Wonder Woman
The New Original Wonder Woman
TV Flash files “The New Original Wonder Woman” as a desk essential hour — Wonder Woman (1975–1979) on ABC/CBS, season 1, episode 1, aired 1975-11-07, 90 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 60 in the Wonder Woman guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1975-11-07 (90 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “The New Original Wonder Woman”. The New Original Wonder Woman is the live-action origin a generation kept. Carter spins into patriotic swimsuit glory; golden lasso sincerity, not a smirk, as the 1975 brief.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Princess Diana volunteers to return Steve Trevor to Washington, D.C. after he crashes his airplane on Paradise Island and remains in a coma. Upon arriving in Washington D.C., she establishes the secret identity of Diana Prince and begins working for Steve Trevor.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The New Original Wonder Woman sit in the Wonder Woman guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 60 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Wonder Woman S01E01 air?
The New Original Wonder Woman aired 1975-11-07 and is listed at 90 minutes.
WWII season or the modern CBS years?
Start with Carter's ABC WWII-period hour for the origin sparkle, then the CBS modernization if you want the later franchise run. The spin is the constant.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Lynda Carter spins into the live-action Wonder Woman a generation kept: patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years. Female superhero as viable disco-decade franchise. Sincerity, style, and a twirl that became Halloween permanent.
ABC, then CBS, put a female superhero in a patriotic swimsuit and proved the character could hold a network hour in the disco decade. Wonder Woman (1975–1979 as a franchise run) gave Lynda Carter three seasons, 60 episodes — a short window, not a cinematic universe. Stanley Ralph Ross filtered William Moulton Marston's DC icon through 1970s sparkle. Lyle Waggoner played Steve Trevor across eras; Debra Winger appeared as Drusilla/Wonder Girl. The transformation twirl became a national image before gifs existed.…
Filed against
- Lynda Carter as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Lynda Carter spun into a generation’s Halloween as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman — patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years, female superhero as a viable disco-decade franchise. Sincerity, style, a twirl…
- Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor
Lyle Waggoner stood tall through The Carol Burnett Show’s sketch detonations — movie parodies, the charwoman, Conway’s corpse-making ad-libs — then put on Steve Trevor’s uniform for Wonder Woman’s patriotic swimsuit glory. CBS variety as…
- Debra Winger as Drusilla / Wonder Girl
Debra Winger’s Drusilla spun Wonder Woman as Wonder Girl — Lynda Carter’s live-action Amazon a generation kept, patriotic swimsuit glory, golden lasso, WWII ABC season then modern CBS years. Kid-sister voltage in a disco-decade franchise.…