Series synopsis
Wonder Woman is an American animation family action & adventure television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1975. It ended on September 11, 1979. It was created by Stanley Ralph Ross. It stars Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner, Richard Eastham and Beatrice Colen.
With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised as Diana Prince, assistant to handsome but trouble-prone Major Steve Trevor. Using her golden belt, which imbues her with astonishing strength, her bullet-deflecting bracelets, a golden lasso that dispels dishonesty and an invisible supersonic plane, Wonder Woman combats evil.
Premise
With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised as Diana Prince, assistant to handsome but trouble-prone Major Steve Trevor. Using her golden belt, which imbues her with astonishing strength, her bullet-deflecting bracelets, a golden lasso that dispels dishonesty and an invisible supersonic plane, Wonder Woman combats evil.
Premise: From a land of myth, to a world in turmoil.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman / Diana Prince
- Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor
- Richard Eastham as General Phil Blankenship
- Beatrice Colen as Etta Candy
- Kurt Kasznar as S.S. General Von Dreiberg
- Paul Shenar as Lieutenant Wertz
- Ed Begley Jr. as Harold Farnum
- Ike Eisenmann as Randy
Supporting cast
- Bert Remsen as Dr. Jaffe
- Bob Seagren as Bryce Candle / Bret Cassiday
- Kerry Sherman as Kathy Munro
- Marisa Pavan as Maria
- Anne Ramsey as Connie
- Christopher Stone as Ryan
- Melanie Chartoff as Nadia
- Hayden Rorke as Professor Otis Warren
- Roman Gabriel as Roman Gabriel
- George Chakiris as Carlo Indrezzano
- Bradford Dillman as Arthur Deal III
- Bobby Van as Monty Burns
Guest cast
- Kurt Kasznar as S.S. General Von Dreiberg
- Paul Shenar as Lieutenant Wertz
- Ed Begley Jr. as Harold Farnum
- Ike Eisenmann as Randy
- Bert Remsen as Dr. Jaffe
- Bob Seagren as Bryce Candle / Bret Cassiday
- Kerry Sherman as Kathy Munro
- Marisa Pavan as Maria
- Anne Ramsey as Connie
- Christopher Stone as Ryan
- Melanie Chartoff as Nadia
- Hayden Rorke as Professor Otis Warren
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 65 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | June 29, 2004 | June 7, 2005 |
| Season 1 | 14 | November 7, 1975 | February 16, 1977 |
| Season 2 | 22 | September 16, 1977 | April 21, 1978 |
| Season 3 | 24 | September 22, 1978 | September 11, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beauty, Brawn and Bulletproof Bracelets Documentary about the making of "Wonder Woman." Includes interviews with Lynda Carter, Douglas S. Cramer, Alex Ross, and Les Daniels. The interviews with Lynda Carter and Les Daniels were filmed at the DC Comics offices in New York City. |
June 29, 2004 |
| 2 |
From Comic Book to Television A look at the second season of Wonder Woman, when the show moved to CBS and into the 70's. |
March 1, 2005 |
| 3 |
The Ultimate Feminist Icon Lynda Carter and four female authors discuss the status of Wonder Woman as a feminist icon. |
June 7, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The New Original Wonder Woman American war hero Steve Trevor is downed over the Bermuda Triangle and lands on "Paradise Island", home of the Amazons. The Amazons hold a contest and choose a champion among them - Wonder Woman - who will return with Steve Trevor to America and remain there to fight the Nazi threat. In the pilot episode, there is a Nazi plan to destroy a new bomb site to ruin America's war effort. The Nazis have a mole in Steve's office who is sabotaging him, and only Wonder Woman can stop this catastrophe. |
November 7, 1975 |
| 2 |
Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther Steve Trevor battles for his life and his career when he's accused of espionage and treason in relation to a series of military missions that have gone awry due to acts of sabotage. Investigating the situation and determined to clear the man she loves, Wonder Woman learns that Trevor is being framed by a Nazi spy ring. |
April 21, 1976 |
| 3 |
Fausta: The Nazi Wonder Woman Perhaps the most discussed and favorite episode of WW fans during the show's run, Wonder Woman faces her deadliest test when an evil female Nazi operative comes to America to capture Wonder Woman and learn the secret of her amazing powers, then brainwash her into using her powers to help Hitler's quest during World War 2. Fausta disguises herself as Wonder Woman during a Bond selling rally, and with a little help from her fellow Nazi agents (not to mention a trick stage and a cloth soaked with chloroform), bags her prey and takes the real Wonder Woman to Germany. Can Steve Trevor save the day? Stay tuned! |
April 28, 1976 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Return of Wonder Woman Wonder Woman convinces her mother, the Queen of the Amazons, that she must once again go into the outside world to help protect the free world from its enemies as well as the secret of Paradise Island and its ancient culture. |
September 16, 1977 |
| 2 |
Anschluss '77 Wonder Woman is called upon to battle a new and more terrifying Nazi menace when she and Steve Trevor are assigned to investigate a reunion of expatriate Nazis on a Small tropical island. |
September 23, 1977 |
| 3 |
The Man Who Could Move the World Wonder Woman is pitted against the awesome telekenetic powers of a Japanese man who was interned during World War 2 and has been planning revenge for 35 years. |
September 30, 1977 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
My Teenage Idol Is Missing A singing teenage hearthrob is kidnapped and replaced by a look-alike. |
September 22, 1978 |
| 2 |
Hot Wheels Diana helps find a stolen antique Rolls Royce with top secret microfilm hidden somewhere inside. |
September 29, 1978 |
| 3 |
The Deadly Sting When a scientist develops a way to control matter, he uses it to manipulate the outcome of a football game. |
October 6, 1978 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 7, 1975 |
| Last aired | September 11, 1979 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | at 20:00:00 |