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Contents [] Wonder Woman is a television series that aired on the ABC and CBS networks from 1975 to 1979. It starred as. See: see: TV Movie 1975 movie title card. Is a made-for-TV movie that aired November 7, 1975 on the American Broadcasting Network (ABC). It starred newcomer, in the title role as an Amazon princess from a mysterious island who rescues an American pilot () and returns with him to the Unites States to fight alongside the Allies against Nazi Germany in 1942. The movie was a ratings success, and the network quickly authorized the production of two one-hour specials, 'Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther,' and 'Fausta: The Nazi Wonder Woman,' respectively, which aired the following April. The specials scored high enough ratings that ABC added 11 more episodes to their 1976-77 Prime-Time season.

Season 1 Season 1 title card. Few changes were made between the pilot episodes and the continuing series, titled Wonder Woman. 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. This magical sequence, which appeared at least once in most episodes, has been incorporated into both the comic book and animated versions of the character. In the first episodes, 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 dissolve 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 'thunderclap' was added to mask the join between the two segments, allowing each segment to be shot independently, without need for a locked off camera, at more convenient points in the shooting schedule. Apparently, the sound effect is only audible to the audience and to Diana; she uses this change adjacent to a dormitory of sleeping women, in adjoining office spaces, backstage at a live show, in the woods behind a crowd of soldiers, and other locations where she would attract attention if the 'boom' was heard. Another change involved the relationship between Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman.

Although Carter and Waggoner had good chemistry, it was decided to play down the romantic aspects found in the comic, and, ultimately, the characters remained simply good friends. Executive producer Douglas S. Cramer noted the difficulties inherent in maintaining long-term romantic tension between leads, with the resolution of that tension often resulting in the cancellation of the series. The series began at a time when violence on television was under intense scrutiny. As a result, Wonder Woman was less frequently shown punching or kicking people the way she did in the early episodes. The character would usually be shown pushing and throwing enemies, or using creativity to get them to somehow knock themselves out (jumping high into the air causing pursuers to collde). 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 with an explosive plane, although the fate of the sailors aboard is never actually specified).

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. Her enemies also occasionally stole away her belt (leaving her without her super strength), her lasso, and her bracelets (leaving her defenseless against gunfire), but Wonder Woman always recovered the respective stolen component by the end of the episode.

Season 2 Season 2 title card. Despite strong ratings, ABC stalled on commissioning a second season causing the show's frustrated production company, Warner Brothers, to offer Wonder Woman to CBS. While ABC dithered, CBS took the series on condition that the setting is switched to the modern day.

Changing the title to The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, the series was nudged away from sophisticated humor towards a more conventional action-adventure take. Princess Diana, ageless due to her Amazon nature, returns from Paradise Island after a 35-year absence to become an agent with the Inter-Agency Defense Command (IADC), a Central Intelligence Agency-like organization fighting criminals and the occasional alien invasion. Infrequent references to her World War II experiences were made in early episodes. Changes in the first CBS season included Wonder Woman's costume being redesigned.