3. Beauty On Parade - Diana enters a beauty contest to expose a saboteur ring, which is led by the pageant's musical director. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: She isn't
4. The Feminum Mystique, parts 1 and 2 - The American army is about to unveil their first jet fighter, and the Nazis are determined to steal the plane and study it to build a jet fighter of their own. Meanwhile, Diana's little sister Drusilla arrives from Paradise Island for a visit and gets caught up in the Nazis' plot. Captain Radl, the lead Nazi, also wants to find out the source of feminum, the metal used to make Wonder Woman's bracelets. He kidnaps General Blankenship, who is taking Drusilla for a drive in Washington. Drusilla discovers that she can spin like her sister and turns into Wonder Girl, with a costume similar to her sister's. She tries to rescue the General, but is chloroformed and taken prisoner. Peter Knight, an engineer secretly working for the Nazis, gains Drusilla's trust and tricks her into revealing the location of Paradise Island, where the feminum is located. The Nazis stage an invasion of the island, and Diana must abandon the search for her sister to save her fellow Amazons. Drusilla manages to escape her captors and heads for Paradise Island. She and her sister manage to save the island and the Nazis are turned over to the custody of the American army. Then WW and WG must head back to America to prevent a Nazi spy from stealing the jet fighter. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Sleep gas
5. Wonder Woman Vs. Gargantua - Erica Belgard, an animal behaviour specialist and Nazi agent, kidnaps a super-strong gorilla named Gargantua from his jungle home in order to recapture a defecting Nazi agent who is in American custody. Erica soon decides to use the gorilla's strength to defeat and capture Wonder Woman. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Almost gets crushed to death in the gorilla's grip
6. The Pluto File - An Irish terrorist named The Falcon steals a formula designed to produce man-made earthquakes in order to level Washington, DC. Wonder Woman and the formula's inventor must work together to stop him. The Falcon is also carrying the bubonic plague and must be quarantined. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: She isn't
7. Last of The Two Dollar Bills - Wonder Woman and Steve investigate a Nazi plot to flood the American stock market with fraudulent $2 bills in order to destabilize the American war effort. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Locked in a jail cell
8. Judgement From Outer Space, parts 1 and 2 - An alien named Andros arrives on Earth to study it and to convince the intergalactic council that the planet should not be destroyed because of World War II. The American government first suspects Andros of being a Nazi spy, and the Nazis want to use Andros's powers for world domination. Wonder Woman and Andros must work together to prove America's intentions are peaceful. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Poison gas
9. Formula 407 - Diana and Steve head to Argentina to pick up a formula from a scientist. The formula can make rubber tires as strong as steel. The Nazis want to steal the formula to use it on their truck tires. A Nazi agent who is secretly involved with the scientist's assistant kidnaps the scientist's daughter in order to get the formula. Wonder Woman must find the girl and rescue Steve before the agent takes the formula back to Germany. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Chloroform
10. The Bushwhackers - Wonder Woman journeys to Texas where Nazi agents are stealing cattle being raised for the American government. The cattle ranch's owner and his several adopted orphan kids try to assist Wonder Woman in her efforts to stop the Nazis. Roy Rogers, who guest-starred on this episode, insisted that lead star Lynda Carter wear a light sweater and pants for the episode, saying he didn't feel comfortable with the idea of a grown woman wearing nothing but a bathing suit the whole time. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Locked in a jail cell
11. Wonder Woman In Hollywood - Wonder Woman and Wonder Girl work together to stop a Nazi agent turned film producer from taking Steve and several other soldiers back to Germany to put them in a propaganda film that will destroy America's image as a peace-loving country. How Is Wonder Woman Defeated: Hit in the arm with a bullet, but she's faking it

The New Adventures of Wonder Woman

Despite strong ratings, ABC stalled on commissioning a second season, causing the show's frustrated production company, Warner Bros., to offer Wonder Woman to CBS. While ABC dithered, CBS took the series on condition that the setting be switched to the modern day. Changing the title to The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, the series was nudged away from sophisticated humour, towards a more conventional action/adventure take. The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... CBS (formerly an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... CBS (formerly an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ...

Diana Prince, ageless due to her Amazon nature, returns from Paradise Island after a 35-year exile to become an agent with the Inter-Agency Defense Command (IADC), a CIA-like organization fighting criminals and the occasional alien invasion. Infrequent references to her World War II experiences were made in early episodes. Changes included Wonder Woman's costume being updated and made sexier, while her invisible plane became a jet aircraft (although it only appeared a couple of times). The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... The alien invasion is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which a technologically-superior extraterrestrial society invades Earth with the intent to replace human life, or to enslave it under a colonial system. ...

In this updated version, Waggoner still appeared as Wonder Woman's friend Steve Trevor, however he was now Steve Trevor Jr., the lookalike son of the heroine's World War II ally. The episode "Bermuda Triangle Crisis" revealed that Trevor Snr. had died some years earlier when his plane crashed in the Bermuda Triangle, suggesting he might have been searching for Paradise Island. As with the first season, the producers chose to downplay and later drop any suggestion that Steve and Wonder Woman were anything more than friends. The Bermuda Triangle (sometimes known as Devils Triangle) is a 1. ...

Further changes were introduced after only the first few episodes of this new run. Beginning with the episode "The Man Who Made Volcanoes", the opening title sequence, with its memorable "Wonder Woman... Wonder Woman..." lyrics and comic book graphics, was changed to an instrumental and more traditional "action scenes" opening. Another change was to allow Diana Prince to operate away from Steve Trevor, and give her a slightly less stuffy look. (This may have been to further exploit Carter's looks, as Diana typically got twice as much screen time as her super heroic alter ego.)

As the season progressed, Diana Prince continued to lose much of her plain-Jane-ness, as she swapped the hair bun for a pony tail, got a hip new wardrobe, and only infrequently wore her glasses (her secret identity as Wonder Woman somehow remained intact even though she often took her glasses off in the presence of Steve Trevor and others). Trevor was promoted to a desk job midway through the season, leaving Diana to go out on missions alone in most episodes. By this time, Diana was no longer simply Trevor's assistant, but was now a notable solo agent with a growing list of enemies. She also became more self-sufficient outside of her costume, not always turning into Wonder Woman when things got tough; in many ways, the second and third seasons bore more similarities to the late 1960s version of the comic book than did the 1974 Cathy Lee Crosby telefilm. The series also stopped making reference to Paradise Island, and the fact that Diana is hundreds of years old. Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine. ...

Several other changes occurred as the second season progressed. Joe Atkinson, a weathered IADC agent, was dropped after the ninth episode of the season, as was a regular segment showing Diana, Steve, and Joe receiving orders from a Charlie-like character who is heard but never seen, and presumed to be the President of the United States. Midway through the season, this was replaced with regular briefings by IRAC, IADC's super-intelligent computer, who manages to deduce Diana's secret identity. In order to give Steve Trevor (and Lyle Waggoner) more to do, Saundra Sharp joined the cast as Eve, Steve's assistant (the job held by Diana at the start of the season). Near the end of the season, a tiny robot called Rover was added for comic relief; an offshoot of IRAC who performs duties such as delivering coffee and sorting mail, Rover speaks with a high-pitched voice, occasionally makes "Beep Beep" sounds (borrowed from the Road Runner cartoon series), and, like IRAC, is aware that Diana Prince is really Wonder Woman. Charlies Angels was a television series broadcast from 1976 to 1981, about three women who work for a fictional private investigation agency, the Charles Townsend Agency. ... A roadrunner is: in zoology, A roadrunner is one of two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, native to North and Central America. ...

Many of these changes appear to coincide with an apparent two-year gap between the episodes "I Do, I Do" and "The Man Who Made Volcanoes", the latter of which suggests that Diana might have been an IADC agent for at least two years at that point (although later episodes would contradict the dating of "Volcanoes" suggesting the episodes occur out of chronological sequence). The final episode broadcast, the two-part "Phantom of the Roller-Coaster" takes place four years after Diana joined the I.A.D.C., suggesting that the two seasons actually reflect four years worth of activities, which could support the two-year-gap theory. Most of this is explained by a sequence in episode The Return of Wonder Woman, which sees Diana Prince falsifying records using the IRA computer to create a back-story supporting her new identity. In this scene IRA is told that Diana should be twenty-five years old, studied at Princeton University, and was transfered to her current post after three years in an overseas division of the I.A.D.C.

The character of Wonder Woman also became less innocent and more serious in the second season, although her fights still consisted mostly of jumping and pushing people. The character still maintained her no-kill policy, although there were exceptions such as in the episode "Anschluss '77" in which she destroys a clone of Adolf Hitler, and another episode made reference to a villain who was believed drowned following a previous, unseen encounter with Diana/Wonder Woman. Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

Some retconning of Wonder Woman's backstory also occurred. In the first season, it was established that Diana had never left Paradise Island nor encountered a man before the events that took her to America during World War II (towards the end of the pilot episode however Diana drops a strong hint that she has first-hand experience of ancient Rome and Greece). During the second season several references were made to men the Amazon encountered centuries earlier, and one episode "Diana's Disappearing Act" strongly implied that she might have actually been active as Wonder Woman (or some similar heroic guise) as early as the 19th century when she encounters the descendent of a villain she apparently knew a century earlier. A third-season episode also revealed that Wonder Woman will still be active in the mid-22nd century; this same episode ("Time Bomb") made the grim revelation that, in the Wonder Woman universe, Earth withstands a nuclear war sometime prior to the year 2007. Retroactive continuity – commonly contracted to the portmanteau retcon – is the adding of new information to historical material, or deliberately changing previously established facts in a work of serial fiction. ... The twenty-second century comprises, for some, the years 2101 to 2200. ... Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ...

With the beginning of the third season, further changes were made to target the show at a teenage audience. The title theme was reworked again to give it a disco beat, the use of gimmicky little robot 'Rover' was increased for comic effect, and episodes began to revolve around topical subjects like skateboarding, rollercoasters, and the environment. Eve also disappeared from the cast, although she is mentioned once or twice. Disco is an up-tempo style of dance music (generally between 110 and 136 beats per minute) that originated in the early-1970s, a derivative of funk and soul music, popular with audiences in larger cities all over the world. ... A skateboard A skateboard is a narrow wheeled platform (usually made of 7 ply maple), used for recreation and transportation. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ...

Wonder Woman was also allowed to become a bit more physical in the third season, and could now be seen throwing the occasional punch or kicking. The writers also came up with several unusual ways for Diana to execute her spinning transformation, one of the most notable occurring in the episode "Stolen Faces" in which Diana makes the change while falling off a tall building.

Diana's powers were also increased, particularly in the third season episode "Deadly Dolphin" in which she is shown communicating telepathically with animals, firing "psychic bursts" of some sort to scare away a killer shark, and taking control of minds without the use of her lasso. A later episode had Diana communicating with a bird in order to find out the whereabouts of a villain.

At CBS, the show continued to gather a strong audience. In the final episode produced, the writers attempted a "relaunch" of sorts by having Diana reassigned to the Los Angeles bureau of IADC with a new supporting cast, and Steve Trevor, whose presence had decreased throughout the season, was finally written out of the series. One account published in TV Guide puts this down to off-camera friction between Waggoner and Carter - although this seemingly originates from a single and rather dubious behind-the-scenes source. The stars themselves have never publically suggested their working relationship was anything but healthy, although Waggoner did not participate in the recent DVD release of the series. It should be noted that during the filming of the third season, Waggoner was serving as mayor of Encino, California and was naturally required to devote time to his civic duties, suggesting another reason for his decreased presence and eventual departure from the series. This article is about the largest city in California. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Encino is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley. ...

This new take on the format lasted for merely a single episode ("The Man Who Could Not Die"), which set up an assortment of new supporting characters, including Bryce Candall, an indestructible man (the titular character of the episode) who might have become a love interest for Diana, as well as a streetwise teenager named T. Burton Phipps III who for some unexplained reason is allowed to hang out at the I.A.D.C. Also added to the cast was a chimpanzee who, like Bryce, is also indestructible. Type species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often abbreviated to chimp, is the common name for two species in the genus Pan. ...

Despite the relaunch, "Man Who Could Not Die" was not actually the final episode broadcast when it aired at the beginning of the 1979-80 TV season. It was followed by a final two-part episode ("Phantom of the Roller Coaster") that was actually produced earlier in the season and once again featured Waggoner. CBS ultimately decided to strengthen its sitcom offerings, and Wonder Woman was suspended from the network schedule, though it was never formally canceled. The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ...

During the 1990s, there were many rumors of a possible Wonder Woman feature film, though nothing at the time came to fruition. There are many who feel Lynda Carter's portrayal has made it impossible for anyone suitable to be found to inherit the role (much as studios until recently had spent several years without success searching for a new actor to succeed Christopher Reeve as Superman). Among actresses mentioned in different media as being considered for the role at one time or another include Catherine Zeta Jones and Charisma Carpenter. Production of a Wonder Woman film written and directed by Joss Whedon (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) was announced in March 2005, but no actress has yet been linked to the role. Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer renowned for his film portrayal of Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent in four films from 1978-1987. ... Superman, aka The Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and has for several decades been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons. ... Catherine Zeta-Jones as seen in the 2004 film The Terminal Catherine Zeta_Jones (born September 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress. ... Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Joss Whedon Joseph Joss Hill Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is a writer, director, executive producer, and creator of several television series, most famously Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a U.S. television series loosely based on the original script for the 1992 movie of the same name. ...

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Episodes

Season 1(a) (1975-1976) - ABC

1. The New Original Wonder Woman (November 7, 1975) - two-hour telefilm
2. "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther" (April 21, 1976)
3. "Fausta: The Nazi Wonder Woman" (April 28, 1976)

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Season 1(b) (1976-1977) - ABC

1. "Beauty on Parade" (October 13, 1976)
2. "The Feminum Mystique, Part 1" (November 6, 1976)
3. "The Feminum Mystique, Part 2" (November 8, 1976)
4. "Wonder Woman vs. Gargantua!" (December 18, 1976)
5. "The Pluto File" (December 25, 1976)
6. "Last of the Two Dollar Bills" (January 8, 1977)
7. "Judgement from Outer Space, Part 1" (January 15, 1977)
8. "Judgement from Outer Space, Part 2" (January 17, 1977)
9. "Formula 407" (January 22, 1977)
10. "The Bushwackers" (January 29, 1977)
11. "Wonder Woman in Hollywood" (February 16, 1977)

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Season 2 (1977-1978) - CBS

1. "The Return of Wonder Woman" (September 16, 1977) - 90-minute episode
2. "Anschluss '77" (September 23, 1977)
3. "The Man Who Could Move the World" (September 30, 1977)
4. "The Bermuda Triangle Crisis" (October 7, 1977)
5. "Knockout" (October 14, 1977)
6. "The Pied Piper" (October 21, 1977)
7. "The Queen and the Thief" (October 28, 1977)
8. "I Do, I Do" (November 11, 1977)
9. "The Man Who Made Volcanoes" (November 18, 1977)
10. "Mind Stealers from Outer Space, Part 1" (December 2, 1977)
11. "Mind Stealers from Outer Space, Part 2" (December 9, 1977)
12. "The Deadly Toys" (December 30, 1977)
13. "Light-Fingered Lady" (January 6, 1978)
14. "Screaming Javelin" (January 20, 1978)
15. "Diana's Disappearing Act" (February 3, 1978)
16. "Death in Disguise" (February 10, 1978)
17. "I.R.A.C. is Missing" (February 17, 1978)
18. "Flight to Oblivion" (March 3, 1978)
19. "Seance of Terror" (March 10, 1978)
20. "The Man Who Wouldn't Tell" (March 31, 1978)
21. "The Girl from Islandia" (April 7, 1978)
22. "The Murderous Missile" (April 21, 1978)

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Season 3 (1978-1979) - CBS

1. "My Teenage Idol is Missing" (September 22, 1978)
2. "Hot Wheels" (September 29, 1978)
3. "The Deadly Sting" (October 6, 1978)
4. "The Fine Art of Crime" (October 13, 1978)
5. "Disco Devil" (October 20, 1978)
6. "Formicida" (November 3, 1978)
7. "Time Bomb" (November 10, 1978)
8. "Skateboard Wiz" (November 24, 1978)
9. "The Deadly Dolphin" (December 1, 1978)
10. "Stolen Faces" (December 15, 1978)
11. "Pot of Gold" (December 22, 1978)
12. "Gault's Brain" (December 29, 1978)
13. "Going, Going, Gone" (January 12, 1979)
14. "Spaced Out" (January 26, 1979)
15. "The Starships are Coming" (February 2, 1979)
16. "Amazon Hot Wax" (February 16, 1979)
17. "The Richest Man in the World" (February 19, 1979)
18. "A Date with Doomsday" (March 10, 1979)
19. "The Girl with a Gift for Disaster" (March 17, 1979)
20. "The Boy Who Knew Her Secret, Part 1" (May 28, 1979)
21. "The Boy Who Knew Her Secret, Part 2" (May 29, 1979)
22. "The Man Who Could Not Die" (August 28, 1979)
23. "Phantom of the Roller Coaster, Part 1" (September 4, 1979)
24. "Phantom of the Roller Coaster, Part 2" (September 11, 1979)

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In addition, the final five episodes were aired out of sequence. The two-parter "Phantom of the Roller Coaster" should come before the two-parter "Boy Who Knew Her Secret" as the conclusion of the latter has Diana stating that she's about to relocate to Los Angeles, which leads directly into "Man Who Could Not Die" which, as stated above, was a relaunch episode.